The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-25

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Commissioners OF the city of Newark. City
Hall.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
flee from 3:15 to 1880 o'clock p. M, of Thurs
day, the twenty-sixth day Of March. 1908, and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting OF the Board to he held at said time
and place, for the construction of a sewer in
LAFAYETTE STREET
from Adams street 10 Monroe street; In
ELIZABETH AVENUE,
from Peddie street to Hawthorne avenue, and
JELbIFF AVENUE.
from Waverly avenue to Avon avenue.
The following Is about the amount of the
work TO be done and the materials to be fur
nished in the construction and completion of
said work. and dpor which bids will be COM
FOR LAFAYETTE STREET SEWER:
Two hundred and fifteen (215) feet of ten (O
inch vitrlhed salt glazed Pipe sewer:
Two 90 manholes. with noiseIess heads
One hundred and sixty dsN feet OF six C)
inch house connections.
FOR ELIZABETH AVENUE SEWER
Two hundred and forty-hve (2l5) feet of ten
d0 inch vitriied salt glazed pipe sewer;
Ninety 600 feet six go inch house connec-
Two () manholes with noiseless heads COM
FOR JELLIFF AVENUE SEWER:
Eleven hundred and twenty d,12W feet OF
twelve d2) inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe
Five hundred $500 feet of six go inch house
connections;
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
teIdais and Work for which there Is a fxed
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope properly indorsed with the name
rectod to the Board of Stree. and Water Com
missioners o. the city of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that,
should the above work be awarded to them,
plete the same within the following number
Of consecutive working days:
Elizabeth Avenue Sewer-Six go days.
Jelliff. Avenue Sewer-Thirty 600 days.
The plans and Specifications of the work can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
ers at the city Hall, Said proposals to be ac-
~sureties, or a surety company qualified to do
business in New Jersey who shall, at the time
their responsibility in the amount of such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that. IL the contract
the proposal, they will, upon its being so
awarded, become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance of said work.; and that II
tho person or persons omit or refuse to execute
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 q Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Boa;d CT Street and Water Commission
ers of tho city of Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
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
OF the law creating the Board of Street and
water Commissioners, approved March Is, 1891.
that tie bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance of said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
hciency by the Board, and as to form by the
counsel oil the Board and no contract shall
be binding on the city Of become effective or
until such bond is so approved; and
Lno PreSid ant oil the Board shall have mower
to eXGnin the proposed bondsmen under oath.
" he shall SC desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, out the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
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. r. S~HERRERD,
mar2O-ot Chief Engineer.