Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-12

CEAIED PROPOSALS will be received at
- the office of the Street Commissioner, City Hall,
until Wednesday, the Goth day of May, 1862 at 8
O'Clock P. M, for the following work;
East Grand street sewer, from Madison avenue
eastery to the summit.
For Tagging Bond street, from Spring street to
Catharine street.
For tagging Chestnut street, from Railroad ave-
nue. to Broad street.
For tagging Jefferson avenue, from Port avenue
to North avenue.
Elizabeth avenue, from Spring street to Smith
street, tagging the sidewalk eight feet wide.
For grading, curbing and gathering John street,
from Third avenue to Leroy street.
For tagging Broad street, from Salem street to
Waverly Place.
Adams avenue from Port avenue to North ave
nue.; South Broad street. from the stone bridge to
Pearl street, tagging the sidewalk eight feet wide
Williamson street. from Broad street to the east
erly line of the Baptist Church property, tagging
sidewalk eight feet wide.
The followingi is about the amount of work to be
done and materials to be furnished in the construc-
ton and completion of said work.
EAST GRAND STREET SEWER.
800 feet, more or less of 12-inch stoneware pipe
sewer.
8 manholes.
"a six-inch connections.
BOND STREET.
1900 lineal feet of tagging.
CHESTNUT STREET.
800 lineal feet of tagging.
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
1850 l1neal feet OF hagelng,
ELIZABETH AVENUE.
1000 square feet of new tagging.
5000 square feet of tagging to be relaid.
JOHN STREET.
400 cubic yards of excavation.
100 lneal feet of curb
HOO lineal feet of gutter.
BROAD STREET. /
400 lineal feet offagging.
ADAMS AVENUE.
5000 cubic yards of excavation.
$500 lineal feet of curb.
SOUTH BROAD STREET.
400 square feet of new tagging, eight feet wide.
100 square feet of tagging relad eight feet wide
WILLIAMSON STREET.
1000 square feet of tagging, eight feet wide.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street in
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 $275 per day. for stone
ware pipe sewnr, and 1925 per day for carb gutter
and tagging. a
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 country, 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 on rei
fuse to execute such contratct 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 shau pc executed.
Payments will be made in cash, monthly. in sums
not less than thousand dollars as the work pro-
gresses ON 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 thered 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 TO retain all bids which may
be offered until opened and 10 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, May l, 1862 myl-Sw