New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-04

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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for III
- Ing up with river sand Washington square In The ihis
Washington saasre which Is comprised se.~een Royal
NJ with river sand grade in center Of hfsss iaehe
shove ne graai'e Wits Of hs entrance doors and descending
81 round said square Said grade be esabiahsd BY CITY
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from ary other beinse may 30 designated BY the City Sur
90 50 as &c present an surface without any rugged ho
10. place.. Otherwise 4 4, sha b rsjss'sd
hs soi,ae,or shan bind himself to begin the work on IL.
enough allow from de baarss and q com
or each and every day thereafter he same is not com
security Of 500 shall be required to guarantee
the faithful performances Of the contract
and be reformed Satisfaction q aid oicer
Payments n cash the completion Of tbs work
we'll ease x allure BY the contractor
od IL Council i pNs w ~ rs
ner m which the work 4 being executed the Council shall
contractor IN default required BY article 1905 Il The Civil
the without sdrnaity and Is also veil aasr
stood that in the shall any abandon the
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Al liability therefor and Is also well understood
held sOde 70 pay unto The city ali Loss o. s
snee setwesa The price which ne originally con
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Issneaj LOUIS n PILE CITY Surveyor.
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Registered April 80, 1865.
I myl II CLERK |, II Il tomptroller.
StECfFiCAIIUNsfo for me contract for pa "
- ing With square block stones, First street. FROM Magazine
quarry Drrrssross or ms MArrar.rs-rhe square
s o the granite & BOSOM any Ssss ,S" s.
obiope - shape not les than twelve than sixteen
inches long and not les than nine inches thickness they
u a % % & ad b ao q A. and ends
fiat and free q humps The blocks adonE the gutter
soues shall be cut 81 an Hng Of forty live with The
sides e be laid dsgonay from tie stones bordering
The gutter shall be Of good bard granite Obtained from
Boston They shah b from twenty 2 thirty inches long
shalt b quarre having parallel Of amars des AND ssd
% @ make tight joints and the tops shall b. perfectly well
Ths curb stones shall be NORTH river hs stones perfectly
well hsred and dressed eevedressed the top The
ninety inches wids and in less than four inches
The gravel shall be Of the London gravel nut over one
~na hsIt inch IN diameter The shells shall clean and
grain. =
MAssEKts winch rHR woRK SNAIL M Exfourwp. The
contractor shall take The old curb wherever
do ~ the sustuts in nes
Ts curb !. ssIs. q
and grades to be given By the Surveyor good joints and in
lengths o. from three six fec. throughout the work
is height towards The ndjoning Sidewalk and shall sso Ss
ena{ nxea and backed ~ me most approved Aper
% Whenever as' s saassso s
BY the Surveyor shah be regulated BY The contacsos
without extra compensation. 7---
aud shall be laid with Inclination or slope towards The
q one inch teomins q four aehes london gravel Or
haEeeuea with the head Of the erowbAr until solid
The contractor shall take the old wooden CUTTERS and
with ne grades to be given by the Surveyor depth Of
laid The shall roabed Of he street 10
ae @ % given the surveyor and shall place
gravel or lake shs and sharp mixed and shall iho
hard foundation The snare block paving sbal tbe
% aia u laying the paving the contractor shall lay
s,Isss se n,sssng joinls yh Two carefully sedds
ne blocks ana hardening the materials under the
al care 10 lay the hocks they touch and make CLOSE
lively b rejected By surveyor when the becka ~ XIII
NE joints SHAH ee aesnrstsy Oiled win ne and sharp
oe roller Aftsr the rain has stIed hs gravel com.
pesy INTO the oets covering Of three inches ne gravel
and sharp sand mixed BE- PLACED upon he paving And M
same shall be opened for travel.
picked from The shall be the properly 81 he
Az The materials shal Be Of the best quality and shah he
nTpsshso ~ te eSa'Tns.9r ~ we'll A. the labor
days following the Of the adjudication BY The
coanell aud 70 complete the months AFTER under
q Ten dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
uoon ano solten security coo shals
CURED iof the iAh1ul performance of the contract
Payments as follows tnwt On the compilation OF each and
block, the Of 81 Is per nnnnr foot IL h sid N
cash ~ the city, and the balance DO paid By the
noasfs On ne certificates Of The Surveyor conformity with
contractor and the city be held liable OF Responsible for
any of said bills should the not be paid and ne
% e snoogaea 70 All the rights Of the city seiza
we properly N csse o. payment d any all OF b
ne contractor shall Eto the City Treasury prior to re-
ceisny MS eertiheates tie OF publication the petitions
o. the property holders; Ii being we'll understood thai d con
sha have the right Of demanding Of petitioners the
rei y ~ Of sad cost q publication;
period hxed II he Council Be- dssatished viii ~
nner m which The work Is being executed the Council shall
nave ht right 70 annu the without putting the con
Rcof N default required BY article 9s Of the Civil Code
aha without applying of Justice annnl the
nhd Mitho1t indemnify and II Ia understood that n
case the contractor shall AT abandon the work or MOI
the said contractor shall forfeit claims ne may have for M,
paft o. TIE work done by him up OF The abandon
ana Thai the city shall be thereby discharged on asJ
ans al liability therefor and well Understood thai il
case the conrc be resod the contractor and his ecurs
snail be held aud bound in odo pay unto The city ali os
OF uereee between the price which the origin
ay 81 % perform the work. and the price which
may ne adtudcated At resale re adjudicaiicn
a 10 ne per superficial yard Of square block paving fur
nsned and laid including gutter stones and per
foot Of curb stones furnished and laid
New Orleans, April q, 1858.
lsignedl LOUIS II. PILE City Surveyor
Approved BY the Committees on Streets and landings
both Boards Of the Common Council
lstEnedl JNO. e. HOLLAND, cu,
Registered zDfilsO, 1855. :, .' :. ',...'sD
myl I. Clerk s' Ct Comptroller
STREET COM'R--OFFICIAL.
SseCOND DISTRICT EsOUND--VVaa l,rons-b,