Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-03
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS

AND WATER coMMIss1oNERs OF OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL.
Newark. N. j.. January 2, 1914
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office from s;15 to. $3.50 o'clock p. m. of
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 sewer In
HUNTER STREET
and
|, NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AVENUE,
between Avenue A and Earl street.
The Following is about the amount of the
work TO be done and the materials to be
tnrnished In the construction and compile
ton OF said work. and upon which bids will
be compared:
Twelve 40 feet OF sixteen u6) inch cast
Six hundred and twenty Cs2o) feet of ff-
teen 40 Inch vitrihed, salt glazed, double
strength pipe sewer.
twelve d2) inch vitrihed, salt glazed pipe
sewer.
Forty t4W feet of eight 80 inch house
Fifteen u5) feet of six 10, inch house
connections
Six go manholes with standard heads
complete.
one hundred 400 cubic yards excavation
for ditch.
Three go basins with concrete heads com
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there is a
fixed amount provided for in the speoihca-
lions.
Each proposal must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope. properly Endorsed with the
name or the bidder and of the Improvement,
and directed to the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city of Newark.
Bidders viii state their prices in writing
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that That. SHOULD the above work be awarded to
and complete the same within twenty-five
(25) consecutive working 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 suretes, or a surety COM
pany qualified to do business in New Jersey,
who shall. at the time Of putting In such
proposals. qualify to their responsibility
In the amount OF such proposal and bind
themselves that IL the contract be awarded
to the person or persons making the pro-
posal, they will, upon its being SO awarded,
become his or their suretes for the faithful
performance OF said work; and that, IL the
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract, they Will pay to the city oil
Newark any difference between the sums
to which he or they would have been en-
titled upon completion of the contract and
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 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 sec
ton 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 per
formance of said public work, shall first be
approved to suff1ciency, by the board
and as to form, by the council of the board
and no contract shall be binding on tbs
city. or become effective or operative until
such bond is so approved; and the president
Of the board shall have power to examine th'
proposed bondsmen under oath, II he shall
| so desire, or shall be instructed by th'
board. but the board will not be bound by
any statement that may be made by sucf
proposed bondsmen, but shall have full
power and absolute discretion in the who'll
matter, and this provision shall be referreC
to in any advertisement inviting bids fol
any such public work.
By direction of the Board of Street ant
Water Commissioners of the city Of Newark
| MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
jan2-5t Chief Engineer.