New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-02
INTERPRETATIONS

OF the repairs to be made to the ST. Marys Vegetable
Market, situated at the Junction of Tchoupitoulas
- and Annunciation streets. s = - gs.s- ,
LII tinabers of the framing of the roofs OF the
market and awnings; MS we'll as all sheathing which
may be rotten decayed shall be taken out and re-
placed with best sound cypress yellow pine lumber
free from sap bad knots and other defects calculated To-
impair their strength durability and having the pre-
per sizes and dimensions
stroyed and inclined platform shall be constneted
as the plan Said platform shall be sheathed
with one inoh yellow pine boards, and ceyeredin the
best workEaniks manner with Vlele Montagne Zinc,
No. 1872
The stating Of the roofs Of the market and awnings,
as well ridges shall be repaired in the best manner
and warranted tight for one year.
The athing and plasteging of thu ceilings of the mar
ket and awnings shall be broken down. and in their place.
a board ceiling shall be made. The boards shall be
three-qusrters Of Jan inch yellow pine tongued and
grooysd mill dressed boards inches wide and beaded
On the Joints Thci lathng plastaTng ebeaIns
or guiers shall be boxed or cased in the best
like manner with planned cypress boards one inch thick
of proper width and beaded the joiuts The athing
and pastering of the pedments at both ends shall BIZ
finished the same plan as before with planed cypress
or yellow pine, tongued and grooyed weather boarding
one and quarter inch thick laid in white lead joints
The tagging of the market shall be taken up and
according to the grades to be given by the Surveyor
the furnishing all flags which MAY e
qured to complete the work in q WorkmanEke manner
said tagging to be well jonted and well bedded in
hytaulc cement The tagging Of the sidewalks
shall be repaired in the best and the granite
steps the market shall be eveled and repaired
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be strenthened in the best the contractor
placing all broken missing courars with new iron
columns Of the sanna sizes and shapes The column
marked the plan Shall be displaced and replaced
granite block "a inches square by 9inches hck resting
brick foundation laid in hydraulic cement mortar
In diameer receiving the conductor leading water
from the Inclined platform of the roof to the gutter on
the street, The gutter Receiving the water from the ROOF
and leading it to the gutter the street, shall be in
ohes wide by IL inches deep, and shall be made OF hard
lake bricks laid IN hydraulic cement mortar and sha o
,Vttt, ir0p Tla ucb
wide, and of inch thick, laid on level with th'
| tagging of the market and sidewalk! 9- Is- 7
4 The necessary quantity Of new tables shall be mad
and placed marked the pan Said tables shall be
the seasoned except the tops which shall
Of yellow pine psnks two Inches thick An the opening
of said tables shall be hung and secured each With
inch best iron butts and good inch LOCK- keys etc
The whole Of said tables to be similar to tfoee Of tn
| Vegetable Market, Second District. -Ass.
All wood work of the inside and outside OF the marke
and awnings shall receive three Of best white aa
in oil all iron work shall receive two coats Of best blac
paint IN oil and ai the tables shall receive three coats
J hest lead color paint in oil -T.l
All the materials shall be of the best quality and sha
furnished by the contractor as well as the labor
All necessary items, omitted to be written in the fore
going specifications, and which may be found necessar
by the Surveyor to complete the work sha be supplied
by the contractor without extra charge se
The contractor shall bind himself to begin the Wori
days after the approval of the adjudication W h
Common Council otherwise the contract shall pso acto
be null aud void, and completes the same ninety day
Il after. under penalty OF ten dollars per uay'
Security to an amount Of s2oov snah DC feqairea io
In case any neglect on the part OF the contraeto
to comply strictly with the foregoing specifications ht
Couuc reserves right to declare the contract st
a faeto null and void, without applying to a court q
Justice aud without indemnifying the contractor
Payments In cash on the completion OF the work ane
acceptance Of the same by the Surveyor.
Bids to be for the whole work complete +v
LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
New Orleans, June II, 1856
II Approved by tho Committee Streets and Landing
of the Board of Aldermen, New Orleans, 18th OF june
isignedl CHAS PRIDE, Chairman.
Annroyed by the Committee on Streets and Landing
Of the Board Of Assistant Aldermen New Orleans, Jun
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