Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-06
PROpOsALS will

~ at the office of the Street Commissioner,
Eity Hail. until "rednesday, the 2lst day of April
1869. at So'clock P. NJ for the following improve
ments:
For buildinga sewer in Railway avenue, from
Broad street to the river.
For building a sewer in Grier avenue, to
point at or near the Edgar turnpike road.
To regulate grade aud curb Maple avenue, from
Grove street to Garden street.
To regulate, grade and curb Garden street, from
Washington avenue to Maple avenue.
To requisite and curb Grove street, from Wash
ington avenue to Maple avenue
TO regulate, grade, curb and gutter DeHart
place, from Jersey street to Railway avenue.
To regulate. grade, curb and gutter Morrell
street, from Elizabeth avenue to Jersey 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:
RAILWAY AVENUE.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, of1Sinch stone
$50 fineal feet, more or less, IL inch stoneware
pipe sewer.
7manhOles
/ street basin.
20 lineal feet 1a-inch culvert.
GREER AVENUE.
500 lneal feet, more or less, is inch stone
$50 lineal feet, more or less, 15inch stone.
ware pipe sewer.
500 llneal feet. more or less. 12inch stOneWare
pipe sewer.
20 manhOles.
1870 six-inch connections.
1860 lineal feet, more or less, 6-inch stoneware
/ street basins.
100 ineal feet more.or less. 12-inch culyert.
GARDEN STREET.
5000 cubic yards more or less, of excavation.
BOO lineal feet, more or less, of curb.
GROVE STREET
200 lineal feet, more or less of curb
DEHART PLACE.
1900 cubic yards, more or less, OF excavation.
$500 lineal feet more or lees, OF curb.
$500 lineal feet, more or less, OF gutter
MORRELL STREET
1900 cubic yards, more or less, of excavation
400 lineal feet more or less, OF curb
400 lineal feet more or less, OF gutter
MAPLE AVENUE.
5000 cubic yards, more or less, Of excavation
1850 feet, more or less, of curb
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 Ot 49, rs per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and $2,25 per day for curb, gut
ter and 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 "a
bond, executed by two or more ample, satisiac
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
should the contract be awarded to the person
making the proposal; and that il 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
lbeen 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 five hundred dollars as the
work progresses, on certificate of the City Sur
yeyor the city retaining twenty-five per cent,
witch 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 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 il 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 TIE city.
l.. H. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, March 81, 1869. ms9