Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-24
John a. Morrow.
PROPOSALS will be rece,

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received
- at the office of the Street Commissioner
1869, at S 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,
from 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
$3.50 feet, more or less, - inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
12manholes.
96 siX-inch connections.
2 street basins
40 feet of 70 iEch culvert.
MARTIN STREET SEWER.
4S feet. more or less, Is inch stone-ware pipe
600 feet, more or less, 12inch stone. ware pipe
sewer.
7manholes
4S inch connections,
/ street basin.
20 feet of 12-inch culvert.
MARSHALL STREET.
$500 lineal feet of tagging
THIRD AVENUE,
S,10O lineal feet of tagging.
CHERRY STREET.
1,16 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 comple .
uon Oh work at therate of $2,7 per day for stone
ware pipe and 1925 per day for Tagging.
Inc plans and specifications of the work can
be examined at the Office of the Street Commits
sioner.
Said proposal must be accompanied by
bond, executed by two or more ample, satisiac.
tory and sufficient securities resident in thn
county, III at least oue-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
tney 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 NAV
beobliged 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
when Will be paid when the work is completed.
1he penalty for each days NEGLECT to cOmnlete
the work according to the contract beyond the
timefxed 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
thousand dollars beyond that sum All penaltfes
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 OF all the bids for the above work, as they
may deem best for the interest of TIE CITY
l., II, HIGGINS. Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, March 20, 1869. m2i