Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-06

~ the office Of the Street Commissioner. City Hall.
until Wednesday, the seth day OF June. 1869, at
O'Clock P. n, for the following work:
For Paving Grove street. from Grier avenue to
Broad street, with wooden pavement;
For sewering South street. from the Summit ct
or near Grier avenue. 10 Broad street;
For paving Union street. from Morris avenue to
Jersey street;
For severing Narshan street, from the south
side OF Third street 10 the summit;
For sewering William street. from Madison ave.
nue. to Catharine street;
For street basin, corner Of Smith and Gross
streets.
The followingis about the amount of work 10 be
done and materials to be furnished In the construc-
ton and completion of said work.
| GROVE STREET,
10000 square yards, more or less, of wooden pave
ment.
SOUTH STREET.
$50 feet, more or less, Of 12-inch stoneware pipe
- sewer.
8manholes.
28 six-inch connections
UNION STREET.
1900 square yards OF trNp-block pavement.
450 square feet Of bridge stone.
1900 lineal feet Of curb to be reset
100 lneal feet Of new curb.
MARSHALL STREET.
800 feet, more or less, of 12-inch stoneware pipe
sewer.
manholes.
a. six-inch connections.
street basin.
WILLIAN STREET.
80 feet, more or less, l5-inch stonewsre pipe
sewer.
$50 feet, more OF less, l2-inch stoneware pipe
sewer. y
manho1es.
so six-inch connections
] street basin.
SMITH AND CROSS STREETS.
l street basin.
Bfdders will he penuired In hid for eacb atraat in
separate and distinct bid ; they will also be re-
quired to bid the time taken for the completion
ofthe work. at the rate of s275 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, $275 for paving, and a2.25 for
The plans and specifications Of the york can be
examined at the Office of the Street Commissioner.
Said proposal must be accompanied by a bond
executed by two or more ample, satisfactory 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 con-
tract be awarded to the person making the propo-
sal; and that if the person or persons omit re-
fuse to execute such contract, they will pay to the
city of Elizabeth any difference between the sums
he or they would have been entitled 10 upon the
completion of the contract 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 pro-
crosses, on certificate of the City Surveyor the
city retaining twenty-five per cent which will be
paid when the work is completed.
The penaley for each days neglect TO complete
the work, according to the contract, beyond the
time fixed therein shall be three dollars where che
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 penalties incurred shall be
deducted from the amount due the contractor be-
fore the final payment is made.
The City Council Of the city of Elizabeth reserve
to themselves the rightto retain all bids which may
be offered until opened and to reject any all the
bids for the above work, they may deem best for
the interest of the city
L. H. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth. June 8. 1859. ie1O-3wa