The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-29


| OFFICE of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners OF the City OF Newark. City
Hall.
Newark, N. j.. September 20. 1908.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
nee from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock p. M. Of Thurs
day, the first day of October. zoos, and opened
at the last named hour, at q public meeting of
the Board 70 be held ct 50 time and place
for the grading sas5iTs A We Nfua9Essins of
from Watson avenue to 2s feet n%ortherly
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 upon which bids will be COM
pared:
SIX hundred 900 cubic yards of excavation:
-Four hundred and forty GAO lineal feet Of
new 20 by A inch four cut curb
One thousand Q.00O square feet Of new 4 foot
Eight hundred 5000 square feet of new
Two " hundred t;2Ou squar. yards of trap-rOck
One Hundred uo0 square yards of grass
5odding.
teriais and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for in the pecihcations
.n EaGm prG properlH mJ indo re she WITH th IN n e sesie ~
the bidder and Of the Improvement. and d.
rec.ed to the Board OF street and Water Com
Bidders will state their prices In writing as
well as in figures.
should the above work be awarded TO them.
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
piete the same within fifteen G5 consecutive
working days.
The plans and specifications of the york can
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
of the Board Of Street and Water Commission
es at tn, City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
companied by the consent. In writing. OF two
%sureties, 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 proposal.
and bind themselves that. II the contract be
awarded to the person or persons making the
proposal, they will. upon its being so awarded,
become his or their sureties for the faithful
performance Of said work; and that II the per
son 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
or they would have been entitled upon cont
City of Newark may be obliged to pay the per-
son or persons by whom such contract shall be
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
deem best TO- the. interest Of the city.
Bidders ans %sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions OF the seventh section Of
Water Commissioners. approved March 2sth.
1891. that the bond or bonds to he given for che
faithful execution and performance Of said
public work fhaH first be approved as TO suf-
fciency 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 or
the President Of the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL 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 bondsrnen. but shall have full power
and this provision shall be referred to in any
advertisement inviting bids for any such public
work.
Water Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
NJ. r. sHERRERD.
nept2e-6t Chief Engineer.