Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-23
CITY ADyERTIsEMENTs.
FFICE OF the Board of Street and Water
commissioners of the City Of Newark.
City Hall


OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City OF Newark.
City Hall.
Newark, n. J., March 1e, 1910.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
from S:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of Thursday. the
thirty-f1rst day of March. 1910, and opened at
Board to be held at said time and place, for tho
construction of the
BERGEN STREET STORM WATER WI
AVENUE A SEWER AND BRANCHES.
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
FOR BERGEN STREET STORM WATER
SEWER:
Two thousand four hundred and fifty G., 45o)
feet Of four foot six inch by eight foot "a foot
six inch by s FOOT concrete sewer:
Two hundred and twenty t22O feet Of three
foot six inch q foot s inch) concrete pipe sewer
One hundi ed and fifty Q5O feet of three foo;
six inch q foot 6 inch1 brick sewer;
One hundred doO feet of twelve u2) inch pipe
One hundred u0) feet of eight t) inch pipe
sewer:
One hundred and fifty $50 feet of six 6>
inch pipe house connections:
Five hundred $500 feet OF eight 8) inch un-
derdrain;
twenty-five C25) basins with concrete head.
and stills, complete;
Sixteen Q6) manholes complete;
Fifty-ive thousand t55. Goo) feet B. NJ. foun-
FOR AVENUE A SEWER AND BRANCHES,
Ailt lligurtiil S1AAA AAsDuoJ IeGL VI Twelve
Q2 inch cast iron pipe sewer;
Two thousand three hundred and twenty
C2,S2O feet of eight 80 Inch cast iron pipe
One thousand two hundred and fifty $50
feet Of eight Cl inch deep and wide socket
vitrifed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One thousand one hundred and seventy 0.170l
feet of six 90 inch cast iron pipe house con
One thousand six hundred and thirty q $50,
feet Of six () inch vitrihed pipe house con
Twenty-one c21) six by twelve &c in. x12 in.
inch cast iron rs:
Thirty-six tss) six by eight &c INKS in.) Incl
Twenty-thrqe t2a, manholes. complete. On.
Guiding five 90 junction and chimney manholes)
Bidders arr not to state any price for ma,
amount provided for in the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope. properly indorsed with the name OF
the bidder and OF the improvement. and d.
rected TO the Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders Will state their prices in writing az
well as IN figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
shouli the above work be awarded to them,
thex will bind themselves to finish and com
plete the same within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
Bergen Street Storm Water sewer-One hun
bred uoo) days;
Avenue A Sewer and B~ranehes-sixty go
The plans and specifications Of the work car
be examined at the office OF the Chief Engineer
Of the Board of Street and Water Commission
es at the City Hall. Said proposals to be ac-
Commanded by the consent in writing of tive
sureties. or a surety company qualified to &C
business in New Jersey, who shall. at the time
OF putting ir such proposals, qualify as Il
their responsibility in the amount OF such pro
posal, and bind themselves that, IL the contract
be awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal. they will, upon its being .
awarded, become his Nor their sureties for TIT
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 K
which he or they would have been entitled
which the City of Newark may be Obliged tC
Lay the person or persons by whom such con
tract shall be executed.
The o5rd of Street and Water Commission
ers OF the City of Newark reserve TO them
selves the right to accept or 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 creatiLg the Board Of Street anc
that the bond or bonds to be given for tht
faithful execution and performance of saii
public work shall first be approved as TO SUI
fciency by the Board. and as TO form BY th'
be binding on the city or become effective o.
operative until such bond is SO approved. anc
the President OF the Board shall have powel
to examine tho proposed bondsmen under oath
IL 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 suct
proposed bondSmen, but shall have full powei
and absolute discretion In the whole matter,
and this provision shall be referred to in anJ
advertisement inviting bids for any such pub
lie work.
BY direction Of the Roard of Street and Water
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
marl9-5t Chief Engineer.