Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-26

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
- the office of the Street Commissioner, City
Hall, until Wednesday, the 21st day of July, 1869,
at o'clock P. NJ, for the following work:
The following is about the amount of work to be
done, and snaterials to be furnished in the con-
struchon and completion of said work:
BROAD STREET.
To flag the sidewalks from Grove street to vii :
hanson street.
2,1OO lineal feet, more Or less, of tagging
JEFFERSON AVENUE.
To pave with Belgian OF trap block pavement
from Port avenue to North avenue.
$500 square yards of Belgian pavement.
500 lineal feet of curb to be reset
100 lineal feet of new curb.
$50 square feet of bridge stone.
MONROE AVENUE.
To grade, curb and flag, from Meadow street to
Port avenue
100 cubic yards of excavation.
200 lineal feet of curb more or less.
1,0OJ hneal feet OF tagging, more or less
MEADOW STREET.
To grade curb and flag rom Magnolia street to
50 cubic yards Of excavation.
4,4OO lIneal feet OF curb
1000 hneal feet of tagging, more or less.
CATHARINE STREET.
To pave with trap-block, from Jersey street to
Magnolia street
6,lOg square yards Of Belgian pavement.
1870 square feet OF bridge stone.
1910 lneal feet OF curb to be reset.
100 hnea1 feet OF new curb.
ADAMS AVENUE.
To grade and curb, from Meadow street to Mary
street.
100 cubic yards of excavation.
500 lineal feet of curb.
SOUTH STREET.
From williamson street to the creek, to grade,
curb and gutter.
1900 cable yards of excavation.
1850 lneal feet Of curb.
1850 Eneal feet of gutter.
JERSEY STREET.
To sewer, from the summit near Chiffon street
to the river
$50 lineal feet, or less, 1S-inch pipe1eewer.
$50 lineal feet, more or less, 15-inch pipgsewer.
800 lineal feet, more less, Pinch pipe sewer.
IA manholes.
100 siX-inch connections.
street basins.
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 275 per day for paving,
S2.75 per day for sewers, and 1925 per day for
curb, gutter and tagging.
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 CT 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-
sdl anu bnaG IL Jne pcISou Or persons olut OF 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 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 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 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, June 10, 1862 j223 w