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

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
- at the Office of the Street Commissioner.
City Hall, until ednesday. the l4th day OF DC
toher, 1868 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 IL Mics
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,
Fl m Elizabeth avenue 10 Woodruff street,
For regulating, grading. cnrbing and gutterla9
Elm street from Morris avenue to Cherry street.
For tagging Jefferson aveuue, from Mary street
to Port avenue, and the Westerly side from
Magnolia street TO Anna street.
| foT tagging Orchard street, from Morris ave-
nue., to Chiffon.
For regulating, grading, curbing and guttering
Julia street, from Madison avenue TO Mary
/ street
For fagging Jefferson aven c, from Jersey
| street to Magnolia street
| For regulating and curbing Cherry street, from
| G.'lden street To Orchard street
| The following is aUOnt the amount of work to
be DONE and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion of said work:
ELIZ ABE Eli AVENUE AND JOHN STREET
| SEWER.
700linea feet more or less, of circular brick
sewer. AZ inches inside diameter.
$50 iiDca feet, more or less, of egg shape brick
sewer. 2 feet inches by 3 cet nine inches.
400 lneal feet more or less, OF egg-shape brick
sewer. feet by feet
225 lineal feet more or less, of 4S-inch stone
ware pipe sewer.
% lineal feet, more or less, 15-inch stoneware
! pipe sewer.
700 lineal feet, more or less, 12-irch stoneware
pipe sewer.
30 manholcs.
$50 inch connections,
street basins, more or less.
$50 linea feet, more or less, II inch culvert.
CENTRE STREET.
so lireal feet of tagging.
| ELM STREET.
| 1850 ccubic wards of earth excavation.
400 lineal tect of curb.
! 400 lineal feet OF gutter.
JEFFERSON AVENUE
$500 lneal feet of Tagging.
ORCHARD STREET,
! 500 lineal feet Of tagging.
| JULIA STREET.
$3.50 cubic yards of earth excavation.
| 1900 lilieal 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 eartn excavation.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
i'll separate and distinct bid; they viii also be
required for the time taken for the completion
OF the work at the rate Jt 50 rs per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and 1925 per day for brick
sewer and 81 per day lor 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 a
bond, executed by two or more ample, satisfac
tory and sufficient securities. resident in the
country. in at least onefourth the sum specified
in the proposal for the performance of the work.
should the contract be awarded to the person
making the proposals. 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
may deem best for thc interest of TIE city
L. H. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, September 10, 1868. 12w3