Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-13
PKOPOSALS will be received

> at the Office of the Street Commissioner,
City Hall. until ednesday the nth day of Oc-
tOber, 1868 at O'Clock z. NJ,
For constructing Il 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 John street,
thence through John street to the creek.
For tagging the south side of Centre street.
fr2in Elizabeth avenue to Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading. curbing and gutterlaS
Elm street. from Morris avenue To Cherry street
For tagging Jefferson avenue. from Mary street.
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
toI tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon.
For regulating grading curbing and gutterng
Julia street, from Madison avenue TO Mary
street.
For fsgging Jefferson aven e, from Jersey
street to Magnolia street.
For regulating and eurbing Cherry street, from
Golden street to Orchard street.
The following is about the amount of work to
be done. and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work:
ELIZABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER.
700 lineal feet, more or less, of circular brick
sewer, AZ inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, of egg shape brick
sewer. feet inches by feet nine inches.
400 lineal feet, less, of egg-shape brick
sewer, feet by 3feet.
225 lineal leer, more or less, of 4s-inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
25 inea feet more or less, 15.inch stoneware
700 lineal feet, more or less, 12-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30manholes.
$50 inch connections,
street basins, more or lcss.
$50 lineal feet. more or less, II inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet of tagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
l400 lineal feet of curb.
400 lineal feet oi gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lineal feet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
800 lineal feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
$3.50 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 liEeal feet of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
22O0 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb
200 cubic yards of eirth excavation.
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
OF the work at the rate t So rs per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and 1926 per day for brick
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 moie ample, satsiac.
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 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 amount 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
may deem best for III" interest of tLe city.
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September ~, 1868. 12w3