Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1868-11-11


SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
y at the Office of the Street Commissioner, City
Hall, until Tuesday, the first day of December,
1868. at o'clock 7. NJ, f the following work.
For paving Broad strce,, from South street to
Williamson street,.
For tagging the Sidewalks on the northerly
side OF high street, from Elizabeth avenue to
Woodruff street, and on the south side. from
Elizabeth avenue to the creek.
The following is about the a cont of work to
be done, and the materials to be furnished in the
construction and completion Of said work:
BROAD STREET.
s 800 square yards of Nicholson pavement
100 ineal feet of curb
HIGH STREET.
4s0 lneal feet OF tagging.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in separate and distinct bid they will also he
required to bid ON the time taken for the com
pletion of the werk at the rate of two dollars
and seventy-five cents per day for paving. and
two dollars and twenty-five cents per day for
curb, gutter and tagging.
The plans and specifications OF the work can
be examined at the Office of the Street Commits
sioner.
Said proposals. must be accompanied bya bond
executed by two or more ample. satisfactory and
sufficient securities, resident in the county, in at
least onefourth the sum specifieu III the proposal
for the performance of the work. should the con-
tract be awarded to the person making the pro-
posal and that IL the person or persons omit or
refuse to execute such contract, they will pay to
the city of Elizabeth any difference between the
sums he or they would have been entitled to upon
the completion of the contract and that which
the city of Elizabeth may be obliged to pay the
,ersOn 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 a certificate of the City Sur
ycy0r. the city retaining twenty-five per cent,
whicl viii be paid when the work is completed.
The penalty for each days neglect to complete
the work Accord Z to the contract beyond the
time fixed therein, shall he three dollars for the
gross anon 20 be paid the contractor shall be
81 than III thousand dollars. and two dollars
per day additional for every two Tho usand dol
iare beyond that sum. All penalties incurred
shall he deduc' ed from the amount due the con-
tractor before the ;inal payment is made.
The city rounci of the City OF Elizabeth
serve 10 themselves the right to retain all bids
which my 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.
h. II HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, November :. 1858. n10w3
SEALmn PROPOSALS. will be received
= at the office of the Street Commissioner,
City Han until edncsday the 25th day Of No
vemhtr 1868 at O'Clock p. NJ,
For constructing sewer in spring street, from
Je sey streetto Elizabeth avcl.ue, thence through
Elizabeth avenue to connect with the sewer In
Reid street.
For tagging the south side Of Centre street,
from Elizabeth aveDuc to " oGdruil street,
For h'g@ing Water street from High street
to Elizabeth aven e.
FoI tagging Catharine street, from waterstreet
The following is about the amount Of work to
be DONE aud the ma, eriils to be furnished in the
constlnetion and completion Of said work
ELIZABETH AVENUE AND SPRING STREET
SEWER
300 lincal feet, more or less, of 1Sfnch stone
ware pipe sewer
800 lineal feet, more or less, IS inch stoneware
pipe sewer
IS inch connections,
IL manhOlee.
street basins
so lineal feet of - iHch eulvert
CENTRE STREET.
so lineal feet OF tagging.
WATER STREET,
930 lineal feet of tagging.
CATHARINE STREET
ITO lineal feet of tagging.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street
in a separate and distinct bid; they viii also be
required for the time taken for the completion
OF the work AT the rate IT 50 IS per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, and $325 per day for brick
sewer, and 80 % per day or curb gutter and flag
ging
The plans and specifications of the work can
be examined 1.-THE office of the Street Commits
sloner.
Said proposals must be accompanied by h
bond. executed by two or mOie ample, satsiac-
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.
should 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
oeobiged to pay the person or persons bv whom
such contract shall be executed.
| Payments will be made in cash. monthly, in
gums not less than enc 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 re 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
mey deem best for the interest Of tie city
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
| Elizabeth. October 81. 1863 5w3