New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-24

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the
- eIseon o ~ engine house. stable etc or the use Of ores
LOCATION huildnes shall be located on a lot of ground
situated on the north side OF Greanen nanphin street
Port and streets and measuring o feel
Siza FousDlrioSs AND wAlIs-Said bn'idins thslI be
erected in accordance with the accompanying plans the sizes
marked said plans prohles and sections.
All the foundations shall be i've bricks wide the bottom
and shall booming OF sound two inch aboat pauk
crossing each other in workmanlke m sinner The brcks
shall be laid in sula Offsets inches, to suit The
buildings shall be built 10 the heights and ihcknessss figured
feet R in ss c and the s"od pa sOy y o. -
inches high in the clear The FIRST aud second slorer Of
ces Four 4 The brick work near tbs surface q the
ground throughout the wallis shall be laid in best Hydraulic
tween them 10 keep down dampness All brick work
betting courses pnths ornaments Accordpg
TO the drawings shall be executed in the most substantial
well finished wh brick d charging arches take lhe weight
bricks we'll country bricks the best quality and
the front Danphu be faced with lake tricks of this
aud .hs walls above he foundations in mortar O fresh
rnonaou lime aud clear sharp sand The joints Of all the
walls the outside and Of the enghe walls the inside
rhe mbes throughout shall be n hest sound
yellow pine free from bad knots other defects
calculated to impair their strength Durability The floor "
inches from and well p@ned and the ceiling oss Of
centres The flooring sts building be
by 10 uehs and the ceiling iois!s ~ by inches and PLACED
nss he b. inches and paed at two feet from eenss
The whole to be- properly anchored into the walls in the best
sHEAIHiSG, sIlrss TILES RoorsThe roofs Of the
main and buildings be sheshed wish sound wellses
eow pine boards ch thick and placed close The
propsry nailed down win lap Of not iess than inches and
ihe ridges TO he covered with Engh tiles aud well pointed In
effect the whole covering be OF the best materials and OF
workmanke construction and TO be warranted tight for
year.
shall be Of psned yellow pine 'rse OF sap and bad knots
inches resting brick well laid with the joints
filed with cesn. groa, The lower or Sgnd floor Of the
pl.nks laid on cedar sepers BY inches placed u inches
The upper aoornss of the main buildings shall be Of
well seasoned Ia inch tongued and gIooved narrow null
landings.
srAInsThe stairs per plan fitted with two Inch
into krngs and outer strings and neat "a inches rounded
best workmanlike manner.
pooRs Asp ~iSpows-The two large gates or doorwsys
thick rails and stiles Of rs inches thrk said gates
veyor All be of panel in inch
sgs and rails aud beaded both sides each hung with
than three 4-nch a
inch doublg relocated and beaded panels and inch
the inside and TO be secured with good inch American
locks windows twelve lights y by %
inches in Ia inch sashes double hung in boxframeS with
Inside with inch architrayes.
PARrTos ASo IEAsEs-A wooden partition Of inch yell
psneu both sides shalt be built marked the plan
door similar to all the other doors ihrough6ut ne building
he base. around the second story room 81 hs main oading
ing and the bases second story Of bud to be
PIAsTERING the walls Of the upper or meeting room of
the main building as well as all the walls Of the SECOND
the best with three coats work The last Of which hard
finished The ceilings be lahed and pastsred in the
large gatsxays to have granite
s Is inches wide by inches thick and ~ feet inches
and all he oRsI openings e sys wooden SIS and n,e
two horses, be made OF ~ inch yellow pine panks
FHscEsfhe remainder Of the lot not enclosed with walls
shall be enclosed with suitable fence made OF rough yew
pine psnks nch thick tapped aud attached to posts
distances of eight feet The TO be four by
inches 2 feet the ground The fences be nine
hgn from The level Of the yard IN. - a..
and buildings the wall Of main and buildings the
outside except the front elevation on the se and the fences
PAINTING An the wood and iron wrrks usually painted on
main guiding snail have three costs Of best White lead IN OIL
and such other plain eolors a, may be most suitable
cylinder glass, fee from stains
CUTTERS CONDUCTORS Nne-luch lib copper cutters
shall be placed each side Of the roof Of main building
TO the roof of building with four zinc conductors inches
building the whole to have wooden guards.
PAyNGThe yard and alley shall be graded in accord
grades given BY the City Surveyor and
he paved with lake bricks OF the best quality the best work
PRIvYThe prvy to be bnl' per plan The floor to be
IF S s &c %ys s e Ed p re-. s 10 he
surrounded with brick walls 10 inches thick and to have
GENERAL ClAusEsAl the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractor we'll the
All necessary item, omitted to be written in the foregoing
complete the buildings shall be supplied by the
The work shall be begun By the contractor in the days
following the OF the adjudication by the Common
Council and shalt be completed four months under
atty OF ten dollars per day for each and day thereafter
the sa ne In comp eed.
shall be required
the faithfu performance Of the
Payment cash the compile ion Of the work and
the by the City Surveyor.
IL sell understood that failure by the
begin finish the work part thereof within
Rod fixed the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which the work being executed The Council hA have
the right annu the without outing
default required by article 1895 Of the Civil Code and with
out applying 70 court Of Justice to annul the and with
indemutyi and It is also well understood that the
contractor shan at time abandon the work not finish and
complete the In conformity with his the said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have for part Of the
done him the date Of the abandon the
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability there
for and also UNDERSTOOD that in the be reod
the and his shall be held
do unto the city all loss difference between the
which the originally contracted perform the
and the price which may adJudcated resale
rehabilitation.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans April is, less
tsignedl LOUIS Fl. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings OF both
Boards of the Common Council.
ssSeG JOIN Ii s + HOLLAND, chairmen
Registered April %, 1858.
HENRY DUREL,
a247t CLERK Of Comptroller.
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