Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-10
PAVING CO. MAY
PASS Up THE
GARBAGE JOB
City Serves Notice on the Firm
That Contract Is Ready
to Be Signed.

Notice Las been served by the city
law department upon the Newark
Paving Company to the effect that
the contract for the collection OF
refuse is ready to be executed. I'm
der the terms of the specifications the
Newark Paving Company have ten
days from the day the notice is
placed in the mails. There is some
dispute as to whether Sunday viii
constitute a day. but in all events
the Newark Paving Company must
sign their contract by Friday. No
vember 10. It is generally accepted
on the authority of Blackstone that
Sunday is mo day"
The specifications as to the execu-
ton of the contract provide as fol-
lows: THE bidder to whom the
contract is awarded shall execute
such contract anod bond provided
for in the specifications and de-
liver the same to the law depart
ment withinten days after notifica-
ton OF the city that the contract and
bond are ready for execution, unless
the board shall give further time FOR
such execution. Notice In writing
mailed to the address Of the bidder.
as given ipan ( lch proposal shall
ceRstitut> d notice required hereby,
and the time limited for the execution
Of the. contract and bond shall COM
mence to run from the day the notice
is actually deposited in the postofiice
In the city of Newark
Should the bidder fail to execute
and deliver the contract and bond
within the time above mentioned,
having been notified, as above pro-
vided, the BOARD of Street and Water
Commissioners may thereupon, In its
discretion, declare the bid to be for
.eited and may either award the con-
tract to the next highest bidder or
readvertise for new proposals, and
the bidder to whom the contract was
first awarded and who has failed to
execute the same with the necessary
bond and his surety shall be liable to
the city of Newark for the difference
between the sums to which said bid
der would have been entitled upon
the completion of the contract and
that which the city of Newark may
be obliged to pay to the person or
corporation by whom such contract
shall be executed"
Although Hugh f. Gilligan, presi-
dent and general manager of the
Newark Paving Company, asked to
be released from the contract, the
Board of Works Commissioners voted
that the contract be awarded to the
Newark Paving Company, which was
the low bidder. Mr.. Gilligan at the
last meeting of the Board of Works
said that when the proposal was sub
mitted he had not considered the fact
that his laborers could work only
eight hours day. According to a
conservative estimate made by
Deputy Chief Engineer James @. Hal
lock, the Newark Paving Company
stands to lose s250,000 In five years,
which is the life of the contract.
1t is understood that the Newark
Paving Company, rather than lose
$3.50, 900, intends to refuse to execute
the contract which Is now ready for
the signatures of its officials. If the
Newark Paving Company refuses to
take the contract. the Board of Works
may either award the contract to the
next lowest bidder or readvertise. In
the event that the contract is not
executed axe by the Newark Paving
Company a serious obstacle will be
met, since the present contract of
the Joseph Marrone, Inc. expires
December 81. This would leave
very little time for the new con-
tractor to secure equipment and be-
gin work January 1.
If the Newark Paving Company
declines the contract. 1t will have to
pay the difference IN the cost of the
new price and the figure 1t submitted.
A, bond of 100000, is guaranteed by
the United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Company of New York. who also
furnish a bond in the event that
the Newark Paving Company fails
to execute the contract. In this way
the city is fully protected against any
loss.
The total bid of the Newark Paw
ing Company is ss9s. 200 for the Ave
years, while the next lowest bidder,
John T.. Stanley, jr., bids 81. 1876. 900
for the term of the contract. In the
event that the board may award the
contract to Mr., Stanley, the Newark
Paving Company would be obliged TO
pay the difference. amounting to
s2s7, 800.