Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-29
PRoPOSALS win be received

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
- at the Office OF the Street Commissioner.
City Hall, until ednesday, the 18th day OF April
1869 at o'clock p NJ.
For constructing sewer in Clinton street from
the north side of Third street to the summit:
For constructing sewer in Martin street from
Smith street to the summit;
For tagging the sidewalks on Marshall street.
frCm Third street to High street;
For tagging the sidewalks on Third avenue,
from High street to Spencer street;
For TAGGING the sidewalks on Cherry street,
from jersey street to Pearl 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:
CLINTON STREET SEWER.
800 feet, more or less, 15-inch stone-ware
pipe sewer.
430 feet, more or less u inch stoneWare
pipe sewer.
IL manhOlcs.
96 siX.iHch connections.
2 street basins.
30 feet of IL inch culvert.
MARTIN STREET SEWER.
As feet more or less. Is inch stone-ware pipe
800 feet, more or less, 10 inch stone.ware pipe
sewer.
Tmanhoes.
as inch connections,
/ street basin.
20 feet of 12nch culvert.
MARSHALL STREET.
$500 linea feet of tagging.
THIRD AVENUE,
9100 linea feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
100 lineal feet of tagging.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in separate and distinct bid; they will also be
required to bid on the time taken for the compile.
ton OF work at the rate D So 70 per day for stone
ware pipe and S3,a5 per day for tagging.
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office of the Street Commits
sloner.
Said proposal must be accompanied by
bond, executed by two or mole ample, satisfac-
tory and sufficient securities, resident in the
county, 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 thousand dollars. and
two dollars per day additional for every two
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, March 20. 1869. m24