New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-10

CPECIFICAT1ONS for the contracts for IN a
. placing Of granite base and an iron railing around Clay
work shall be a4udcaed into two separate
Fist COnact-Tbe ing Of the foundations and the fur
nsng s5d plaes 81 Ersl,s base around ebay sqnsre
ing around said Clay Square
quality laid in composed Of Thomasron lime
and best sharp sand They shall be three wide at the
half bricks thick the They shall ihckneses
Of sound inch hatboa pank crossing other the best
wokmanke er, and ext ndins inches each side
GRAsIrE BAsE-The shall be Of Quincy granite per
fecy ell hewed and dressed The side the TOP
and said top shall be eeveled marked the plans Sud
base shall be Is inches high above the
and IA inches thick The steps to entrances and the
shall have the densons marked on The plans on ths inside
Of the aud in front Of each shall be
thick wide of suitable lengths extend at least one
fe9t on each side Of the The joints shall be wel
IRoswoRK LANPsThe railing hal executed In all
Surveyor hereuntO annexed The rails and the small
be Of the best IRON The main rails shall be Of inch
square on the small rails OF round iron Of inch IN
S,s s9S the Of nat iron X inches wide BY Of
Ali of the best cast iron and shall be
fastened to the wrought iron rails in the best workmanke
manner; -. -, ,,
the pla and shall be fastened hung az shown
the pSns Each door have good lock with heys.
inch thick and in accordance with the awnings
and shall be properly fastened and Aed the granite
with lead in the best workmanlike Sixteen Of these
pillars shall be surrounded BY cast iron csndeabas and
The framing Of the lamps shall be Of copper and the amps
shall be glazed thick American cylinder glass free Of
The necessary fixtures shall be furnished AID placed
by the contractor IN order that said lamps may lighted with
gas from the Gas Company.
necessary granite required for the
fastening Of the iron railing with the said granite base shall
drilled by the contractor for the iron railing without
The whole railing pillars etc. shall be well fastened with
iron and sealed with lead to the granite
All the iron work inside and outside shall
receive three good coats of best oil paint OF such or
City Surveyor select The copper
Of the lamps and candelabrss shall be painted in
GENERAL CLAUsEs-An the materials shall be Of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors we'll
The all shall be executed and performed in
drawings Of The City Surveyor and the lines ard given
said orer aud 70 the entire satisfaction of said City Surveyor
All brckng Of the sidewalks which may be displaced by the
shall repaired By said contractor without extrs
erge and all ground which may be displaced shall also
The for the granite bind himself to be-
Of November 1883 and 70 have the completed
ors The @ q January s5s and the contractor the iron
railing shall bind himself to begin
or before The LIST Of February. 1859 and complete
before the of April 1855 mud should any Of said cor
tractor @ to comply with these conditions he shall be able
therea ter the same is moi completed.
security Of s3O shall required from the con-
tractor for the granite base and 5000 the
contractor for the iron railing;
- cash on ne completion Of he work and acceptance q the
the budget Of 1859 should the City accept the
work. -
Ii is we'll understood that in Of failure contractors
begin hnish the work. any thereof the period
fixed, ia the Coane he dissatisfied with
which the work being executed the Council s4
to annul the without putting the default
required by article ls5 Of the Civil without app
ing to ef Justice aunn the sAme, hout
MY and aso well understood that in case the contractors
shall any me abandon he work not nh and complete
The IN conformity with their the
shall forfeit all claims they msy part
done by them the date Of the abandonon
city shall be thereby discharged from and all abi
fog and also well understood that In the contracts
sold ne contractors and their shall be held and bound
IN soldo the city all difference
prices which the contractors originally perform
The work. and the prices which they be adjudcsted
resale or readjudicRtion
Bids for the foundations granite complete aud
for ire iron railing. lamps painting. etc. complete.
New Orleans, 2ist May 1855
lsigned.J LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of The Common Council
isiguedl H. T. vENNARD, 2.o.
tsiened1 JOHN 4. HOLLAND ohairmen.
Registered June 2 1855
is ~ hESRY DuREI, CLERK Of Comptroller.