Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-02

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS or
THE / T OF NEWARK
City Hall.
Newark. N. j., November 27. 1912.
Board Of Street and Water Commiss'oners
at its office In the City Hall. from 3I5 to
80 o'clock p m, on Thursday, the nine
at the last named hour. at a public meetinr
OF the board to be held at said time and
posal of ashes. rubbish material pener and
garbage in the City of Newark, each bid
First, a price per year for each of tbrea
years; a." VI uhfeo
Second. a price per year for each of i've
years, from January LIST, 1913. in accordanca
with the specifications therefor. which are
TO pc made a part of the contract. and
ihlrd. each bidder must also state in his
Did what decrease In price per month for ,
each contract year, on both of the above
periods Of three and five years contract
prices. VIII be made In the contract from
and after the time when a new ordlnsnna
shall have become effective. which ordjnanca
would REQUIRE householders to place the re-
eeptacies on the curbline and the collections
TO be made from the receptacles returned TO
such location along the curbline instead of
from points inside the property, which IL
the system now in vogue under the supple
ment to the present contract.
In comparing bids the entire periods of
three and fve years respectively will be
OPTIONAL BID.
Each bidder must bid on the several items
enumerated above but any bidder may also
state in his bid what decrease in price for
edcn year Will De made In the contract II
satisfactory arrangements for transporta-
non from collecting stations in approved
forms Of trolley cars; between midnight and
Q a. m, can be made by the city with the
street railway service. taking into consider
alton that two such collecting stations Will
be provided in locations which would ma
terially lessen the wagon haul under these
specifications, the city to furnish the sta
tons and cars and to pay for Transports
ton, the contractor to furnish ali the labor
necessary to load and unload the cars. In
me event OF such arrangements being made
the material SO transported may be utilized
by the city for filling where it may desire
70 use the same, the contractor 10 furnish
the labor and track which may be needed
for the spreading of such material up to
the amount of 1000 feet of track per year.
The attention Of bidders is also called to
the possibility of making arrangements foi
the transportation of a large portion OF the
material to be collected under these specif-
cations by the use of barges on the PasssIc
river. and the city hereby authorizes the
use of the city dock at the foot of New Jer-
sey Railroad avenue and the dock at the
foot of Herbert place. This latter location
VIII, however. need to be placed in service
tractor, should he desire to use the same
Each proposal must be inclosed in a
sealed envelope. properly Endorsed with the
name Of the bidder and the nature OF the
work. and directed to the Board of Street
Newark, and the bidders will state their
prices in writing as well as in figures.
Copies of the contract specifications for
the work can be procured at the office Of
the Chief Engineer of the Board of Street
ana water commissioners al the City Hall.
Said proposals to be accompanied by the
consent in writing of a surety company,
qualified to do business in New Jersey, who
shall, at the time Of putting in such pro-
posals. obligate Itself to the amount Of S2b.-
900 that If the contract be awarded to the
person or persons making the proposal il
Will upon Its being so awarded become his
or their ~sureties for the faithful performance
of said work, and that IL the person or per-
sons omit or refuse to execute such contract
they will pay to the City of Newark any
difference between the sums to which he or
rnfa1d ho 70 hnan .Anftflah IInan NanR-
pletion of the contract and that which the
City of Newark may be obliged to pay tho
person or persons by whom such contract
shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the City of Newark reserves 10
itself the right TO accept or reject any or
all proposals for the above work, as II may
deem best for the interest Of the city.
Bidders and surety are hereby notified that
under the provisions of the seventh section
of the law creating the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, approved March 18th,
1891, the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance of said
public work shall first be approved as 10
suficiency~ by the board. and as to form by
the counsel of the. board. and no contract
fective 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 shall so desire,
or shall be so instructed by the board. but
the board will not be bound by any state
ment that may be made by such proposed
bondsmen. but shall have full power and
absolute discretion in the whole matter.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the City OF
Newark.
daco-14t Chief Engineer,