Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-21

| CtEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
y the office of the Street Commissioner City Hail.
until Wednesday, the 9th day of June, 1862 at s
O'Clock p NJ, for the following work;
| For grading, curbing, guttering and tagging
Walnut street. from Chestnut street to Mary street.
For grading, curbing and gutterng Spencer street,
from First avenue to the Greek.
For grading, curbing and guttering Julia street,
from Meadow street to Spring street.
For grading, curbing, guttering and tagging JEFF
ferson street, from Elizabeth avenue to Jersey
street.
For grading, curbing and guttering John street,
from First avenue to theTwest side of Leroy street
The followingis about the amount of work to be
DONE and materials to befurnished in the consruc-
ton and completion Of said work.
WALNUT STREET
200 cubic yards of excavation
2,150 lneal feet of curb.
2l50 lineal feet of gutter.
2,150 lineal feet of tagging.
100 lineal feet of curb and gutter to be reset
100 lneal feet of tagging to be relaid.
SPENCER STREET.
$500 cubic yards of excavation.
$500 lineal feet of curb.
$500 ineal feet of gutter.
JULIA STREET.
800 cubic yards of excavation.
LOO lineal feet of curb.
LOO lineal feet of gutter.
JEFFERSON STREET.
200 cubic yards of excavation.
ITO lneal feet of curb.
ITO lineal feet Of gutter
1,750 lneal feet OF tagging.
JOHN STREET.
400 cubic yards of excavation.
LOO hneal feet of curb.
!, 100 lineal feet of gutter.
Bidders will be required to bid for each street in
Sseparate 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 $225 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 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 persons omit or re-
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 shall be executed.
Payments will be made in cash, monthly. in sums
not less than one thousand dollars as the work pro-
gresses on certificate 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 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, May 10, 1869. my183w