Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-24

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
y the Office of the Street Commissioner, City Hall,
until Wednesday, the seth day. of june 1862 at
O'Clock p NJ. for the following work:
For Paving Grove street, from Grier avenue to
Broad street, with wooden pavement;
For sewering South street, from the Summit at
or near Grier avenue, to Broad street;
For paving Union street, from Morris avenue to
Jersey street.;
For sewering Marshall street, from the south
side of Third street to the summit;
For sewering William street, from Madison ave-
nue. to Catharine street;
For a street basin, corner of Smith and Cross
streets.
The followingis about the amount of work to be
DONE and materials to be furnished in the construc
ton and completion of said work.
GROVE STREET.
1000 square yards, more or less of wooden pave
ment.
SOUTH STREET.
$50 feet, more or less, of 12-inch stoneware pipe
sewer.
manholes
% sixinch connections
UNION STREET.
1000 square yards of trap-block pavement
$50 square feet of bridge stone.
e, 900 lineal feet of curb to be reset.
100 lineal feet of new curb.
MARSHALL STREET.
$50 feet, more or less, of 12-inch stoneware pipe
sewer.
manholes.
"a six-inch connections.
l street basin.
WILLIAM STREET.
80 feet more or less, 15-inch stoneware pipe
ESQ feet more or less, Pinch stoneware pipe
sewer.
s manholes.
GO sX-inch connections.
l street BASIN
SMITH AND CROSS STREETS.
l street basin.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street in
a separate and distinct bid they will also be re-
quired to bid on the time taken for the completion
of the work. at the rate of S275 per day for stone
ware pipe sewer, S275 for paving, and 1925 for
curb, gutter and tagging.
The plans and specifications of the work can be
examined at the Office of the Street Commissioner
Said proposal must be accompanied by bond
executed by two or more ample, satisfactory and
sufficient securities, resident in the county, in at
least one-fourth the 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 persons omit or 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 to 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, the work pro-
crosses, acertifcate 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 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 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 right retain all bids which may
be offered until opened, and to reject any all the
bids for the above work. as they may deem best for
the interest of the city.
L. H. HIGGINS, Street Comm issioner.
Elizabeth, June 5, 1862 je10-3w