The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-10

OFFICE OF the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners OF the City Of Newark.
oH Nswa nHt 4. j.. July 6. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
from 3;l5 10 $3.50 O'Clock p. M of Thursday: The
fifteenth day Of July, 1909. and opened at
the last named hour. at a public meeting OF
the board to be held at said time and place. fol
the construction of the
PAssAIC AVENUE SEWER ANDBRANcHEs.
and for the construction Of a sewer in
MERCER COURT
between Court street and Mercer street.
The following is about the amount OF the
work to be done. and the materials to be fur.
said work. and upon which bids will be
FOR PAssAIc AVENUE SEWER AND
one thousand and ten 100 lineal feet of
twenty-four t24) inch reinforced concrete pipe
sewer;
Three hundred and fifteen (si5) lineal feet of
eighteen as) inch double strength vitrihed salt
glazed pipe sewer.
twelve (12) inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe sewer:
Five hundred $500 lineai feet OF ten 90 inch
vitrihel salt glazed pipe sewer;
One thousand seven hundred and Atty q. 800
lineal feet Of six t6) inch house connections;
Eleven I'D manholes complete;
Five 80 basins with granite heads and stills
8 MERCER COURT:
One hundred and ninety ESQ lineaI feet OF
ten Q0) inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One hundred Qc0 lineel feet OF six 20 inch
pipe house connections;
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complete.
Bidders are not to state any price for 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 bidder and OF the improvement. and directed
tc the Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers 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,
should the above work be awsrded to then. they
same within the following number of consecu-
tive working days:
800 days
Mercer Court-Six 90 days.
The piaps and Specifications OF the work car
be examined at the office Of the Chief Engineer
Of the Bosrd Of Street and Water Commission
ers at the City Hail, Said proposals TO be ae-
companied by the consent In writing OF tive
~sureties. or a surety company qualified to dc
business in New Jersey. who shall. at the tim,
Of putting In such proposals. qualify as tc
pessl. and bind themselves that. If the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
awarded become his or their sareties for IN,
faithful performance Of said work; and that II
Newark any difference between the sums "a
which he or they would have been entitled
which the city Of Newark may be obliged &c
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
selves the right to accept OF 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 thai
under the provisions Of the seventh sector
Of the law creating the Board Of Street ant
Water Commissioners, approved March Is, 1891
that the bond or bonds 10 be given for ths
fsithful execution and performance a. SAID
public work shall FIRST be approved as to suf
fciency by the Board. and as TO form by IN.
counsel OF the Board. and no contract shal
be binding on the city or become effective o.
operative until such bond Is so approved; enG
the President of the Board shall have power
TO examine the proposed bondsmen under oath
IL re shall so desire. or shall be so instructed
by the Board. but the Board Will not be bount
by any statement that may be made by suci
proposed bondsnien. but shall have fun power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter
and this provision shall be referred to In an,
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the Board OF Stree, and
Water Commissioner Of the city of Newark.
NJ. r. SHERRERD,
jye-5t Chief Engineer.