Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-08
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.

THE CITY OF NEWARK
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j., June 5, 1914.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
| office from 3:15 to $3.50 O'Clock D. m. of
Thursday, the eleventh doy of June, 1914,
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
MANUFACTURERS PLACE.
between Horatio street and the Waverly and
LINDsLEY AVENUE.
between Brookdale avenue and Stuyvesant
vANDERPooL STREET.
/ between Broad street and New Jersey Rail
| road avenue
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
MANUFAcTURERs PLACE SEWER:
Five hundred and twenty (520) lineal feet
of ten lo) inch vitriied 1t glazed pipe
sewer.
Fifty (5OD lineal feet of eight CS) inch
| house connections.
Three hundred 5000 lneaI feet of six 90
| inch house connections.
Three 80 manholes with standard heads
and buckets complete
! Twenty-Five t22) markers.
/ LINDSLEY AVENUE SEWER:
Three hundred and thirty t33o) linea feet
| of eight 80 Inch vitrifed salt glazed pipe
sewer.
Two hund. ed and twenty eco lineal feet
of six go inch house connections.
Three go manholes with standard heads
and buckets complete.
Fourteen q ~ markers.
i VANDERPOOL STREET SEWER;
One hundred and sixty 160) lineal feet OF
eight go inch vitrihed salt glazed pipe sewer.
One hundred and ten (101 lineal feet of
six (6) inch house connections.
One ID manhole with noiseless head and
bucket complete.
Five (5l markers.
Bidders are not to state any price for ma
terals 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
directed 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
| to them. they will bind themselves to finish
and complete the same within the follow
ing number of consecutive working days:
Manufacturers Place Sewer-Twenty GOD
days
Lindsey Avenue Seventeen (1O) days.
Vanderpoo Street Sewer-SiX 90 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
posals to be accompanied by the consent,
In writing. of two sureties, or surety
Jersey. who shall, at the time of putting
In such proposals, qualify as to their respon-
and bind themselves that, If the contract
be awarded to the person or persons MAX
ing the proposal, they Will, upon 10 being
SO awarded, become his their sureties
for the faithful performance of SAID work
and that, If the person or persons omit
will pay to the City of Newark any diff
ference between the sums to which he
or they would have been entitled upon
completion o. the contract, and that which
the City of Newark may be obliged to pay
the person or persons by whom such con-
tract shall be executed.
The Board OF Street and Water Com
missioners of the city OF Newark reserve
to themselves the right to accept reject
any all proposals Tor 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
section of the law creating the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners, approved
March 20, 1891. that the bond bonds to
be given for the faithful execution and
be approved 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 or operative
until such bond is SO approved; and the
president of the Board shall have power to
examine the proposed bondsmen under oath.
IL he shall desire, shall be instructed
by the Board but the Board will not be
bound by any statement that may be made
full power and absolute discretion in the
whole matter. and this provision shall be
referred to in any advertisement inviting
bids for any such public work.
By direction of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners of the City of Newark.
NORRIS r. SHERRERD,
jnn5-5t Chief Engineer.