The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city Of Newark, City
Newark, N. j.. August %. 1907.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of Thurs
day. the nth 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 AVENUE,
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
Six hundred and sixty t66N lineal feet of
eight 80 inch deep and wide socket pipe
sewer;
Seven hundred and eighty Cs0 lineal feet
OF six go inch pipe house connections;
Three 90 manholes Will iron heads and
covers and buckets complete.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there Is a fixed
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly indorsed with the name Of
the bidder, and Of the Improvement. and d-
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.
plete the same within twenty 600 consecutive
working days.
The plans and specifications of the work can
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of tho Board OF Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing of two
s~ureties, 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, II the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
awarded. become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance of said work: and that II
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 person 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 accent 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 notified that
under the provisions OF the seventh section
Water Commissioners. approved March 2S. 1891,
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance OF said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond Is so approved; and
the President o. the Board shall have power
to examine the proposed bondsmen under oath,
IL he shall SO desire, or shall be 30 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
NJ. r. SHERRERD.
aug2s-5t Chief Engineer.