The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
CITY HALL.
Newark, n. j., September H.. !

Newark, N. j., September II. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
fce from ais to $3.50 o'clock, p; m, Of Thurs
day, the twenty-third day of September, 1909,
end 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
sewers.
SOUTH SIXTEENTH STREET SEWER,
between Sixteenth avenue and a point about
OUTH CANAL STREET,
between the terminus of the present sewer
about 25o 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:
Five hundred and sixty $500 feet of ten dO
inch vitrified salt glazed pipe sewer;
q, SIN inch nu xitriaed ~, salt s1 elszed 1 nipe sever y eis"'
Eleven hundred LOO feet of six (6) inch pipe
house connections;
FOR SOUTH CANAL STREET SEWER:
Four hundred and twenty 12o feet of twelve
One hundred and forty GAO feet OF six 90
incn pipe house connections.
Two 20 manholes with noiseless heads.
Bidders ar. not to state any price for ma:
teriais and work for which there is a fxed
amount provided for in the specifications.
envelope. properly Endorsed with the name of
the bidder and Of the improvement. and d.
missioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
Bidders must specify In their proposals that,
shouli the above work be awarded to them.
they will bind themselves TO finish and com
piete the same within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
South Sixteenth 900 days.
South Canal S~treet-Eight () daye.
The plans and specifications OF the work can
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engineer
ers at the City Hall. Said proposals to be sc-
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 10 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 will. upon its being 30
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 to
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City of Newark may be obliged to
pay the person or persons by whom such con-
The Board of Street and Water Commission
ers OF the City OF Newark reserve to them
proposals for the above work se they may
deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and s%ureties are hereby notified that
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-
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shall
10 binding on the city or become effective or
operative until such bond 10 SO approved: and
ths President OF the Board shall have power
to examine tho proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL he shall so desire. or shall be SO instructed
, by tfs Board. but the Board will not be bound
by any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsnen, 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
lic wuri.
- direction of the Board Of street and Water
Cornmssioners OF the City OF Newark.
M. r. SHERRERD,
uDoDUt Chief Engineer.