Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-12
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
HE CITY OF NEWARK.


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OFFICE or THE BOARD OF STREET
/ AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
The CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark N. J., June 18th, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of
Thursday, the eighteenth day of June, 1914,
and opened at the last named hour. at =
public meeting of the board to be held at
said time and place:
For the grading curbing and tagging of
| the following streets and highways:
| DELAVAN AVENUE,
from North Sixth street to the city line.
MILLER STREET.
from Avenue to about $50 feet west OF
Avenue d.
| SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET.
| from Twelfth avenue to Eleventh avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
| work to be done, and the materials to be
| furnished in the construction and compietioph
of said work, and upon which bids will be
| compared
FOR DELAVAN AVENUE:
one thousand seven hundred and fifty
| a,75O) cubic yards of excavation. four hun
dred and fifty $50 cubic yards of which is
| to be embankment on the street; excavation
| only to be paid for.
One thousand nine hundred Q,900) lineaI
| feet of 16 by inch four cut curb, set in
| concrete.
! Nine thousand five hundred $500 square
feet of artificial walk, 8 inches thick.
! Five hundred (5O0) square feet of blue
| stone tagging, feet wide.
| One thousand five hundred U,50O) square
| feet of Belgian bridging.
Standard prices will be. paid for the fol-
| Ten 10) sets of 16 by inch four cut cor
| ners, set in concrete.
| Two 90 basins with connections complete.
FOR MILLER STREET:
/ Five thousand one hundred (5,1oO) cubic
| yards of embankment.
One thousand four hundred and sixty
| Il, 400 lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut
curb.
SIX thousand C, OOO) square feet of arti-
fetal stone walk, inches thick.
One thousand three hundred O,3O0D square
feet of buestone tagging, feet wide.
Standard prices viii be paid for the fol-
Two 90 sets of 20 by 4 inch four cut
FOR SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET:
| Four thousand two hundred (4,200) cubic
yards of embankment, three hundred and
| twenty (320) cubic yards of which is eX-
cavation on the street, embanlSment only to
One thousand five hundred and nifty
| $500 lineal feet of 20 by inch four cut
Five thousand $4,000 square feet of blue
stone tagging. feet wide.
| Two thousand seven hundred (2,IOOj
square feet of artificial stone walk inches
| thick.
| Two hundred and ninety (2sO) square rect
! of Belgian bridging.
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
! lowing:
-Four 90 sets of 20 by inch four cut
| corners
One "a basin with connection complete
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
tenvelope. properly Endorsed with the name OF
the bidder and of the improvement, and
directed to the Board OF Street and Water
| Commissioners of the city of Newark.
| Bidders will state their prices in writing
| as we'll in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded to
them. they will bind themselves TO finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der of consecutive working days:
/ DelaVan Avenue-Seventy (70) days
/ Miller Street-Seventy (70) days.
South Twentieth street-Seventy (7O)
days.
4 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
prosals to be accompanied by the consent, in
writing. Of two sureties or surety tot9-
who shall, at the time of putting in such
prosposals qualify as to their responsibility
In the amount of such proposal, and bind
themselves that. IL the contract be awarded
to the person OF persons making the pro
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance of said work; and that, If the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
OF Newark any difference between the sums
to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of Il e contract, and
that which the city of Newark may be
obliged to pay the person persons by
whom such contract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserve 10
themselves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work. as thew
may deem best for the interest of the CITY
Bidders and suretes are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh
section of the law creating the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners approved
March 2Sth. 1891 that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
performance of said public work shall first
be approved as to sufficlency by the board
and 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. If he
shall so desire, 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 fun
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 r. SHERRERD.
1unll-5t Chief Engineer.
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