New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-11
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw

SPECIFICATIONSf for the contract for paw
es Th BLOCK
shan s. aS Of o Il sny
in quality to the granite obtained from Boston They shall be
teen inches width less than inches
sg ha he s id 1r Ss' tn P
square sides and make tight joints and the
isa = s4 ssissa
thai t. say END Of e stone shall BE- en- at
from the eurbstonss bordering the dew nj
in quality Ge %
They shall e from twelve inches vide and ten inches ,hss
and ends make tight joints and the shall be
ief T6s stones
well ssd sd beye re- o. the top to
twenty inches deep and in no case less than four inches
The gravel shall be Of the best Of London gravel not
one and q half inch in diameter.
MAsSERIs WHICH WoRK SHALL Be ExEourrD-Ths con-
e. ito up s S n sss 50
The curbnes shall be set according the lines grades
from TIRES to sig feet the work and each
towards the adjoining and be ody Fixed and backed
Be through the Tie Wherever
The gutter shall join il their length the and
shall be laid with inclination slope towards the
sharp sand mixed said boomng strongly hardened with
| the head of .he crowbar until solid.
after the hauled
to @
the superior face Of blocks when laid The
the Surveyor and shall place the Of the song Of
a9 les -four pshei s 5 F
til forms an even and hard foundation The blocks paw
lay the an from
the street linz ns Nv er carefully bed
order that each block solid foundation He will
n ha f. posse
lively be rejected by the Street When the blocks
sharp sand the paving ha Be rolled @
into the joints covering three inches fine gravel and
sharp sand mixed shall be placed the paving The
GENERAL CLAUsEsThe old cpbstones the old gutter ones
street shall he the property contractor shall be hauled
nished by the contractor as well as the labor.
The shall be bonnd e begin The work within the
mon Council and TO complete the thirty days after said APP
every day thereafter the same is not completed.
Good and solvent security 10 an amount Of shs oe re-
ZEN TO- be made ~ property holders on the eeh
and the city be held liable responsible any said
sa1aa he III s Inc ZEE S
rsasay prior to rsc
ing his certificates The cost Of Of the petition Of the
shall have the right Of demanding Of said petitioners the REIN
as s Il Ct failure by the
to begin Or finish the work or any part within the
IN case Inc Win
in which is being executed the Council shall right
annul the without putting the in
as required BY article 1905 of the civil code without apply
ing to court of Justice to annul the same and without ude
shall time abandon his contract finish complete
the work in conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have for of the work
done by him up the date of the abandonment aud thar
therefor and ii is also we'll understood that
tract be resod the contractor and his securities shall be held
and bound in sodo pay city all losses difference
between the price which the originally
perform the work. and The price which may adud
Gated at resale or REHABILITATION
Bids superficial yards the block paving
complete including the per superficial foot
of curbstones furnished and laid
New Orleans, Aug. lat. Ic5,,
tSignedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings OF both
Boards of the Common Council.
Essiignsdd H Ho 7; yTEN;N ;o1S schafrmen.
Registered Aug 10th, 81. HENRY DukEL,
al Garlrn fT n,p-