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New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

suybs,ons shall have Of three inches Gf is
lots shall be nicely cut through the by the contractor
gutter join their length the curbstones and
Of non ,hs sse and
sharp sand mixed said boomng to be rongly hardened until
The contractor shall the round stone paving
the have aa Sn 81 Para S 0
pick and grade the Is surface M of the with
SsSw the Of fu s sg Ths
shall place the tor Of the
song Of no. less 81 .han four inches of gravel ad
,Ss aS, S%s sss Is
dsgona cr al an s' sngie
snsv sr S Ssadns ns ss
% o onsa nds the I m ii N5ssr Sa a that each
they saif sas hs
in % s bSsk sd
I lsa With vi s fine ;s sHS so sharp
ssa Gosa T'f sGs nss the
inches Of gravel sharp sand mixed shall BE-
GEsEaAL old and the old
shall ne property of the contractor and shall be hauled
shall also be the property Of the
shall be allowed to use and employ in the square block
quality blocks required by the @ preent
the materials shall be of the quality ard shall be
BY the sbs ss sosnS well as the labor
common COuncll complete the
and every day thereafter the e is completed.
Good solvent security amount of Sl shall be
quired to the faithful performance
Payments 10 be made by the property the cerf
Gates OF the Street Commissioner in conrrmty with section
10 Of the new city charter and be collected by the
tractor and the city not to be held liable responsible
of said bills should the paid and the contractor
be subrogated to all the rights of the
property in case of of all of said bills
The contractor shall pay into the City Treasury prior
receiving his certificates the publication Of Tie petition
opTopsfty holders. being well
tor shall have the right of demanding petitioners
endorsement of the said costs Of publication
1t is well understood that in the
to begin finish the work thereof within period
fixed in case the Council be with
which the work being executed Council shall have the
right annu the contract without putting the
fault requredby article 1905 of the
applying court OF justice snnul the same without
indemnify and is also well understood that in the
shall time abandon work or not finish and
complete the conformity the contract the said
shall forfeit all claims he may any part
work by him the date the abandonment that
the city shall be thereby discharged from any ali liability
therefor and also well understood
resold the contractor and his securities shall be held and
bound in sodo to pay unto the city all loss difference be
which the originally
perform the work and the price which may adudicated
| at a resale readjudcation
Bids per superficial yard the square block paving
complete per superficial foot of stones furnished
| New Orleans, August 4, 1857.
| tSgned LOUIS H. PILE. City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings
| Boards of the Common Council
tsisned JOHN B. HOLLAND oharmen'
| Registered August 10, 1857.
| HENRY DUREL,
| au ii l3 II ~ Il Clerk of Comptroller.
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= ing with block stones, Naches street from Camp
QrAIlTY DlxEssIoss OF MArERrAls-The square
quality he be S
long shape not than eleven inches than four
than twenty inches in length and from nine ten inches
Gs Ws % ms Rs SsE n a s s op ps
sha be dressed nat and free Of Jumps The
end stones snail IT, an
ang ay o 6 T hs a I 50 to be " d"g0n
Ths shall T good hard granite not il any
Thss shall bs sixteen 10 thasss % Inches long long % tweisa
inches in width and len inches in hiekgess They shall be
joints TOPS shs pstsey S we'll we'll Sewed s
The cursones shall be Of North liver blue stones perfectly
well hewd and dressed bove dressed the top the
to twenty inches deep and in less than four inches
gravel shall the best of London gravel not over one
MANNER WHICH Work SHALL BE ExEcurED-The
shall Jake up the old whenever ordered
do the Surveyor and replace the with
The curbsoues ka according lines grades
5 Sn,s in ss
from three to six feet throughout The work. and
towards the adjoining sidewalk and ody Fixed and backed
shall be nicely through BY the contractor wherever
required BY the Street Commissioner.
shall be laid with an ineMten or slope towards the Of
ooo%s sss to S Strongly Ssns
| til solid with the head of the crowpar.
L
after the shall have been hauled by
grade the surface of the grades
the face of the blocks when laid The
the Surveyor and shall place top song
Of no, less than four inches London and sharp sand
il forms an even and hard foundation The block
tractor shall Jay the blocks dagona angle Of forty
five degrees from the street line breaking joints with
carefully bedding the hardening the materials under
he same in order that each block rest solid
c
blocks laid the joints shall accurately filled with fine
gravel and sharp sand and the paving shah be rolled with
in the joints covering three inches fine gravel
saud mixed shall be placed upon the paving and the sha
uEsERA CLAusEsThe curb guter-stoues the old
round stone and the earth from me street shs
| him.
All the materials be of the quality and shall be fur
| n,snea al py the contractor as well as the labor:
Inc contaeof shall be bound begin the work within the
Common Council complete the same sixty days after said
approval under penalty OF len dollars day for each and
Good and solvent security Two thousand five
hundred dollars sha be required guarantee faithful per
Payments to be made by the property holders on the cert
city charter and to be collected by Se eontracop
and the city not to be held liable responsible for any of said
rogaed rights city to sue seize he poperS
in ease Of non.payment Of any ali said bills
eHas S Of esn Ss sssnS a e @ to
the property y being weSnderstood that said
| reimbursement of the said costsof publication
bs @ ni @ won ns m sa q ge By the con
fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with manner
right putting contractor in dc
fault required by article 1905 of the Civil Code
dsmIy aud is also well understood that
shall time abandon his finish
tortha forfeit all claims may any part the
oone W him up to the date OF The abandonment and thah
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fos the he s for the
nal street from Claiborne Broad Streets and the south
east side of Galyez street. from Common to Bienyile
for Canal street and thirty iss Gavez street
graded III IN @ @ with the lines heights n d GRADES M to be
where too low and picking aud hauling away Inc dirt where
twenty feet in of the roadway shall be
sheed With clean without dir and sound not roten lake
inches in thickness shall first be placed and rolled with 5to
in thickness, then placed and shall he con'snieny
rolled with the same roller osn as may s3d be Fnd
made N IS solid and completed shall be six nches Otherwise
ss s Rs5'fHHSSs Be III the "S'S
The sh" b%d himself to begin the
GoUnci and 10 gompee the same six months after
penalty OF dollars day for each and every day there
contractor shall bind himself keep the shelled
ons the road in repair for ons yeg after its an"
security to an amount OF DG snail DE De required TO s""
on Il % % completion % Of M esh sa S
bs by property holders the certificates
OF the Street Commits .oner, in conformity win section W OF
and @ city S ne fas'fS Be htd d"H a = }spoo
rogaed ali the rgIts Of the city to sue and properly
in caae of non payment of any or all o. sad ollis: -
sewing lis Of publication 9 @ s psiioa pai5 Of
tractor shall the right demanding of said petitioners the
reimbursement of the said costs of publication 49,, ill.,. ,
grades be given by the City Surveyor and under the Supen
dance OF the street Commissioner
Ii is we understood OF failure by tle contractor
to begin finish any part thereof within the period
fixed the Council he dissatisfied win tue manner IN
which the work Is being executed the Council Hu have the
right Of Rnning without putting the contractor in
default required article 1905 of the Civil CODE hd without
applying Of justice annual the same ana without
indemnity and is also well understood that 10 case The con
tractor shall abandon the work or not nlsh ana com
pete the conformity with his contract the conac
ior shall forfeit all have for any part OF the work
done by him the OF the abandonnen and the city
shall be thereby discharged from and all Ay therefor
and is also well that in the contract he reod
the his shall be held and bound soil
Gin
Mt which the originally contracted to perform ae
readpication.
Bids TO be per running for the whole work complete
ISisnedi LOUIS II. PILE.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15

IOfVle contract paw
~ ing with block stones the south side of Canal Street,
from Camp to st. Charles street.
QUALIFY AND DIMENSIONS OF THE MArERIAS.-The square
blocks shall be of good hard granite respect inferior
quality the granite from Boston, They shall be
Oboug in shape less than eleven uches than six
teen inches in Width and less than sixteen inches
than twenty inches in length and from nine to inches in
thickness They shall be well Quarried having parallel
sides and ends make tight joints aud the
shall be dressed square, fiat and free OF Jumps The
blocks adjoining the gutter shall be prepared dia
angle forty five degrees with the side to be laid dagon
ally from the cutbstoues bordering the sidewalks
The shall be of good hard granite, not in
respect quality TO the granite obtained from Soon
They shall be from sixteen TO INCHES long twelve
having parallel and sides and ends to make tight
Joints the shall be perfectly well ewed and dressed
otherwise they shall he rejected
shall North river blue stones perfectly
dressed, beye dressed The the slope
sides SiN feet long from twenty twenty
deep less til four inches in thick
The gravel shall of the of London gravel
and half inch diameter The sand shs be clear sharp and
OF large gran.
MANNER WORK ESECUrEp,-The
contractor shall take old whenever ordered
TO do by the Surveyor and replace the with curb
stones Tue new cubstones shall be set according 10 the lines
and grades to e given by e Cy surveyor IL good joints and
IN They shall be duy nterspesed in
lengths Of from three 10 six feet throughout the work. and each
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Ding sidewalks eu.estenss and wooden e. E4o Ill.,
the east side of Espanade street from a 70 @
Streets except wherever brick banquetes are Already eo
CuHssrosEs and dressed shall line the
sidewalks North river blue stones other stones Of saasy M
rss to ,S feet stss long S@ TSsr sssssp sbs be
nicely through the where m snSa asssa
o three l. sssotns ss to The midi @
M line Of The adjoining shall also BE-
5sa aS and snk
gence in this and no g a @ a s s M
below the upper surface Of the adjoining gutter snail De
mill cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick in lengths
lengths are and scaried ten inches at the
Sn wS Pnned ea hs,s ne ea es feet o
diameter driven through suitable auge hole, in the cutter M
sSs M to
edge have netches Of eight inches long By & two n inches @
at sa 1s Rs wf 5 a ss
hee OF five inch cut spikes each and these there
nasa Of e a s nss snsr ws
a Es fs ysy Sde
pet las pns dsfn hss sp
Wooden boxed cutters for draining adn
cypress panks he with four inch by
placed and said cutters shall through the whole width Of
BRICK PAvExrsr-rhe walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of quality in herring bone bed Of lake
s sT ess
bricks Shall well hed up with sharp sand and coating Of
ng M Prior to laying bricks the earth ground shall bs
M u xs
inch foot The ground when too too loS shall b
a as
inch o sharp sand under the brs Thsh aa shall IA neI be an
how a a g BE- hr 1sesS ss vii
bear be materas IS sha be- of the be
quality shall be furnished by the contractor well as the
The contractor shall be bound TO begin the work in the ter
days The y so ss
under Of ten 5 dollars per day for each and every day
Good and solvent security in the FIVE hundred dol
lars shall be required guarantee the faithful performance
to be made BY the holders the ess
S S Of e ev anS % y h
and The cy not to be held liable responsible for Of III
osated to rights Of the city seize the proper
6 fns a" q s prior
his certificates the cost Of publication Of the petition Of III
Shall the right Of demanding Of said petitioners the REIN
the ssa s Ct # % ors nv the
nh IN case s s any By With s
the right ann The @ Thonf @ ut put s nn
applying of justice annul the and withou
indemnity; and it is also well understood that in the
shall time abandon the work not finish and
plee the conformity with the contract the said
tractor shall claims he may have for any part of til
work done b him the date of the abandonment and ha
the city shall be thereby discharged from any and all abit
thereor and also well understood that in the c0nra
be re-sod the and his securities shall be held
bound sodo pay said city all loss difference b.
tween the price which the contractor originally contracted
perform the work. and the price which may be adudicae
at a resale or rehabilitation
Bids be per running of sidewalks complete incudn
the turning OF the
New Orleans Aug. 3 1857.
| [Signedl LOUIS II. PILE. City Surveyor
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings of bot
Boards of the Common Council.
| ISignedl II. T. VENNARD 5ch.,,
| iSignedl JOHN +. HOLLAND, "'
| Registered Aug. TO- 1851.
| anil lS l7l9I HENRY DUREL, Clerk Comptroller
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
TEHUANTEPEC COMPANY.
COMPANY I

- = ~ = as NEW ORLEANS July 30, 1857.
Whereas the made to this Board by the President
to his late Washington in furherance Of the
enterprise which the object Of this Company satisfies
l. That no arrangement whatever could be made with
That it was impossible to OBTAIN the mail contract for this
Company; and, .,, .--..--
other parties having acquired under rights derived from Mr.
Sion without the knowledge of this Board; and,
Whereas in opinion of this Board the title to the Sloo
grant being this Company the OF said Com
Of this hoard in existence would deceive the pubc and posi-
bly, induce prosecution OF an enterprise that
can accomplished this Company to the great dis
credit of this Board therefore, be it unanimously .
Resolved this Board be and the same is hereby dis
solved.
Resolved That the members Of the Board severay hereby
resign theretiom II,
Resolved Tint copy resolutions be published the
different newspapers Of this city.
Resolved, That this Board stands adjourned sine die
certify the foregoing be a copy the minutes.
L. HEYIIGER, Secretary.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15


~ ica g anG n S Nj tt
~ ing south seet from Ml ~ s
Ine wnole w,ath q sns W MnGn @ y @
snA ne Sraneo Y Win NY an " ses
. 70 given by the Cy nng w M
Hnere 700 picking ana hauns away ihe 'oo
Nigh; .l& :. q. Ina.
ief IN Vn % ~ ne S sen,s5 @ an 81 my a yae as
shel!ed with clean whout dr anu bouh9 tot rocW ahe
shells n the following manner tow aysr 81 nes saS @
inches ~ sha nst he peced aha fohen Win oU
pound three tunes anu aseeona she hchss
Y shall then Dc placed ana sna III ne @ n
rolled with the sans roller as oen RS may pe any IA
sucn manner as the whole tnGKnes Of salo WIFI %
made n so ana sha % sx henes sn
ln ali tha par q tne sIree. where tnsre as
sne conctoI snail az atcnes pn pom aes =. 'e %
Sno dtches sha ne i9hf Ieet Wlae ~ op
me three ieet and me sdss ana Oh saa
shall ns eas u ne snd well oasa @ sha ali ba m
nshed BY tl,e contraGier " well a. the labor a. a.. -.
Ine snal pno " negi ny Mork IN. en
ays toowlng me approval o. me py sne
Council snd o complete the same six months afiet under
Ss.aiy VI en uoais pe my or eacn anu sss' uaJ
s no eomhe.ea oal sis ,ena tho heed
ms snhi unu hiisen " seeP u iSP 'o
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
CPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
u aheng Espanade street from koyu he BAYOU

SPECIFICATI for the contract for
John
roadway Bayou Road Bayou ST. John which S.
he the e III
Ing the same where too low and picking and hauling the
snag With ;aa. in th r ssntss Of The roadway shall be
ashs; il shall first Be placed rolled
thickness shall then be placed and rolled often may be
Sn snsa n as s
p1e shall hall be six nGhe' @ shall be rejected
laid dchss on both sides Of the road
S at S
sides and bottom of said bitches shall be in straight line and
All the materials shall be of the quality shall be
contractor shall bind begin the work the ten
days the of the Adjudication by the Common
of Ten dollars per DAY for each and every day thereafter the
bind to keep in repair the shelled
portion Of the road for one after its completion and accept
Security amount Of $4,000 shall required the
or e s each three or more
and acceptance of the by the Street Commissioner Said
the Street Commissioner Conformity with Of
the City Charter aud be collected by the and
should the not paid aud the obe sorogated
Of non payment Of any or all Of said bis p''p'
The contractor shall inc the prior recev
holders being well understood that said
shall the demanding petitioners
bursement OF said costs of publication.
The work 10 be executed in accordance with the lines and
grades be given by the City Surveyor the super
attendance of the Street Commissioner.
1t is well understood that of failure by the
begin finish the work there of within the period
fixed in the Council be dissatisfied in the in
which the work being executed the Council shall have the
right annsl the without putting the contractor in de-
fault required by article 1895 of the Civil Code and without
apply of justice annul the and without in
demn and is also well understood that in the
tor shall abandon the work finish
the in conformity with his the said
shall forfeit all claims he may have for part Of the work
to the
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
and is also well understood that be reod
the his held bound soil
do the city all loss difference between the price
at which the originally contracted perform tht
work and the price which it be adjudicaed resale
or readjudication.
Bids per running for the whole work complete.
| New Orleans, August 4th 1857.
| [Signed LOUIS H PILE. City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings OF boi
Boards of the Common Council
[Sgnedl H. 7 VENNARD, 2rLo;.o,
| [Sgnedl JOHN 4. HOLLANU,S N"'eA'
Registered August TO- 1857. HENRY DuREL,
| II 1921 Clerk O COMPTROLLER
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for at
tending and keeping in repair the bridges Canal Car
odeet rremb Maras Where Claiborne and Roman streets
condition they be found n the day of delivery by the
CITY, and shall the duty Of the immediately after
all repairs place said bridges
in complete good order and condition. constantly keep the
said bridges in good order and condition during the connu
his contract and the expiration of said
The shall bound 10 keep constantly in attend
during day and night the requisite number of hands
shall furnish all oil and other materials which required
to keep said bridges in good working order.
negligence ncapacy the contractor shall repaired and
paid Tor by him.
neglect Of duty said fine to be retained by the Comptroller
of any of the monthly payments be said contractor
Security in the of 900 shall be required guarantee
the faithful performance of the contract
Payments be made monthly the certificate OF the Street
It we'll understood that failure by contractor
to begin finish the within the period
fixed the Council be dissatisfied with the in
which the work is being executed the Council shall have the
in default required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and with
applying court of justice annul the and with
shall time abandon the work. finish and
complete the same in conformity with his contract the said
done by him the date of the abandonment, and thai
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor and is also we'll understood that in the
be reso the and his securities shall be held
and bound soo unto the city all loss difference
price at which the contractor contracted
perform the work. and the price at which be adud
Gated at u resale readludication
The be adudcated for from the date
the approval Of the adjudication by the Common Council
Bids to be per year for the whole work, complete.
[sgnedl Louis H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of botf
fsEnsS SEnsS j JOHN i yETNAfR + n5Lkasp charmen.
au9 ii l4lT
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
I No. 1881. ].

sge No. 1881. -
Resoued That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby auhor
lied adudcate the lowest bidder after days
the official Journal CONTRACT for making shell road with lake
john Said road be made in accordance with lines and lev
els to be given by the Surveyor and specifications file in
his office Said adjudication be subject approval reec
ton of the Common Council The contractor to pay into the
City Treasury prior to receiving his certificate the of
publication Of the petition Of the property IT being
well understood that said contractor shall have the right Of
Of publication Provided the property the north
side Of Espanade from Royal Gavez
the entire of sheling said fronting their property
[Sgnedl j. MAGIOEI,
3 President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Signedl p. s. WILTH,
President pro tenn. Board of Aldermen.
Approved August l, 1851.
tSignedl CHAS. M. WATERMAN, Mayor.
4E, A true copy. JULES CAssARp, Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY the 2lst day of
August, 1857 will adjudicae my office at l2 O'Clock NJ
the above contracts. Gl6 4. THEARD,
aull lot re Comptroller.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
COMPTROLLER-OFFICIAL.

COMPTROLLERS OFFICE
-, - City of New Orleans July I, 1855.
R EsOLVED, Tint the Comptroller be, and
IL he is hereby authorized and required give notice by
standing inthe official Journal that in accordance
with the ninth section of ordinance No. 442 approved March
@ 1854 the Council will not pay bill against the city unless
contracted under authority Of order from the Comptroller
in accordance with the ordinance referred to- :
lSignedl T. l.. TRACY,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
lSignedl L. H. PLACE.
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved April ., 1855.
lsignedl JOHN L. LEWIS, Mayor.
The attention Of the officers the city and of the public s
respectfully called to the foregoing resolution
I. THEARD
jyl6f Comptroller City of New Orleans.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, Aug. IL, 1851.

CUMPTKULLEK'S UFFICE, Z
City of New Orleans, Aug. II, 1875
[ No. 3506.
Resord That the Comptroller be and he is hereby author
sell the lowest bidder after days notice in The OH
Journal for paving with block stones
Satchez street. Camp Magazine street. in conformity
Nth law said work in accordance with lines
eves and specifications City Surveyor and the said ad
subject the approval rejection of the Com.
Counche contractor pay into the City Treasury prior
10 receiving his certificate Of publication OF the petit
contractor shall have right demanding of said petitioners
the reimbursement Of the said costs Of publication.
ISignedl J. MAGIONI,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen
tsignedl r.. WILT
III President pro tenn Board Of Aldermen
Approved July "a, 1857.
tSgned CHAS. NJ. WATERMAN, Mayor aull lOt
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-15
+ No. 1884. ]

MAJ No. 1924. ]
Resored That the Comptroller and he hereby authorized
to sell to the lowest bidder after ten days notice in the official
Journal for paving. with square block stone the
south side of Canal street between ST. Charles and Camp
Streets in conformity with the petition of property
the same, section No. ll9 Of the city charter the said
work be done in accordance with lines and levels be given
by the Surveyor and specifications file in his office Said
adjudication to be subject the approval rejection Of
Common Council.
[Signedl J. MAGIONI,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen
tSignedl p s. WILTZ,
!, President pro tenn Board Of Aldermen
Approved July 81 1857.
* tsgnedI CHAs NJ WATERMAN Mayor. adll lot