Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-10
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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
> at the Office Of the Street Commissioner,
City Hall, until ednesday. the 25th day of No.
vember 1865 at 8 o'clock p. NJ,
For constructing a sewer in Spring street. from
Je sey streetto Elizabeth avenue, thence through
Elizabeth avenue to connect with the sewer in
Reid street.
For tagging the south side of Centre street,
from Elizabeth avenue to Woodruff street,
For h'gging Water street, from High street
t,..ft.
For tagging Catharine street from Water street
TO Jersey street
The following is about the amount of work to
be done. and the materials to be furnished in the
constr uct6n and completion of said work.
LfZABEFH AVENUE AND SPRING STREET
SEWER.
800 lineal feet, more or less, of 1S.inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
800 iineal feet, more or less, IS inch stoneware
pipe sewer
IS & inch connections.
IL manholee.
street basins.
50 lineal feet of ~ iEch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
50 lineai feet of tagging.
WATER STREET,
230 lineal feet of tagging.
CATHARINE STREET.
no lineal feet of tagging.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in a separate and distinct bid; they will also be
required for the time taken for the completion
Ol the Work at the THietU $40 per ud1 lOT sbOlc
ware pipe sewer, and 1925 per day for brick
sewer, and 50 25 per day Tor curb gutter and flag
giDg.
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office of the Street Commits
sioner
Said proposals must be accompanied by h
bond executed by two or moIe 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 proposal; and that if the person or
persons omit or refuse to execute such contract
they will paw 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
heobliged 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, az 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 pc 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 amount due
the contractor before the final payment is made.
The City Council of the City OF Elizabeth re-
serve to themselves the fright to retain all bids
which may be offered until opened, and to reject
any or all the bids for the above work, rs they
may deem best for the interest of tic city.
L. H. HI GINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, october 81, 1868. Is 5w3