New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-07
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3H~ SPECIFICATIONS 4.
For cleaning the paved and uupaved and keeping in
repair the unpayed streets in the First Seventh,
| Eist and Ninth Wards of the City.
YEyHE work viii be adudicaiedin separate contracts
i n as follows
/ lst The FIRST Ward entire, from the center of Fee
Lefty to center of Thalia streets.
| Sd. That poron oftha Seventh Ward included be.
| tween the centers of Esplanade and Eysian Fields
Streets lie river BANK, uni 70 and including the Gem
| lilly Road.
!, Sd The Eighth and Ninth Wards, as far back "a
and including The 6enllly Road in the portion above
Spaia street. and as far back the Claiborne Canal
and Claiborne street, Tor the balance OF said Wards
The contractors shall be bound least twice d
week, and oener, 4 necessary, and directed by
the Street Commissioner or his deputies during the
continuance OF their contracts 10 clean unt Thoroughly
all the cutters, sluice-ways, sings and under al
NE bridges IN a 's ssesi alleys, lanes roads, pub
lie ways and public Places levees and wharves within
the limits of their section and to remove therefron
within twenty -four hours, all kinds OF filth dirt grass
weeds vegetable substances of every teseripion
that may be found gro wing in or upon ihe border Of
| the same and also 10 remove all substances whatso-
ever that may obstruct or hinder in any manner the
free circulation or the passage OF the wafer in and
through said cutters, slnice ways under
said bridges, and upon Sidewalks
The contractors shall be bouud, each and every
day during lhe existence of ter contracts. 10 take OF
10 be taken and carried away from and out OF ali
the streets, alleys, lanes, roads, pubic ways and public
places, tyees and wbarves and from all The side
or banquetles OF the same, by O'Clock A NJ during
| the months Of June July, August September and by
10 ocleck, A. NJ during the balance OF the year, ali
SI1E
Stances otal, kitchen stuff and feculent matters of ans,
description whatever, that may be found there nrein
dcia to the health and cleanliness OF the city, and said
contractors shall be further bound also to lake ar
cause TO be taken away each and every tay all aim
rubbish manure grass, animal and vegetable subsian
otals kitchen stuff and ecueut matters of ony
description whatever that may be found coula ned and
deposited in boxes, barrels, baskets tubs or other
sells, or may be thrown oryDg any of said Streets
alleys, lanes, roads, public ways public places evees
and @haryes, OF upon auy OF the sidewalks or BAN
queties ofthe same that may be thrown unon lila
border or margin OF the river down The water edge
The contractors shall be bound 10 remove and carry
away OIL each and every day during the existence nj
their contracts, all dead animals and varmin ,,nna
within the limits of their pecve contracts
line draining canals and 10 deposit and bury The same
in such places as the Street Commas or his depu.
| ties shall direct. r.
The contractors shall regularly take and scrane and
collect all dirt dust other substance de nose, .nd
accumulated in the paved and az fastas il shall
be made INTO piles, carry off the in not less than
twenty hours after the same shall have been GA H.
cred into piles aud deposit il in such streets and oher
places may require filling up and under the ordeT
OF the street the contractors being ex-
pessly forbidden 10 take permit cnuse TO be taken
and carried away any other place or places rban
those designated BY the Street Conmlssioner any dirt
dust vegetable or animal matter whatever or other
substance under penalty Of fifty dollars for each con-
travenon.
The contractors shall be bound 10 carry away all
the oHas put out OF the markets by the farmers 1ereo
in accordance with existing ordinances
The contractors shall be bound in all streets ihrouph
winch me water is or shall be conveyed by the Com.
mercial water w oTks Company, cause all The gut
ters 10 be thoroughly cleaned and washed every day
before 10 o'clock A. Nj in The following manneT t.
wit; He shall first 10 be scraped out of said
cutters, with hoes or serapers, all dirt or filth of what
soeyer nature il may be, contained or found in sand
cutters, and put the same in piles on The side thereof
and cause the same 10 be removed and hauled away
the day IN carts 10 such places DIES ignued
10 him by the Street Commissioner, and dateIy
after having scraped out said CUTTERS the contractor
shall then cause the water to be let said cutters by
opening the tire-pugs always using piece OF hose
for each hre-plus opened such manner as 10 con-
duct the water into the said cutters, without unneces
sary waste OF water upon the travelled portion OF the
street, and while The is thus running in said gut
ters he shall them be swept or cleaned with
brooms, excepting on days when there is sufficient
rain water passing through the cutters for the
required
The contractors shall be bound 10 cut and remove al!
the grass and weeds and other vegetable substances
thai may be found growing on the sidewalks the
bitches Of the streets, and shall also keep said bitches
dug and cleaned TO their original deph
The contractors shall be bound 10 ill up with hard
rubbish, river sand, gravel shells, when the same
shall be necessary all holes rus, cart and carriage
tracks, etc IN all the unpaved streets, alleys, lanes,
roads and public ways within the limits of their re-
spectivecontracts Immediately their irsta
aud keep and preserve the grads of said unpaved
streets, alleys, lanes roads public WAYS in Il req
ular curved form and the surface and smooth so
as 10 throw the waies the cutters and sluicc-w ways
OH both sides.
The contractors Shall be bound for the efficient ac
complishment of the works aforesaid to keep and en-
ploy competent and sufficient number of carts and
workmen The carts employed shall be constructed
stances and matters put and conveyed therein should
drop or run through and be scattered out and shall be
furnished with pales required by Ordinance SD,
approved November 3, 1854.
The contractors shall be bound replace all bolts
and nuts that may be wanted after the same shal have
once been supplied by the contractors repairing
and building wooden bridges
The contractors shall comply Immediately with all
verbal written orders from The Street Comm.
or his deputies relative the WORK 10 be done by
them, and in default by them do, they shall liza
Bile 10 fine OF five dollars for each neglect, 10 be de-
Quoted from the monthly payments withou ecou Sc to
any court: and il shall be The duty of the StreeCon-
missioner 10 employ the necessary number Of and
buy the materials, at whatever he be able to
obtain them, and 10 have The work done The expense
OF The contractors and OF their securities. The
OF The lines, The wages of The and cost the ma
tcrias 10 be deducted out OF any of the monthly pay
ments 10 be made 10 said contractors.
In fany neglect the part OF the contractors
the Council reserves the right TO declare the
lpso aclo null and Void without applying a of
justice, or without ndemnifying the contractors.
Each of the contractors shall furnish good and SOL
vent securities 10 amount equal 10 half the amount
Of his conlfaet 10 guarantee the faithful performances
OF said contract.
Payments shall be made monthly on presentation of
the Street Certificate reseryng per
of the contract.
The contractors shall be bound 10 call at the Street
Commissioners office each and every day at
IL O'clock M receive orders relative the work to
be done by them
The sshall be adjudcated for one year and
the payments shall commence from the lime when
the contractors shall have actually commenced the
work, and after having with their securities and
right 10 reject any adjudication made under these spe
clhcatons, ii deemed advisable.
AUG. s. PHELPS, Street Commissioner.
New Orleans, Dece mber ), 1855.
Ia pproved by the Committee Streets and Landngsl
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