Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-05
OITY ADyERrIsrMrNrs.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
OFFICE OF H BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE It'll OF NEWARK.

city Hall.
Newark, N. J.. November p. 1912.
Board Of street and water Commissioner
at its office In the City Hall. from 3:l5 &C
$3.50 o'clock p. m. on Thursday, the nine.
at the last named hour, at a public meeting
of the board to be held at said time and
place Tor the collection. removal and dis
garbage in the City Of Newark. each bid
to be:
First, a price per year for each Of three
Second, a price per year for each of five
from January 1st. 1913. in accordance
with the specifications therefor,
which are TO be made a part Of the
contract; and
bid what decrease in price per month
for each contract year, on both of the
contract prices. will be made In the CON
tract from and after the time when a
new ordinance shall have become effec-
tive, which ordinance would require
householders to place the receptacIes on
tho curbline and the collections to be
made. from and the receptacles returned
TO such location along the curbline instead
Of from points inside the property which
10 the system now in vogue under the
supplement- to the present contract
In comparing bids the entire periods OF
three and Ave years respectively will be
used for both forms Of collection.
OPTIONAL BAD.
Each bidder must bid on the several iteme
enumerated above, but any bidder may also
state in his bid what decrease in price for
satisfactory arrangements for t-ransporta.
ton from collecting stations In approved
forms of trolley cars, between midnight and
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
lions and cars and to pay, for t~ransporta-
necessary to load and unload the cars. In
the event of such arrangements being made
the material so transported may be utilized
by the city for filing where It may desire
to use the same. the contractor to furnish
the labor and track which may be needed
for the spresdi ! Soo Of svch matssriai up to
I, The attention OF bidders is also called 70
the possibility of making arrangements fol-
material to be collected under these specin-
cations by the use Of barges on the Passaic
river. and the city hereby authorizes the
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
for this proposal.
sealed envelope, properly Endorsed with the
name OF the bidder and the nature of the
work, and directed to the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners of the City Of
Newark, and the bidders will state their
prices in writing as we'll 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
and Water Commissioners at 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 S25,
600 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 performances
of said work, and that II 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
pietion Of the contract and that which the
CITY of Newark NAV be obliged to pay the
person or persons by whom such contract
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
sloners of the City Of Newark reserves TO
itself the right to accept or reject any or
all proposals for the above work, as II may
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 2sth.
1891, the bond or bonds to be given for the
faithful execution and performance of said
public work shall first be approved as to
suficiency by the board. and as to form by
the counsel of the board, and no contract
shall be binding on the city or become eff
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 aad
Water Commissioners of the City OF
Nea'N NJ. r. sHERRERD,
dec2-14t Chief Engineer.