Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-25
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD or STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK

| CITY HALL
Newark, \. j.. August 10, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office from 3:l5 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. OF
Thursday. the twenty,seyenth day of Au.
hour at public meeting OF the board to be
held at said time and place For the
grading eurR RPi xF nsgs9e p ana paving of
from Halsey street to the intersection Of
Springfield avenue and High street
The following is about the amount OF work
to be done. and the materials to be furnishes
in the construction and completion Of said
work. and upon which bids viii be com
Three thousand tsOoo cubic yards of extra
seven thousand seven hundred T7oo
square Yards Of oblong granite block pave
Two thousand SIX hundred and fifty f2ssn
lineal feet Of 20 by inch four cut granite
curb set in concrete.
one hundred 400 llneal feet Of old blue
stone curb four cut and reset 10 concrete
granite corners, 6 foot radius. set in con
crete.
by inch four cut granite corners. Il feet
Thirty thousand 1--WE hundred tsO.5o0l square
feet artificial stone walk. six t6l men thrk.
Sta ndard prices will be paid for the fol
Fourteen u4 basins with connections com
THE CONTRACT FOR THE woRE on
THE ABOVE STREET. IF AWARDED,
SHALL BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY
10 fIa IL sf uPoS Tg- rTTY TINLEss
SUCH AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY,
BE FINALLY MADE PY THE BOARD
ERTY BENEFITED ESPECIALLY Ply THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT is TO BE
sh ai 10 1' he HELD. AFTER WHICH, THE
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACcoRDI,,.
AECE WITH CHAPTER 2l7 OF THE
bidders are not . state any price for ma
teriais and work for which there In fixed
4 Zach proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
4 env -lope properly Endorsed with the name Of
the bidder and of the. Improvement; and
Commissioners n the City Of Newark.
Bidders win state their Dricen in writing
as well rs IN figures.
Bidders must specify In their. proposals
/ that. should the above work be awarded to
them, they will bind themselves 70 hnisN sna
/ complete the same within eighty-nve 1851 con.
secutiTe working days.
The plans and speciheatlonS Of the work
can De examined at the once OF the chief
| CommlaHi,ners at the City Hail. Said pro-
prosais tc be accompanied by the consent. In
/ writing. OF two sureties. or a surety COM
pany qualified to do buYiness in New Jersey.
| who shall. at the time Of putting In such
prosposals, qualify as 10 their responsibility
/ In the amount Of such proposal, and bind
| themselves that. II the contract be awarded
to the perNon or persons making the pro-
posal. they will. upon Its being awarded.
become mis- or their sureties for the faithful
performance Of said work. and that. II tho
person or persons omit or refuse 10 executs
such contract. they will pay to the city
to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion Of the contract and
that which the city OF Newark may be
obliged TO ray the person or persons b
whom such contract shall be executed.
The Board Of street and Water Commits
sioners Of the City of Newark reserve Il
themselves the right to accept or reject ans
or all proposals for the above wor1 theJ
may deem best for the Interest Of the city.
Bidders and suretles are hereby notified
that under the provisions Of the seventh
Street ami Wafer Commissioners. approvet
March 2sth. 1891, that the bond OF bond
to be given for the faithful execution ans
performance Of said public work shall hrs
be approx ed as to sufficiency by the board
and to form by the counsel Of the board
and no contract shall be binding the cit!
or become effective OF operative until Bucl
bond II so approved. and the prssiden
of the board shall have power to examln
shall desire Or shall be instructed b.
the board but the board will not he boun
by any statement that may be made by sue
/ propoFed bondsmen. but ehell have fu
power and absolute discretion in the Who'll
matter, and this provision shah be referre
to IN any advertisement inviting bids 10
any such public work
II BY directions OF the Board OF Street an
Water Commissioners OF the City OF Newark
NORRIS r. sHTRRERD.
| aug 13-1st Chief Engineer.