Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark, N. j., August 27th, 1914.


! CITY HALL.
eo.,ad Newark. n j., August aoa 18th dsl4 a..
Thursday, the tenth day Of September 1914,
and opened at the last named hour at a
| public meeting of the board to be held at
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 sides of the street
railway tracks with the exception of one ID
foot on 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 will be
| compared.
I FOR AVENUE l.:
/ square yards OF oblong granite block pave
ment on six 90 inch concrete foundation.
five (2,s75) lineal feet of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone curb, set in concrete.
Ia Twenty-Five (25) lineal feet of old curb,
Tour cut and reset in concrete.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
Twenty-Five (25) sets of 20 by inch four
cut bluestone corners. set in concrete.
One % basin with connection complete.
| FOR FERRY STREET:
| mapped, recipped granite block pavement on
a new six co inch concrete foundation the
j old granite blocks in to be mapped
and reclipped when in good condition.
! Six thousand 10000 square yards Of
mapped, reclpped granite block pavement on
| a new six go inch concrete foundation the
! granite blocks to be furnished by the city at
/ $4,000 per thousand and to be mapped and
/ reclipped at the city yard and then hauled
to the work by the contractor
Thirteen thousand Ave hundred Q3,500)
/ lineal feet of 20 by G inch four cut granite
Frla cnf ~ nAfaa Pafa
Thirty (so) sets Of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners, set in concrete with IT.
| radius.
Fifty (5O) lineal feet of 20 by 6 inch
| four cut granite corners, set In concrete
Fifty 900 iineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut granite corners, set in concrete
! Fifty 500 lineal feet Of 20 by 6 inch
] fonr ont 0ronite CORNERS set in concrete
| with 20 it. radius.
Five hundred 5000 lineal feet of Is by 6
inch granite header curb set in concrete
| STANDARD prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing:
/ Thirty 800 basins with connections COM
twenty (2o) basins using old heads and
stills.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK ON
| FERRY STREET If AWARDED, SHALL
BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY BY THE
BILITY. UPON THE CITY UNLESS SUCH
AWARD SHALL SuBsEQUENTLY BE
E MHAEr M h sH THE 6 6P PRoph ReT
BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO-
POSED IMPROVEMENT is TO BE MADE
TO BE HELD. AFTER WHICH THE
4 BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
A MG WITH THE C2EP PRAe IN a ae TfI
STATE LAWS OF 1895.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
! terials and work for which there is fixed
| amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope properly Endorsed with the same OF
hid1ar nd Of he Inn ont and RI
rected to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city of Newark.
| as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify In their proposals
them. they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der Of consecutive working days;
Ferry Street.-The hundred and fifty d50)
days.
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the ONCE OF the chief
engineer of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posals 10 be accompanied by the consent in
writing. OF two sureties or a surety COM
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall at 4, the time Of putting in such
in the amount of such proposal and bind
themselves that, II the contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal. they will. upon It's being so awarded,
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work. and that IL the
such contract. they viii pay to the City of
Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and that
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
sloners of The city OF Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. they
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
2Sth 1881. the bond or bonds to be given
for the faithful execution and performance
OF said public work shall first be approved
as to sufficency by the board and as to form
By the counsel of the board, and no contract
shall be binding on the city or become effective
or operative until such bond is so approved;
and the president of the board shall have
power to examine the proposed bondsmen
under oath, IL he shall so 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 proposed 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.
NORRIS Il. SHERRERD.
aua27-12t Chief Engineer.