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SPECIFICATION for the contract for
y ,heling EspanRde Bayou St

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
heg Esplanade street from Royal street to the Bayou St.
The whole width roadway Royal Bayou
roadway from Bayou Road Bayou ST. john which S. feet
nnd ss Be The y
the where too low and picking and hauling away the
in hs ssn s5 Of @ ass
inches thickness shall Be placed rolled Viii
xe ss sus and
pleed shall be inches otherwise shall be rejected
bs %s III Sssss
Said shall be three wide at as TOP I
said bitches shall be straight line and
Ali the materials shall quality and shall be fur
Ts BY s @ in the ten
following the approval Of the by the
of ten dollars d for each and every day thereafter the
The contractor shall himself keep repair sleled
of the for after its completion and accept
seearity to an amount siooo required
Pavmens on the eompeou each three or more
and acceptance of the by the Street Commissioner Said
the Street ommissioner IN Conformity with section liz Of
e city h. 5 e es s IT ssa
not and the be subogated
# up q said e ill., NC properly vase
holders being contractor
shall the
! bursement Of said costs of publication.
The work to be executed in accordance with the lines and
grades to be by the City Surveyor and under the
| attendance of the Street Commissioner.
tits well understood that in of failure the
TO begin finish the work thereof within the period
fixed or in case the Council be dissatisfied in the manner in
which the work is being executed the Council shall the
right annsl the contract without putting the
fault required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and without
applying to OF justice annul without
demn and il is also well understood that in the
tor shall at time abandon the work finish complete
the in conformity with his contract said
shall forfeit all claims he have for Of the work
| y
shall De thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
and it is also well understood that
the contractor and his securities shall held bound soil
do 10 unto the city all loss difference the
at which the contractor originally perform the
work and the price which it be adudicaed resale
| Or readudcation HTg
Bids 10 b. running foot for the whole complete.
| New Orleans, August Attn. 1851
| [Signedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets Landings both
Boards of the Common Council.
tsi ssned 10 + + HonhANp, chairmen.
| Registered August 10, 1857. HENRY DUREL,
| aull 10 II 1921 Clerk of Cornptroler
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TEHUANTEPEC COMPANY.
TEHUANTEPEC COMPANY-


NEW ORLEANS, July 30, 1851
whereas The report made to this Board by the President
TO his late mission Washington in frhernnre great
enterprise which the object Of this Company satisfies us
l. That no arrangement whatever could be witt,
the owners OF the tiaray behalf Company
That it impossible the mail contract for this
Company; and $50
That the title of the Soo grant this Company
other parties having acquired under rights derived from Mr.
Sloo without the knowledge OF this Board; and,
Whereas in the opinion of this Board title to the Soo
being in this Company the organization of said
has basis to rest and that longer
Of this Board in existence would deceive the public and
bly, induce Investments in the of that
be accomplished by this Company the great
credit of this Board; therefore be it unanimously
Resolved That this Board be and the hereby
solved.
Resolved That of Board seyeray hereby
resign lherefrom
Resolved That copy these resolutions be published the
different newspapers of this CITY,
Resolved, That this Board stands adjourned sine die.
certify the foregoing be copy from the minutes.
T.. HEYLlGER, Secretary.
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COMPTROLLER--OFFICIAL.

bear a straight otherwise, it shall be rejected
GENERAL CLAUsEsA the materials shall be OF the pest
quality shall furnished by the contractor well as the
The contractor shall bound begin the work in the ten
days following the approval OF me ~ he
under pe atty dollars for each and every day
thereafter the same is not completed
lars shall be required the faithful performance OF
payments to be made by property holders the certi
of the Street Commissioner in conformity with
of e new city charter and be collected by the
and city be held liable responsible for any OF me
bills should the be paid and the to De sub
rogated all the rights Of the city to sue or seize me properly
In case of payment of any all Of said bills
contractor shall into the City Treasury prior
holers beg well understood that said contractor
shall have the wight Of demanding Of said petoners the REIN
bursement Of the said costs Of pubieanaosn1. ~ ~,
to begin or nish the work any part thereof within the
period fixed the Council be dissatisfied with the man
ner in which the being executed the Council shall have
default required by Article s Of the Civil Code and with
ont appying to of Justice to annul the same and without
tractor shall al any time abandon the work finish
plete the conformity with the contract the said
shall forfeit all claims he have for any part Of the
work by him the date Of the abandonment and that
the city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and tits also well understood that in the
be reod the contractor and his securities shall be held
the price which the contractor originally contracted
perform the work. and the price which be adudcated
at resale or eadudcation.
Bids be running foot OF sidewalks complete including
the turning of the corners.
tsignsdl Louls Z: PILE, City Surveyor. .
Signed + HI J; y I sn. ,xn schairnen.
a afflit IS ls eas H. HENRY DugEL Clerk Comptroller
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the
nal Claiborne BTops Streets ana on he south
east SIDE Of Galye5 street. from Common Bienville.
For
Se 9 wn me lines and grades to be
where too low, and picking and hauling away where
Twenty feet in width in the center of the roadway shall
sheeq with clean without dif and sound mot roen lake
shells in the following towit layer shells
inches in thickness, shall rstbe placed rolled with $500
in thickness, shall then placed and shall Be- onvsneny
rolled with The same roller as often as may be and
made solid aud completed shall be six nches otherwise it
All the materials required for The performance of the work
shall be Of the best quality shall be furnished by
The contractor shall bind himself to begin the ten
Ccnnc and 70 eop the 81 ag IN ~ NE Common
penalty OF zen dollars per day for each and every day
The contractor shall bind himself keep the sheed por-
sn roa ID II hs p @ its
Security to an amount of 900 shall be required guaran-
Payments the complexion Of each three or more squares
and acceptance Of the by the Street Commissioner
the Street Commissioner IN Conformity with section liz Of
be he'd sS 2espons o y ssd
o h9ad 6s same not be paid and the contractor sub
in case Of non paymen of any or all Of said bills.
s ay hs y y
the holders being well understood that said
reimbursement Of the said costs Of publication
TIE work to be executed in accordance with the lines and
| dance OF the Street Commissioner f
is We understood case of failure by the
to begin or hish the work thereof within the
liked or in case the Council be dissatisfied with
which the work is being executed shall The
right Of anunlng the contract without putting contractor
default required by article 1905 Code and without
applying to court of justice annual without
indemnify and is also well that case the con
tractor shall time abandon the not finish ard
ete the same in conformity with his contract the eonac
tor shall forfeit all claims he have the work
done bt him the date Of the the city
shall be thereby discharged from any liability therefor
and it is also well understood contract resot
the and his securities shall be held in
do unto the city all loss difference between the price
at which the originally perform he
work and the price which may adiudicae at resale o.
rehabilitation
Bids TO be running foot for the whole complete
New Orleans August 4, 1857.
Signed LOUIS H. PILE
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PRIVATE BANKS AND EXCHANGE
DEALERS.

JAMES ROBB &Co.,
Nos. 50 and 50 Camp street.
S. NICHOLSON co,
Corner Exchange alley and Canalstreet
SAMUEL SMITH 4 Co,
Corner Camp and Graversreets.
JUDSON co.
Corner Camp and Capalstreets.
BROWN, JOHNSTON Il CO.,
- - No. 50 Camp street.
No. 81 Camp street.
MENARD, TEssON& Co,
BANK OF COMMERCE,
JACOB BARKER, Agent,
= - Corner Camp and Gravier streets.
- - - Corner Camp and Graeierstreets.
- . No. 80 Camp street.
Corner Camp and Common streets.
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DE SOTO LODGE Eo.7 meets at Baton Rouge on Thursday
evening.
evening.
METH LODGE No. q a. Shreveport on Wednesday
evening.
ST. i.ANDRYLODGE No. IS al opeousas on satur-
day evening.
CLINTON LODGE No q meets at Clinton on Wednesday
evening.
Monday evening
TRINITY LODGE No 81 meets a Trinity on Saturday
evening.
EXCELSIOR LODGE No "a meets ThIbodaux on satur-
day evening.
NEW IBERIA LODGE No. &c raeetsat Newton on Thurs
PRAIRIE LODGE No. 81 meets at Washington on Friday
evening.
CHENEYyILLE LODGE No.4l meets at CheneyvilIe on
Monday evening.
ASSUMPTION LODGE Nc, 80 meets at Eapoleonvle on
THOMAS 4. SHIELDS, Grand Secretary.
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o. BoARD OF niREcT4RS FOR 0feersHenry Bier,
President BolIenet Treasurer TuS H. Shields Secretary;
Cemetery CommitIeeTIapc Dillingham; Gadnermh Jns.
tioldg Finance Commitee-E. a. Patterson, H. H. Dcnze'
j. FM!Ler SeSon-naniel Merritt. Memlers-.Iamrs Fu'
cnnE rank Lewis H. Goldman T. =. Peterson, jos. Allison
j. P. Warner, j. C. Wagner.
VAULTS IN ODD FELLOWS REST' may be procured
oy to f. NJ COMFY, SickIe Co.'S IS Canal
~ y ELr STETSON s. "a Camp H. MLSPAUGH U.
s. Mint and the Secretary Office in ODD Fellows Hall cor
ner OF Camp and ia'ay streets.
Price of Lots and YaultsRcgulHr square $3.50;
Quito by feet S75. Vaus toublcl Stockholders Lodges
2 otto TO al Others 20; SINGLE to Stockholders Lodges,
$40; ditto, to all others, $50.
Information relative the purchase Lots etc. be had
! on appliCationto
THOMAS L. Shields. Seeretary o. F. Rest.
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THE HAGAssE KErr,.E rRAIN AND EuR:

NACE-The subscriber prepared 10 close contracts
WIN ali guarantee to take of crops with GIIMANS PATENT
nANASSE FL RNACE AND KETTLE TRAIN. with con
sahpon 81 Wood not TO exceed one half per hoshead
LOT me entire boiling of the juice Sugar or one cord per
'NS 0''1N "'t A0'i'"s '4o Juise ih'o
OF the Bagssse Kettle Train precisely thu
e ~ ma, required for the old kettles employing an equal
OF hsn1 TO clean the juice. The Furnace needs the
after It enters the Furnace 7 " N'SA 'Ns'
For further particulars, inquire of
ial - "a 80, - .,-...
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw.
~ with block Eatchez from


og4ITr AND D1srSsloss or THE MArEHAls-The square
quality ,bs obtained from Boston They shall Oh
inches width and less than sixteen inches
Than inches length R . and from nine ten nshss
sides and make tight JOINTS the tops
blocks song The gtterstones shall be prepared as per da
slss end of ,le SHAH hs
aE saSs,o a 9se5ag &c sdsass
Thss shsil y ar'yss ong twsss
a parallel ar sides ends 50
RE shall sae stones perfectly
slope q the Sides from three and from eishteen
q inches deep and in no less than four inches
The shall be the best of London gravel over
The SAND shall be cear sharp sand Of large grain.
shall Jake old cubstones whenever
70 % by the replace the with
t. be given BY 1hs in good Joints and in
from throughout the work eurbstone
s ss f. I'D
e p I y s s
reaairsa ~ he Street commsoner = 's
he shall join in their length the and
shall be laid with inclination slope towards the
one botomng Of four inches q london gravel and
Tls ssassio sha ,ats sl paving
and grade The surface Of the street naccordance with the
= ssass
by the Surveyor and shall place Of the oHg
Of s s s Ds % London md I'd sharp sand
i a. and Ike
PAYING s b Be Laid In laying e stones he q
Ave degrees from the street line breaking joints with
he in order that each block solid
as w al sfss h h Sh aa mas
e @ y The Street s'. When The
gravel and sharp sand and the paving shall be rolled with
seo4 hs roller After the rain gravel completely
shan b placed upon lie paving the shall
GENERAL Clauses old curb and gutter the old
round stone and the earth picked from the shall
be the property OF the contractor and shall be hauled
All the shall be of the hest quality and shall he fur
nished BY the contractor as well as the labor.
~ The within
Council and to the same after said
es esahs
GSsa and sscs, t. Of two Ave
Payments made BY the property holders on the cea.
5 s sd i & s *
bills should The os BE- paid and he contractor q be snb
any or all of said bills
@ Fly 0 i s 1 81 ny
the being well understood that said
well that failure BY the contractor
Be wild '9 The ma nss'fn
wcn W. u oe,ng ,ne Council shall have the
fault required article 1905 of the Civil Code without
Supplying court of justice anuul the
dmnty and is also well understood that in
tor time abandon his contract finish and
plete the in conformity with his the
ortha forfeit all claims he have for part the
done by him up the date of the abandonment
city shall be thereby discharged from all liability
for also well understood that the be
in sodo pay the city all loss difference between
which the contractor originally contracted perform
the work. and the price which be adjudicaed
sale or disqualification.
Bids superficial yard the block paving
plete superficial foot for curbsones furnished laid
per running foot of gutter furnished and laid.
New Orleans, July 9Th, 1857.
lSgnedl LOuIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings both
Boards of the Common Council
Isigned II. TyENNARD ac,,,.,,
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Grand EncamIIInent.

THE r. W. GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF LOUISIANA T.
o. o. f. holds its regular sessions the first Monday ia Feb
and August Of each the Odd Hall corner
of Camp ard Lafayette streets,
Officers for the lo5Ias Stockton NJ W Grand Patri
arch: A. Hero NJ W g. H. Priest f. Smith R W g. S War
den; James EUrnealx, r, W G. Scribe. H. williams W
&. Treasurer s NJ. Todd. r. W. &. j. w H. Mipa,gh W
Dep q. Sentinel. N' We
Oscar Rarhee R. W; d. g. Patriarch, of District No g. Ba-
ton Rouge A. v d. Covert R. W. D. g. Patriarch, of Dis
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RAILROAD COMPANIES

NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT NORTHERN
Railroad Company-Depot, of Caliope and Clara
streets.
Joih amour President
L. H. Charles Secretary
Office, IS Carondelet
NEW ORLEANS, OPELOCsAS AND GREAT WESTERN
Railroad company-Ferry foot of St. Anne street, Defot
a Aeiers.
iit"eH. fresiutht
p SetgeT.'.. wee PTest.
: -.
Office, St. Peter and Old Ievee streets.
NEW ORLEANS AND PONTCHARTRAIN RAILROAD
Conpany-pepot corner Eysiar Fields and Victoria
r. RESIDENT
Il secretary.
ONCE Victoria street, The depot
NEW ORLEANS AND CARROILTON RAILROAD-De-
pot, corner Baronne and Perdido Streets
LAFAYETTE HORsE.CAR R4ILROAD-Depst, is Ba.
street,;
CARRoLTON AND LAKE RAILROAD Depot, Tvoi
Circle
GEORGE turrle Duncan President
Albert e. Blanchard. Secretary
Office, No. Is 3Rrnnne street.
MEXICAN GULF RAILROAD-Depo corner Of Goodchl.
dren and Elysian Fields streets
W. f5hK."ell Executor
Office, No. 90 Common street.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, CT Camp street
Eeo > IefseF.. 'freslueht.
TEHArNTEPEC COMPANY, - Commercial Alley:
fille lLtsere ifcsldeh'.
j.. Heynger. Secretary.
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Odd Fellows Hall Association,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ODD FELLOWS HALL,
ALTON meets at their office in Odd Fellows Hail. on
the first Monday OF every Month.
Edward Pilsbury President; Thomas Shields secetary
John D. Ben, Treasurer; J. G. Dunlap John Orchard r. e.
Steson Fl. Howard, Eneus Smith, james Davis Ceorpe
Rareshde, A. W. Bosworth, Geo Dreyer Bernard Cohen
W b. >-
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Interior EncampmeutS.

MAGNOLIA No. 4 meets in Baton Rouge the second and
fourth Saturday in each month.
Il. W. SHAW No 10 meets the first and third Saturday in
each month in Clinton, parish Of East Feliciana
All communications intended for the Grand Fncamnmen
must BE- addressed to Jas FnrneX c. Scribe Odd Fellows
Hall, New Orleans.
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COMPTROLLER--OFFICIAL

compe per superficial Of curb furnished laid
and per running of gutter stones furnished and laid
New Orleans, August 4, 1851.
fSignedl LOUIS n. PILE. City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of both
Boards of the Common Council
t ISignedl II. 7 FENNARD. 2rn...
tSignedi JOHN E. HOLLAND, oh"ifmsn'
Registered August 10, 1857.
HENRY DUREL
IL ID II 10 q uf Comptroller.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

COMPTROILER'S OFFICE,
-, City OF New Orleans, July Z 1855.
PEsOLVED, That the Comptroller be, and
standing advertisement nte official Journal that accordance
10 1854 the Council will pay any bill Ike civ miles,
under authority of order from the
In accordance with the ordinances referred to-
lSgnedl , f. l.. TRACY
, fresldent Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
lSignedl L. H. PLACE,
- President Board Of Aldermen
Siguedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor
The attention the oees Of the city and of the public is
G 7. THEARD,
jyl6f Comptroller City of New Orleans
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COTTON PRESSES.


ALABAMA,
Corner of TchoUpouas and Robinstreets.
FACTORS,
Corner Tchoupitoulas and Henderson Streets
FRERET'S,
St. Marys street, between Perdido and Poydras.
LOUISIANA,
Corner ST. Thomas and Basin streets.
MISSISSIPPI,
Corner Tchoupitoulas and Richard Streets
BRAMAH
Corner TchoupitOulas and Market streets.
MERCHANTS.
New Ievee and I Louisa streets.
ORLEANS,
Corner Lcvee and Roffgnac streets.
PLANTERS,
Corner AununCiation and Richard streets.
SZYMANSKIS,
Corner 1t wee and Clouet streets, Third District,
SHIPPERS,
Corner Henderson and New Levee Streets
UNION,
Corner New I.evee and Roiignac streets.
Corner Canal and Robertson streets.
! TEXAS,
| - Corner of Fchouptoults Orange Streets
| LEVEE STEAM COTTON PRESS,
Ievcc street, between st. Ferdinand and Montegu
| streets, Third District.
| PICAYUNE
| Ievee street, opposite Post 1873, Third District.
| INDEPENDENT,
| New Levee and Rofignac streets.
| NEW COTTON PRESS,
Ievee street, between Moutegutaud Clouets treetf
| Third District.
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COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August s!t, 1857.
1902. ]
Resided That Comptroller be- and be is hereby apbo
ICED to adiudcae to the lowest bidder
the official Journal attending keeping in
pair the bridges arunGee at IRENE
Mata vilere and Roman Streets in pecca
tlo on ME IN the surveyors ONCE Said adjudication Sub
ject to the approval rejection Of the Common Council
lSignedl J. MAGI0NI,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen,
lSignedl ?. S. WILT
President pro Board Of Aldermen
Approved July %, lk57.
tSignedl CHAS ". WATERMAN. Mayor
A true copy. JULES CAsSARp, Secretary
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y EMOyED = THE OFFICES OF THE NEW OR.
IL leans, Jackson Great Northern Railroad Fru,n
have been removed from No As Carondea street to Tue New
Depl' ouAi4hSs Oh NAlI!ope street. aus
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for at
~ tending aud keeping in repair the bridges Canal Car
The bridges shall lie delivered the
condition they be found ill., the day of delivery
city and shall he the duty Of the immediately
10 make all repairs the and bridges
IN complete good order and condition, constantly keep
said bridges in good order and condition. during the
OF Ms the expiration contract 10
The contractor shall bound keep constantly
anre during day and night the requisite number hands
shall furnish all oil and other materials which required
to Keep said bridges in good working order.
All damages which may said bridges through the
negligence or ncaac OF the contractor shall be repaired and
PAID Tor by him.
The contractor shall he of for each and every
neglect OF duty said fine be COMPTROLLER
Security in the 81 shall required 10 guarantee
the tnithtul performance of the contract.
Payments to he made monthly the certificate the
Cominssi oner.
we'll case of failure bv the contractor
TO begin or finish the work. thereof within the period
hXtd in the Council be dissatisfied with
which The work is being executed, the Council shall
right OF annun the without putting contractor
in default required by article 1905 of
ont applying TO court OF justice annu the same
out indemnity and is also well understood
contractor shall at time abandon the work. finish
complete the conformity contract the said con
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may any part Of the
work dOse by him the date the abandonment
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor and 1t is also we'll unders that
tract be resold the contractor and his Securities shall
and bound in sOldo the all difference
bet seen the price al which the nay
Gated Mt \ resale readJudicatiou
The contract bs adudcatel for date of
the approval of the adjudication by the Common Council
Bids 10 be per year for the whole work, complete
Signed Lofts H. PILE, City Surveyor
Boards of the Common Council
Signed I: vENNARD, ac,,,,.u,
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n No. 1881. /

Resolred That the Comptroller and he is hereby author
bidder after days notice in
the official journal CONTRACT for making shell read with lake
John Said road to be made in accordance with lines and
els be given by the Surveyor and specifications on file in
his Office Said adjudication be subject approval rejec
ton Of the Common Council The sonracior 70 pay into the
publication petition Of the 1t being
thai said contractor shall have the right of
petitioners the OF the said costs
Of pubieap Provided the property owners the north.
the entire Of Smelling said street fronting their property
ISigned] ]. MAG1ONI,
Ei{ President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
Signedj p s. WILITZ,
ts@ President pro tenn. Board Of Aldermen.
tSixnedl CHAs. NJ. WATERMAN, Mayor.
true copy JULES CAssARp, Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that on FRIDAY the 2lst day
August 1857, will adjudicate my office at u O'clock NJ
the above contracts. \. THEARD,
aulI lot Comptroller.