Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-21
cEALED PROPOSALS will be receive

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| - at the office of the Street Commissioner
City Hall, until ednesday, the 18th day of DC
tober, 1858 at 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 Miles
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 Woodruff street,
! For regulating, grading. curbing and gutterag
| 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.
| tor tagging Orchard street from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon.
For regulating, grading curbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For fiagging Jefferson aven e, 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 done. and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion Of said work:
ELIZABETH AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
SEWER.
700 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.
l,400 neal feet, more or Less, of eSg.shapc brick
sewer, feet by feet
225 lineal feet, more or less, of 48-inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
IS lineal feet. more or less, 15-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
700 inea feet, more or less, 12-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholea.
$50 inch connections,
street basins more o. less.
$50 lineal feet. more or less, II inch culYcrt.
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet of tagging.
ELM
800 ccubc wards of earth excavation.
1900 lineal eet of curb
HOO lineal feet Of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lineal feet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
500 lineal feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
2950 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 liEeal feet of curb.
1900 lneal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
200 cubic yards of eartn excavation.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in separate and distinct bid; they will also he
required for the time taken for the completion
OF the work at the rate u S2,7 per day for stone
Ni'C pipe etNtis 5000 per udF ibT bIlCh
sewer, and 81 % 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
sioner
Said proposals must be accompanied by
bond executed by two or more ample, satistac.
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; aud 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 ehall 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 best for the interest of the city.
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September 10, 1863 12w3