New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

cypress plank for the sides and bottom with two by four inches
and sd CUTTERS shall rus through the whole width Of the side
walks.
BACK PAvExrsr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality IN herring bone on bed Of
@ sa9 S pssss d cS Of equally Te
the bricks shall be we'll filed up with sharp sand and
the briekine Prior to laying he bricks the earth or ground
below shall be cut broken and we'll smmed and made level
line Of half Of inch foot The ground where too
well rammed until completely solid. There shall DO bedding
of half Of inch Of sharp sand under the bricks which
laid in close joints, without any rugged hollow places
that the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise 1t
GEsERiL CLAusEsA the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors as we'll as the
The contractors shall be bound to begin the work in the ten
days following the approval Of the adjudication by the Common
Council and to complete the same as follows towit The
fromhe approval of the adjudication by the Common Coun
Gil the contractor for the nine foot sidewalks within SIX
four months and the contractor for the foot sidewalks
within twelve months and should they f SO to do they shall
da ythereaf.er the same is not completed
snce Of he contracts shall be required as follows to- vii
To of $1,000 from the contractor of tho FIRST
To of $1,000 from the contractor of the second
To Of 81 500 from the of the fourth
And of $4,000 from contractor of the third
Payments be made completion of each three or
Said payments to be made by the property holders the cert
hcateS OF the City conformity with section g OF
the city charter either in cash in notes and
twelve months bearing eight per interest per from
the date acceptance of the work and to be collected by the
contractors city held responsible for
any said bills shoud the be paid and the
subrogRed all the rights of the city
seize the property in of of all OF said
bills.
The shall pay the City Treasury prior
their certificates the cost Of publication OF the petitions
OF the property being well understood that said
shall have the right Of demanding of said petitioners
the reimbursement Of said costs Of publication.
II is well understood that of failure by the contractors
begin finish the work any thereof within the Pc
Rod fixed the Council dissatisfied with manner
in which II is being executed the Council shall have the right
10 annu the contracts without putting the contractors In default
required BE- article 1875 Of the civil code without apply
ing court of Justice annu the and without indem
nifty and Is also well understood that in the contractors
shall at time abandon the work. finish and complete
the in conformity with their contracts the said
done by Them the date of the abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and is also well understood that in the
he esod the contractors and their securities shall be held
and bound n odo unto the city all losses difference
between the price which the originally
TO perform the work and The price which may be adud
Gated at resale or readjudicaton.
Bids to be running foot OF sidewalks complete including
the turning of the
New Orleans May g. 1858.
[sgued LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings both
Boards of the Common Council.
E Signed j 5s6 g. T. EEs aShEasD chairmen.
HENRY DUREL,
mys 22t CLERK Of Comptroller.