New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-18
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw

contract
. ing with square block stones Dorsier from Custom
cks shall be of good hard granite any inferior
in % the go gss s @ rs
inches width and not less than twelve inches nor more
etns Thsy sa he ns ~
% ps s desssa s eas se M The
blocks adoning the shall be prepared as per da
g. "
spscs Inferior in quality ths granite Obtained from Boston.
Thsy seali well qaaed having parallel and sides
sna s sHa anal eR ns 4s Be
shall be North river blue stones perfectly
slope Of the Sides six long and from eighteen
to inches deep and in no case less than four inches
gravel shall be of the best of London gravel not
The sand to be clear sharp ar sa1 sand Of large grain
& ak up the old Whenever ordered So
by the surveyor and substitute in their stead
to be given BY the Surveyor joints and @orkman
ss s s 5 ae
shall haEe p ss nshs f or foot # Its
il approved manner I'm Ape,ure for draining lots shall
nfs y s ss hpea a sy the wherever
The shall join their length curbstoaes and
one botoming q four inches Of London gravel
sharp sad mixed said booming be strongly hardened with
viii take the old ronnd stone paving and
and grade street with the grades
t. be given By the depth Of Mn inches below
shall dress the road bed Of The to the be
not inches London gravel sharp
~ a hS5.ngh G % af h with @ n roller n
ing shall then be laid In laying paving the shall
ding blocks and hardening the materials under same
use ali care lay blocks they make close
lively rejected by comssioner Wien blocks
laid the joints shall accurately be ded with fine gravel and
snnlu he with
pounds rosr gravel completely
into the joints covering of three inches of fine gravel and
sharp sand mixed shall be placed upon the paving and the
GESER old curbsones the old gutter ones
the old round and the earth pcked from the
shall be the property of the contractor and shall be hauled
Ali tie materials shall be of the best quality and shall
The contractor shall be bound begin the work within the
mon Council and to complete same thirty days afie said ap
prova under penalty of ten dollars per day for each aud
Good and security to amount Of s. 900 shall be re-
Be made % BY Go
Of the Street Commissioner conformity with section l2o
SE os
bills 0aa q at IN , same not % e "a and M he @ @ to be sub
case Of non-payment Of any or all of said bills.
ing co. pu5eaion peioD the
@ sGs 3 s M sa sna @ rs
bnfsernen Of the said costs , Of pubeatiqn ~
Se Or @ n as ss s % s 9n @ Thn m h
to annu the without putting the in default
required article 1905 Of the civil CODE without apply
ing Of justice annul the and without indem.
nifty and well understood that the
shall 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
city shall thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and it is well understood that the
tract be resod the and his securities shall be held
s %
perform the and the price which, may adudi-
| Gated at resale or readjudication.
Bids TO be superficial yards for the block paving
complete including The and superficial foot
Of curbstOneS furnished and laid.
New Orleans, Aug. let, 1851
| Isignedl LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Landings
Boards of the Common Council
F$ignedl H. T. VENNARD, }c,,
| [Signedl JOHN L. HOLLAND, ohaitihen'
| Registered Aug 10th, 81. HENRY DUREL,
an II l3 II 10 q Clerk of COMPTROLLER