Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-18

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- the Office of the Street Commissioner, City
Hall, until Wednesday, the first day of September.
800, at O'Clock p. NJ, for the following work:
The following is about the amount of work to be
DONE and the materials to be furnished in the con-
struction and completion of said work.
MEADOW STREET AND ADAMS AVENUE.
To sewer from the sewer in Anna street to Adams
avenue, and in Adams avenue, from Meadow street
to the summit north of Mary street
1880 lineal feet more or less, Pinch pipe sewer.
10 manholes.
/ street basin.
20 lineal feet of 12-inch culyert.
CLINTON STREET.
To sewer from Third street to the summit.
10 lineal feet, more or less, 15-inch pipe sewer.
430 lineal feet more or less, Pinch pipe sewer.
lnanholes.
street basins.
40 lineal feet of 12-inch cuvert
ELIZABETH AVENUE.
To sewer from the summit near Fourth street, To
connect with the sewer ut Smith street.
500 lineal feet, more or less, l5inch pipe sewer.
400 lpeal feet more or less, l2inch pipe sewer.
Is manloles.
street basine.
so lineal feet of 12-inch culvort.
JERSEY STREET.
1 street basin corner of Jersey and Division
streets.
20 lineal feet of 12-inch culvert.
l-l.t4 SOUTH STREET.
To pave with Belgian or trapblook pavement
from Williamson street t Washington avenue. "a
1000 square yards of pavement.
$50 square feet of bridge stone
100 lineal feet of new curb
1900 lineal feet of curb reset. a4i
Bidders will be required to bid for each street in
separate and distinct bid they will also be required
to bid the tinestaken for the completion of the
work. at the rate of S275 per day for pipe sewer
and SAT- per day for paving.
The plans and specifications of the work can b,
examined at the office of the Street Commissioner
Said proposals must be accompanied by bono
executed by two more ample, satisfactory ant
sufficient securities, resident in the county, in
least one-fourth the sum specified in the propose
for tho performance of the work, should the con
tract be awarded to the person making the pro
posal and that If the person or persons omit OF
refuse to execute such contract they will pay to thu
city of Elizabeth any difference between the SUM
he or they would have been entitled to upon thu
completion of the contract and that which the cit,
of Elizabeth may be obliged to pay the person Of
persons by whom such contract shall be executed
Payments will be made in cash, monthly, in sum,
not less than thousand dollars as the work pro
crosses on certificate Of the City Surveyor, thu
city retaining twenty-five per cent which will bt
paid when the work is completed.
The penalty for each days neglect to complete
the work, according to the contract, beyond th'
time fixed therein, shall be three dollars, where thu
gross amount to be paid the contractor shall bt
less than three thousand dollars, and two dollari
per day additional for every two thousand dollars
beyond that sum. All penalties incurred shall b'
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 to 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 fol
the Interest," of the city.
J.. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, august 7, 1860. al0 Sw