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

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
CUTTERS both sides Of all the the
ton comprised between Eyss. Field Press Lac and S.
Lnlsnbegs Hospital also on both sides Q, Mssny street to
10 sode street. except where brick sidewalks, bordeed by
curb stones, IRE sready constructed; ,,-,,-., -
different aud .ePaTse eSnraels # follows t s M ra
Second Contraet-A the sidewalks having nine feet in
Third Conact-A the sidewalks having feet in width.
Fourth ContractAn the sidewalks having twelve feet in
CuRRsrosEs-Hewed dressed curbsones shall line the
sidewalks OF North river blue stones or other stones Of equally
the slope Of the Sides from three six feet long from sixteen
10 thirty s t. S 99t ro Ssn ee an" and non
manke manner, and shall end with apeTnres nicely cut
duly niespersed 10 lengths Of from three six feet
throughout the work according TO the directions and levels to
be by the City Surveyor and each curbsune shall have
slope Of three inches for every foot 4 ITS height towards the
approved prevent erevce wash
sink ng Of bricks usually experienced from negligence in
inches thick than feet ard hayi in
less than six inches bew the upper surface OF the adjoining
woopES GUTTERs-The cutters shall be made of the best
lengths Of less than twenty feet Except cases where
the innngs pinned every intermediate space Of
FIVE feet with oak pins not less than four feet long BY two inches
snail he beyeled TO suit and on Ike other or outside
edge il 10 have noches OF eight inches long by two inches
deep every eight feet thereof and in these
thick pointed the end which ground will
G es ~ @ Te an" eo w eas 5lsce apd over
be verge or aca Of cypress sunk OF ten inches wide
aforesaid with inch cut spikes The gutter bottomg shall
be of dry river sand four inches thick and sody 6edded be-
project and half INCHES above the surface Of the gutter
wards The curtones Wooden boxed CUTTERS for draining lots
shall be built by The They shall be four inches wide
cypress plank for tne sides and bottom with two by four inches
and d cutters shall ruA through the whole width OF the side
BRICK PAvExESr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality in herring bone bed OF
ks aps h or 0tees nTa called e HE en
the bricks shall be well allied with sharp sand aud
the brckng Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground
and graded smoothly with deciyy slope towards the
line OF half Of inch foot The ground where too
until completely solid There shall be bedding
s bs p 81 III P beddsd therein IN seSay
laid in close JOINTS without any rugged or hollow places
a hT :. s seseS wi" bear straight e'se Otherwise
GENERAL CLAUSES All the materials shall be OF the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well the
following the approval the adjudication by the Common
Council and to SomPie,s The same as follows tow; The
romhe approval Of the adjudication by the Common Coun
months for the twelve foot sidewalks within
-four months and the contractor for ne ten ioo Sidewalks
be liable each to line OF ten dollars per day FOR each and every
Good and solvent security guarantee faithful perform
of he contracts shall be required as follows wit;
To an amount of $4,000 from the contractor
To an amount of 81 500 from the of the fourth
And to an 1000 from the of the third
| contract.
Payments to made the compilation OF each three
of the by the City Surveyor
said payments be made by the property holders The cert
6ca,es Of toe City sorveyo conformity with l9 Of
the city charter either in cash in notes at six ant
twelve months bearing eight cent interest annum from
The dale Of the work and 10 be collected by thu
and the city 10 be held liable responsible FOL
| should
subfogaed all the rights of the city
seize the property in case oil non OF amy or all OF SAID
| bills.
The shall pay into the City Treasury prior
their certificates the cost OF publication of the petition
of the properly ho1er being we'll understood hst said con
shall have the right Of demanding of said petitioner
| the reimbursement Of said costs of publication
II we'll understood that in OF taue by the contractor
to begin finish the k pl thereof whn the pc
In watch Il being executed he Council shall bPve toe m
to apndl the without putting the contractors in dean
repaired by acle 1905 tie civil code, and wout apply
ing eoIrs OF justice annul e ard without indem
nifty AND i IS well understood bal in the contractor
shall at time abandon dnh anu eomplei
the in conformity wh their abe sa contractor
shat fore all caiTs hey hs Of he wor
done by them he Gae OF the abandonment aud hat b
city shall be ,heebv discharged nom all labi'i
Lhereior and well understood tha The col
eoG Il and her sba be bel
and bound in So do pay be ely all losses dtsienc
between he price WI e The contraco gnRv co1trac
to de wolE and be price ii VIII oh may be adJud
csted a. resale o. readju.ieaioD.
Dds be pei running oo o. sidewalks complete ncudn
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New Orleans, May g. 1858. - - - -
| [Signedi LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved BY he Committees Larding OF bot
Goa DIS o. ire Common Coune',
ISiyneGl II. y. .NNARD lcba,rnor
isisredi mo. 4. HOLLAND, 0HAi'iAen'
Registered MY 7, 1883. - 1900,
Clerk of up5ro1e &,