The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-18
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
CITY HALL.
Sealed proposals will be- received at this Of
1ce from 3:l5 to $3.50 o'clock, p. M, of Thurs
day. The twenty third day Of September, 1903.
and opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the Board to be held at said time
and place, for the construction of the following
SOUTH SIXTEENTH STREET SEWER
between slxteensh avenue and a point about
200 feet south Of Fourteenth avenue.
SOUTH CANAL STREET,
Between the terminus of the present sewer
about 250 feet east of Lawrence street to Null
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:
FOR SOUTH SIXTEENTH TREET SEWER:
Five hundred and sixty (560) feet of ten 90
inch vitrified salt glazed pipe sewer;
Two hundred and seventy (270 feet of eight
() inch vitrif1ed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Eleven hundred LOO feet of six 60 inch pipe
house connections;
Four () manhoies complete.
FOR SOUTH ANA STREET SEWER:
Four hundred and twenty 420l feet of twelve
d2l inch %vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer.
One hundred and forty GAO feet of six 90
inch pipe house connections.
Two CD manholes with noiseless heads.
te nldser and ar w6 nGt tor to 't Witch any here Pe''s !. for Q f %s,
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and OF the Improvement. and di-
rected to the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders VIII state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
snoull the above work be awarded to them,
they will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number of
consecutive working days:
south Sixteenth Street-Twenty 200 days.
South Canal Street-Eight () days.
The plans and specifications of the work can
nG examined at the office of the Chief Eppineap
OF tho Board of Street and Water Commission
ers 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 In New Jersey. who shall. at the time
their responsibility in the amount of such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that, if the contract
ue awaraeu 10 me person or persons making
awarded, become his or their sureties for the
faithful performance of said work; and that IL
the person 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 completion of the contract and that
which the City Of Newark may be Obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
The o trd of Street and Water Commission
ers of .he City of Newark reserve TO them
selves the right to accept or reject any or all
proposals for the above work, as they may
deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and s~ureties are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
OF the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March %, 1891.
that the 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 OF the Board. and no contract shall
be binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond Is so approved; and
the President OF the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
II 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 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. SHERRERD,
sept1S-5t Chief Engineer.