New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-31


na and from thence along the New Canal three hundred
That portion of said leyee along the uppr limit of the city
from 81 Charles street the lower line Of Uarroou and along
said lower line of Carrolton the New Canal shall sixty
feet IN width at the base thirty feet in width the top aud
hereto annexed and that portion of SAID along New
Canal from The lower line of Caroton beyond the Meare
Ridge shall he fifteen feet in width ut the base five feet width
at the top and Of such heghts when completely settled as are
marked on the plan hereto annexed.
The earth be used in the construction Of that portion Of
said levee firstly described shall be dug out spnce Of
ming at ten feet from the base Of said eyee and running all
that portion said egee secondly described shall be furnished
by the contractor.
The earth used the construction Of said eyee shall free
Of sumps and shall be placed in regular layers
not more & in thickness and perfectly well rGmmed
VIII have regular decvtty shall when completed be well
The whole work shall be performed accordance with the
levels to be given to the City Surveyor under the
Al the materials and labor necessary for the construction Of
The contract shall bind himself begin the in the ten
days following the approval Of the adjudication by the Common
penalty Of tive hundred and afy dollars per day for each
Good and soVentsecuTy amount of $4,000 shall
CURED guarantee the faithful performance of the contract
runsing and the Of the same by the City
yeyor The city retaining ~ guarantee one ith part Of each and
As most Of the land which the esee is
the same lie allowed for he complexion Of the WORK sRa
date only from the expiration Of sad delays and the
shall have whatever against city for damages
which may occur from a.y and all such delays.
wei uqeto2a - case Of failure BY the contractor
to begin finish the work. any part thereof the pc
Rod fixed or in case the Council be dissatisfied with the
mel which the work is being executed the Council shall
the right to nj the without putting the
default as required by article 1903 Of the Civil Code with
out applying TO court of Justice to annul the same
out indemnity and IL is also well understood in case the
contractor shall time abandon the work finish aud
complete the same il conformity with his Contract said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have for any
work done by him the date Of the abandonment the
city shall be thereby discharged from any all liability
therefor and it is also well understood that the
tract be reod the and his shall be held
and bound in solido 70 pay unto the city al loss difference
between the price Mt which the originally
perform the work price at which il may b. adiudica
ted at a resale reHdiudicAtOn.
Bids be per running Of POS feet whole work
complete aid included in that portion of the evGe firstly de-
scrbed and per ruaung Of 28 feet for The whole
complete and included in that portion Of the eVe secondly
described
New Orleans, Nov. 92d, 1858.
LSignedI LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committee Streets and Landings q both
Boards of the Common Council
LSi4uedl ROBERT HUY8HE I NJ, t.,,,
II; 7 NENEAED So"Hi''e"'
d8 SIT T. THEARD, Comptroller