Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-23
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a. EA A. AGD PASOPOS a EIS VIII oc rCCeiNeu
- at the Office Of the Street Commissioner,
CITY Hail. until ednesday, the ith 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, Themes 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,
1 fr m Elizabeth avenue 10 Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading CURLING and gutteriag
Elm street. from Morris avenue to Cherry street.
For Tagging Jefferson aveuue, from Mary street
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
OF tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
For regulating, grading. curling and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street
! For hagging Jefferson aven e, from Jersey
street to Magnolia street.
! For regulating and curbing Cherry street, nom
Golden street 10 Orchard street.
The following is anout the amount OF WORK 70
/ be done and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work;
! ELIZABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
! SEWER.
/ 700 linea feet, nor or less, of circuar brick
sewer. AZ inches inside diameter.
$50 ineal feet more or less, of egg shape brick
sewer. feet inches by feet nine inches.
1400 lneal feet, more or less, Of egs-shape brick
sewer, feet by feet.
225 ineal feet, more or less, of ls,inch stone
ware pipe sewer,
% lineal feet more or tess, 15inch stonewsre
200 ineal feet, more or less, 12-ineh stoaeware
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
250 inch connections,
2 street basins, more o. less.
$50 linea feet. more or less, II inch cUlvert.
CENTRE STREET.
so linoal feet offagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards Of earth exclva. OF.
400 lineal feet ofcurb.
400 lneal feet oi gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
2G0O lineal feet Of tagging
! ORCHARD STREET,
| 500 linea feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
2950 cubic yards Of earth excavation.
1900 iEeal feet Of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
22OO lneal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
200 cubic yards of elrtn 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 IT S275 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
sI0ner
Said proposals must be accompanied by
bond, executed by two or moie ample, satisac.
tory and sufficient securities, resident in the
country. in at least one fourth the 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
persons omit or refuse to execute such contract
they will paw 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
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.
LII. HTC GINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. 12w3