True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-10-10
The offer Of Crugan &~Leary is for 80, 600 por

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That of sam'l l.. Horgay, for 49, 600 per annum
That Of James Virgil for =, 500 per anlum.-
Alter a paticn, investigation of tile merits Of tho
several propositions, and considering tho cxper.
ience advcrted 10 OF MIR. l.. IIorgay-tho fac, that
ho has himself, under his own eye, laid nearly all
tho pavement Of this Nlunicipality-your Commit
ice arc OF opinion that the contract ought 10 b.
awarded 10 him, and therefore beg leave to offer tile
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Offer of Sam'l. l.. Horny,
Tor repairing and keeping in order tho paved Streets
and Sidewalks al this Municipality, for the sum OF
e'gEt Thousand dollars per anEum, DO accepted.
Re olvcd That the Surveyor 10, and he is h re
by authorized 10 contract with Sa,n'l. l.. tlorgay,
undor his lcttor Of Sept. 23d, 1899, before tho No
tary OF tie Municipality, for the repairing Of the
paved Streets and Sidewalks Of the Municipality
now in existence, as well as those to be made
within tho period ofhis, said Horgny's contract.
Resolved, That the contract shall exist for five
years FROM tho 18th day Of October, 1889.
Resolved, That said contract snail DO in conior.
nifty with the following specifications, instructions
and conditions, prepared BY tho Surveyor, and
which are hereby made art of this contract.
Instructions concerning the manner in ,chich The
pared strees and side ,calks ,0hich border the
same, as Uell as the side salks bordersd By ours,
gutter and q laued support, as 'oell as the brick.
ing Of said side walks, shall be repaired and kept
in good order, .pithin the incorporated limits, or
those that may hereafter be incorporated in the
ertcnt % the Second Municipality.
Those repairs will consist in reinstating, in their
primitive line or level, with the convenient solidl.
" and regularity. any curb and gutter stones,
paving and paved support, passages. bridges, brick.
ing. gutteru bordering and crossing tic streets, Or
crossing the side walks, which, by any cause,
should DO sunk, raised or displaced; in order that,
at all times, thu communication may DO easy and
comnodious. TO that effect the undertaken will
constantly employ 4 sufficient number Of work.
men in order to execute with promptness said re-.
pairs, and if, "a hours after they havo become
necessary tho undertaken has not completed them,
the Surveyor is authorised 10 have them made at
the expense Of the undertaken, and a certificate Of
the cost of said repairs shall be delivered by the
Surveyor to the Treasurer, who shall deduct the
amount from any payment to be made to said under-
taker; and for each neglect rs above specified on the
part OF the undertaken, he shall be subject to a pen.
atty Of fifty dollars.
All tho necessary materials for said repairs, such
as round stone, square block stones, wo OGDEN blocks.
curb and gutter stone, small shells, gravel, lake
sand and bricks, will be furnished by tho Munich
pality from its ordinary dspots, the hauling of
which to be done by the undertaken. who shall use
with care the requisite quantity, and who shall be
responsible for all waste oil said materials, and all
loss that may occur from his negligence.
Tho undertaken will comp y promptly with the
requisitions Of the Mayor, the Surveyor or CON-
mlssafleb as 10 the Work 10 be done by him. The
said undertaken shall not be bound 10 repair the
injuries occasioned to the streets and side walks by
either the Commercial Bank or Gas Light Bank,
or any other institution or individuals, except such
rs shall be done by order Of the Municipality.
Ihc unuertaker will be held bound to make a
report in writing to the Surveyors Office, Of all
in urics made 10 the streets and side walks by said
Banks, or any other institution or individuals i'm.
mediately after the said injuries shall have been
committed, and in default by him to make such
report, he shall be held TO repair, at his own cx>
pense the said injuries.
The said repalls shall be completed to the entire
satisfaction Of the Surveyor, which shall be attest.
cd by a certificate of that officer before any nav.
ment can be made to the undertaken.
In case tho Municipality should not DO satisfied
with the undertaken, it reserves tho right to annuI
the contract without indemnity.
Resolved, That the securities offered BY San'.
L. Forgay. to WITHIN. Forgay and J. A. Turnell,
for the faithful performance Of his contract, DO
accepted.
JAS. II. CALDWELL, Chairman.
SAM'L. J. PETERS.
EDW. W. SEWELL.
Mr.. Peters offered the following resolution,
which wac adopted.
Resolved, That the sum of four hundred and
eighteen dollars be puid TO Leloup & Blot, OH the
warrant ofthe Mayor, for b,tuaen used in rcpa-
wing New Lsvee street, between Gravier and Com.
mon streets.
On motion, the Council adjourned to Tuesday
mex, the 18th October, at S o'clock, 2. NJ.
JOHN GIBSON, Secretary,