New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-11

C0MPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
City Of New Orleans, December s. ISIS.

Signed ,sss H. T. VENNARD, SNn"Fnen'
d8 l2I 7, THEARD. Comptroller.
COMPTRoLLgR,s OFFTCE )
City OF New Orleans December s. 1855. )
No. 4l49
Whereas the Mississippi IT'S press Of brh water
from time to time Threatens city with an oyerf6, Of IN
The Ssuges plantation, in the parish Of JEFFERSON
Whereas the damage real property commerce in the
whereas tits duy the Common Couacil owes the CITY and
its nhaD ans 10 devise means to guard against
city in her vital interests from disaster by the e%iirnre
Be L rssoSsi THAT tie jomproler Be and he il hersb al.
thotzea 70 sell after hlty days notice in the official journal
the city from Nhyade5 street to the lower line Of a.
nal Meare Ridge said evee to be yS feet ST at a
me osse WITTY ieg Wg9 u ne op and Of asucient height
BE q tthsE Togsd That as soon said eyee shall have
10 SELL After ten days NOTES ia he ocal o5rn %ueo0t4
TOR me eGg Tae9n OF shs road twenty feat in width
the whsla work to be executed in accordance with the pa1s
10 be subject to the approval or rejection by the Common
[Signed J. o, NIXON,
rst,r.df President Board Of Aldermen.
President pro Board Assistant Aldermen,
'rssnedI GERARD s1arH, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given thet on THURSDAY 18th day of
the above contract ct = ''O'A H.
d3 32s 7. THEARD, Comptroller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for fIe
S. Charles date Nayade seet 10 the SsT OF Of 5s
from thence along the lower line of Carroon to the N ~,
nal and from thence along the New Canal to three huudp Fact
beyond the Metafrie Ridge 'e'
That portion Of said evee along the upp.r limit of the ~
from St Charles street TO the lower line Of tarroVn an on
said lower line Of @arroon to the New Canal shF be- v
such heights when completely settled rs marked on he Man
Canal from tie lower line Of Carroo6 Sxo @oRg he Ne%
Ridge hal he fifteen feet in width the base five feet in width
marked 81 the plan hereto annexed ''''''1 - are
Ihg earth to be used the construction of that portion of
lR DIN 1P
ground seventy feet width the inside Of said evee Sa4
along the same the 4Arh be used in The ~,
that portion Of said lesee secondly described shall be furnished
The earth used in the construction of said levee shan he s
feet thickness and RS ws rETs Of
n4ml solid Ihe TIP Of the e7ee well the sides which
The whole work shall be performed in accordance with th
supervision and to the entire satisfaction of said 5cer "
said eves BE- nhed by t6Sesy oT the construction
I2nfav sna ona himself to begin the work in the ten
Cou Cit and complete the same six months after IIdr
very gay thereafter the same is completed '"'
1000 ara to- an amount of $1,000 shall be re-
Payments in cash on the comp elton Of and egey ten
veyor the city retaining in fIth part of zach and
every settlement until the final completion the whole work
As most OF the land upon which the ZEE to be ocatsG
ivate property, and delays will doubt occur in pro"r
i ss ne Re ai2%e4 loF Ae completion Ct the work shall
% have no reeose whatever against the city for damages
4 well understood il Of failure by the contractor
Il S Or GRSo Ine W3k or any part thereof within the
ler in which the work being executed the ouuciI b ba
letau required by article Lg05 u tie Cgi Go5e ard %
,ut &pP!s 10 court OF justice to anu the with
~ ana II Is also well understood that case the
contractor shall 81 any time abandon the work not finish AMI
shall forfeit all claims may have for any paT TIE
york gene by him up to the date Of The abandonment and Tia
rac be sold the contractor and his I ILL sg ne Go
ity al IOsg1 Il