New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-11

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
aud wooden CUTTERS on beth sides all he streets in the
Between o ne sas 81 na Ggs s1d ST.
azenbergs Hospital also on both des Of Margny
to soide street, where brick Sidewalks bordered by
sidewalks shall be adiudicaed into four
different and separate e CO.., a. follows o.yi,
Second Conuaet-Ail the sidewalks having nine feet in
Third the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth oOnracAl the sidewalks having twelve feet in
dressed curbstones shall line the
Sidewalks OF North river blue stones other stones Of equally
the slope Of the sides from three to six feet long from sixteen
1 bs s % %s e n sooS ons and
manlike manner and shall end with apertures nicely cut
be Only nierspersed 10 lengths of from three six
throughout the work according to the directions and levels
be given by the City Surveyor and each curbstone shall have
slope Of three inches for every foot 4 height The
line Of TIE ado ming houses shall also be soidy fixed and
and sink Of bricks usually experienced from negligence in
inches thick shorter than three feet and hRy
less than six inches below the upper surface Of the adoiLng
gutter shall be admitted in the work.
woonEN GurrERsThe cutters shall be made of the
lengths Of less than twenty feet Except where
shorter are haVed ana esIed Ten inches az
i've feet with oak pins not less than four feet long by inches
panks pierced saning The edge the panks
cnrbones shall be beyeed suit and The other outside
deep cut out at eight feet thereof and In these cypress
braces Of not less than four feet long by eight inches wide and
inches thick pointed the end which the ground will
BE- firmly driven down and spiked with said gutter plank with
three of Eve inch spikes to each bace and these
be verge Or fac Of cypress sunk of ten inches yde
Aforesaid with iSneh cut spikes The gutter botomirg shall
be Of dry river sand four inches thick and ody bedded be
project one and half inches above the surface Of the gutter
plank and the latter shall be laid with slope Of one inch to
shall be built by the contractor They shall be four inches wide
by eight inches deep shall made Of half inch
cypress plank for the sides and bottom with by four inches
pieces the top to keep the sides from being displaced
walks
BRICK PAvExESr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks OF ihe best quality in herring on bed Of
lake other sand Of equally good quality with It, OF
tween the bricks shall be well filled with sharp sand and
the brcking Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground
below shall be broken and we'll rammed and made level
and graded smoothly with deeviy slope towards the
line Of opeha Of inch foot The ground where
low shalt be filed mp BY the contractor A. his expense and
Of halt 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
GENERAL CI1usEsA the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors as well as the
thu contractors shall be bound begin the work the
Council and to complete the same, follows o.wit; The
s' me seh. zee, Sidewalks ThlR sS mouths
ell the contractor for the nine foot sidewalks within six
months the contractor for the twelve foot sidewalks within
within twelve ironlhs aud houli they fail do they h al
be liable each ne OF liars per day for each aud every
da yhereaiger the same is not completed
Good and solvent security the faithful perform
Of the contracts shall be required follows to
To amount OF S2Oo0 from the contractor Of the FIRST
tract
To an amour, Of $4,000 from the contractor of the second
contract.
To 1890 from the contractor of the fourth
And 10 an amount of $4,000 from the contractor Of the third
contract.
Payments be made the completion Of each three
aad acceptance Of the by the City Surveyor
Said payments be made by the properly holders the ee
heacs Of the City Surveyor In conformity with section le Of
The new city charter either In cash OF IN notes at six and
twelve mouths bearing eight interest annum from
the date Of of the work to be collected by the
contractors and the city not be held liable responsible for
tractors TO be snbrogaed to all the rights Of the city 70 and
bills.
The contractors shall pay into the City Treasury prior to
eevng their certh'ae he Of publication Of the petitions
Of the property holders being well understood that said
tractors shall have the right Of demanding Of said petitioners
the reimbursement OF said costs OF publication.
Il II we'll understood that in Of failure by the contraction
70 begin finish the work, part thereof within the pe
mod Ned in the Council be dissatisfied with the nanne
ID which 1t Is being executed The Council shall have the gh
10 annul the without putting the contractors IN deau
required b. article 1875 OF the civil code and without apply
ing Of Justice annnl the and without iudem
nty and is also we'll Understood that in case the contractors
shall time abandon the work. finish and complete
the 10 conformity with their contracts the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims they have for any OF the wors
done by them up the date the abandonment and that hs
city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and also we'll understood that IL the con
tracts be raod the contractors and their securities shall be held
and bound in sndo, the city all losses difference
between the price which the originally contracted
TO perform the work and he price al which may DO andi
Bids be running foot Of sidewalks complete including
the turning OF The corners.
New Orleans, May 8, 1855
lsignedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved BY the Committees Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council.
!signsdl 900 JNo. E. HOLLAND, O0A''nasH'
HENRY pUREt,
khfC Com pernl1ar