New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-18
Neutrality-suspicious.

For attending all The Nuisance Boats and Wharves of
the city.
VUyuE contractor shall receive the said nuisance
boats and wharves in whatever condition they
may be found at the time of entering into contract.
This bid shall include the cost and expense per annnm
all men, implements and hxtures and all necessary
repairs of the boa,s, implements, or hxtures neces-
sary to work said boats in an expeditions manner,
He shall be prepared al all times day or 10 re-
ceye and shall receive and convey and discharge into
the o. the river, all efal, manure, NTH dead an
inals and fecuent matter OF whatsoever END When
ever by on of winds current of the things
DISCHARGED in the channel the river have tendency
10 lodge against any bank of the river, any wharf
vessel ne shall with men and SKINS, cause said mat
Ter or things 10 be lowed again INTO The current of the
river so that no par, thereof shall lodge remain
within The corporate limits of the city OF NewOreans.
shall furnish one and ski at the nuisance
ar blood wharf of the Fourth District, to push off and
tow out into the all floating matters that may
be discharged iherefrom into the river.
The Council the right 10 remove any of the
nuisance whaIves from their present locations, if they
see proper; aud in of removal, The contractor
shall be at the expense OF removing the boats and fix
lures g@
AT the expiration of the contract the contractor
shall return to the city all the said nuisance boats.
their implements and fixtures, in good state of re-
| pairs.
| Payments will be made monthly on the Street Com
missoners certificate Teservng five per cent until the
expiration OF the contract said five per payable
only on final certificate, after inspection, to the
state of repairs. Deductions shall be made f.om each
monthly certificate of ten dollars for each and every
time it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Street
| Commiss ioner that any person has been detained
from deposting in the nuisance boats anything proper
to be eposited therein more than fifteen mi nutes un
| ayodable accidents only excepted1 and the same
amount OF ne each and every lime that said
tractor by neglect shall allow any of the offal other
offensive matter 10 lodge remain aginst any bank of
The river wharf vessel, within the corporate limits
| of the city.
In case any gross neglect on the part of the
tractor the Street Commissioner shall have the right
to declare the ipso facto null and void without
l recourse to any court, and without any indemnify
Inc contractors and the street Commissioner shall then
have the right 10 put in charge of the work, at
the expense of the contractor and his securities
| Security shall be given in the sum OF one thousand
ditoned for the faithful performance OF The contract
The sale shall be for year from the expiration
| OF the present contract the payments 10 commence
| from the time the contractor actually commences the
work.
1 The City Council reserves the right TO reject any
adjudication made by of these specifications
| they deem it advisable.
l New Orleans, December Il, 1855.
| AUG. S. PHELPS.
| decls-5t Street Commits sionsr.