New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-21
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For The contract for repairing and keeping IN repair
tho she'll roads OF .the CITY 8{
YTlHE shelf roads TO be repaired and Kept IN repair
I'll IRE as follows. TO viii: $50
E# The Common Street Shell Road from Robertson
street tolihe New Canal .45
@ The Carroliton Avenue Shell Road from Common
street to the New Canal. s5S
Tie Benvie Street Shell Road from Claiborne
street 10 Meaire Road
St. john, from Claiborne sreetto Musgroves proper
exceptlh part Of the road which has been des-
troyed BY ,he Mew Orleans NaNgatlon Company, nnt
contractor as soon as the said Navigation Company
will have a new road made.
@ The Washington Street Shell Road from B'Orge-
nois street 10 Bayou ST John.
The Grand Route ST. John shell Road, from the
round stone paving on said route 10 Bayou ~ ohii
The MetRlrie Shell 3Oaa from Bayou ST. onf 10 me
New Canal. M
And me Louisa Street Shell Ronds from Royal 10
Where streets. s tzs5
The above shell roads shall be delivered to the con-
tractor in whatever condition they may be III on Ie
day he begins 10 work, and said contractor shal DC
them repaired in the best workmanlike manner, using
said repairs but clean and sound lake shes OF the
best quality. IA ~ -,
tinuance or his contract 10 keep and always keep in
the best repair The above shel roads, ni'iig all
holes and RUS on their first appearance, with clean
ana sound Iake Shells III order preserve the original
grade and curve Of said roads,
The contractor shall also be bound 10 repair and al
ways keep iii good repair the unsheed portions, on
each side of the roads, and also 10 clean and always
keen clean The bitches on each side of said roads in
order to prevent staSnatlon of water. sf
The contractor shall furnish al his own expense, all
the materials and labor required TO make the repairs,
and said repairs shall be made within seventy-four
hours after becoming necessary or in default by him
TO do, the Surveyor shall have the right TO cause
said repairs ID be made a the expense of the con-
tractor and to retan the amount OF expenses thus in
cured Of any the monthly payments TO be made
10 the contractor.
The contractor shall furnish security to the sasfac
ton of the Common Council equal to half the amount
the contract conditioned guarantee the faithful
performances of said contract.
In case of neglect the part the contractor te
comply strictly with the foregoing specifications, The
City Council reserves the right 10 declare the contac
ipso acto, null and void, without applying 70 court
Justice, and without ndemnifyng the contractor
is Payments shall be made monthly on the certificate
of the Surveyor; the City preserving FIVE per cent o
each monthly payment until the expiration Of the con
l tract
The contract TO be adiudicated the of tire.
i years, beginning on the daysof the perfection OF thu
1 contract by notary.
/ s Bids 70 be per year for the whole work complete
4 $s s 2 Ss5gS LOUIS II. PILE,
5ttr R-yGf5H ss3 City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committee on Streets and Landing:
Of the Board Of Aldermen. New Orleans, 18th March
1 1856! ysr
1[sisnedl CHARLES PRIDE,
55S5585.fs 9SsE43as 4 ..5555 Chairman.
4 Approved by the Committee on Streets and Lnnding
!, Of the Board of Assistant Aldermen, New Orleans
II 18th March, 1856
Il Esigned.l ISAAC THAYERs
4 Chairman.
On Nav OfIeans 1otI, March 1855 52aS5 mis- t24