Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-03
cEALED PROPOSALS win be received

| - at the Office of the Street Commissioner
City Hall, until 'ednesday, the 14th day of Oc
toher, 1858 .atS o'elock p. MAJ - y-aE
! demonstrating sewer in EHzabethavenue,
from the summit near Seventh street to Sixth
street, thence through SIKH street 80 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 ohn street TO the creek.
For Tagging the soutiI side of Centre street,
from Elizabeth avenue TO Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading curbing and guttexag
Elm street. from Morris avenue to Cherry street.
For tagging Jefferson avenue. from Mary street
to Port avenue, and tine Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
tot tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
For regulating, grading curbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street
For Ragging Jefferson aven G, 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 dune and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work:
ELIZABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER.
100 lineal feet, more less, of circular brick
sewer. 42 inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet. more or ess, OF egg shape brick
sewer, feet inches by 3 feet nine inches.
400 lneal feet, more or less, OF egg-shape brick
sewer, eet by feet.
225 lineal leet, more lesa. of 4S-inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
25 lineal feet. more or lesr, 15-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
zoo inea feet, more or less, is-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manh0les.
$50 . inch connections,
Q street basins more o. less.
80 lineal feet, more or less, II inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
50 lineal feet of tagging
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
1400 lincal feet Of curb.
400 lineal feet Of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 ineal feet OF Tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
500 lneal feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 liHeal feet of curb
1900 lineal feet Of gutter
JEFFERSON AyENUE.
220O lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 ineal feet of cnrb.
200 cubic yards of e9rth 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 D $2,75 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer and 1925 per day for brick |
sewer, and 50 25 per day Tor curb gutter and flag
ging.
The plans and specifications of the work can |
be examined ut the Office of the Street Commits |
slener
Said proposals must be accompanied by q |
bond executed by two or more 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,
should the contract be awarded to the person |
making the proposal; and that if the persen 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 tue person persons by whom |
such contract shall be executed.
Payments will be made in cash, monthly, in
sums not less than enc 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 he deducted from the amount due |
the contractor before the final payment e 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, they |
may deem best for the interest of tie city.
l.. II. HIt GINS. Street Commissioner. |
Elizabeth September 10. 1868, 12W3