The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-16
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the city of Newark.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j.. August II. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fee from 3:l5 to $3.50 O'Clock p. m, Of Thurs,
day. the nineteenth day of August. 1909, 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
OCEAN AVENUE SEWER,
between Brookdale and West End avenue.
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be fer
nished in the construction and completion Of
said work. and upon which bids will be COM
pared:
Eight hundred and fifty $3.50, lineal feet OF
twelve d2l inch yitriaed salt gazed pipe sever
-Four 81 manholes, with buckets complete (in-
Guiding three 49, junction manholes).
Bidders are not to state any price FOR mate
rails 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 bidder and or the Improvement. and IL
missioners OF the city of Newark.
Bidders Will state their prices in writing as
we'll as in figures
Bidders must specify in their proposals that.
shoull the above work be awarded to them.
they viii bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within fifteen G5j consecutive
working days.
The plans and speciAcs tons Of the work ran
be examined at she Office OF the Chief Engineer
OF tho Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers at the city Hall. said proposals to be &C
companled by the consent in writing of two
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business In New Jersey, who shall, at the time
Of putting In such proposals, qualify as to
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro-
posal, and bind themselves that, II the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they viii. upon its being %
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
whfnh tho GAFr~ % ar~nVL NAV he .ah1fnag . n
Pay the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ere OF the 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 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 rs, 1891,
that the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance of said
hcieney 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.
by the Board. but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen, but shall have fun 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
Commissioner of the City Of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD,
augl2-5t Chief Engineer.