Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-06
cEALED PROpoSALs will be received


| - ut the Office cf the Street Commissioner.
City Hall. until ednesday. the 18th day OF Oc-
toher, 1868 at s O'Clock P. NJ,
For constructing sewer in Eiizaheth aveuue,
rom the summit near seventh street To Sixth
street, thence through SIKH street 10 Water
street. thence through Water street 10 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.
from Elizabeth ascnne to Noodruff street,
| For regulating, grading. curbing and gutteriag
Elm street. from Morris avenue 10 Cherry street.
For tagging Jetferson ayeuue, from Mary street
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
Tor tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue., 10 Chiffon.
| For regulating, grading, curling and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
| For faggiRg Jefferson aven e, IRON Jersey
| street to Magnolia street.
| For regulating and eurhing Cherry street. from
Golden street to Orchard rtreet.
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:
ELLIZABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER
00ineal feet, moro or less, of circular brick
sewer, ~ inches inside diameter.
$50 Hneal feet, moie or less. OF egg shape brick
sewer. 2 feet inches by feet nine inches
400 lineal feet. more or less, OF shape brick
sewer. feet by feet.
225 lineal feet, more or less, of 4s.inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
Is lfneai feet. more or less, 15-inch stoneware
100 lineal feet, more or less, l2inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
10 manhoes.
$50 6 inch connections,
y street basins. more o. less.
$50 lineal feet. more or lees, Finch culycrt.
CENTRE STREET.
80 lineal feet of tagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ceubc wards of earth excavat on.
400 lineal ieet OF curb
400 lineal feet t'i gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lineal feet Of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
800 lineal feet Of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 lineal feet OF curb.
1900 lineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 linsal feet of curb
200 cubic yards of rtn excavation.
Bidders will be required TO bid for each street
in Il separate and distinct bid; they will also be
required for the time taken for the completion
oil the work at the rate f S2,I5 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and 1925 per day for brick
sewer, and $2,a5 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
sloner.
Said proposals must be accompanied by "a
bond, executed by two or more 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 they would have
been entitled to upon the completion OF the con-
tract, and that which the city Of Elizabeth may
eobliged 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-
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 TIE city.
L. Ii. HIGGS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. 12w3