Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-21

Commissioners Of the City of Newark.
City Hall.
Newark, n. j., April 81. 1911.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
flee from 1915 TO $3.50 O'Clock p. M, of Thurs
day, the twenty-seventh day of April, 1911. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting Of the board TO be held at said time
and place En- for pd the 1s,7, eopstrueti0n Of s ssWeE yp IN
STUYVBSANT AVENUE
and
MADISON 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
pared:
WHEELER III ROAD AND MALVERN
STREET SEWER
One hundred and ninety 900 feet of twelve
d2) inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe sewer with
deep and wide sockets in three 90 foot
lengths;
six hundred and twenty-five (625) feet OF
eight 80 inch vitrified salt glazed pipe sewer,
with deep and wide sockets, in three 90 foot
lengths;
Ten hundred and seventy 900 feet of six
C6) inch house eonnections;
-Four (D manholes, with iron heads and COW
es and buckets complete dncluding two (9
junction manholes);
Fifty-eight t58) markers.
STUYVESANT SEWER
Five hundred and twenty (520) feet of eight
80 inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Five hundred and forty C540 feet of six 0)
-Four "a manholes, with iron heads and
covers and buckets complete Gncluding two CD
junction manholes;
Thirty-six $3.50 markers.
MADISON AVENUE SEWER;
One hundred and eighty-five QS5) feet of ten
GDl inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One hundred and eighty uS0 feet of six go
inch house connections;
One % manhole, with noiseless head COM
plse;
Ten 40 markers.
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 tho 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 as
we'll as In figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals that
should the above work be awarded to them
they will bind themselves to finish and COM
plcte the same within the following number Of
consecutive working days:
Wheeler Point road and Malvern street Sow
er, thirty 800 days.
stuyvesant avenue sewer, fifteen (5) days.
Madison avenue sewer, six 90 days.
The plans and, specifications Of the work can
be examined at the office of the Chief Engi-
neer of the Board of Street and Water Com
mlssioners at the City Hall. Said proposals to
be accompanied 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
proposal. and bind themselves that, IL the
contract be awarded to the person or persons
IN Ahp IlOIbeoAf my wa uHbll us bGlfik
so 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
es 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 suretles are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section of
the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March Is,
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-
fciency 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 hondsmen under oath. it
be shall so desire, or shall be 80 instructed 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,
and this provision shall be referred to in am
advertisement inviting bids for any such public
work.
By direction of the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners of the city OF Newark.
NORRIS r.
apr2l-5t Chief Engineer.