Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-10-07
CEALED PROPOSALS. will be receive,

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ID Vt the office Of the Street Commissioner,
City Hall, until eduesday. the 1ith day of 0c-
toher, 1865 mt g o'clock r. NJ,
For constructing sewer in Elizabeth avenue,
rom 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 ohm street,
thence through John street to the creek.
For tagging the south side of Centre street,
frrm Elizabeth arenue to Woodruff street.
For regulating, grading. curbing and gutteriag
Kim street. from Morris avenue to Cherry street.
For tagging Jefferson avenue, from Mary street
70 Fort avenue, and tine Westerly side. from
Magnolia street to Anna street.
FOR Tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave.
nue., to Chiffon.
For regulating, grading curbing and gathering
| street.
| For h-gcing Jefferson aven e, from Jersey
street to Magnolia street.
For regulating and curbing Cherry street, from
Golden street TO Orchard street.
Inc 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 iineal feet, N ore or less, OF circular brick
| sewer, AZ inches inside diameter.
$50 lineal feet more or less. OF egg shape brick
sewer. feet 6 inches by feet nine inches.
sewer, 2 eet by 3 feet.
225 lineal feet, more or less, of 4s.inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
Is lineal feet. more or less, 15inch stoneware
200 lineal feet, more or less, 12inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
10 manholes
$50 inch connections
street basins, more o. less.
$50 linea feet more or less, IL inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
| so linea feet of tagging.
| ELM STREET
| 1900 ccubic Yards of earth excavation.
| l400 lineal feet of curb.
l40O iineai feet OF gutter.
! JEFFERSON AVENUE
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
| 500 lineal feet of tagging.
JULIA STREET.
2950 cubic yards of earth excavation.
1900 lineal feet OF curb.
1900 lineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1870 lineal feet of curb.
2OO 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 u So 70 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and $S,25 per day for brick
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 DE 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 rightrto 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 hest for the interest of TIE city,
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. l2w3