Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-11
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CRY OF NEWARK.
City Hall.
Newark, N. J., August g. 1913.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock, p. M, of
Thursday, the fourteenth day Of August, 1913.
and opened at the last named hour. at a
public meeting of the board to be held at said
time and place, for the construction of the
OSBORNE TERRACE SEWERS AND
BRANCHES.
WOODSIDE AVENUE SEWER.
NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE
SEWER,
JABEZ STREET SEWER.
The following Is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
of said work. and upon which bids will be
OSBORNE TERRACE SEWERS AND
BRANCHES:
Five hundred and twenty (52O) feet of
| flfty-one ODD inch concrete pipe sewer;
Five hundred and twenty (52O) feet OF
forty-eight f4s) inch concrete pipe sewer;
forty-two (42) inch concrete pipe sewer
Four hundred and eighty-hve t4sO feet Of
thirty-six 1850 inch concrete pipe sewer;
three (33) inch concrete pipe sewer;
Seven hundred and forty GAO feet OF
twenty-seven CD Inch concrete pipe sewer;
Eight hundred $500 feet of eighteen 10
inch vitrified salt glazed pipe sewer; double
strength:
Ten hundred and ten u, O1O) feet or
twelve q2) inch yitriied salt glazed pipe
Five hundred and twenty $500 feet of ten
dol inch vitriAed salt glazed pipe sewer;
One thousand six hundred and seventy
d,670) feet of eight 80 inch vitrifled salt
glazed pipe sewer;
Two thousand seven hundred and Atty
q 750) feet of six go inch house connections;
Twenty-eight (2S) catch basins, with con-
crete heads and connecting chutes complete;
Twenty 600 manholes, with standard
haad ntfnf cfo
Fifteen C5) manholes. with standard
heads and buckets complete over sanitary
sewers;
One hundred and fifty-five n55) markers.
WOODSIDE AVENUE SEWER:
Six hundred and ninety (890) feet of ten
(10) inch Yitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Eight hundred $500 feet of six (6) inch
house connections;
Two (2) catch basins, with cast iron heads
and connecting chutes complete.
Four "a manholes, with standard heads
complete:
Forty-ive C45) markers.
NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE
Seven hundred and eighty TsO) feet of
eight (s) inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe
sewer;
One hundred and thirty d30) feet of six
Co inch house connections;
-Four "a manholes with standard heads
and buckets complete;
Twenty 900 markers.
JABEZ STREET SEWER:
Four hundred 600 feet of eight (s) inch
vitrhed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Five hundred $500 feet of six 90 inch
house connections;
Two (2) manholes. with standard heads
and buckets complete;
Twenty-Five (25) markers.
Bidders not to state any price for ma
terlals and work for which there is fixed
amount provided for in the specifications
Each proposal must be enclosed In a sealed
envelope, properly Endorsed with the name OF
the bidder and of the improvement, and d.
rected to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
Bidders will state their prices In writing
Bidders must specify IN their proposals
that should tho above work be awarded TO
them they will bind themselves to finish and
complete the same within the following num-
Der of consecutive working days:
Osborne Terrace Sewers and Branches-one
hundred 900 days;
Woodside Avenue sewer-Twenty-hve (25)
days:
New jersey Railroad Avenue sewer-1lgh-
teen Cs) days;
Jabez Street sewer-Twelve d2) days.
The plans and specifications of the work
can be examined at the office of the Chief
Engineer of the Eoard Of Street and Water
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent, in
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall, at the time of putting in such
proposals. qualify as 20 their responsibility
in the amount OF such proposal and bind
themselves that, II the contract he awarded
to the person or persons making the proposal
they will. upon its being so awarded, become
Torrance of said work; and that, II the per-
son 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 paw the person or persons by whom such
contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commits
sIoners Of the City of Newark reserve to
themselves the right TO accept or reject any
or all proposals for the above work as they
NAV deem best for the interest of the citv
bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
tIon of the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved March
osth. 1891, that the bond or bonds TO be
given for the faithful execution ana per-
formance 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
hecome directive or operative until such bond
is so approved ard 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
inent that may be made by such proposed
bondsmen. but shall have full power and
absolute discretion in the whole matter ami
this provision shall be referred to In any ad-
vertisenent inviting bids for any such public
work.
M direction Of the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark
MORRIS r. SHERRERD.
sug0-bt Chief Engineer.