Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-28
CUAuEn pnnpOSALS will be received

- EA Il ED PROtOSAAS VIII NC rCceNcu
= at the office Of the. Street Commissioner,
City Hall. until ednesday. the 18th day OF DC
tober, 1868 at s o'clock p. NJ,
For constructing sewer IN kllzaoeth aYenue,
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 j Ohm 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 gutteNag
Elm street, from N orris avenue TO Cherry street
For Tagging Jefferson avcuue, from Mary street
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to ARna street.
For tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon
For regulating grading curbing and gathering
Julia street, from Madison avenue to Mary
street.
For fagging Jefferson ayen c, from Jersey
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.
700 lineal feet ore or less, of circular brick
sewer, ~ inches inside diameter
$50 lneal feet more or less, OF egg shape brick
sewer. feet 6 inches by feet nine inches.
400 lineal feet more or less of egg-ehapc brick
sewer, ? ect by 3teet
225 linea feet, more or less of 4S.inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
IS lineal feet. more or less, Is inch stonewarc
700 ineal feet, more or less, 12.inch stonewarc
pipe sewer.
30 manholes.
$50 inch connections,
street basins, more o. less.
$50 linea feet, more or less, II inch culvert
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet of tagging.
ELM STREET.
1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
400 linea iect of curb.
1900 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 linea 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 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 Of SO, per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and S325 per day for brick
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 a
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,
should 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 tue 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 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
msy deem best for the interest of TIE city
L. II. HIGGINS. Street Commissioners
Elizabeth, September 10, 1865 12w3