New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-24

SPECIFICATIONS for the construction of
- brick sidewalks boraered By euIbones and wooden
sides Of Toulouse ST. Peter Orleans St Ann Dpmsine
the northwest OF Roman street from Carondee Walk 10
ursulnes street both sides Of frieur johnson 0sve
Walk Urnlne street and on The southeast side Of Broad
brick sidewalks are already constructed in workmanke
different contracts, as fellows, t9wit;
F eb ideWE Rd on Toulouse 81 Peter St.
Tonti, Roehebaye Dorgenos ana Broad streets
Third Contract The sidewalk on Orleans street
WIDTH OF Tue SIDEwALKsA the sidewalks included in the
first contract shall be twelve feet IN width ..,-,,
All the sidewalks included third contract shall be ten
All the sidewalks included in the fourth contract shall be
CURhsfoSEs-Heved and dressed curbsiones shall line the
SosG Viz b b ei dressed 2, 9 o o S % sa
the slope OF the sides, from three to six feet long,
half inches thick They shall be well set in good joints
and in workmanlike manner and shall end with apeiures
nicely through the where desired for draining
They shall be duly inerspersed in lengths of from
levels given by City Survey and each curbsone
shall have slope Of three inches for foot of its height
towards the line Of the adjoining houses shall also be odly
fixed and backed IN the most approved manner TO prevent
negligence in this respect and curbsones less
and half inches thick shorter than three feet and hsv
of the adjoining gutter shall be admitted in the work
sawm cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick
lengths Of not less than twenty feet except in where
the jennings pinned there and At every ntemedate space Of
in diameter driven through suitable anger holes in gutter
paks pierced sanng The edge of the panks the
have noches of eight inches by
out at eight feet thereof and in these cypress
less than four long by wide and
inches thick pointed at the end which the ground will
three of five inch pike these
by half inches thick well nailed gutterpank
aforesaid with inch cut spikes The gutter baomng shall
fore the pins driven The top edge the facing board shall
protect S one Sna s 9es GSGyS S surface q the gutter
wards the curbstones Woodenboxed cutters for draining
shall be built by the tractor They shall he four
by eight inches deep and shall be made Of half
cypress plank 9 me des and @ win two 9y four inches
and said cutters shall run through the whole width of the side
BRICK PAvENEEr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality in herring bone bed of
on gas ashes generally called blue byh Tie Joints be-
coating thick spread whole surface Of
the 6rcking Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground
and gradedkmoothy with deelvy slope towards the
low shall be ed up by the contractor at his expense and
well rammed until completely solid There shall be bedding
half Of inch of sharp sand under the bricks
shall be properly bedded therein in bone regularly
laid in close joints, without any rugged hollow places
that the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise it
GENERAL CIAusEs-An the materials shall be of the hest
quality and she'll be furnished by the contractor well the
The shall bind themselves the work in
the days following the approval Of the adjudication by The
The for the first contract in eight months the
approval Of the adjudication by the Common Counc
the third contract in two months and the for the
fourth contract in three months And should they fail
do they shall be liable each to hne OF ten dollars day for
each and day thereafter the work not completed
Good and solvent security shall required follows to-wt:
To amount of $1,000 from the for the FIRST
tract in the the CON
tract and in the of 81 for each the for
Payments be made the completion more
and acceptance of the
6caes OF the Street Commissioner conformity with section
ll9 of the new city charter either cash one
from the date of delivery 10 be collected b he con
tractors aud the city not to be held liable responsible
OF SAID bills should the not be paid and the
be brogated all the rights of the city and seize the
property in case Of nonpayment Of ali of said bills
ceving their certificates the publication Of The petition.
the property hoders being well understood thai said con
tractors shall have the right Of demanding of petitioners
| reimbursement of said costs Of publication
II is well understood that of failure
Rod fixed the Council dissatisfied with The manne
in which il being executed the Council shall the RICH
required By article 1905 Of the civil code without apply
ing TO court Of justice to annu the same and without
nifty and il is also well understood that in
shall at time abandon the work, finish compe
the in conformity with their contracts the said
shall forfeit all claims they may have for any
done by them the date of the abandonment
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
be resod the contractors and their securities shall be
and bound in soido to unto the city all losses difference
to perform the work and he price at which be adud
Gated resale or readjudicution.
Bids be per running foot of sidewalks complete ncludin
the turning of the corners.
New Orleans, October 2, 1851
sssns ed the a9rss a5 ss lsi city ssTgfyO
both Boards o. the Common GO SSunsil i,o,,,n
isienedi A. LANDRY, j0hahmeh
''' HENRY DUREL,
jals St CLERK Of Comptroller.
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