New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-30

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
y Substituting ballast roads plank on First street
from Magazine street to The river and Eighth from
The work sb4l adjadicaed into two separate and distinct
FIRST CONTRACT substituting ballast road for the
plank road First from Magazine street the river
plank r2ad on Eighth street from St. Charles to the river
roads Estand Magazine Streets the entire lengths
grade whole widths said streets between gutter stones in
with the lines grades and be given by The
and picking and hanlug away s dirt where high After
toned twenty feet width center same shall
covered with coating OF large ballast stones inches thick
and properly arranged the stones touch each other and
make close Joints On the topof said coating anothe coating
Wv Ssi he veil FoiIad at least Ia rsa sS III
rel err When this first rolling shall have comp the
Contractors shall the roadways with coating shnge
rolled with said 60S H. roller as often as Ray s. necessary 50
thar the whole ballast broken stones and gravel
che materials shall be Of The best qpiy and shall be fur
he old paaks sHd Old ieepers u be by the CON
tractors sFa % nicely pei By he On the sidewalks 9n
The contractors shall keep the ballast roads
repair for during ter their completion md
cepnce by the City surveyor and guarantee the faithful
Of this condition he Treasurer shall retain one
teth Of the contracts prices until the expiration Of sd year
e perfect order BY te WY Surveyor otherwise shall be or
The contractors sba be bound to begin the work in ten days
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atty OF ten dollars day for each and day thereafter
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Security to amount Of $1,000 shall be required to guarantee
the tailh ul p riormance OF the contract.
o d q ~ ol he e q the work and
well understood that ailure by contractors
to begin finish the work any part thereof within the Pc
Rod fixed in the Council DC dissatisfied with the
right without putting the contractors
default required Ny article 1906 of the C Code and With
appyg 10 court OF justice to annu the and with
out indemnity il Is also well nn&erstood thst in case The
and tompe the same in conf miy With er ibe
IN the the
and that the city shall be thereby discharged from any
the contracts be resod, the contractors and their securities
sa BE- held d bound in sodo t9 pay unto the city all loss
ally to perform he work apd hs price 1t which it
K id oi 5s tog b w9 s KS ssrf complete
Signed LoUIs H, PILE, City Surveyor
ApRoye4 By he Computes on Streets and Landings Of both
tsignedi -, - Il, 7, vENNARD, on"'Fmeh'
d29 II w. r, THEsRD, Comptroller.
GPECIFICA nj ON for the contract for
- paving blocks Magazine street, from Ninth to
QUALITY pfsEHstoys or THE MArERtALsThe square
block shall be OF good hard granite, respect inferior
in quality the granite obtained from They
is9R TyS a nor Rsn
inches long aud not less than nine inches IN thickness They
shall oe well quarried having parallel square sides
AS 10 make tight joints, I'd the shall square
stones be cut 1t an an e Of oTtyfSe Degrees wh M
sides as to be laid dagonay from the eurbs6hes bordering
The stones shall be Of good hqrd granite obase from
twelve inches vide not less 6an nine inches bisF Fhey
a % % qgega sying parallel Or sides and end
hes ed ami dressed, Otherwise they shall be rejected
wen hewed aud dressed bevedressed the
slope OF the sides from three six feet ug eighteen Il
nhy inches VIDE and in no case less than four inches in tbcA
Tie gravel shah be Of the best / ndon gravel not over an
and hat inch diameter The shells Shall be clean Snt
sound lake shells The sand shall be clear sharp sand large
MAsSEB y WHICH THE Work SHALL RE ExEouTrp-Th,
eonrcoF sba take mp he old wherever ordered
TO DO by the Surveyor aud substitute in their