New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-26

CPECEFICATIoNs for the contracts for
nd wooden CUTTERS both sides Of all The streets in the
AVID also on The east side Of Fyan Fields street 70
Luzenbegs Hospital also on both sides nArgny street
sode where brick sidewalks, bordered by
CoSTRAors-Tbe sidewalks shall be adudcated into four
different aud separate contracts as follows to,Hi,
Second ContractA the sidewalks having nine feet in
tn I'd Conract-AI sidewalks having feet in width
Fourth ContraetA the sidewalks having twelve feet in
CUaBsrosEs-Hewed and dressed eurbstones shall line the
OF A9h river ous stones o. oher stones 0 o. equally
the slope Of the sides from three six feet long, from sixteen
hick They shall be well good Joints and in work
I'M %be s spS S aI os e
be duly in ersuersed in lengths Of from three TO six feet
by the City Surveyor and eurbsne shall have
St @ so nss GT ssss S also $ ea md
the approved manner creyce wash
his respect and no cur stones less han three and half
inches thick shorter than three feet Ard hay in no
gutter shall be admitted in the work.
mil cypSess twelve inches WIDE by -four Inches thick
lengths Of not less than twenty feet ga i hess
the onngs pinned there and 4, every space Of
diameter driven through suitable anger holes in the gutter
blanks pierced enn he edge Of the "H , nssrss s
have noehes OF eight inches long by inches
braces Of no, less than four feet long BY eight inches vide
inches thick pointed the cod which enters the ground will
three Of five inch spikes each bace and these
by So and hal" inches thick we'll to the gutter plank
aforesaid with sxah cut spikes The cutter sS3mi sha
fore pins driven The edge Tire acing board shall
plank shall be laid with slope of inch
the cutters for draining ot'
shall built the tractor They shall be four inches wide
by eight inches deep and shall be made and half inch
cross pieces ou the top keep being displaced
said shall through the whole width of the side
BRICK PAvExENr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake SAM or other sand Of equally good quality with it,
ashes generally called blue billy The joints be
o half inch thick spread over the whole surface
and graded smoothly with deylivy slope towards
line half of inch foot The ground where
shall be hlled by the contractor at his st
well Ammed until completely solid There shall be beddnl
Of sharp sand under the bricks which
shall properly bedded therein in herring bone iegqar,
that the pavement will bear straight edge; otherwise
GEsERsL UIAusEs-Al the materials shall be of the bes
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well TIT
shall be hound to begin the work the tel
days ioown the approval of the adjudication by the ommc
Council and to compiet same, follows towt: Th
the eight foo sidewalks within six moerh
ell the ractor for the nine foot sidewalks WITHIN II
four months and the contractor the sidewalk
within twelve shou they fail they sh 4
da ythereaf,er the same is completed, ,
snee Of the contracts shall be required as follows TO- viii
To Of 500 from the contractor of the first con
4
To S. 900 from the ntracto of the
To an amour, of 81 500 the of the four
And an 900 from the of the hir
contract
aad acceptance q the same by the City sprveyo
be made by the properly holders the
of the City surveyor, in conformity with section l9
the city charter either in cash in notes ut SIX an
months bearing eight interest fro
Of acceptance Of the work. and TO be collected by Il
contractors and the city to be held liable responsible
tractors to be snbrosssd 10 ali the tights the city
seize the property in of OF all OF sa
!, | bills.
s The shall pay the City Treasury prior to
their cerih the cost Of publication OF the petito
ho Ii being we'll understood that said CO
shall have the right OF demanding of said petohe
Z the reimbursement Of said costs of publication.
well understood that of failure by the conactt
~ begin finish the work, part thereof within the
e fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with the mann
which it is being executed The Council shall have the rig
annu the contracts wi hont putting the contractors In def
b article 1915 of the civil code, and without
ne ing Of justice to annnl the and without indie
10 we'll understood that in the contract
same conformity with their contracts the said contract
10 shall forfeit all claims they have for part of the VIC
be city shall thereby discharged from any and all ab
r therefor and It also we'll understood that in case Tue
resod the and their shall be
e and bound in sodo pay unto the city all losses or
perform tn work. and he price which It may be adJu
Gated at \ resale or readiudication.
- Bids to be running foot of sidewalks complete inelud
''n the turning Of the corners.
New Orleans, May s. 1858. -
Approved by the and Landings Of
Boards OF the Common Council.
Esis"edI JSo. Z. HOLLAND, chAiFme
HENRY DuREL,
a.' myS 22t Clerk Of Comptrolle