Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-03

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City Hall.
Newark, N: j., November 8, 1911.
nee from 5;15 to $3.50 o'clock n M, of Thurs,
DAY. the ninth day of November. 1911. and
opened at the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the board to be held at said time
and place, for dredging the
PASSAIC RIVER.
between the Newark shore and the channel
and from the ~easterly end of the dock of the
Lister Agricultural Chemical Company west
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
pared:
Forty thousand 10000 cubic yards of exca-
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terials and work for which there is a fxed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed
envelope: properly lndorsed with the name Of
rected to the Board Of Street and Water Com
mIssioners Of the City of Newark.
Sidders VIII state their prices in writing as
Bidders must specify in their proposals that,
s shou 5ns ABOVE work be awarded to them.
plete the same within one hundred ue0) CON
~secuttve working days.
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office Of the Chief Engineer
OF the Board of Street and Water Commission
es at the City Han. 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, al the time
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their responsibility in the amount of such pro-
posali and bind themselves that, If the contract
pc awarded to the person or persons making
the proposal they will, upon its being 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
New ark any difference between the sums to
which ne 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
ers 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 %, 1891.
that the bond or bonds TO be given for the
faithIul execution and performance of said
public work shall first be approved as to suf-
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 bondsmen under oath.
II he snail 50 desire, or shall be so instructed
by the Board, but the Board viii not be bound
br any statement that may be made by such
proposed bondsmen. but shall have fun power
and absolute discretion in the whole matter,
and 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.
NORRIS r. sHERREIsD.
novS-ot Chief Engineer.