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

AND WAIflh 0OMdlON1OAfASANO
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, NJ j., October T. 1914,
Sealed proposals will be received at TINS
office from 3:1b to $3.50 o'clock p. m. OIL
Thursday, the twenty-second day OF Octo-
Der, 1914, and opened at the last named hour
at public meeting OF the board TO De helo
at said time and place.
For the paving and repaving Of the fol-
lowing streets and highways:
GRAFTON AVENUE,
from Summer avenue to Washington avenue
LANARK AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line.
MARION AVENUE,
from Sanford avenue to the city line;
FOURTEENTH AVENUE.
from South Seventh street to South Ninth
street. and from South Tenth street to South
The following is about the amount of
the work to be done. and the materials to
be furnished in the construction and com
pIetion of said work. and upon which bids
FOR GRAFTON AVENUE PAVING:
Four thousand seven hundred (4,loo)
square yards of two I'd inch asphalt plock
pavement on six (6) inch concrete foun-
dalton. =
STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
Fifty (5o) iineai feet of 20 by 4-inch four
cut curb set in concrete.
TWO thousand $4,000 lineal feet OF old
curb reset In concrete.
One ID set Of 20 by 4-inch Tour cut cor
ners set In concrete.
Fifty 500 lneal feet OF new header curp
Five (5) noiseless manhoe covers.
One ID basin with connection complete:
FOR LANARK AVENUE PAVING: an,
Three thousand three hundred (8,S0o)
square yards of two (2) inch asphalt block
pavement on a six (6) inch concrete founda-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing
inch four cut curb set in concrete.
Ono f,ntta nd fvv0 hundred II 20O) lneal
feet of old curb. four cut and reset In con-
crete.
sixty (so) lineal feet of new header curb
set In concrete.
Four "a noiseless manhole covers.
One "a basin with connection complete.
FOR MARION AVENUE PAVING:
Four thousand three hundred $4,000
square yards of two (2) inch asphalt block
pavement on six (e) inch concrete founda-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
One thousand four hundred Il, 400 lineal
feet of 10 by 4-inch, four cut curb. set in
Seven hundred (7oo) Iineal feet of old
curb four cut and reset in concrete.
Four az sets of 16 by 4-inch four cut cor
sixty (so) iineai feet of new header curb
set in concrete.
Five 90 noiseless manhole covers
One "a basin with connection complete.
FOR FOURTEENTH AVENUE REPAVING:
Three thousand $4,000 square yards of
brick pavement on old concrete foundation.
Twenty-Five (25) linea feet of 90 by A.
inch. four cut curb, set in concrete.
twenty-five (25) lineal feet of old curb,
four cut and reset In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
One "a set of 20 by 4-inch four cut cor
Two hundred 600 cubic yards Of extra
concrete to replace defective concrete founda-
BIDS FOR THE ABOVE ASPHALT
PRICE BID PER SQUARE YARD PER
6 9EAE ToH pAEMrN HiIp nNp REPAIa
OPTIONAL AND SECOND PERIOD OF
FIVE 90 YEARS AND UNDER THE
PANY OR A BOND WITH A SURETY &C
CEPTABLE TO THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS. WHICH
THE BOARD AT ANY TIME BEFORE
THE EXPIRATION OF THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS GUARANTEE
terials and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
sealed envelope, properly Endorsed with TIE
name OF the bidder. and of the Improvement.
va to as e Street and
Bidders VIII state their prices in writing
should the above work be awarded to them
they VIII bind themselves to finish and COM
piete tne same Witnln the following number
Grafton Avenue-seventy (7o) days.
Lanark Avenue-sixty (eo) days.
Marion ADMINISTRATIVE 1857 DAYS
Fourteenth Avenue--Thirty 800 days
The plans and specifications Of the work
can be examined at the. office 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
ouaIfed to do business in New . Jersey p who
shall, at the time OF putting in such pro-
the amount OF such proposal, and bind them
selves that, II the contract be awarded to
the person or persons making the proposal.
come his or their su Ds for ths fath3si
performance Of said work; and that. II the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
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
The Board of Street and Water Commits
stoners OF the City of Newark reserve to
or ali fer the aSoye work. as ths
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
tion OF the law creating the Board of Street
snd Water Commissioners, approved March
given for the faithful execution and per-
tormance OF said public work shall first be
a. S om Ds to Ss S 81 the the beard AMID
no contract shall be binding on the city or
become effective operative until such bond
Is SO approved; and the president Of the
posed bondsmen under oath. II he shall 80
desire, or shall be so instructed by the board,
but the board will not be bound by any
statement that may be made by such pro-
posed bondsmen. 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
public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners OF the City of Newark
MORRIS r. SHERhERD