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

CNEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- the Office of the Street Commissioner, City
Hall, until Wednesday, the sth day OF September
1869, 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;
MoRRELL STREET,
From Elizabeth avenue to Jersey street.
ITS lineal feet of tagging.
ELIZABETH AVENUE.
To sewer from Prospect street to Spring street
400 lineal feet, or less of Pinch pipe sewer
manholes
BOND STREET.
To grade, curb and gutter, from Third street to
Trumbull street.
1000 cubic yards of excavation.
$500 cubic yards of filling.
5400 lineal feet of curb.
$500 lineal feet of gutter.
OLIVE STREET.
To grade, curb and gutter from Spring street to
Henry street.
1900 cubic yards of excavation.
1850 lineal feet of curb.
1850 lineal feet of gutter.
LIVINGSTON STREET.
To grade, curb and gutter, from Third street to
the New Point road. 81
6000 cubic yards of excavation.
5000 lineal feet of curb.
5000 lineal feet of gutter.
CLINTON STREET.
To grade, curb and gutter, from Third street to
the New Point road.
5000 cubic yards of excavation
5000 lineal feet of curb.
5000 lneal feet of gutter.
MARSHALL STREET.
To flag the sidewalks between First street and
Second street.
500 lineal feet of Tagging.
CATHARINE STREET.
To pave from Jersey street to Magnolia street.
G200 square yards of Belgian pavement
100 lineal feet of new curb.
1000 1ineal feet of curb to be reset.
800 square feet of bridge stone.
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 paving
2.25 per day for curb, gutter and tagging, and
$2.75 per day for pipe sewer.
The plans and specifications of the work can be
examined at the Office of the Street Commissioner
Said proposals 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 or 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
persons by whom such contract shall be ex-
ecuted.
Payments will be made in cash, monthly, in
sums not less than one thousand dollars as the
work progresses, ON certificate of the City Survey
or. the city retaining twenty-five per cent, which
will be paid when the work is completed.
The penalty for each day 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 to retain all bids which
may 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.
L. II. HIGGINS, Street Commissioner.
Elizabeth, August IA, 1869. all 3w