Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-28
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK

f Newark. n. j. August 27th 1914
Sealed proposals win be received at this
Office from 3;1b to $3.50 clock y. m. Of
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-
having Of the following streets and high
ways:
from Hamburg place to st. Charles street,
the part from Hamburg place to Magazine
street to be paved on both sides of the street
railways tracks with the exception OF one "a
foot on each side Of said tracks: and
FERRY STREET.
from its westerly terminus at Market street
to IeHtS avenue on both sides of the street
railway tracks with the exception of one %
foot on each side of said tracks.
The following is about the amount of the
! work to be done and the materials to be
d furnished in the construction and completion
OF said work, and upon which bids win be
! compared
| FOR AVENUE L:
Seven thousand eight hundred C,sOO)
/ square yards of oblong granite block pave
ment on six Co inch concrete foundation.
Two thousand nine hundred and seventy
; five (2975) linea 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 (361 sets OF 90 by inch four
cut bluestone corners, set in concrete.
One % basin with connection complete
1 FOR FERRY STREET;
| Fifteen thousand 10 O0O) square yards of
1 mapped, reclipped granite block pavement on
/ new six (6) inch concrete foundation the
! old granite blocks now in use to be mapped
and reclipped when in good condition
1 Six thousand $4,000 square yards OF
mapped. reclipped granite block pavement on
a new six 90 Inch concrete foundation the
granite blocks to be furnished by the city at
$4,000 per thousand and to be mapped and
Teeipped at the city yard and then hauled
4 to the work by the contractor.
Thirteen thousand five hundred q3,5O0)
lineal feet Of 20 by inch four cut granite
lFh sat in
Thirty 900 sets Of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners, set In concrete with it.
radius
Fifty 500 lineal feet OF 20 by inch
four cut granite corners, set in concrete
Fifty (5O5 iineal feet of 20 by inch
four cut. granite corners, set in concrete
| Fifty 500 llneal feet Of 20 by 6 inch
1 four cut granite corners, set in concrete
! with 20 it. radius
Five hundred 5000 lineal feet of IS by
| inch granite header curb set in concrete
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
| lowing
Thirty 800 basins with connections COM
plete
Twenty 900 basins using old heads and
sills.
i FERRY STREET. IF AWARDED, SHALL
BE AWARDED PROFESSIONALLY BY THE
| BOARD AND SHALL IMPOSE NO LA
AWARD SHALL fIt l'D su is ifS . BE Is
FINALLY MADE BY THE BOARD. PRE-
/ LIMINARY ASSESSMENTS OF PROPERTY
/ BENEFITED ESPECIALLY BY THE PRO
| POSED IMPROVEMENT is TO BE MADE
/ AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SAME
/ TO BE HELD AFTER WHICH THE
! BOARD MAY OR MAY NOT FINALLY
/ AWARD THE CONTRACT IN ACCORD
! ANCE WITH CHAPTER 217 OF THE
| STATE LAWS OF 1896
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
| teriaIs and work for which there is a fxe1
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed with the same of
the bidder and OF the improyement and al
rected to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City Of Newark
Bidders Will state their prices in writing
as well as in figures
Bidders must specify in their proposals
| that should the above work be awarded TO
them they will bind themselves to finish and
| Der of consecutive working days:
Ferry Street-One hundred and fifty 1bO)
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
writing of two sureties or a surety COM
pany qualified TO do business in New JERSEY
who shall at the time Of putting in such
proposals. qualify as to their responsibilitv
In the amount of such proposal and bind
themselves that If the contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon It's being awarded