New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-12

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw
QgAnTY AND DMEssoss OF THE MATEnlAs.The square
quality to the granite obtained Boston, They shall
teen inches in width and than sixteen nor more
hsn we inches , length and from nine to ten inches
square sides and ends make tight JOINTS the tops
blocks adjoining the shall be prepared as per da.
gram that is e end Of the shall be
ally from The cubsones bordering the Sidewalks
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They shall be from sixteen to thirty inches long, twelve
having parallel square sides and ends so as to
mk a Joints %hd the eH sa s BE- we'll
The shall be Of North river blue stones perfectly
slope Of the Sides from three six long from eighteen
to twenty-five inches deep and in less than four
The shall be the best Of London gravel over
The sand shall be clear sharp sand of large grain
~ wIcn THE W9hk snA ne
40 y ns ana the sumo with new
IKE They shall be duly hterspsred in lengths OF
shall have slope of three inches every foot Of It's
M the adjoining sidewalk and be sod Fixed and
shall be nicely through the by contractor
The gutter shall join their length the eurbstonss ant
shall Be laid with an inclination slope towards the
sharp sand mixed said be!tomng tobe strongly hardened
The contractor shall take the old paving an
after the shall have been hauled away by HIM shall pc
and grade the surface of the street paccerdanee with
be given BY the surveyor Of fourteen inches
the superior face Of the square bockwhen laid The conaC
shall dress the bed Of the curve give
by the Surveyor and shall place the top Of the s0n
of less than four inches Of London gravel and sharp
Mixed and thoroughly roll the with 5000 lbs roller
it forms an even and hard foundation The bloc
actoT shall lay the blocks dagonay Or at an angle Of forty
five degrees from the street line breaking joints with every
the in order that each block rest solid daor
He will all to lay the blocks they touch and max
close joints all Joints half inch in width shall
BLOCKS are laid the joints shall accurately be Tiled with fin
Ooe lbs roller After the has ettedte gravel copet-i
loh covering OF three inches OF fine gravel aud shar
@ SHAH placed upon the paving and the same shs
.nTEnAL CLAUSES The old curb and guerstones the Of
stone pavement and the earth picked from the street sa
S The properly Of the contractor and shall be hauled away
All tematers shall be of the best quality and shall be fu
nis Ti ny ihe contractor as well as the labor.
he eSnaet9I shall be bound begin the work within til
tnfY Gays following The approval adjudication
Common Council and complete the same sxty DAYS after sal
every day thereafter the not completed '0 ''>
G9od ara solvent security to an Two thousand v
tormance Of the ~ n''' Ps
Payments 70 be made by the property holders on the cef
Gates Of the Street Commissioner conformity with section M
oil me new city charter and be collected by the
and the city not 10 be held liable responsible any Of sal
rogated all the rights of the city seize the pops
The contractor shall pay into the City Treasury prior to re
eeSng his certificates the cost of publication petition
have the right of demanding Of said peiones n
reimbursement of the said costs of publication,
tits well understood that in of failure by contract,
liked the Council be dissatisfied with The manner
right 10 aunu the without putting the contractor ia d
fault as required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and who
denn aud ii is also well understood case the contra
t9 shsi AZ ay time abandon his contract finish md
pee the in conformity With his contract the said contra
tohall forfeit ali claims he par Of the or
done BY him up to the date Of he sbandoneu and that Il