New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-14
SPECIFICATIONS


For cleaning the paved and unpave1, and keeping in
repair the nnpaved streets in the Fist, Seventh,
Eigth and Ninth Wards of the City.
VNHE work will be adiudicaed in separate contracts,
+ as follows.
list The First Ward entire, from the center of Fee
licity to center of Thalia streets.
I'd. That portion of the Seventh Ward included be-
tween the centers of Esplansde and Elysian Fields
streets the river bank and to and including the Gem
lilly Road.
Sd. The Eighth and Ninth Wards as far back as
and including the GENTLY Road in the portion above
Spain street, and as far back the Claiborne Canal
and Claiborne street. for the balance of said Wards.
The contractors shall be bound at least twice a
week. and oftener, if necessary, and so directed by
the Street Commissioner his deputies, during the
continuance of their contracts TO clean out thoroughly
all The cutters. suice-Ways, crossings, and under all
the BRIDGES in all The Streets alleys lanes roads, pub
lie ways and public places, evees and wharves within
the limits of their section, and to remove therefrom
within wentyfou hours all kinds OF filth dirt, grass,
weeds or vegetable substances of every description
that may be found growing in upon the border of
the same, and also 10 remove all substances whatso-
ever that may obstruc or hinder in any manner the
itee circulation or the passage of the water in and
through said cutters, ways crossings and under
said bridges, and upon sidewalks.
The contractors shall be bound, each and every
day during the existence of their contracts take
cause to be taken and carried away from and Out of all
the streets, alleys, lanes, roads, public ways and public
places, eyees and wharves, and from all the sidewalks
or banquettes of the same, by O'Clock, A. M. during
the months OF June, July, August September and by
~ O'Clock, A, NJ during the balance of the year. all
the filth, rubbish, manure animal and vegetable
Stances oa kitchen stuff and feculen matters of any
description whatever, that may be found there preu-
dlcia 10 the health and cleanliness ofthe city; and said
contractors shall be further bound, also, take
cause TO be taken away each and every day, al! filth,
rubbish, manure grass, animal and vegetable subsau-
ces, otfas, kitchen stuff and fecuent matters of any
description whatever that may be found contained and
deposited in boxes, barrels baskets tubs other
sells or may be thrown or lying on any of said streets,
alleys, lanes roads, public ways public places levees
and wharves, or upon auY of the sidewalks or ban
quetes of the same, or that may be thrown upon the
border or margin of The river down 10 the edge
The contractors shall be bound 10 remove and carry
away each and every day during the existence oil
within the limits of theirres pective contracts including
the draining canals and 10 deposit and bury the same
in such places the Street Commls sioner his depu.
lies shall direct
The contractors shall regularly take and scrape and
collect all dirt dust or other substance deposited and
accumulated in the paved Streets aud fast il shall
be made into piles carry off the in not less than
wenty-four hours after the shall have beea gath
cred into piles, and deposit II in such and other
places as may require Milling up AID under the orders
OF the street commissioner the contractors being
pressy forbidden to take permit cause be taken
and carried away 10 any other place or places than
those designated by the Street Commits sioner any dirt
dust, vegetable or animal mailer whatever, oihei
substance, under penalty of fifty dollars for each
tfavention.
The contractors shall be bound TO carry away ali
the oals pull out of the markets by the farmers thereof
in accordance with existing ordinances.
The contractors shall be bound in all streets through
which the water is or shall be conveyed by tho Com
ters 10 be thoroughly cleaned and washed every da.
before 10 O'Clock A, d., In the following manner, to
wit He shall first cause 10 be scaped out of sait
CUTTERS with hoes serapers all dirt !th of what
soeyer nature IL may be, contained found in sale
cutters, and put the same IN piles on The side thereof