New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-05-31

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
aud wooden CUTTERS both sides Of all the streets in the
Avid also on The east side Of Eysan Fields street to
uzenoerss Hospital also on both sides Of Margny TO
Josephine aud also both sides Of Vaudeville
soide street. where brick Sidewalks bordeed BY
CoSrEAcrsThe sidewalks shall be adiudicaied into four
diasn and ,ePa,'e eSn'rsss S s follow ,osi,
Second Contraet-An the sidewalks having nine feet in
Third CntraetA the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth Contrac-AH the sidewalks having twelve feet IN
CUgRsroSEs-Hewed dressed ourbones shall lice The
sidewalks, North river blue other equally
good quality with them hevTled dressra the top
70 tbpy inches vide and not les iban tbe d half iS
thick. They shall be well set in good Joints and in work
Through the where desired for draining They shall
throughout he work according to he directions and levels 10
be given by the CRY Surveyor and curbene shall have
@ line s ado nieS houses shall also be sdy ssed and
backed in the approved manner erevce wash
ng bricks usually experienced negligence IN
his respect and no cur Sones less thar three and half
less than x inches below the upper surface Of the adjoining
WOODEN GUTTERsThe cutters shall be made Of the bes,
awml cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick IN
shorter lengths necessary helyed and scTfed inches At
the innng pinned there and every intermediate Of
Eve feet with pins les than long by
in diameter driven through suitable holes in the gutter
curbstones shall beveed tie other
deep, every eight feet thereof and in these cypress
SSess IF net es a1n S o. m e G9g S ss wd and and
be firmly driven down and spiked with said gutter plank with at
OF eAch GRACE; these
by and half inches thick well nailed The gutter plank
dry sand thick soldy bedded be
St5 s ops % nS hS inches ne the es
plank and the latter shall be laid with slope Of inch
shall be built by the They shall be four inches wide
cypress plank tile sides bottom, with by pcheS
cross pieces on the top to keep the sides from being dpaced
walks SUES '' '-' -'''S' ''' "''s "'1'4 VI INC
BRICK PAvEHESr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks of the best quality in herring bone
o Es sas "4 & G,ses at s FGd 9g Win or
tween the bricks shall be well filled with sharp
the brckng Prior to laying tRe bricks the earth or ground
ss Ss s5 s be St Gsee @ S y o Snd made level
line Of 9nehalf Of an inch foot, The ground where
well rmmed until completely solid. There shall bedding
h 5s poey ri % n i Ss
laid in close JOINTS without any rugged hollow places,
sS fs Se Ij easd aSe'Hen' WI" Dear straight edge Otherwise
GEsER1 GLAusEs-A the materials shall be of the bes,
quality and shall be furnished by the well the
The contractors shah be bonud gin in the ten
days foown the approval OF tie adjudication by the Common
and az 70 S f0mps s hs ,o SAME as oGS The
fromhe approval Of the adjudication by the Common Coun
months the twelve foot sidewalks within
S96 R9. 1d se Sg sS & % the 3 zen foot %
e liable each e hne Of ten dollars day for each and every
Good and solvent security guarantee the faithful perform
10 an amount OF $4,000 from the contractor of the first
tract
contract
TO of 500 from the contractor of the fourth
contract
And of $4,000 from the Of the third
contract.
Payments on the completion of each three or
more squares and acceptance the by City
dcates of the City Surveyor in conformity with l9 of
the city charter either cash notes ut
Twelve MONTHS bearing eight interest FROM
the date OF acceptance of the
Of said bills shoud the be paid and the con
tractors 10 be sbrogated all the rights Of city
seize the property in OF Of all OF said
bills.
TIE contractors shall pay the City Treasury prior
cevng their certificates the Of publication OF the petitions
OF the property holers being well understood that said
tractors shall have the right o demanding of said petitioners
the reimbursement Of said costs of publication.
IL Is we'll understood that in OF failure byhe contractors
70 begin or hnish the work any part thereof within The
riod fixed IN the Council be dissatisfied with the
which 1t Is being executed the Council shall the right
10 annu the contracts without putting the in default
as required by article 1905 OF the civil code aud without apply
nifty and Also well understood that in the contractors
shall at time abandon the work. nAh and complete
the same conformity with their contracts the said contractors
sha forfeit all claims they have for part OF the work
done by them the date of the abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
therefor and it also well understood that In the con-
and bound in solidO the city all losses difference
between the price which the contractors originally contracted
to perform theork and the price at which may be adudt
Gated at resale reAdjndication. .
Bids per running Of sidewalks eonpiete including
the turning OF the
New Orleans, May s.. 1855. - -, -, -, .,
Approved by Committees and Landings OF both
Boards OF the Common Council.
signed signed Jk6. il O. Z. nc HoEIASD, HniS charmsn.
HENRY DUREL
myS 22t CLERK Of Comptroller