Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-24

- at the Office of the Street Commissioner.
City Hall, until ednesday. the nth day of DC
tOher, 1865 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 etreet to Niles
street, thence through Niles street to Third ave-
nue., thence through Third avenue to j Ohm street,
thence through John street to the creek.
For tagging the south side of Centre street,
fir m Elizabeth avenue to Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading. curbing and gutterlag
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.
hor tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nnc, to Chiffon
For regulating, grading, carbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For hagging Jefferson aven G, from Jersey
street TO Magnolia street.
For regulating and curbing Cherry street, from
GHlden 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.
100 lineal feet. more or less, of circular brick
sewer. ~ inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet. more or less. of egg shape brick
sewer. feet inches by feet nine inches.
1,400 ineal feet more or less, Of egg-shape brick
sewer, feet by feet.
$50 lineal feet more or less of 4S-inch stone
ware pipe sewer
% lineal feet. more or less, 15-tnch stoneware
700 lineal feet, more or Less, 1s.inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
$50 & inch connections
street basins, more o. less.
$50 lineal feet more or less, II inch cui5ert.
CENTRE STREET
80 lineal feet OF hagging.
ELM STREET
1900 ceubic Yards of earth excavation.
1i00 lineal feet of curb.
ii00 lineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lineal feet of tagging
ORCHARD STREET,
500 linea feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 liEeal feet Of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
290o lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb
200 cubic yards of eirtn 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 # $2,75 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and 1926 per day for brick
sewer, and 50 % 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
sloner.
Said proposals must be accompanied by
bond, executed by two or more ample satislac.
tory and sufficient securities, resident in the
country. in at least one-fourrh 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
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 ne 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 hest for the interest of tie city.
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner
Elizabeth, September ~, 1868. 12w3