New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-05-25

SPECIEICATIONS for the contracts for
ad voodn cutters on bo.h SIDES Of all The
Avid Aso side Of Eysao Fields street 10
tOsUs Hospital ALSO both sides of Margny street to
curb sones already consdcfed des Of Mandevile
HoSrkAcrsfhe sidewalks shall be adjudicated into four
oisrsn E, epara contracts. follows to~it:
second Vontrsct-A the sidewalks having feet in
Third c. .ntretAl the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth conract-ll the sidewalks having twelve feet in
CuRnsTosEs-Hewed and dressed curbstoues shall line hs
good quality with them bev.led dresd On the on ~
the slope Of the sides from three long from sixteen
lhlek They shall be we'll set in good joints in work
through same where desired for draininS e1
be duly n,erspesed in lengths Of from three TO SIX eet
sven 3 ihe Gily surveyor and ca eurbsne have
ado nss Ssss sS oHi a,d S be- es5 .s St The
the most approved manner prevent ere vice wash
This respect and less in three and half
nenes ihck OF shorter than three feet in no case
gutter shall be admitted in the work.
OGDEN GurTERsThe gutters shall be made of the best
saw mill cypress twelve inches by fouI inches thick In
o. not less than twenty feet excep where
egns are necessary haved and scarfed inrhes at
sne jennings pinned there and intermediate space Of
hys With oak pins less than long by two inches
diameter driven through suitable anger holes in the gutter
pierced san,ng The edge Of the pans nearest the
edge is have noches eight inches long by
braces Of not less than four et long b an q ~ M cypress
two inches thick pointed the ed which the ground viii
least three of five inch spikes to each brace; ad over bs
BY two and thick well nailed TO " he rlqs
y 6 d WIN s,,aeh cut spikes The gutter booi
tne pins are driven The top edge Of the acng shall
plank and The latter ba h 1oGSe sd ne surface Of the gutter
Msrs me enroones Wooden boxed cutters for draining lots
by egh inches deep made Of one and bls inS
pe % M & s1e sides and bottom with two by four
IA cutters shall rus through the whole Of the side
BRICK PAyENEST-The walk pavement shall be laid with
bricks OF the best quality in herring bone on bed Of
on gas ashes generally called blue billy TIE aip H. b
coating Of half hck spread over he Whole s 5ss sea
below m OI or % laying ne bricks the earth ground
graded smoothly with devlivty slope towards tbe ont
low shall be oiled by contractor at bis S @
W iamea until completely solid There shall bedding
one hhi oil an men OF sharp the bricks yhch
shz be properly 6edded therein herring bone ieguary
50 my the pavement will bear straight edge; Otherwise
GENERAL ULAusEsAll the materials shall be Of tb has,
% and shall be furnished by the AS we'll as the
The contractors shall be hound begin the work in the ten
the approval of the sdudieaon BY the ommen
contractor Tor the eight foot sidewalks within six monhs
ell the con rseior for the nine foot sidewalks itio %
months the contractor for the foot sidewalks wibn
within twelve months soui they fail 50 to do b ~
ds n b % @ o Yen dollars per day for each and every
Soa % ana sol ven. security % eaanee the faithful perform.
an amount OF sOoO from the the Hrst con
To of $1,000 the contractor of the s.eoud
contract V N'e osSNHu
TO amount of 81 500 from the contractor of the four
And $4,000 from the contractor of the third
contract VI 'ne eni'u
Psyments be made the completion of each three or
more squares and the by the Civ Suryeyor
SAID payments TO be made by the opery holders on The rti
hcales of the City surveyor in conformity with section lg m
ne new city charter, either In cash notes al sx and
weve months bearing eight per interest per annum from
ne dae OF acceptance OF the work collected by the
nseors and the city be held liable or for
.ny OF said bs, shohd the be aud The con
10 ne suoogated 10 all the rights of the n sue and
bills w f"'N VI any VI All oi said
The contractors h al pay the City Treasury prlor To
nE Their eertih aes the Of public Of the petitions
the property ho Il being we thai sd eon
actors shah have the right of demanding Of said petoae
ne reim mhnrsement of said OF publication !
~ well understood that In of failure Contractors
iod hxed the Council III the manner
which It Is being executed the Council shall have tbs h
Annu the contracts vi bout putting contractors default
required b. article 1875 civil code ami bont sn1,s
anu II Is also well understood that the
nan AT any time abandon the work and eemnle,e
saae " with their contracts the contractors
nal toeit all claims they have pa OF the work
one oy them the date OF the andonmen and that th
ny snail De thereby discharged from and all ah,iv
leeior and Is also well understood that IN case the can
ooen N sodo 70 pay unto the city all losses dence
etween the price which contractors eons
perform IN work. and he which Il may be adiud
Ated Al a resale OF read Indication. - s
Bids TO be rnnn OF sidewalks conn nc,ua,,
le turning OF the corners. F' 'As
New Orleans, May ;, ls5s.
lsg9edl LOUIS H. FILE City Surveyor
Approved BY the Committees Streets and adne n hob
oarus OF the Common Council -
ISigned Ii. 7. vENNARD
R.s,.!srtsd slsedi g. ,s.s JNo n HOLLAND, }0hNf@sn.
HENRY DUREI.
1nlo - Clerk Of Comptroller. |