New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-15
INVESTIGATIONS for the contracts 10,

mayo " CLERK OF Comptroller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
Ih lighting shall be sdjndicated into four separate contracts
First eontr4ci-AIl the oil lamps the First District
Second the oil lamps in the Second District
Fourth the oil lamps in the Fourth District
Of year begin on the LIST Of June 1853
The lamps shall be delivered to the contractors by the
Commissioner in good order and condition, during the
term Of their contracts should Of the lamps require repairs
shall be the duty OF said contractors have the
down and put in good repair and condition their own
be the duty of said contractors at the sxp,a
ton Of their contracts to return the city all the oil
by M satisfaction Of the Street Commissioner fanS
In which on the part Of Of said Street Com
made cost THEREOF deducted from IN III enhv
payment and the reserved hereinafter provided
The contractors shall during whole term Of their con-
tracts regularly and faithfully light and keep burning,
20 &c lighted and Keep burning during the usual time accord
b s ,b 'o i "a Whilst mere Is neither day nor moon
Be put up excepting those where may b. substituted
oil during such times by cold weather lard oil Is
liable 70 be concealed sperm lard OIL a. his option during
warm they shall also round cylinder shaped
the three ouhs of which shall be lighted they also ur
pended lamps and they shall good return
the city 10 good condition all the ladders and other fixtures
All the market lamps and such lamps the public
lighted every night from half hour after
half hour before sunrise and these lamps shall
There shall be deducted from each monthly certificate fifty
citizen shall make the report in iheirop nsmes
not burning giving sufficient light during or within Inc
hours or time above specified unless caused by
able occurrence well understood however that his de-
duction predcated only the
Offices and police stations the District in
which the lamps reported
Security $1,000 shall reoured from each
the contractors to guarantee the faithful performance
contracts - -
Payments viii be made monthly Street Commissioners
eseryng n.y. per cent from each monthly payment
until the expiration of the contrR acts.
notra acts by all parties shall signed in the ten DAYS
following the approval Of the alnticaons by Common
oonci otherwise said adudicaons shall be- ipso acto null
Upon the adudcaions being made by the Comnro1e each
OF the contractors shall deposit the Compro
M me sum OF 500 security for The signing Of The contracts
and should Of the contractors refuse neglect sign the
contract with his security his to sign the
same. said of $500 shall forfeited In favor of the eiy
9hewe SAID sum shall be returned to the contractor
diately upon the surface Of the contract
IL IS we'll understood that Of failure
70 on or unsh the work thereof within
or IN case the Council be dissatisfied with the in
to annu the without putting In defaut
as required by article 1905 the code and without Apply
ing to coHt Of Justice snnu the same without nden-
ana u also wen understood that in the contractors
shall at any time abandon the work complete
me IN conformity with their contracts the said
all claims they have for Of the work
none W Them M to the date Of the abandonment that
city shall be thereby discharged any all liability there
Tor and II also well understood contracts
so me contractors anS their securities shall be held
nodo g pay unto the city all loss difference the
prices at which the originally contracted 10 perform
resale or resdjudcation
Bids to be per lamp per annum
New Orleans, LIST May, 1855
lSgued,l LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council
ts sssRsd. join Il REsH HoHRPkD ohairmon
Registered May It'll 1855
mysr HENRY DUREL. Clerk of Comptroller