The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-10
CITY auENrs.

OFFICE Of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the City of Newark, City Hall.
Newark, N. j.. October 9. 1908.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. M, of Thursday. the
fifteenth day of October. 1908. and opened at
the last named hour, at a public meeting Of tho
Board to be held at said time and place. for the
construction Of a sewer in
SOUTH STREET.
between Springfield avenue and Avon avenue,
and In
RTDGEwooD AVENUE,
between Bigelow street and Hawthorne avenue.
Tho following is about the amount of the work
to be done, and the materials to be furnished
adi :" mon which bids viii he nomparsd: "o"
SOUTH SIXTEENTH STREET SEWER:
Five hundred and sixty $500 feet Of fifteen
d5) inch double strength vitrifed salt glazed
pipe sewer;
Two hundred and seventy-hve t275) feet of ten
QO inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One thousand and fifty Q,050) feet Of six 8)
inch house connections:
Five manholes with iron heads and covers
complete Including one "a junction manifold;
Two t) basins With iron heads and connecting
RiDGEWooD AVENUE SEWER
Six hundrd and seventy t67W feet Of eighteen
dS) inch double strength vitrifed salt glazed
Eight hundred and twenty (s2o) feet of twelve
az inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One thousand eight hundred and eighty
Nine 90 manholes with iron heads and covers
complete Including two (2) junction manholes>:
-Four a. basins with granite heads and stills
and connecting chutes 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 inclosed in a sealed
envelope; properly indorsed 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
well as In figures. S as
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
VIII bind themselves to finish and complete the
same within the following number of oonseei,.
South Sixteenth Street sewer-Thirtv faN
days. wv
Ridgewood Avcnue.Forty NW days.
The plans and specifications OF the wor,, ran
be examined at the omce of The CHIEF EneIneer
of the Board of Street and Water Commission
es at the City Hall Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent In writing of two
~sureties. or a surety company qualified To do
business tn Now Jersey who shall. at the time
their responsibility In the amount Of such nrs.
posal, ana bind themselves that. II the contract
20 awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will. upon its being SO
awarded. become his or their sureties for the
ialthful performance OF said york: and that If
the person or persons omit or refuse To execute
such %eontrn't they will Day to me cltv OF
newark any difference between the sums to
wnien NJ - they would have been entitled
which the city CT Newark may be obliged to
phy the person or persons by whom such con.
The Boa.d CT Street and Water Commission
eas OF me city OF Newark reserve to them
sVisrs tne rlsht, TO accept or reject any or all
hloposals LOT the above work. as they may
ueeni oest Tor the interest Of the city.
niuueIs ana sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF W tae Jaw cren Ing the Board OF Street and
s,ate, comm ssionera, approved March 2s, 1901.
IN, uda pond or bonds TO be given for the
raltniui execution and performance Of said
puuna WORK shall first be approved as TO suf-
mS,ehey py the Board. and as to form by the
SSo ~ o. inc board and no contract shall
10 oinoins on the city d become effective or
vtbbe1tss rss un.i such bind Is so approved; and
T." a' . rres,uf M OF the Board shall have power
y. : snai' &C desire. or shall be so instructed
hpyy N, boaId. Cut the Board will not be bound
- ~ s,atennent that may be made by SUCH
prvpossa pondsTncn. but shall have fun power
a and npsoiu.r discretion In the whole matter
npgccv.rtlssfnent inviting bids for any such pub.
q sy direction OF tho Board of Street ana
""S' ~o""ishionerr OF the city OF Newark.
srto-Et y. II. SHnRRERD,
$3.50 Chief Engineer.