The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-02


OFFICE of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the city Of Newark. City
Han.
Newark, N. j., August %, 1907.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3i15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of Thurs
day, the fifth day of September. 1907. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the board to be held at said time
and place. for the construction of a sewer in
LENTZ AVENUB
between Horatio street and Plum Point lane.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished In the construction and completion
OF said work, and upon which bids Will be
compared:
Six hundred and sixty CssO) lineal feet of
sewer:
Seven hundred and eighty GsC llneal feet
OF six 90 inch pipe house connections;
Three 80 Fanholes with iron heads and
covers and buckets complete.
Bidders are not to state any price for MAJ
terials and work Tor which there Is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name OF
the bidder and OF the Improvement, and d-
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners 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 will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within twenty GOD consecutive
Tho plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engineer
OF the Board OF street ana water GOmmlsblOn-
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent in writing OF two
eurettes, or a surety company qualified to do
business In New Jersey, who shall, at the time
OF putting in such proposals, qualify as to
their responsibility in the amount Of such pro-
posal. and bind themselves that, IL the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal. they will. upon its being SO
awarded. become his or Sbeir sureties for the
faithful performance OF said wok<; and that IL
the person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract they Will pay to the city OF
Newark any difference between the sums TO
which he o. they would have been entitled
upon completion Of the contract and that
which the city OF Newark may be obliged to
pay the pIrso1 or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street and Water Commission
erS Of the city OF Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work, as they may
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notined tnal
under the provisions OF the seventh section
of the law creating the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March 28, 1891
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance or said
public work shall first be approved as to sur
hciency by tina Board. and as to form by tbs
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective oil
operative until such bond Is so approved; anc
the President o. the Board shall nave power
10 examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
II he shall so desire. or 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 full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to In any
Advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the Board of Street and
Water commissioners Of the city of Newark.
NJ. X. SHERRERD,
aug2S-5t Chief Engineer.