New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-16

5cPECIFICATIONs for the contract for paw
ing block stones Constance street from Orange
quarry AND Dr,Rss1oss OF THE MArnR1Als-Ths square
shall hard granite not in any nsrSr
obong in shape less than eleven inches than
ehs seg IN sa e. s sss Than pa
sides and ends so as to make tight joints and the tops
s Socks adjoining the shall
end # The d s as se g s
ally from the eurbsones bordering the sidewalks
ss af be
They shall be from sixteen hSsx inches long wsS S
uarisd having SQUARE sides and ends 50 as
@ sh in sss
The cnrbsiones Of North river blue stones perfectly
slope Of the Sides from three to long
twenty inches deep and in no case less than four nches
the best Of London gravel not over one
lake shells. The sand shall be clear sharp sand OF
' MsssnR IN WHICH WORK
H. set
to X Key &c r
lengths Of from three throughout the work and each
ea ow sna he ssinns and
the the same m he e5
required by the Street Commandment
shall laid with inclination slope towards the same Of
se5 5 oaag BE-
hardened with head ii the crowbsT until solid.
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and gnds 1 he ss Ct The IS nen
the face Of the square blocks when laid The
be given by Surveyor shall place the of the
song Of less than four inches Of london gravel Or
with 5000 pounds roller until forms an even and
The square block paving shall then be laid In laying the
paving shall lay the blocks diagonaly
eRss ss s
the order that each block may rest on
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they touch and make joints ali joints half inch
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with s and sharp sand mixed and the pnyns
settled completely into the joints covering
Oacd paving and shall be opened
GENERAL CLAUSES Old curb and r. the old
be the property of the contractor and shall be hauled away
Ali the materials shall the best quality and shall be
furnished by the contractor as well as the labor a..
ten days following the approval OF adjudication by the
and to complete s s n on or SSs s
twenty dollars day for each and every day thereafter the
Good security amount of 50 900 shall be
qued the faithful performance Of the contract
Gates Of the Street Commissioner in conformity with section
and "i the city not to be held liable
bills shons same not be paid and the con sa
Of Of any Or all Of said bills
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property holders being well understood that said
endorsement o. the said costs OF publication.
understood that of failure by the contracto
begin finish the work thereof within the perioc
fixed or the Council be dissatisfied with the il
which being executed, the Council shall have the
right to ann without putting the in de
fault required article 1905 OF the Civil Code and wthou
applying 10 Of justice annul the and wrhou
and is also well understood that in the con
shall any time abandon his work or not finish ant
complete conformity with the contract the said
forfeit all claims he may have for part of thu
the date of the abandonment, and tina
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor also we'll understood that in the conrac
| he he
bound sodo pay the city all loss difference be
the which the originally contracted
perform work and the price which be adjuiicRe
| it n resale readjudication, ~
Bids to be per superficial yard Of square block paving
pete including the gutter stones and superficial foot
| curbstone furnished and laid.
New Orleans, Sept. l, 1857.
| ! fSignedl : LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
the Committees Streets and Landings Of bot
Boards of the Common Council
| - [Seped1 JOHN e. HOLLAND, Chairman
iSgned A. LANDRY, Chairman pro
Registered Sept Is, 1857. 1.a
Il HENRY DUREL, f...g
| sel6 10 81 % 26 Clerk of Comptroller