New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-10

4th. The Sixth section from the center of Espanade
street to the lower limit Of the city and from tho river
10 Bayou st, John and the GENTLY Road
The repairs within The limits Of the several
tracts, shall consist in rensatng, with solidlty and
regularity in their primitive lines and levels, all the
pavements, whether of round stones granite blocks
BALLAST also all cutters instructed with stones
wood; also all curbstones also all paved supports
the unpaved streets also all the street gutter cross
ings which may have been constructed with stones or
tagging; also nl wings and tagging OF The bridges
and eulyerts which may have been constructed with
stones also all sidewalks in front Of city property and
al the intersections OF streets constructed with bricks
| or tagging.
The contractors shall furnish, al their expense
all the labor and materials necessary 10 make the re-
pairs above specified; and NIL repairs shall be made
within twenty flour hours after becoming necessary,
excep, only in such where, by Of their
magnitude or the state of the weather, further time
may be prescribed by the Street Commissioner, who
shall exercise his discretion in this respecti and IN
cases where further time than twey-four hours shall
be allowed The contractors shall be bound |? NIL up,
temporarily with single ballast, covered with gravel
or shells, all holes or depressons that the eonve-
nent use OF the streets may not be ut any time inter
| ruped
lnrepaving round stone granite block pavements,
the bed shall consist OF four inches in deph or more
equal quantities of river sand and sharp sand, mixed,
or river sand AMI lake shells, Mixed the inierst!ces
shall be filled with sharp sand fine gravel, or lake
Shells or the same materials mixed; md shall receive
top coat Of the same materials, at least TWO inches
| thick The work shall in all cases, be well ranned
All round stones shall be placed so that their longest
diameters shall be perpendicular 10 The base Of the pave
men In making all other repairs the materials TO be
used shall be similar in kind 10 those originally used
in the work In all cases the materials TO be used
| shall be of the best quality the market will afford
In cases where repairs become necessary, by reason
OF damages done by The gas light, ter-works, or
other corporations, the contractors shall be bound TO
make hem in all cases. except in those wherein The
contracors shall have specifically notified the Street
Commits sione of their existence in writing and with
~ after said damages may have been
existing
The contractors shall comply within the delay above
specified, with a verbal or written orders Of The Street
Commiss ioner, his subordinate officers, relative
the work to be done by lhem under penalty oftwen-
tyve dollars for each neglect and farther penalty of
the amount OF the of doing The work neglected by
the contractor-in case the Street Cnmmss
the same 10 be done, and which he shall have the right
TO DO in all cases of neglect by the contractor. The
contractors for The sections above Canal street shalt
call ut the Street Commissioners Office in the City
Hall, and the contractors for the below Canal
street shall call al the office of the Deputy Street Com
missioner OF the Second District, each Of them nj IL
O'Clock NJ on each and every day, TO receive orders
relative 10 their work, and all orders written in the
der books in said Offices peeliveiy shall be consid
cred equivalent TO written orders served upon the
tractors seyefally in person, At the dates thereof
The streets shall be delivered The contractors in
whatever condition they may be the day they begin
10 work The contractors shall Immediately thereaf
ter and during The whole time Of the continuance of
their contracts al the repairs specified abovei
and they shall deliver the streets, at The expiration OF
their term, in perfect conditions in default OF which
so much OF the amount of the last certificate and the
reserved per centage shall be retained shall be
cessary TO make the repairs needed,
Each OF the contractors shall furnish security to the
satisfaction OF the Finance Committee of the Common
Council, equal 10 half the of The contract
dinoned to guarantee the faithful performance OF SAID
contract
Payments shall be made monthly, on the certificate
Of the Stree, Commissioners reserving per cent.
from each monthly payment until the pirati0n OF the
contract. .M-
In case of neglect on the part of any of said con-
tractors TO comply strictly with these specifications,
the City Council shall have the rghl to declare the
contracts ipso fucio null and void without applying
TO court of justice, without iDdemnifyng the
tractors.
The contracts shall be adudicated for one year, and
The payment shall commence from the time when the
contractors shall have actually commenced the work,
and after having, with their securities and the Mayor,
signed the contact.
The City Council reserves the right 10 reject any ad-
Iudicaion made under these specifications ii deemed
advisable.
AUG. 8. PHELPS,
Street Commissioner.
New Orleans, December 4, 1866.
Approved by the Committee of Streets and Landngs1
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