New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-14
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for

- the brick sidewalks b?rdered by erbstones
comprised between Evsian Fields, Press Love and St.
sS az ns ss on as o. s " naT@s
Josephine street and also both sides Of Mandevie street
to sode street. except where brick Sidewalks bordered by
sidewalks shall be adjndieated into four
different aud separate contracts as follows to-wit:
First ConracAll the sidewalks having eight feet in width
w ssiond '''''' the sidewalks having nine '''' IN
width.
CURBsTosEs-Hewed and dressed curbstones shall line the
sidewalks OF North river blue other Of equally
good quality with them bevsled dressed the 70 answer
thirty inches wide and not less than three snd half inches
maniike manner and shall end with apertures nicely cut
through the where desired for draining lots They shah
throughout the worE according to The directions and levels
slope Of every height the
line Of the ado ming houses shall also be sody liked and
and sink Of bricks usually experienced from negligence in
this respect and less three and half
inches thick shorter than three feet and hay in no case
less than six inches bel the surface of the sdoiLng
WOODEN GuTrERsThe shall be made of the best
sswn cypress twelve inches wide by lou. inches thek N
shorter lengths necessary aved and searfed inches at
the jennings pinned there and at intermediate of
ave feet with oak pins less than four fee long by
II dsng sTa through s@Fs GSe IN e sp
curbones shall be beveed suit and the other outside
deep every thereof IN these cypress
Of TS s p6ns at he e ed Sf
be FIRMLY driven down and spiked with said gutter plank with at
there will fac of cypress sunk of inches wide
by two and half inches thick well nailed to the gutter plank
be of dry sand thick sody bedded be
project one and half inches above The surface Of the gutter
plank and the latter shall be laid with slope of one inch to
shall be built by the co tractor They shall be four inches wide
cypress plank bottom with by
pieces the top to Keep the sides nom being dspaeed
walks
lake bricks Of the best quality in herring bone bed Of
lake SAM or other sand Of equally god quality with it, or
the bricks shall be well hed with sharp sand aud
coating q hall an inch Thick spread over me whole surface q
below shall be cut broken and well rammed and made level
line Of Of an inch per foot The ground where too
low shall be allied by the contractor at his and
well ammed until completely solid There shall be bedding
Of Of an inch Of sharp sand under the bricks which
laid joints without any rugged hollow places
so that the pavement will bear straight edge; otherwise
GENERAL OLIusEs-A the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well the
The contractors begin the work in the ten
days following the approval of the adjudication by the Common
Council and to complete the follows towt: The
] 0T he sst gSt ks Th9 six
Gil the raeor for the nine foot sidewalks within six
four months and the contractor for the foot sidewalks
within twelve months and should they fail do they shal
be liable each fine of do lars day for each and every
ds ythereaiter the same is not completed.
and solvent security guarantee the faithful perform
ance of shall be required follows Wit
To amount of $1,000 from the contractor of the first
tract.
$1,000 from the contractor of the second
contract.
TO of 81 800 from the of fourth
contract.
And to $4,000 contractor of third
contract
Payments be made the completion of each three
and the by the City Surveyor
Said TO be made by the holders the cer
hcaes Of the City Surveyor in conformity with section l9 OF
the city charter either in cash in notes mt six and
the date of the work. and TO be collected by the
contractors and the city be held liable responsible for
subrogated all the rights of the city and
SEIZE the property in of payment of any or all OF said
bills.
The contractors shall pay into the City Treasury prior
cevng their cert the Of publication of the petitions
Of the property hol being we'll understood that said
shall have right demanding of said petitioners
the reimbursement of said costs Of publication.
II is we'll understood that in of failure by the contractors
to begin finish the work, part thereof within the
In which is being executed the Council shall have the right
to annu the contracts without putting the contractors in default
required By article 1905 Of the civil code and without apply
ing TO court Of justice annu the and without inde
nifty and well understood that the contractors
shall at time abandon the work. finish and complete
the the said
done by them 10 the date OF the abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
tracts be rod the contractors and their securities shall be held
ana oonnd in sodO, the all losses difference
between the price at which the contractors originally
70 perform the work. aud he price at which 1t may be adudi
Gated at resale Dr. readudcation.
Bids be foot Of sidewalks complete including
the turning of the
New Orleans, May 8, 1858.
lSiguedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees and Landings oil both
Boards OF the Common Council,
lSignedl H. T. VENNARn ),,
Signed ,o.. JNo. E. HOLLAND, OnSrine"
HENRY DUREL,
myS ~ Clerk Of Comptroller.