The New York herald., 1878-03-10
CLEANING THE STREETS.


PROPOSAL FOR DOING THE WORK UNDER THE
CONTRACT sYsTEM-How 1T MUST DE DONE.
The Police Department yesterday issued blank forms
and specifications cleaning The streets, collecting
ashes and garbage land the removal Of all material
from the city OF New YORK in pursuance Of chapter
677 Of the laws of ls71 - The forms are numerous
and cover all possible exgcnciea seaI"s proposals
will bo received NJ the Central OfiiS< until nine
o'clock ON the morning Of Tussday, the 18th
inst. when they will no publicly opened
and and the contract awarded 10 the lowest bid
der The contract will include tho period from the
day of execution until the last day Of December next
Bidders required state, under OATH their names
and places OF residence, the names Of all persons IN
leres,ed with them proposals, II any; also that
their bid 10 made without any connection with any
other person making proposals Tor the WORK. and tnat
it Is in all respects iair and without cousion fraud,
ana also that no member Of the Common Council,
head OF a department., chief OF bureau, deputy
thereof or clsrk therein, other officer o the cor
poralion II directly or indirectly Interested therein,
or In the supplies work TO WHICH 1t relates.
or in any portion OF the profits thereof Where more
than person Is Interested II Is requisite that the
verihcaton be made aud Subscribed by all the parties
Interested. Each proposal Is to be accompanied by
the consent writing, OF Two house holders or free
holders of the city o. New YoIk, with their respective
places 0! business residence, 10 the effect that II
the coutract be awarded that bidder they will be-
come bound his ibclr sureies Tor It's faithful per-
the amount OF $l59000; anu tnat u he or
they shall refuse 10 execute tho same they will
pay The corporation any difference between tue sum
10 which he would b: entitled ON It's completion aud
that which the corporation may be Obliged to pay
to any higher bidder 10 wnom the contract may ue
awarded 'at amy subsequent letting The consent
above mentioned shall DC accompanied by tho oath or
Affirmation in writing, OF each o. tho persons signing
The city oi lew York and Is worth the amount oil tho
security required for tile completion OF the contract,
III the proposals. over and above all hs DEBTS
OF cveN nature ana over ana above his liabilities as
bail surety and otherwise, ana That hS has offered
himself as surety m good iaith. Permission Will
not be gwen Tor tho withdrawal OF any bid or
proposal, and the right Is expressly reserved
by The Board OF Police TO reject any all which
they may deem prejudical The pubic interests. No
bid win he accepted from or contract awarded 10 any
person wno is IN arrears 70 the Corporation upon debt
or contract or who 10 defauter. s surety Or other
Sc, upon any obligation TO the Corporation, nor Tor
an amount in excess OF the unexpcnded balance Of
the Appropriation made tor street cleaning ior the
year 1878 Eacn proposal must be accompanied by
check certified by one OF the dcsgna ed oanks Tor
Treasurer OF Police Department Ior ten per cent
OF thoamount blu Oy such bidder Tor tue perform
auce OF all the work required by the contract
DETAILS OF TIE WORK.
The specifications provide mat all ashes and gar
bage shall be- removed IRON all the streets ot the CITY
every day. Tho word 'strces' is intended 10 cover
avenues lanes, alleys, wharyes and heads OF slips
pubic places, exclusive OF the parks. The reusc
Is not 10 be deposited IN any tho waters surround
ing The city, nor in uDy place where, by the
operation oi the tides, any Of 1t will he
deposited upon the shores of the State Of
tho streets INTO four classes Those OF the
first class 10 be cleaned and swept every day be-
morning. These tn rd, Sixth aud Eighth avenues
AS far up Forty second street; Fifth avenue Uelow
Central Park Whitenall street and Broadway lis en-
length. fne second class oil streets are 10 be
swept three times week. They are West Wasping.
ton and Greenwich streets; PARK row, Cha nnam street
aud the Bowery, South, Broad, Nassau, Wall, Futon,
Chambers, Canal Grand ami COrtandt streets; First
ana Second avenues up to Eghty-sxtn street, rhrd
from Forty second 10 Eighty sIxlh Lexington
avenue to Sixy-sIxtn, Fifth avenue from Fifty ninth
to EisLty-slxih, Sixth svanue from Forty second
street 70 Central Park, seventh avenue its entire
length ana Ninth ana Tenth avenues u FiIty- ninth
This class also includes Fourteenth Twenty
third. rhiry-ourth. Forty second and Fnty seventh
All the streets not included In the above lists
below Fourteenth street are to bc cleaned twice O
week, and all those above Fourteenth street not
named, once week.
A STRINGENT RULE.
The party to whom the contract shall be awarded
win 10 Obliged at al times TO Keep the streets ~ sucn
condition as snail 0e demsnded by tue Board Of 20
lice, uud IN default oil complying with an order 10
clean any SPECIFIC place wnnin twenty-our hours the
Board cause the work to be done and deduct tho
expense IRON the next monthly payment to tho con-
tractor The party to whom the contract Is awarded
Is to be gwen possession 0f the premises
occupied by tho street Cleaning Bureau at q
rental OF $3 900 per IL provided that II the
contractor shall not remove ashes or garbage within
twsnty-iour hours after being notited TO the
Board may by resolution aunui us contract Cross
walks 70 be kept from snow, aud all openings into
street sewers must be Kept irce Snow immediately
upon falling shall be quickly removed from whnenali
Fulton. Wall ana Cortanit streets and from Broad
way up 10 kIty-eighth street. The specifications de-
declare reports the condition Of the streets
shall be made by the police aud through captains OF
precLcts inspector o street cleaning, VINO will
be appointed by the Board OF Police from The Snem
beIs OF the police iorce.
IL is stpula cd nat within ve days after the award
OF the contract all The properly W the possession OF
the street Cleaning Bureau VIII 10 sold az pubic auc-
t,n not less than ten nor more than fifteen days
thereafter schedule OF the property, inciudi ny
and carts scows, II annexed to the ptOpo-
and the aggregate value Is set down $42 $40 ~