Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-31
PROPOSALS will be received

- at the Office Of the Street Commissioner,
City Hall, until "'eduesday. the 14th day of Oc-
toher, 1868 at o'clock p. NJ,
For constructing a 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,
from Elizabeth avenue to " oodruf street,
For regulating, grading. curbng and guttGsag
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.
koT tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue, to Chiffon
For regulating, grading, curbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For hagging Jefferson aven e, from 5ersey
street to Magnolia street.
For regulating and curbing 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
roo line4l feet IT. ore or less of circular brick
sewer d. inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, of egg shape brick
sewer. 2 feet inches by 8 feet nine inches.
400 ineal feet more or less, of egg-shape brick
sewer, leet by feet
225 lineal feet more or less, of 4S-inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
llucdl IeGl. more VI lesh, lOihCH rtohCWdiS
700 lineal feet, more or less, Pinch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
$50 inch connections
street basins, more o. less.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, IL inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
. SO liaeal feet of tagging.
ELM STREET.
1919 ceubic Yards of earth excavation.
400 inea feet of curb.
400 ineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lineal ieet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
800 linea feet of Tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 iIeal feet of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
200 cubic yards of elrth 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 II So rs per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and 1926 per day for brick
sewer, and 50 25 per day for 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, satisiac- |
tory and sufficient securities, resident in the |
country. in at least one-f fourth the specified
in the proposal for the performance of the work, |
shonld 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 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 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 the interest of TIE city.
l.. H. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. 12w3