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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-29
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Kefriger0tOFD.
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mutual sesscnt. Richard Msphall will eeaAlnGD
in the bssiness, and sign the name Of tbs 1Tm II
licufdation ANDREW J. WILkfN0oM.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-06-29
AA9nI keeeenesr ltass, ShNadslphia
Aesas, Passenger Lines, Pitsabsrs.
Ian. I. 1857. --ty
sss. per i~ ~.

81. pr iw ls..
| ~. per ~ lbs.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16
sURVEYOR--OFFICIAL.

or lake shells and sharp sand mixed shall thoroughly roll
@ s psv Ths
sss sssa as safs sss sssS
5 ns5 the Ia In esd % ns l. S
blocks touch and make close Joints as all op,s
ss s & s %s
sd s nsyaE Ss sd ss
rain The gravel completely S IN the
mixed shall placed upon the paving and the same shall be
GENERAL GhausEs-The old curbsones The old gutter
and the old round paving and the earth from hs
shall be the property Of the contractor and shall Do h"ed
materials shall be of the best quality and shall be
Ths sSsi = bound sss s within II the
@o so by
Der and the remainder by the January 1855 under
heeaf,s ps Il the same same not Completed
to be made On the s@sn and
sad made the properly holders hs csrh
CO ess Of the Street SIRE in with 18th Section @
@ liable
aa s to al HI s s e ss G s1 d % ss as s
Tbs IN Ct 5 Ss f y s Of d @
esivng his ssrasas publication petition
shall have The s demanding Of aid petitioners the rsim
ss iSis q by the
Sess is Or finish nj the s wT S 5 Mn IN hs
which is being executed The Council shall have the right
Rnnu the without putting the contractor in default
required by article 1905 Of the civil CODE and without apply
ing court of justice to annn the and without nden
is well understood that in the
time abandon his contract finish and complete
the In conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have for of the work
him up the date of the Abandonment and that the
shall thereby dsckarged from and all liability
therefor; and also well understood that in the
resod and his securities shall be held
bound nsodo pay the city all losses difference
price which the contractor originally contracted
perform the and the price which it be adjud
Gated at a resale rehabilitation
Bids per superficial yard for the square block paving
complete including the gutter and superficial foot
of curbstones furnished and laid
New Orleans, Oct. s, 1857.
[Signedl louis H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council.
lsignedl JOHN F. HOLLAND, }cbairmen.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16
SPECIFICATIoNs for the contract 70,

lsveling, grading and sheiug Frepchmen street, from
The whole width roadway which is q feet shall be
graded in with the lines heights grades be
where too low and picking and hauling the dirt where
Ditehes two and half feet wide the top, and foot
I vide at the bo tom and eighteen m inches deep shall be ng BY
tom Of snd bitches shall be cut in straight line and well
Twenty feet in width in the Of the roadway shall be
ssled with clean lwithon dr and sound no rotten lake
inches in thickness shall first be placed rolled with 5000
in thickness shall then hs top he hrst layer
ana shall be relied with the same roller as often
ness Of ad sene when made solid and completed shall be
he S Of T. quality and shall be fur
mssif ben the work in the ten
days following the approval of the Adjudication by the Common
penalty Of ten dollars day for each and day thereafter
The bind himself keep repair sheed
portion Of the street for after its completion and its
Security an amount soo shalt be required to guarantee
the faithful performance Of the contract.
Payments the completion of each three squares
and acceptance of The same by the seet Said
q the Street eonf@rm
the paid contractor sabrogaed
Of ,monpayment Of any Or ali Of said bills.
cevns or paSicao Of
being well understood that said contractor
bnrsement rsn eh., Of said costs Of publication M
| endencc Of the Street Commissioner.
1t is well understood contractor
to begin finish the work any part within the period
fixed or in the Council be dissatisfied with the
which the work being executed the Council shall have the
af S ass 5 SG s Gv m eSe nSd
applying of justice without
demniy ard also
shall at any time abandon the work finish and complete
al m he S ase M @ s s 3
by him The date of the abandonment that the city
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability therefor
and also well understood that the be resod
the contractor and his securities shall be held and bound in
solido the city all loss difference price
at which the originally perform the
work and the price which be adudca,ed at resale
| readjndcation
Bids to be running foot whole complete.
| New Orleans, October 5th 1851
| [sgnedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings OF both
| Boards Of the Common Council.
| ,Sgned JOHN f. HOLLAND, cn;
| ola 5t tsgned A. LANDRY, 'hair'ne"'
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16


QUALITY AND DIMENSIONS MATERtAIs.-The square
blocks shall be of good hard granite inferior
in quality from Boston, They shall be
oblong in shape twelve than sixteen
inches in length not less than nine inches in
They shall be we'll qnarred having parallel and
square, flat free of Jumps The blocks adjoining the
gutter shall be angle OF degrees with
the sides laid dagoualy from the eurosones bor
dering the sidewalks.
respect inferior quality the granite obtained from Boston,
twelve thirty inches long twelve inches
qare having parallel square sides and ends make
tight Joints tops shall be perfectly well hewed and
dressed otherwise they shall be rejected.
The cubstoues shall North river blue other
stones of equally good quality them, perfectly hewed
dressed the slope of the Sides
from three six long from eighteen to twenty inches
vide and in than four inches in thickness.
The gravel of the best London gravel
and half inch in diameter shells shall clean sound
shells the sand shall be clear sharp sand OF large grain
MANNER IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL EXECUTED. The
shall take mp ordered
to by Surveyor and substitute 10 their stead curb
stones shall be according TO the lines
wokmanke manner. They shall be duly inerspersed in
lengths three six feet throughout the work. and each
shall slope of three inches for foot of
height adjoining sidewalk and shall also be
lots shall be nicely through the by
the contractor required the Street
shall be Meditation slope towards the
bOtoming OF four inches OF London gravel
shells sharp mixed; said botoming be strongly
| hardened with the head of the crowbar until solid
The will take the old round stone paving
after the shall have been hauled by him. sha
the surface of the accordance with
grades be given by the Surveyor to depth of fourteen
The shall dress the road bed of the
given By ths and shall place of
soing of not less than four inches of London gravel
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16

the r. for ths
wooden cutters both sides of Liberty street from Euphrone
WioTn@The sidewalks shall be twelve feet in width
and dressed enrbstones shall line the
good quality with them beyeled dressed the top answer
the slope Of the sides from three six feet long, from sixteen
They shall be duly nerpersed in lengths Of from three
levels given by the City Surveyor
adjoining houses shall also be soidy
nsd ana 3 the TO @
negligence respect cn5stones less three
n nn a"s a IN no e%s n e a E nes three e feet
surface of the adjoining gutter shall be admitted in the work
sawni cypress twelve by inches thick,
S5 ss a ten
the oinngs pinned there and at intermediate of
in diameter driven through auger gutter
a m The gdg of s oSsr s
edge it to have notces of eight inches long by two inches
h tive inches e At the end & s che
least of five inch cut spikes each brace
By and half inches thick we'll nailed he plank
% re M we sd or s" nehs a ge ana % hSE % M
fore the pins driven The sdgs Of the facing board shall
PLANK and the latter shall be laid with slope of inch
WaTs Il the @ @ one s Eers for for nn r lots
by eight inches deep and shall be made Of and half inch
and said cutters shall rus through the whole width OF the side
lake bricks of the best quality in herring bone bed Of
ashes, generally called blne biy Tie Joints be-
coating of half inch thick the whole surface Of
the brckng Prior to laying the bricks the earth or ground
ana with dsrity slope towards
inc Of hi Of an inch per foot ~ ah g9nna wefe 5 too
well rammed until completely solid There shall be bedding
shall be properly bedded in bone regularly
laid in close joints, without any rugged or hollow places
GENERAL GLausEs-An the materials shall be of the best
quality h IL be furnished by the contractor well
The contractor begin the work in the ten
days following the of the adjudication by the Common
Council and complete the three after under
es h 81 'G 0' e'n ana every day thereafter
onreS to the m OF so G " be
Payments TO be made the completion of or
tiaeaes Of the Commissioned n conformity wi section
not be held liable ePss1sa iS ne for
S @ o Shol TO- a the he same not be paa and the
properly @ in case Of Of all Of said bills
s s @ Sy % .@ @
the property holders being well understood that
reimbursement said costs Of publication
Il well understood that failure by contractor
rod fxd the Council be dsatsfed with the g a S
which the work Is being executed The Council shall
default required by article the Code and with
indemnify and well understood that in case the
contractor shall time abandon the work finish and
forfeit ali he may have for any ' par @ Of the
% d9ne by hm up to the date Of the and the
for and Is also understood that in reod
lido pay the city difference between the price
at which the contractor originally contracted to perform the
rsaiiudcation. "
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16

ol4 5t lsignedi a. LANDRY, oha'rmen'
SPECIFICATaONs for the contract for COM
On a to-
Trems street. and for paving with roadway Of
WIDTH or THE slDrwAIxs-The sidewalks shall be eight
CuRnsTorEs and dressed curhones shall line the
Of e s ssas S H. q
slope Of the sides from three to six feet long inches
S nsfs s
nu e ss s a
a IL s @ s.
@ s.s e. s s ss sss Ind I $ 4 %
s 9sEss In
s %fass sSs
win
sixteen to INCHES wde and not less than three and
GgrTERsTosEs@ sutsrtones shall be of North river
sss a s:s
sf g s
The % a I s ss s . b. Te Fl
Ihe joints between the stones shall be well filed up with sharp
ROUND STONE PAvIse.-The round stones shall be sea
Sn e y
paving ths ,Ra and
given Sy Oily safysyo ami receive seos,nE q ysT
e a s sn .s S: Ta w saa as
Ts sa s
roller and With 3 coating Of three inches as Of
lake s a ss % Ss o te
fnfss ses
Ing Prior to laying he SreSs earth S ground Shall Be
% on sNs hs outline e. s@sa o
half per foot The ground, shall
S% $s ~ 5
as S ss t's
gsd or hollow PLACES that the will bear straight,
% shall BE- the o's
GENERAL earth picked Of the street shall
be the property Of the contractor and shall be removed and
Ts e1 Shall be of the best quality and shall be fur
sad
sa S m the S Of s @ o m S ten
sn the M Of hs @ BY the
atty Of ten dollars day for each and day thereafter the
security $1,000 required
to the faithful Of the contract %
same by The Street tommissensr Said
E Ss with @ @ s s
City Charter be COLLECTED BY the contractor and the city
ss s9 s e ii &c &c
rights Of the city to to md seize the property in case nona
s eonraeos shall into the City Treasury prior to
the property holders being well understood said
shall have the right demanding Of said the REIN
buIsenlent Of said costs of publication
The work to be executed in accod with the lines levels
and directions be given by The City Surveyor and under the
superntendence of the Street Commissioner.
1t Is well understood that In failure by the contractor
TO begin finish the woi thereof within the period
liked the Council be dissatisfied with the
which the work is being executed the Council shall have the
right to annul the contract without putting the de-
fault required by article 1905 of the Civil Code without
Applying to court Of Justice annul the and without in
demni aud 1t is also well understood that in the
pete the same in conformity with his contract the said
tor shall forfeit all claims he have for the work
done BY him The date of le abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability there
for and il Is also We'll understood that the be
esod the and his securities shall be held and bound
III oldo the city all loss difference between the
price which the originally contracted perform
the work, and the price which may be adjudicated a
| sale readjudication.
Bills be per superficial foot Of curb and gutter fur
nised and laid superficial yard Of round stone fur
nished md laid and superficial yard brckn furnished
| and laid.
| New Orleans, July 9th, 1857.
| LSguedl LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets Landings both
| Boards of the Common Council
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16

s 5Sr the
wooden cutters the north side of Poyda street. from Mag
"' WipTl@Ths T sidewalks slal! be twelve feet in width
and dressed enshstones shall line the
good quality with them bsvel dressed the The
aS
shall be well set in good joints and in
IN
I to the directions and Which, be given the
Surveyors and each curbstone shall have slope Of inches
ss
ay in and n
I ha sa eas s .s s an SIX * s h bsw @ 5 @
surface Of The adjoining GUTTER shall be admitted in the work
mill inches wide by four inches thick 10 lengths
S t 5 ss ens an T a s
ss' s ps s in h
sS "S m To sn e o s Pn s
is to have noiehes Of inches long BY two inches
fS o
b & tfi spiked h 3 s
three five inch cut spikes each brace and these there
w t
Be- Of @ four sod
the pins driven The edge Of the facing board shall
psis' S"i the ia as @ shall laid slope
shnl built By the They s" be four inches vide
by eight inches deep and shall be made of and half inch
inch the to keep the sides from being dis
placed and laid cutters shall run through the whole width o
Bnsk walk ss shall be j., Lid d Th
sSss Or se1s s "e eas & en s
bricks shall be well filled with sharp sand and coating Of
half inch thick spread the whole surface of the brick
be be- cut up up broken, a1nmsd level and
per The ground when low shall be
fed by the contractor at his expense and yell ammed
inch under The bricks; which shall be properly
without hollow VIII
bear straight edge otherwise it shall be rejected
quality and shall be furnished by the contractor well the
The contractor shall be bound begin the work in the
days following the approval of the adjudication BY the Common
Deeembsr under peTaly Of twenty dollars per day for
Good and solvent secnritt to an amount Of ss shall be re-
CURED ihe faithful psTfom4nse o ts contract
acceptance Of by the Street
Gates Street Commissioner sonormy with is
he to S 5 R SS 81 s @
bills a M be- not # m n p I sad m s se . % S
T M Ss eetee 9p % f G s Ky s
property holders bsirg we'll undesood that said contractor
1t well understood that of failure by the contractor
ef IN %s'S %
the right Patng contractor
by 4 @ sGnn the G G sds ana sna ba @
indemnify and it is also well understood that IN the
" ee the @ with Vii bis ira ' he I said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he have for part of the
work done by bin up the date Of the abandonment and thai
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefore and also well understood that in the contract
be resod the contractor and his securities shall he held
bound soido the said city all loss difference be
tween the price which the originally contracted
perform the work. and the price which be adudchtet
at resale or rehabilitation. .. .
Bids be running foot of sidewalks complete including
the turning of the
New Orleans, October s. 1857.
GSigned LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved the Committees and Landings Of boi
Boards of the Common Council
[Signed JOHN f. HOLLAND rho,-ro,
ola st [Signed A. LANDRY ""A'
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16
Approved October l, 1857.
tSignedl CHAS. NJ WATERMAN, Mayor ola
r No. 354S, I

[ NO. 50Fo ]
Resolre That the Comptroller he is hereby autor-
bidder after five days notice the
official JOURNAL for constructing brick sidewalk.
bordered by curboUes and wooden CUTTERS both sides
street. Franklin Treme streets,
ing with round the roadway Of said street. in conformity
with the petition of real property said for
the and agreeaby to section No ll9 of the city
The said work be done with lines
be gven by the Surveyor and specifications file in
his Office The said adjudication be subject the approval
or rejection of The Common Council
[Signedl J. MAGIONI,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
fSignedl II. NJ. SUMMERS,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved October l. 1857.
fSiyned CHAS NJ WATERMAN Mayor
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16
Total cost Of levees in the fourth section sl26s0 20
! LOCATION AND ERECTION OF BUILDINGS AND

r MACHINERY.
oesis ssshiasTs on lake Sofs
ridges iS Ssayy howsts the lands
medlatey dinsd when The Inhabited
and the draining machines required stopped
a T ss M sts Or @ off s 5
seaseny Be doubled and the machines III also
ana @
aad w on nr the hs %ashRss @ ne being
central each section therefore aong the
same time The soil of lie ridges viii afford much ses
and sr the he buildings and In Each
smaller podeGs and in the event o5 breach IN The
continue drained from nundation For these
10 pro!eetthe same as follows;
Meare ridge The building be Of brick and to contain tive
I If 100 @ ss
said being the best kaown and adopted throughout the
n tho section intersection of the canal
with Gpollton The building be of bricks and
ssaaisd 3 Sss power s''D' ,'' 'n' p
with tienlly &C. ne building Of bricks
two steam engines q S horse each for the purpose
In the fourth section the the centre Of Jour
adas bricks and to two 80
power each for the purpose etc. estimated at $780,
CANALS.
In the first section the Widening of Canal street canal from
rolon avenue canal from lanai street TO Orleans
that SAID canals sha pe oo ee Wide by deep estimated
A. A. 4, Slos0o 90
Nssiris ridgs estimated 9o
width Of 60 feet and depth Of 8 feet from Bayou
ST. John TO the canal estimated o. 4So 90
Tho digging of canals 40 feet wide by 8 feet
deep. In the center Of Ursulines and st. Louis
train estimated at. = - e22oo 90
The digging of q canal 40 feet wide by feet deep
canal al 70 ss Bayou St. John sstinsea - Nv aolOo 90
The digging of tail race or discharging canal, 25 s
feet wide by 6 feet deep, and the construction OF
levees on beth sides Of the same in the center of
Orleans street. from the draining machines on Met
ae ridge 10 Lake Pontchnrain, estimated at 1850 %
Totaieoss of canals in first section. sl4oso %
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. !
City of New Orleans, October 14th, 1857.

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. I
City Of New Orleans, October 1ith, 1857.
[ No. 3545.
Reolre That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby authorized
sell the lowest bidder after five days notice in the official
JOURNAL paving with square blocks Union
from Charles to Baronne Streets in conformity with the
petition of of real property in said street for the
agreeaby No. 12D of the city charter The
said work be done accordance with lines aud levels be
and specifications file in his office The
said adjudication to be subject the approval rejection of the
Common Council.
[signedl j. MAGIONI,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Sgned II. NJ. SUMMERS,
President Beard of Aldermen.
Approved October !, 1857.
Signedl CHAS. NJ. WATERMAN, Mayor. ola
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-10-16

Draw, and carts. 500
Market carts. q "
Fines Observation-Disclosures. 20 "
Police jas. x J.. III :. e66 ~
Notes receivable. =. ..s .....ssy... NS o4
Insane Asylum. i. !. ). (. +. ..s.... A2 W
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