Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STREET RE
AND WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
CITY HALL
Newark NJ j., January 2, 1914.
Sealed proposals. viii be received at this
office from 3:15 to $3.50 o'clock p. m, OF
and opened at the last named hour. at
public meeting. of the board to De heid
at said time and place;
For the construction of a sewer In
HUNTER STREET
NEW JERSEY RATLRoAD AVENUE,
between Avenue A and Earl street. -.
The following is about the amount OF the
furnished in the construction and compile
ton of said work, and upon which bids VIII
twelve da) feet of sixteen (1s) inch cast
iron pipe sewer.
Six hundred and twenty Ce20) feet of If
teen l5) inch vitrifed. salt glazed, double
Five hundred and thirty $500 feet of
twelve ds) inch vitrlhed. salt glazed pipe
Forty t4O) feet of eight go inch house
Fifteen u5> feet of six Co inch house
Six (6) manholes with standard heads
complete.
One hundred 600 cubic yards excavation
Three go basins with concrete heads COM
Bidders are not to state any price for
materials and work for which there Is
fixed amount provided for in the specihea-
tions
Each proposal must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope. properly indorsed with the
and directed to the Board OF street ana
Water Commissioners Of the city Of Newark.
| Bidders will state their prices IN writing
as well as in figures.
Bidders must specify in their proposals
that. should the above work be awarded TO
them, they Will bind themselves to finish
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 sureties, 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, If the contract be awarded
| to the person persons making the pro-
posal they will. upon its being awarded,
| become his or their sureties for the faithful
person or persons omit or refuse to execute
such contract, they will pay to the city of
to which he or they would have been en-
| titled upon completion of the contract and
that which the city of Newark may be
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 reject any
or all proposals for the above work. as they
may deem best for the interest of the city;
Bidders and sureties hereby notified
that under the provisions of the seventh SEC
tion OF the law creating the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners approved March
2sth 1891, that the bond bonds to be
given for the faithful execution and per-
Torrance of said public work, shall first be
approved as to suffciency, by the board.
and as to form. by the council 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, II he shall
| so desire, shall be instructed by the
board but the board will not be bound by
lany 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
Ito 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.
MORRIS R. SHERRERD,
| jan2-5t Chief Engineer.