Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-15
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.


OF THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.
Newark N J.. October 2; 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received az this
office from 51b to 8:30 o'clock p. m. OF
Thursday the twenty-second day OF Octo-
Der. 1914, and opened at the lass named hour
at public meeting of the board to be held
For the paving and repsving Of the fol-
lowing streets and highway ySIrr
from Summer avenue to Washington avenue;
LANARK AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line.
MARION AVENUE
from Sanford avenue to the CITY sy line;
FOURTEENTH AVENUE,
from South Seventh street to South Ninth
street ana from South Tenth street to South
Eleventh street.
the work to be done, and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and com
pleton of said work. and upon which bids
FOR GRAFTON AVENUE PAVING:
Four Thousand hundred (4,7001
SQUARE yards of two CD inch asphalt block
pavement on six t6) inch concrete foun-
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty (5O) iineai feet OF 20 by 4-inoh four
cut curb set in concrete.
Two thousand (2,OoO) lineal feet of old
curb reset in concrete.
One ID set of 20 by 4-inch four cut cor
ners set in concrete.
Fifty C5o) lineal feet OF new header curb
| set concrete.
One "a basin with connection complete.
| FOR LANARK AVENUE PAVING:
| Three thousand three hundred (3,800)
square yards of two 90 inch asphalt block
pavement a six go inch concrete founda-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
Six hundred 5000 lineal feet of 1s by 4
| inch four cut curb set in concrete
/ One thousand two hundred G2Oo) lineal
| feet of old curb, four cut and reset in con-
| crete.
! SIX (e) sets of 1s by 4-inch four cut cor
nere, set in concrete.
Sixty (sO) lineai feet of new header curb
set In concrete.
-Four (4) noiseless manhole covers.
One ID basin with connection complete
! FOR MARION AVENUE PAVING:
| Four thousand three hundred (4,30c)
| square yards Of two (2) inch asphalt block
pavement on six (e) inch concrete founda-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing;
one thousand four hundred q 4oo) lineal
feet of Is by 4-inch, four cut curb set In
concrete.
Seven hundred (7o0) lineal feet Of old
curb. four cut and reset in concrete.
Four 90 sets of 16 by 4-inch four cut cor
Sixty (sO) lineal feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
Five 90 noiseless manhole covers.
One ~ basin with connection complete.
| FOR FOURTEENTH AVENUE REPAvING:
/ Three Thousand $1,000 square yards of
i twenty-five (25) iineai feet Of 20 by =
inch. four cut curb, set in concrete.
four cut and reset in concrete
Standard prices win be paid for the fol-
lowing:
ners. set in concrete
Two hundred (200) cubic yards of extra
concrete to replace defective concrete founda-
BIDS FOR THE ABOVE ASPHALT
YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
9F AR ANp sEco RTR FGR AM A Of
euARANTEE BOND ~ 4 suRETy COM
CEPTABLB TO THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS WHICH
THE BOARD AT ANY. TIME BEFORE
! THE EXPIRATION OF THE FIRST FIVE
! Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terlals and work for which there is a fxed
sealed envelope, properly Endorsed with the
name of the bidder and of the Improvement.
Water Commissioners Of the City OF Newark
Bidders will state their prices IN writing
Bidders must specify In their proposals that
should the above work be awarded to them.
plete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days:
/ Lanark Avenue--Sixty. 600 days
Marion Ayenue-sixty,h t65l days.
The plans and specifications o. the work
can be examined at the eftice of the CHIEF
! engineer of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall Said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent, In
| writing of two sureties. or surety company
qualified to do business in New Jersey who
shall. at the time of putting In such pro-
posuis. qualify as to their responsibility in
the amount Of such proposal. and bind them
selves that II the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal
they will. upon Its being so awarded be-
come his or their sureties for the faithful
n unit or roftt ~
such contract, they will pay to the City Of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City of Newark may be obliged
TO pay the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street and Water Commits
sioners Of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions Of the seventh sec
ton OF the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners, approved March
aeth. 1881. that the bond or bonds to be
given for the faithful execution and per-
approved as to suficiency by the board. and
as to form by the counsel Of the board, and
no contrast shall be binding on the city or
become effective operative until such bond
is so approved: and the president OF the
board shall have power to examine the pro-
posed bond dsn - under oath 4 he shall 90
but the board will not be bound by any
statement that may be made by such pro-
posed bondsnen but shall have full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred TO in
any advertisement inviting bids for any such
BY direction Of the Board Of Street ana
Water Commissioners OF the City OF Newark
NORRIS r. sHERnnnD.
oct1-12t Chief Engineer.