Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-24
SEALED PROPOSALS
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET
AND WATER COMMISSIONER
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HAIL

Newark n j.. august II, 1914.
Sealed PROPOSALS will ae received at this
office from ass to $3.50 p. m. Of Thursday,
the twenty-seventh day OF August, 1914 and
opened al the last named hour, at a public
meeting of the board to be hello at said time
ana place For tile construction OF a scow
or hull. so feet in length over all, % feet
beam outside and 6 #. depth Of side; this
hull is for a Credge on Peddie Ditch
In this city and it viii be required to have
this hull built at the ditch and launched into
It. there being no other means Of having 1t
brought to the place where II Is to be used.
All lumber entering into the obstruction Of
this hun must be good ship stun, known
mercha ntable yellow pine. The bid. which
will be a lump sum bid must also cover two
other items: LIST. The removal OF the dredge
machinery at present OIL hulkhead of Pebble
Ditch near tie Pennsylvania railroad tracks
and the Installation Of the zane upon the
deck Of the hull 10 he built properly fastened
and made ready TO work THIS item will In
clude the installation OF piping TO two water
tanks for filling and boiler feed purposes.
now a part OF the dredge outfit- together
with one two-inch syphon for pumping out
hold
end. The construction Of a house on the
hull to cover the machinery and having the
same genera dimensions as the house at
present In use on land machine. Such pas
OF the present house as may be found In good
condition can be used In the construction Of
Prospective bidders should personally IN
spect the present dredge and the location at
the westerly end OF Peddie Ditch. where the
hull must he built and launched in order to
thoroughly acquaint themselves with all local
conditions before submitting their bids.
Each proposals must be enclosed in
sealed envelope. properly endorsed with the
name Of the bidder and OF the improvement.
and directed to the BoarG ~ street and
Water Commissioners of the city OF Newark.
Bidders viii state their prices in writing
as we'll az IN figures.
Bi1eers must specify In their proposals
that should the above work be awarded 70
th-r, they will hind themselves to rpish and
com e.e the same within sixty consecutive
working DAYS from the date the contract is
filed with the city auditor
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 carsent. in
writing. o. two sureties Presidents or Essex
county, a surety company qualified to do
business In New Jersey. who shall at the
time OF putting In such proposals qualify as
TO their responsibility in one-half the amount
of such proposals, and bind themselves that
II the contract be awarded to the person or
its being awarded become his or their
sureties for the faithful performance of said
work; and that II the person or persons
omit refuse to execute such contract they
will pay 70 the city Of Newark any difference
between the sums to which ne or they would
have been entitled upon completion of the
contract and that which the city Of Newark
may be obliged to pay the person or persons
to whom such contract shall be executed.
The Board Of Street and Water Commits
soners Of the city OF Newark reserve to
( themselves the right to accept or reject any
/ or all proposals for the above work, as they
BY direction Of the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city Of Newark.
MORRIS r. sHERRERD.
aug 12-12t Chief Engineer.