The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-24
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OyFIcE Of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark. City
Mail. % ,ooo
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
flee from 3:l5 to $3.50 o'clock p. M, Of Thurs
day, the twenty-sixth day Of March. 1908, am
opened at the last nlmed hour. at a public
meeting of the BOARD to be held at said time
and piaos, for the construction Of a sewer In
LAFAYETTE STREET.,
from Adams street 20 Monroe street; in
ELIZABETH AVENUE,
from Peddle street to Hawthorne avenue, and
JELLIFF AVENUE.
from NaNerlv avenue to Avon avenue.
The following Is about the amount of the
work to DO done and the materials to be fur,
said work. and dpor which bids VIII be com
pared: - nr 49,,
Two hundred and fifteen t2l6 feet of ten dN
inch vltrifed salt glazed pipe sewer
Two 20 manholes, with noiseless heads
one hundred and sixty dsW feet OF six 80
inch house connections.
Two hundred and forty-hve t2i5) feet of ten
d0 inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Ninety 600 feet six go inch house connec-
T%o az manholes with noiseless heads COM
FOR JELLIFF AVENUE SEWER:
Eleven hundred and twenty LEO feet OF
twelve d9 inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe
Five hundred t5ooD feet of six 80 inch house
connections;
N1gnt Isl mAulOleS Win JpH HtdHS dIu
Bidders are not to state any price fer ma
terials and work for which there Is a hxed
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name
OF the hldde' and OF the Improvement. and d.
rected to tho Board of Stree and Water Com
mlssloners e. tn" city of Newark.
Bidders VIII state their prices in writing as
Ridders must specify in their proposals that.
should the above work be awarded to them,
ebatr NTH hind fbpsaualy gs 70 finish and fD11-
plets the same within the following number
or consecutive working days:
Lafayette Street Sewei-six () days.
Elizabeth Avenue Sewer-SiN 80 days.
Jelllff Avenue S~ewer-Thirty (9M days.
Tho plans and specifications OF the work can
be examined at the office of the Chief Engineer
OF the Board OF Street and Water Commission
ers at tho City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
oompanied by the consent in writing of tive
s~ureties, or a surety company qualified to dc
business in New Jersey who shall. at the time
Of putting in such proposals. qualify as Ia
their responsibility in the amount of such pro
posal, and bind themselves that. II the contract
he awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal. they viii, upon its being sc
awarded. become his or their s%ureties 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 tc
which he or they would have been entitled
upon completion OF the contract and thai
which the city of Newark may be obliged tc
pay the person or persons by whom such CON
The Boa;d OF Street and Water Commission.
srs OF the city OF Newark reserve to them
selves the right to accept or reject any or al
proposals for the above work, as they ma,
deem best for the interest OF the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified tina
under the provisions OF the seventh section
Of TIE law creating the Board OF Street anC
Water Commissioners, approved March IS, 1891
that TIE bond or bonds to be given for thI
faithful execution and performance Of sale
public work shall first be approved as TO suf
nciencv by the Board, and as to form by thu
counsel on the Board and no contract shall
he binding on the city Of become effective o.
operative until such bond is so approved; ant
the PresidAnt OF the Board shall have powe
to EXAMINE the proposed bondsmen under oath
Il be shall sc desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board will not be bouni
by any statement that may be made by sucl
proposed bondsnen, but shall have fun powc
and absolute discretion In the whole matter
and this provision shall BIO referred to IN an.
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the Board Of Street an,
Water Commissioners Of the city of Newark.
NJ. r.. SHERRERD,
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