Elizabeth daily monitor., 1868-10-09
PROPOSALS will be received

g EALED PROPOSALS will be received
= at the Office OF the Street Commissioner,
City Hall, until 'ednesday. the 18th day of oc-
toher, 1868 at s O'Clock p. NJ,
For constructing sewer in Elizabeth avenue.
from the summit near Seventh street to Sixth
street, thence through SIKH street TO Water
street, thence through Water street to Niles
street, thence through Niles street to Third ave-
nue., thence through Third ito John street,
thence through John street to the creek.
For tagging the south side OF Centre street,
fr m Elizabeth avenue to Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading. curbing and gutterlag
Elm street. from Morris avenue to Cherry street
For Tagging Jefferson aveuue. from Mary street
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
OF tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave.
nue., to Chiffon.
For regulating, grading. curbng and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street
Fer fegging Jefferson aven e, from Jersey
street to Magnolia street
For regulating and curbing Cherry street, from
Golden street to Orchard street
The following is about the amount of work to
be done. and the materials 10 be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work:
ELIZABE I'll AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER.
700 ineal feet, more or less, of circular brick
sewer, AZ inches inside diameter.
$50 lneal feet more or less. of egg. shape brick
sewer. feet inches by 3 feet nine inches.
400 lineal feet, more or less of egg-shape brick
sewer, leet by feet.
225 lineal feet, more less, of 4Sinch stone
ware pipe sewer.
- lineal feet. more or less, 15-ipch stoneware
pipe sewer.
zoo lneal feet, more or less, Pinch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
250 inch connections,
street basins, more o. less.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, u inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
50 lineal feet OF tagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
400 lineal ieet Of curb.
400 lineal feet Of gutter
JEFFERSON AVENUE
1900 lneal feet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
500 lineal feet Of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
$3.50 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 liLeal feet of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
22oO lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
200 cubic yards of eartn excavation.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in separate and distinct bid they viii also be
required for the time taken for the completion
OF the work at the rate II $2,75 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and $3,25 per day for brick
sewer, and 50, ,25 per day or curb gutter and flag
ging.
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office of the Street Commits
sioner.
Said proposals must be accompanied by a
bond, executed by two or more ample, satisiac-
tory and sufficient securities, resident in the
country. in at least one fourth the sum specified
in the proposal for the performance of the work.
should the contract be awarded to the person
making the proposals. and that if the person
persons omit or refuse to execute such contract
they will pay to the city of Elizabeth any differ
ence between the sums he or they would have
been entitled to upon the completion OF the con-
tract, and that which the city of Elizabeth may
be obliged to pay the person or persons by whom
such contract shall be executed.
Payments Will be made in cash. monthly in
sums not less than one thousand dollars, as the
work progresses, on certificate of the City Sur
veyor, the city retaining twenty-five per cent,
which will be paid when the work is completed.
The penalty for each days neglect to complete
the work according to the contract beyond the
time fixed therein, shall be three dollars where
the gross amount to be paid the contractor shall
be less than three three thousand dollars and
two dollars per day additional for every two
thousand dollars beyond that sum. All penalties
incurred shall be deducted from the amonnt due
the contractor before the final payment is made
The City Council Of the City of Elizabeth re-
serve to themselves the right to retain all bids
which may be offered until opened, and to reject
any or all the bids for the above work, as they
ma deem best for the interest of the city
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. 12w3