Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-22
pROpOsALs viii be received

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received
- at the office OF the Street Commissioner,
City Hall. until ednesday. the 14th day of Oc-
tober, 1865 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 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,
fir m Elizabeth avenue to oodruf 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.
For tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For tagging Jefferson ayen e, from Jersey
street to Magnolia street
For regulating and curbing Cherry street. nom
Gnlden street TO Orchard street.
The following is about the amount of work to
be done, and the materials to be furnished i'll 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. 2 feet inches by feel nine inches.
400 linea feet more or less. of egg-shape brick
sewer 2 feet by , feet.
225 lineal feet, more or less, of 49inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
Is lineal feet. more or less, 15-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
zoo lineal feet, more or less 12-inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30manholes.
250 inch connections,
street basins, more o. less.
go lineal feet, more or less, u inch culyert.
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet of tagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic wards of earth excavation.
1400 lineal feet OF curb.
400 lineal feet Of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
1900 lineal feet OF tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
500 lineal feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
1850 cubic yards of earth excavation
1900 liEeal feet of curb.
1900 lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
2200 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
200 cubic yards of earth 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 If $275 per day for stone
sewer, and So, 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, satisfac
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,
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 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 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 is made
The City Council of the City of Elizabeth re-
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, 1868. 12w3