The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city Of Newark. City

OFFICE Of the Board OF Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city Of Newark. City
Newark. N. j., September Il, 1907.
Sealed proposals Will be received at this Of
fee from BIS to $3.50 o'clock p. m. on Thurs
day, the twenty-sixth day Of September, 1907,
and opened at the last named hour, at a pub
lie meeting of the Board to be held at said
tina and place.
For the collection. removal and disposal OF
ashes, rubbish material, paper and garbage
in the city OF Newark for a period Of 1--WE 90
years from January 1zt, 1908. in accordance
with the specifications therefor which are to
be made a part Of the contract. Each bidder
to state a price for the FIRST year period Of
said contract, and also the amount to be added
each year thereafter for each Of the remain
ing four years OF tho contract period. The
total for the five year period to be used In
comparing bids. Each bidder will also state
the amount for which he proposes TO do the
work for each year OF the contract period.
Each bidder may also state in his bid what
decrease In price for each year will be made
In the contract II satisfactory arrangements
for transportation from collecting stations in
approved form Of trolley cars between mid
night and ; a. m. can be made by the city
with the street railway service. Each bidder
shall state the kind and make Of the reduce
ton, cremation or incineration plant proposed
to be used, and at least three C) cities where
the same has been in successful operation.
The Board will take the question Of the sue
cessful operation OF the disposal plant for
the garbage as a factor in determining the
Each proposal must be enclosed IN a sealed
envelope. properly indorsed with the name OF
the placer ana OF the improvement, ana 0f-
rected to the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city OF Newark.
Biders will state their prices In writing as
Printed copies Of the contract specifications
for the work can be procured at the ONCE Of
the Chief Engineer of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners at the City Hall. Said
proposals to be accompanied by the consent
IN writing Of a surety company qualified to do
business In New Jersey, who shall. at the
time Of putting in such proposals obfigats
Itself in the amount of $25, 600 that, IL the
contract be awarded to the person or persons
making the proposal II will. upon its being so
awarded become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance Of said work, and that
II the person or persons omit or refuse to exc
cute such contract they will pay 10 the city
Of Newark any difference between the sums to
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and that
which the city Of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board of Street ana Water Commits
sioners OF the city Of Newark reserves to
themselves 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 surety are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners. approved March 18th.
1891. that the bond or bonds to Abe given for
said public work shall first be approved as to
suficiency by the Board, and as to form by
the counsel Of the Board, and no contract shall
be binding ON the city or become effective OF
operative until such bond is so approved. and
the president Of the Board shall have power
to examine tho proposed bondsmen under oath,
II he shall so desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board Will not bs
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full power and absolute discretion IN the who'll,
matter. and this provision shall be referred
to in any advertisement inviting bids for an
such public work.
BY direction of the Board of Street an
Water Commissioners of the city Of Newark
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
sept14-5t Chief Engineer.