New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-18
CPEcIFIcATIONs for the contraet for the

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the
= construction Of brick sidewalks bordsrsd BY and
Yssr Streets en se side OF Canal street. from
WIprm-Tbe Sidewalks shall be twenty 6vs feet in width
tUaBsTosEsHewed and dressed curbsones shall line the
sidewalks Of North river blue stones Or other stones Of equally
e slope of sides from three six feet long sixteen
to thirty inches wide and four inches thick They sha be
sna with nicely ens through hs SANE where e required
from srse % throughout the work according d
ec.ions and levels which viii be given by the Surveyor and
af height towards line Of the adjoining houses shall also
sah Sinking
from in respect and no less than tour
chan six inches below the surface Of the adjoining gutter
shall "a. be admitted in the y work ,x.
mill cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick
shorter lengths hsved and cared ten nches at
.e joining pinned there and Il every Of
il diameter driven trough suitable holes in the gutter
s To @ and On s oe is
edge b to bave noiches eight inches long by inches
Of not less than se oag b eight
pointed LAY a. The END & which enters the VIII
three of five inch spikes each brace;
hR well 81 lie aGsss gSsF n{
dr With G @ snt spikes The ga gutter 5SGm shall
fore the pins driven The edge Of the facing board shall
olak and the latter shall laid with slope Of inch to
@ SaIss ~ hs cHrons Woodenb Eusrs for drasng lots
by eight inches deep, aud snail be made of and half inch
cypress boton with
pieces the keep the sides from being displaced;
walks. t
atcK PAyEMENr-Twelve in width the houses
and two feet in width peNtto the curbsone shall be brcked
and the remaining eleven feet between said bcked portions
shall be filed and smoothly graded to correspond with the
ade said breked portions The walk pavement shall be
ad lake other sand Of equally good quality with it
or on ashes generally called bue Billy The joints be
tween the bricks shall well filed with sharp sand and
o. 1t half inch thick spread the whole surface
e oIckns On the outsdes Of the brcked portions Their
a pe row Of bricks laid end 10 prevent the brickin
nrcked Pror TO laying the bricks the earth ground shs
oe cn up broken and well aued made level grade
suinoniy win adesyy towards the outline of
an OF an men per foot The ground where too low shall
nea up oy t contractor at his and well rnmme
Until solid There shall be bedding Of one halt
bricks shall be properly oeaaed therein herring
ly laid in close joints without or hollow
hist the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise
shall be rejected
GENERAL GLAusEs-All the materials shall be Of the be-
quality and sh III be furnished by the contractor
axt0r
The shall be bound begin the work in the te
days wing the approra of the adjudication
Council and complete the four after under
penalty Of dollars per day for each every herea
the Same is not completed.
Good solvent security to Of $1,000
gured guarantee the faihu performance OF the
Payments made the completion Of each three
and acceptance nf tile by the Street Comm ssone
Said be made BY the property holders the
Iheaes OF the Street Commissioner IN conformity wi sect
lis OF the city charter TO be collected by he co
tractor and the to be held liable responsible Tor al
OF said bills should the not be paid and the contractor
1e snbrgaed 70 all the rights OF the city 10 sue aud seize