The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-08
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Wstes
Commissioners Of the city of Newark. CITY
Hall. a..
Sealed proposals will be received at taif o.
fee from s;15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. Of dt and
day, the thirteenth day of February, l9eS anu
meeting Of the Board to be held at sai< TINS
and place. for furnishing four "a and ~ 10
inch pipe and specials to be used in aymS
house sewer connections tor the year Jos.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done. and the materials I'd be fur.
nished In the construction and compistion OK
said work. and dpor which bids will Pc COM
pared:
inch vltrihed salt-glazed sewer-pipeE
Ten thousand Q0,0 00) lineal feet OF six o)
inch vltrifed salt-glazed sewer pipe, and
Five hundred (bOD specials delivered at tho
One thousand q. oOO) lineal feet of bur oD
inch vitrIhed salt-gIazed sewer pipe;
Thirty thousand go. ooU lineal feet Of six 0D
inch vitrifed salt-glazed sewer pipe, and
Two thousand e., 900 specials to be daAvered
at any point or points within the limits Of the
city OF Newark as ordered.
fBIdders ara not to state any price fQr 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 Endorsed with the name
of the bIdde and of the Improvement, and d-
rectod to the Board OF Stree and Water Come
missioners o. the city of Newark
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
The plans and specifications of the work can
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Of the Board of Street and Water COMMISSIONS
ers at tho City ball. Said proposals TO be ac-
companied by the consent IN writing OF TWO
%sureties. or a surety company quanneq 70 uo
business in New Jersey who shall, at the time
OF putting IN such proposals, qualify as 70
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro-
posai. and bind themselves that. IL the contract
be. awarded to the person or persons makins
the proposal, they will. upon its being so
awarded, become his or their sureties Tor tne
faithful performance of said work; ana tnal II
the person or persons omit or refuse TO execute
etich contract fhav will nav to the city OF
Newark any diff rence between the sums TO
which hi or they would have been entltIeu
upon completion OF the contract ana lnat
which the city CT Newark may be oDliged TO
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Boa. d OF Street and Water Commission"
ers 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 may
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
Of tho law crfa Ting the Board OF street and
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-
| counsel OIL the Board and no contract shall
be binding ON the city pt become effective or
operative until such bond is SO approved; and
the presid ant OF the Board shall have power
TO exsmin the proposed bondsmen under oath.
Il he shall SC desire, or shall be SO instructed
by the Board, cut the Board Will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full power
and this provision shall be referred to in any
advertisern M inviting bids for any such pub
iiu work.
Water Commissioners OF the city OF Mewark'
feb4-st Chief Engineer.