Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-17
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- at the Office Of the Street Commissioner
City Hail. until ednesday. the nth day OF DC
tober, 1868 at 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 avenue to j ohn street
thence through John street to the creek.
For tagging the south side OF Centre street
from Elizabeth avenue TO Woodruff street.
For regulating, grading. curbing and gutteuae
Elm street. from Morris avenue to Cherry street
For tagging Jefferson avenue, from Mary treet
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
Tor Tagging Orchard street. from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon
For regulating, grading curbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For flsgging Jefferson aven e. from Jersey
street to Magnolia street.
For regulating and curbing Cherry street, from
Golden street to Orchard street.
The following il about the amount of work to
be done. and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work:
ELIZ ABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER
100 lineal feet, more or less, of circular brick
sewer. az inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet. more or less, OF egg shape brick
sewer. 2 feet inches by 3 feet nine inches.
1,40O lineal feet, more or less OF egg-shape brick
sewer, 2 feel by feet.
225 lineal feet, more or less, of 49inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
25 lineal feet. more less, 15.inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
200 lneal feet, more or less, 12-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
$50 inch connections,
street basins, more o, less.
2o0 neal feet. more or less, IL inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet of tagging
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
400 lineal feet of curb.
400 lineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
2600 lineal feet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
500 lineal feet OF tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 lireai feet of curb.
1900 linea feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
2200 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet OF curb.
200 cubic yards of earth excavation.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in separate and distinct bid; they will also be
required for the time taken for the completion
OF the work at the rate Jf So IS per day for stone
sewer, and S2,25 per day Tor 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
bond, executed by two or mole 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,
shonld 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 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
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-
which may be offered until opened, and to reject
any or all the bids for the above work. as they
may deem best for the interest of the CITY,
L. Fl. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth September 10, 1868. 12w3