Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-08
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CRY OF NEWARK.
City Hall.

AND WATER COMMISSIONERS Of
THE CRY OF NEWARK.
City Hall.
Newark, n j., August 8. 1918.
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
following sewers:
OSBORNE TERRACE SEWERS AND
BRANCHES.
WOODSTDE AVENUE SEWER.
NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE
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 1920 feet of
fifty-one (5D inch concrete pipe sewer;
Five hundred and twenty (520)' feet of
forty-eight as inch. concrete pipe sewer;
forty-two (i21 inch concrete pipe sewer;
Four hundred and eighty-five (4S5) feet of
thirty-six 1850 inch concrete pipe sewer:
Five hundred and ten (510) feet of thirty
three t33) inch concrete pipe sewer;
Seven hundred and forty GAO feet of
twenty seven cd inch concrete pipe sewer;
Eight hundred $500 feet of eighteen QS)
inch vItrifed salt glazed pipe sewer; double
Five hundred and twenty (52M feet of ten
One thousand six hundred and seventy
d.670l feet of eight (9 inch vitrifed salt
glazed pipe sewer;
Two thousand seven hundred and fifty
2750) feet of six go inch house connections;
Twenty eight C2S) catch basins, with con-
crete heads and connecting chutes complete:
Twenty 600 manholes. with standard
heads complete over storm water sewers;
Fifteen 15) manholes. with standard
heads and buckets complete over sanitary
sewers;
one hundred and fifty-Ave d55) markers
WooDsIDE AVENUE SEWER:
Six hundred and ninety (6o0 feet OF ten
(10) inch vitrifed 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
NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE
SEWER:
eight (S inch vitrlhed salt glazed pipe
sewer,
One hundred and thirty d3N feet of six
90 inch house connections;
-Four "a manholes with standard heads
and buckets coTnplete
Twenty 900 markers.
JABEZ STREET SEWER;
Four hundred (A00I feet of eight (sJ inch
vtrfed salt glazed pipe sewer;
Five hundred $500 feet of six 80 inch
house connections;
Two (2) manholes. with standard heads
and buckets complete;
Twenty five t25) markers
Bidders not to state any price for ma
terlais and work for which there is a fixed
amount provided for In the specifications.
Each proposal must be enclosed in 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 propose Is
that should the 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;
Woodslde Avenue sewcr-Twenty- C25)
days:
New Jersey Railroad Avenue sewer-Eish-
teen CS) days.
Jabez Street Sewer-Twelve 12) 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
Commissioners at the City Hall. Said pro-
posals to be accompanied by the consent, In
writing. OF two sureties, or surety COM
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey.
who shall, at the time, of putting In such
proposals, qualify as to their responsibility
In the amount of such proposal and bind
themselves that If the contract be awarded
TO the person or persons making the proposal.
they will, upon It's being so awarded. become
his or their sureties for the faithful per-
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 he Obliged
to pay the person 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
may deem best for the interest of the city.
Bidders and sureties are hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh sec
ton of the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. approved March
2sth, 1901, that the bond bonds to be
given for the faithful execution and per-
| Torrance Of said public work shall first be
approved as to sufficiency by the board. and
as to form by the counsel of the board and
no contract shall be binding on the city or
| become effective 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. and
this provision shall be referred to in any adj
| vertsement inviting bids for any such public
work.
BY direction of the Board of Street and
Water commissioners of the City of Newark.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
Chief