New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-12

SPECIFICATIONS for ths contract for raw
ing with round stones Franklin street. from POyir.s
RsGsID.sG SIDEWALKS = The sidewalks on both
which may found ont grads BY The Cy surveyor shS
be taken and regarded BY the In the following
Ths shall up curbsones and behnz OF
grades to Be given b. he Cy rs. eur,ons s
be veil ses in good joints and In workmalike and
.os:rd, hs hines o the adjoining shall b sody
Wee ra and linking Of usuy "m sT
The gutter shall be up rel.id by the con
according the directions by Surveyor
and on bed o. bake sss. or London ssd sharp ,and
and made sold previous . laying q. su',e. stone. and said
the eurbsones and shall be laid slope aha
inch towards The curbstones This On between s
The contractor shall take tbs walk wherever
bricks which may be found good By y surveyor and
Whatever bricks which be required IN herring
' eaG % a4fs ss
a S an sn 1c be sS hd I With sharp sand ana
Of hs brckng Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground
graded smoothly dscvy slope towards the outns Of
Of an inch per foot The ground where too low shall
pstsy solid There shall be bsdd Of onshsf Of inch
rugged or hollow places that the pavement win
cutters sc1os The sidewalks h. be built BY n. eontrse.oI
RoUsD sToss round shall :. s.s shor.
bank stones Of the best qualify not less than inches long
thick in workmsnlke and touch each other
and MAKE close and broken 0n' Por % lying the round
coBaeor In accordance with the grades and rounding
.snS four inches IN thickness The round .ons
hsn Be laid the joints shall 70 allied with dry river sand
well ramnsd twice and the joints shall be FLIED with lake
snail compressed with 500 pound roller and covered
with coating Of three inches Of lake shells London gravel
travel.
be and
be Of the best quality and shall be fur
nshsd bv the contractor as we'll the labor.
The contractor shall bind himself keep this paving In
feet order and repSir for after It's completion
Tbs contractor shall be bound TO begin the work in the
Council complete three months after under
penalty Of ten dollars per day FOR each and every day thereafter
Good and solvent security 70 an amount Of $500 shall ,.
Payment In cah the completion of the work aud accept
Of the by the City Surveyor Sad payments
made by she property holders the certificates Of the City
Surveyor in conformity with section l9 OF the city
and to be coesd BY the contractor aud he SHY not 20 be held
be paid and the be subroga,ed all rights
the city 70 sue and seize the property in case OF oil
fhs shall pay the city treasury prior
prOgry holders being vel understood thai said
shall havs the right Of demanding Of said petitioners Tbs rsz
bursement Of said costs Of publication.
we'll understood that failure by
IN the b. With he
which the work is being execued the Council shall have hs
default required by article 1908 of the Civil Code and without
court oil justice annul without
demny and is also well understood that
shall time abandon the work not finish and complete
the same in conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have for part Of the work
done him the date of the abandonment Ihe
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability therefor
and also well understood that in this conactb be rSod
the and his securities shall be held and bound in
soido unto the city all loss difference between hs
price which the originally contracted perform
the work and the price which may be adudcated
sale readudcatiou.
Bids be per superficial foot of gutter
nished and laid running foot Of curb and gutter
taken and read per running foot OF the bcknR Of side
walks taken up and reaid including the furnishing OF all
eesay bricks and per superficial yard Of round son'
| paving complete
| New Orleans, April 80, 1858.
| tSignedl LOUIS II. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
| Boards of the Common Council.
| lSgnedl II. T. YENNARD, lch.t~ro.
| tsgnedl JOHN h. HOLLAND, Oh"rhen'
Registered May TN, ls5S
| HENRY DUREL
/ nnNa ~ nrurnt llnr