Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-04
OFFICE OF THE BOARD or STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
cry HALL.

Newark. N. j.. August eth, 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 316 to 1880 o'clock u. M. OF
the tenth day of September, 1914,
and opened at the last named hour. at a
said time and place. for the paving and re-
paving OF the following streets and high
ways:
from Hamburg place TO ST. Charles street
the part from Hamburg place to Magazine
railways tracks with the exception of one "a
FERRY STREET.
from ITS westerly terminus at Market street
TO Lentz avenue on both sdes of the street
railway tracks with the exception of a.
foot Oh each side of said tracks.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work, and upon which bids viii be
compared.
FoR AVENUE l.:
Seven Thousand eight hundred (7sOO
square yards OF oblong granite block pave
ment on six CD Inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
five 2,975) lineal feet OF 20 by . inch four
cut bluestone 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:
Twenty-Five t25) sets of 90 b. inch four
cut bluestone corners set In concrete.
one % basin with connection complete.
FOR FERRY STREET:
Fifteen thousand u5,OO0) square yards OF
mapped recipped granite block pavement on
a six go inch concrete foundation. the
old granite blocks now In use to be mapped
and recllpped when In good condition
Six thousand (s.OO0) square yards OF
mapped, reclipped granite block pavement OF
a six t6) inch concrete foundation ths
| granite blocks to be furnished by the city al
$4,000 per thousand and to be mapped ant
reclipped at the city yard and then hauled
to the work by the contractor.
Thirteen thousand five hundred Q3,500
lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut grant,
curb, set in concrete
granite corners. set In concrete with It
radius.
Fifty (5O) ineal feet OF 90 by incl
four cut granite corners, set in concret,
with 12 #. radius.
Fifty 900 iineal feet of 30 by incl
four cut granite corners. set in conoret,
Fifty t5O) iineal feet of 20 by incl
four cut granite corners. set in concrete
Five hundred 5000 llneal feet of Is by
inch granite header curb set In concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol
lowing:
Thirty tsO) basins with connections com
plete,
Twenty coo basins using old heads an,
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK or
FERRY STREET, If r., AWARDED, Shall
BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO Liza
BlLIrY UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCI
AWARD SHALL SUBSEQUENTLY BI
FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD. PRE-
LIMINAItY ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTN
/ BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
1 AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAM
TO BE HELD, AFTER WHICH TIL
BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINAL,
ANCE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF TIL
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders not TO state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fixe
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in scale
envelope. properly Endorsed with the same q
the bidder and of the Improvement. and di
rected to the Board Of Street and Waite
commissioners of the City of Newark
Bidders Will state their prices In wrItin
as well as In figures.
bidders must specify in their proposal
that should the above work be AWARDED
complete the same within the following mum
Der OF consecutive working days;
Avenue L--Seveiity-five t75) days.
Ferry Street-one hundred and nifty d50
days.
The plans and specifications or the wor
can be examined at the ONCE OF the chic
engineer of the Board Of Street and waite
posals to be accompanied by the consent
writing, OF two sureties. or a surety con-
pany qualified to do business in New Jerse,
, who shall at the time OF putting in sue
i proposals. quality as to their responsible
!, In the amount of such proposal and bin
themselves that, IL the contract be awarde
to the person or persons making the pr'
become his or their sureties for the faithfl
! performance of said work; and that, II II
! person or persons omit or refuse to execu'
such contract, they viii Apay to the City
Newark any difference between the sums
which he or they would have been entitls
upon completion of the contract and thi
I which the City of Newark may be obliged
1 pay the person or persons by whom SUE
! contract shall be executed
! The Board of Street and Water Commi
0 sioners Of the City OF Newark reserve