Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-23
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF sTREEg
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. -N. ". March 1sth,


CITY HALL.
Newark N. j.. March 18th, 1918.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
Office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'clock p. m. Of
Thursday. the first day of April. 1915, and
opened at the last named hour. at public
meeting OF the board to be held at said time
and place:
For the paving and repaying OF the fol.
lowing streets and highways:
CENTRAL AVENUE, t
from Broad street to Plane street, on both
side Of the street railway tracks with the
exception OF one ~ foot on each side OF said
tracks;
from Amsterdam street to Avenue L, and
NIAGARA STREET.
from Berlin street to Amsterdam street.
The following IL about the amount Of ths
work TO be done, and the materials to be
furnished In the construction and completion
Of said work. and upon which bids will bs
FOR CENTRAL AVENUE REPAvrNd:
Three thousand (3.000) square yards Of
four az inch wood block pavement on o
six (6) inch concrete foundation.
One thousand eight hundred (1.s00j iineai
feet Of 20 by inch four cut granite curb,
one (Ij Set of 20 by inch four cut
granite corners. s IT, radius, set IN concrete.
One hundred and fifty (1b0) lineal feet 1f
20 by inch four cut granite corners. 81 It
radius, set in concrete.
Forty-six (4s) lineal feet Of 90 by inch
iouE cut 6IdHit0 SuaDs ~ ~ baolueS eot y"
one hundred noo) lineal feet Of is BY Q
inch granite header curb, set In conorets.
| Seven 90 basins with iron heads and COZ.
Standard prices will be paid for the ssi-
lowing:
One % noiseless manhole cover.
Four ~ rnanhole heads and covers
The old granite blocks now on the stree
contractor to either the Pennsylvania Rail
road or the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
the cars to be placed and tTsight paid BY ths
blocks to be used by the said Docks and
! Meadows Department.
FOR MARGARETTA STREET PAVING:
Two thousand two hundred (2.20o) square
yards OF mapped. reclipped granite block
pavement on six (S) inch concrete founda-
tion.
The city will furnish the blocks to pave
the street at the city yard at S1.S0 per
square yard, to be on the basis Of yardase
| estimates paid the contractor by tbs city.
twenty-five .(95) lineai feet of 20 by
inch four cut bluestone curb, st In concrete
| twenty-five (25) lineal feet Of old curb
four cut and reset In concrete.
One tD basin with iron head and connec-
Standard prices will be paid for the fol-
lowing:
corners IT. radius. set In concrete.
FOR NIAGARA STREET PAvTNG:
| Two thousand eight hundred t2.s0o) square
yards OF mapped recllpped granite bioclr
pavement on a six ts) inch concrete founds-
Tho city will furnish the blocks to pave
square yard. to be on the basis Of yardsee
paved. the Govt of same to be retained from
twenty-five (25) Iineai feet OF 20 by 3
inch four cut blueetone curb. set In con
twenty-five (25) lineal feet us old curb
four cut and reset in concrete.
One ~ basin with iron head and connec-
tion complete.
Standard prices will be paid for the TO-
| lowing:
One "a set Of 20 by s inch four cut blue
stone corners, set in, concrete.
Bidders are not to state any prs Cor ma
tertals and work for which there 10 @ iixed
emouIt Mssh provided provided for IN the spscihcstionS
envelope. properly indorsed with the name
Of the bidder ana Of the inprevement and
Commissioners Of the City CT Newark.
Bidders WIN state their prices in writing
Bidders must specify in. their proposals
h:r sfSsd The tsn iSpys hS% TsT6 5s swsrded 70
and complete the same within the foncsnS ns
number Of consecutive working days:
Central Avenue Repaving-sixty Cso) days
Niagara Street Paving--Forty-fve (&b)
can 5. exainsd At the once Of Of the the cSisf SS.s
Engineer Of the BOARD Of Street and Water
posas to Be sccompsnisd By the consent SlS pro, r
writing. Of two sureties or a surety. com
pany Qualined 70 IA business in New Jersey
nroposaIs quality to their responsibility
| in the amount OF such proposal, and bind
| themselves that II the contract be awarded
| TO the person or persons making the proposal
they WILL upon its being so awarded. become
his or their sureties for the faithful perfors
nance of said work; and that, II the nerson
or persons omit or refuse to execute such
contract. they will pay to the City OF New
ark any difference between the sums &c
which he Or thew would have been srtitled
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
soners or the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right to accept or reject any
Or all proposals for the above work, as the,
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions OF the seyentl,
! section or the law creating the Board Of
street and Water Commissioners. approved
be given for the faithful execution and p,rs r.
formance of said public work shall hrst be
approved as to sufiiciency by the board and
as to form By the. counsel OF the board. and
become effective or operative until such bond
so approved: and the president Of the
board shall have power to en- .uins the
progsSss,d sss, eondswsn % under oath. Il he egsnslI
board but the board will not be oound by
any statement that may be made by suoh
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. ana
Water Commissioners Of the City OF Newark
marls-ir Chief Engineer.