Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
SEALED PROPOSALS
oFFsEE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.

oFFssE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark N. j., July s. 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from 3<l5 to $3.50 o'clock p. m. of
and opened at the last named hour. at q
public meeting Of the board to be held at
said time and place, for the construction Of
SILVER STREET.
between stuyvesant avenue and Sanford
AVENUE b.
between Miller street and vanderpool street;
CLIFFORD AND TYLER STREETS,
between Van Buren, and Malvern streets
The following is about the amount of the
work to be done, and the materials to be
furnished in the construction and completion
compared.
Two hundred and fifty 1850 feet OF eight
tsl inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe. sewer;
One hundred and thirty $50 feet Of siz
(6l inch house connections;
Three go manholes, with standard heads
and buckets complete;
Eight 80 markers.
i AVENUE B SEWER
Two hundred and ten (21O feet of fifteen
\ 90 inch double strength vitrifed salt glazed
pipe sewer
Two 90 catch basins, with cast iron heads
and connecting chutes. complete
Two 90 fnlets, with cast iron heads and
connecting ehutes complete;
one lD manhole. with standard head COM
CLIFFORD AND TYLER STREETS
Five hundred and ten 6lo) feet of eigh-
| glazed pipe sewer;
Seven 90 catch basins. with granite heads
and connecting chutes complete
/ Five hundred and ten (510) feet of fifteen
90 inch double strength yitrifed salt glazed
| pipe sewer.
Two 90 inlets with cast iron heads and
! connecting chutes complete:
Four "a manholes. with standard heads
| complete
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
| terials and work for which there Is a 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
| directed to the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City Of Newark
| as well in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals.
| that, should the above work be awarded to
them they. win bind themselves to finish and
| complete the same within the following num-
Der Of consecutive working days:
| Silver Street Sewer-Eight (s) days.
Avenue Sewer-Eght fS) days.
| Clifford and Tyler Streets Sewer-Twenty-
five (25) 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-
| prosals to be accompanied by the consent In
| writing. of two sureties or a surety COM
| pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
! who shali,s at the time Of putting in such
| In the amount of such proposal and bind
| themselves that. II the contract be awarded
| to the person persons making the pro-
| posal they VIII, upon its being awarded,
become his their sureties for the faithful
| performance of said work; and that, II the
such contract. they will pay to the city
Of Newark any difference between the sums
| to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of the contract and
! that which the city of Newark may be
obliged to pay the person persons by
whom such contract shall be executed.
The Board of Street and Water Commie-
sioners of the City of Newark reserve to
| themselves the right to accept or reject any
1 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 provisons OF the seventh
section of the law creating the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners. approved
! March 2sth, 1891. that the bond or bonds
to be given for the faithful execution and
| performance of said public work shall frst
| be approved to sufficiency by the board,
| and to form by the counsel of the board,
and no contract shall be binding the city
or become effective operative until such
| bond Is approved, and the president.
| the proposed bondsmen under oath. II he
shall desire, shall be so instructed by
the board, but the board will not be bound
| by any statement 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 advertisement inviting bids for
| BY direction of the Board of Street and
/ Water Commissioners of the City of Newark
! MORRIS r. SHBRRERD.
july S-5t Chief Engineer.