New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-14
SPECI FICATIONS

sPECI FICATIoNS -
For the contract for building and placing two Floating
Bridges across Canal Carondelet, at the junction of
Claiborne and Mara's streets with SAID Canal.
THE old turning bridges across SAID Canal Caronde-
4 let at Claiborne and Maras streets, shall be re-
moved by the contractor and shall be the property of
The new bridges with all their apparatus, such as
moving platforms, eranks fender piles, ee, shall be
built all points, similar 10 the floating bridge
the New Canal, at its Junction with Mciaire Road,
except the ratings each side of SAID BRIDGES which
shall be well finished according 10 the plan 10 be fur
lnished by the City Surveyor.
All the materials to be used in the struetion of
said BRIDGES platforms and other apparatus shu be of
the best qualify, corresponding in size and dimensions
with those used in the construction OF the bridge
across the New Canal at MeaEe Road, and shall be
furnished by the contractor as well as the labor:
The bottom, sides and deck of the bridges shall be
caulked with three threads of good oakum and tared
i'll the best manner, and the bottom and sides shall be
shealhed over with | Inch yellow pine panks of
the be 81 qualify.
The sides and ends of the bridges shall receive three
coats of back oil paint and the ratings hree coats of
white lead i'll oil, the whole i'll The best manner.
Each of the bridges to be provided with TWO good
The whole work to be executed TO the entire salts
faction of The City Surveyor oherwife il shalt be re-
jecicd by said officer.
Security 10 tie amount of $4,000 shall be required 10
guarantee the faithful performance of the contract.
The contractor shall bind himself TO begin the work
days after the approval of the adjudication by the
Common Counc and 10 complete the same sixty days
afer under a penalty of Si0 per day for each and
every day thereafter IN" Work is nor Completed
Payments in cash on the completion of the work
and its Acce plance by the City Surveyor.
III Of neglect the part of the contractor 10
comply strictly with the foregoing specifications, The
Common Council reserves the right to declare the
contract ipsl factu, null and void, without applying
court OF justice and without indemnifying the
tractor. ~
Bids to be for both bridges and apparatus complete
including The demolition of the old turning bridges.
LOUIS H. PILlE,
City Surveyor
Approved by the Committee OIL Streets and Land
ings of the Board Of Aldermen, New Orleans,
March 27ih, 1856.
[Signedl CHAS, PRIDE,
-... Chairman.
Approved by The Committee on Streets and Landings
OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen, New Orleans
Mach 27h, 1856
Chairman.
New Orleans, 20th March, 1856, $50 az dt1i
! Wy AS brought 10 the City Police Jail on the Sin
wv Instant the grif bpy WILLIAM HARRY; is
feet2 Id inches hgh Is about IS years old has II
scar on the left cheek, Says he belongs 10 Madame
Lahteau, living nj Bay 81. Louis, Hancock county,
Slate of Mississippi.
The owner is requestedto call and claim said slave
according 10 law
E.PLANCHARD,
y mig l5t Keeper of the City Police Jail. g
/ SMTAS brought 10 The City Police jail, on The lin
nst the mulato boy JOHN ALIAS Sim0nds ;
Is leet inches high; is about years old. SAYS he
belongs 10 WI Baiy, and afterwards his real owner
was Walert zen, living in Natchez Mississippi who
| is a cotton planter.
The owner requested to call and claim said slave
| according TO law.
E. BLANCHARD,
mia l5t Aeeper of the City Police Jail. ~