The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-10

OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners of the city Of Newark. City
Hall.
Sealed proposals will be. received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock D. m., of Thurs
day, the eighteenth day Of July. 1907. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
and place. for the construction Of the
MEADOW BROOK SEWER SYSTEM
The following is about the amount of the
work TO be DONE and the materials to be fur
nished in the construction and completion or
said work, and upon which bids will be
Three thousand nine hundred and seventy
(s.e7O) feet OF eighteen dS inch, double
Three hundred and twenty Cs2o) feet of
twelve Cl2) inch deep and wide socket pipe
Tw6 thousand three hundred and seventy
C2,37O) feet of ten uo) inch deep and wide
seven thousand one hundred and twenty
G.l2W feet of eight go inch. deep and wide
socket pipe-sewer;
Eighteen thousand Ave hundred ls.5ool feet
of six (e) inch. vitrifed pipe house connections;
Eight hundred and fifty tS50) feet of six (6
One thousand two hundred and hfty u,25W
feet Of eight 0l inch iron pipe;
Three thousand (3,000) feet of eight 90 Inch
sixty-eisht (ss) manholes complete. including
seventeen d7) junction and chimney manholes;
Two 90 flush tanks complete
Two hundred 1900 cubic yards excavation for
brook:
Pumping station complete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terlals and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for IN the .specihcations
envelope properly indorsed with the name
OF the bidder and Of the Improvement, and d.
rected to the Board OF Street and Water Com
mirsioners Of the city of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing as
Bidders must specify IN their proposal that
should the above work be awarded to them,
they VIII bind themselves to finish ar and snav soT
(220) consecutive working days.
The plans and specifications Of the work can
be examined at tho offica OF the CHIEF Engineer
ers az the city Hall. said proposals to be ec-
sureties, or a surety company qualhsd to do
business IN New Jersey. who shall. at the time
their responsibilty in the amount OF such pro-
posal. and bind themselves that. II the contract
the proposal they WIN upon ..s being 50
awarded become his or their suretes TOR the
the person or persons omit or refuse 70 execute
such cont. act they Will pay to the city OF
Newark any difference between the tns SUNS n's,,s1 %
upon completion ol the contract and that
which the city Of Newark may be Obliged 70
pay the person persons by whom sucn con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and water Commission
OF the city OF Newark reserve 10 them.
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work, as they may
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified that
under tao provisions Of the seventh section
uf the law creating the Board Of Street and
Water comnnia ioners approved March %. 1891.
that tho bond or bonds 20 be given Tor the
faithful execution and performance Of said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
elsncy BY the Board and as TO form py ahsll sha
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative ntil such bond Is SO approved: ana
the President Of the Board shall have power
70 examine the proposed bondsmen under oath:
n he shall 20 desire. or shall be so instructed
ny any statement that may be made BY such
propoaed bondamen. but shall have full power
and absolute discretion IN the whole matter.
ana thu provision shall bo referred 70 IN any
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
10 work
ny dire tica or the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners of tho city Qf Newark
MORRIS r. SHFRRERp,
fyb.Et chief Engineer.