The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-14
CrrY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OWFTCE OF the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioner of the City Of Newark.
CITY HALL. 5t

oTFIcE Of the Board Of Street and watel
Commissioner S Of the G,ty Of Newark
Sealed proposals viii be received at this Of
day, the nineteenth day Of August. 1900. and
opened at the last named hour. at a public
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 fur.
nished in the construction and completion OF
said work. and upon which bids will be COM
Eight hundred and fifty $3.50 lineal feet of
twelve 90 inch yitrifed salt gazed pipe sewer;
bidders are not 70 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
sSs S,Sser pr ape y, in 1Se %nr with sns name ann d q
rected to the Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners Of the City Of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
shouii the above work be awarded to them.
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plete the same within fifteen Q5) consecutive
working days.
be examined at the office of the Chief Engineer
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
of putting in such proposals., qualify as to
their responsibility In the amount of such pro-
posaI. and bind themselves that, If the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal, they will. upon its being 50
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-
tract shall be executed.
The BOARD of Street and Water Commission
srs OF the City of Newark reserve to them
proposals for the above work, as they may
deem best for the interest of the city.I
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 2S, 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-
nciency 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 tho 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 full power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
ana 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.
M. r. SHERRERD,
aug12-5t Chief Engineer.