New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-14
SPECIFICATIONS for the con tract for paw
. ing with square block Stones Natchez from Cp


QTAIirY DIMENSIONS THE MArERrAIs.The square
quality TO the granite obtained from Boston They shall be oh
teen inches width and less than sixteen inches
s Ss we'll ind o pine ten pds on
sides and ends rs to make tight joints and the tops
The shall as sa d
3 % The s Be be .so an
ally from the eubstonss !, bordering the Sidewalks.
respect inferior quality the granite obtained from Boston
well 3 I as and s ar ass and ends 50 as to
Ths shall b Of North blue perfectly
slope of the sides from three six feet long and from
bisE A'Ns' asp ana IN no case less than four inches
The gravel shall be the best of London gravel
The sand shall be clear sharp sand Of large grain
shall lake whenever ordered so
70 90 by Tue surveyor and replace the with new
ssy sh s GSd aS in
from three to six feet throughont the work
5syf s HpG IN sEss G5 foo, S IL
s IN be mE ep @ m for lots
required by the street Commissioner
The gutter shall join in their length curbsone and
inch DOOming q four inches London gravel
sharp sand mixed said to be strongly hardened
Thecontracor shall take up old paving and
and grade the surface of the street grades
the superior Of square when laid The
tor shall dress the bed Of the street the given
by the Surveyor and shah place the of the son
Of less than four inches Of London gravel and sharp sand
mixed and thoroughly roll the wiIha 5000 lbs roller until
it forms and hard foundation. The square block
paving shall then be laid, In laying the stones the
tractor shall lay the blocks dagonay angle Of forty
five degrees from the street line breaking joints with
ereoly bedding The blocks and hardening the materials under
the in order that each block solid fouodaon
He will all lay the blocks they touch and
close joints joints half inch in width shall
positively be rejected by the Street Commissioner When the
blocks laid the Joints shall accurately he filed with fine
gravel aud sharp sand and the paving shall be rolled with
60lbs roller rain has settled completed
IN The joints covering of three inches OF fine gravel and SHARP
snn be placed upon the paving and the same Shall
GENERAL CLAusrsrhe old guter.stones old
round pavement The earth picked from street shall
him. - .
All the materials be of the best ouslitv and shall be fur
The contractor hab bound begin the work within
thirty days following the approval Of the adjudication by the
approval under penalty OF ten dollars per day for each aud
every day thereafter the same is completed.
Good and solvent security amount of Two tbnusard FIVE
hundred dollars shall be required guarantee the faithful per
formance OF the contract.
Payments be made by property holders on The ceri6
cafes 81 the Street Commissioner in conformity section 10
the city be held liable responsible for any of said
bills should the same not be paid aud the be sb
in case of non. payment of any of said bills
The contractor shall pay into the City Treasury prior
the property being well understood tha, said con-
tractor shall have the right of demanding petitioners The
II is well understood that failure by the contractor
begin finish the wok thereof
xcd or in case the Council be dissatisfied with the manner
which the work being executed the Council shall
right 10 annui the contract without putting the
fault required by article 1905 of the Civil Code
applying court justice to annu the and without
demnl aud is also well understood contrac
tor shall time abandon his finish
oTha forfeit all claims may any part OF the worS
t0ne .! him up 70 the date Of the abandonment and Eaah