Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-10
SEALED PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF II CT CLERK OF THE
CIT OF NEWARK.
Newark, N. j., Feb. 6, 1911.
Sealed proposals for Almhouse supplies and
burlals for one year will be received by the
mmit on Poor and Aims OF the Common
Council of the city of Newark at a meeting 20
be held at Che city Hail on Thursday, Feb
ruary 16, 1911. The committee Will be in SEES
sion to receive bids from 1880 to $3.50 p. m.
The bids will be opened promptly at $3.50 y. m.
Following are the goods and articles required
TO be bid for:
The amount to be about three hundred 600,
pounds per day, more or less, one day old. and
10 be called tor.
corned beef or mutton) for the Almshouse, 70
be delivered at the Almshouse daily. daily
average about lis pounds, more or less.
Meat-Monday, i5 pounds corned beef.
Meat-Tuesday, lis pounds soup beef.
Meat-Wednesday, lis pounds stew beef.
Meat-Thursday, lis pounds corned beef.
M~eat-Fridayi none.
Meat-saturday, l5 pounds soup beef.
Meat-Sunday, lilo pounds stew beef.
BURIALS.
For the burial of the dead of the city Door,
from any part Of the city, the Almshouse in
cluded, to any city cemetery. Collins to lie
Number [ clear pine, fires u. knots, stained
ana vanished, to be lined from the head 10
the foot thereof with muslin and stuffed from
the head to the foot with excelsior.
All collins over four ca feet (adults) are to be
made of one-inch stuff, planed on one side, and
cover or lid; If in one piece to have six screws;
if In TWO pieces, to have eight screws. All cof-
fins below four "a feet GnIants) 10 have five
eighth (%) inch stuff and to have four screws.
The above measurements refer to bottom d.
mensions.
No more than two adults and two children
shall be carried for burial in any one wagon.
The undertaken bidding on the burial contract
must provide a place where the bodies of the
pauper dead can be laid out. ana friends, II
there are any, allowed to see them, and a
service held. The committee will designate
three days In the week on which services over
the pauper dead may be held, II desired.
ptldaru uui1 ptatn Ftair hriaoa In uyrftf- IA
well as In figures.
said proposals to be accompanied by the con-
sent. in writing, OF two %sufetIes, who shall, at
the time OF putting in such proposals, each
qualify as to theft responsibility In the amount
Of such proposals, and bind themselt es that if
The contract be awarded to the person or per-
sons making the PROPOSAL, they will, upon ats
being SO awarded. become ais or their ~sureties
for the faithful Performance OF said work, and
that II the person or persons omit or refuse 20
execute such contract they viii pay to the city
of Newark 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 per
son or persons BY whom such contract shall be
executed. The Committee on Poor and Aims Of
the city Of Newark reserve e themselves the
right 70 accept or reject any and all proposals
for the above articles or waive any defects
therein as they may deem best TOR the interests
OF the city.
BY direction OF the on Poor and
Aims of the Common Council OF the city OF
JAMES F. CONNOLLY.
feb6-5t City Clerk.