New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-26

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jes s2t T. THEARD Comptroller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for the
~ placing Of granite base and iron railing around Clay
CosTRAors-The work shall be Rdudcated separate
and asoe. eOa.ISe s ~ AND the
ushing and placing Of granite base around CLAW Square
Second ContraclThe furnishing and placing Of iron rail-
FoUNDAroNsThe foundations shall be of lake bricks of the
and Best sharp sand They shall he three bricks wide at The
bottom, shall be laid in regular Offsets be and
sound inch hatboat panks crossing other the best
wokmanike manner and extending inches each side Of
GsAsIE B1sETe base shall be Of Quincy granite per-
fecy ell hewed dressed the well top
said top shall be beveed marked the plans. Said
shall inches high briekng the sidewalks
thick. The steps the
pillars shall also be of Quincy granite hewsd aud dressed and
Of the and in front Of there shall be
t S VIDE n SSux asfs os
foot each side Of the The joints shall be well
IRoEwoRK LASPsThe railing hal be executed in all
Surveyor hereunto main rails and The small
rails shall be q the best English iron and t6e shall
be OF the best Tennessee IRON The main rails shall be Of inch
square IRON the small rails q round iron Of an inch in diam
neS Etc mai 0u "a 'ns' "io' D a Of an
All the ornaments shall be Of the best cast iron and shall be
fastened to the wrought iron rails in the best workmanke
The doors have the dimensions marked
the plans and shall fastened hung and otDanened as shown
Th npia9s 10 entrances ri IN n, sbS, h az bi cas,
iron inch thick and cast in accordance with the drawings
with lead In the best wOTkmanlike Sixteen Of these
pillars shall be surrounded by cast candeabras and lamps
the whole dimensions on the plans and
| ornamented as shown on the same.
shall be glazed with ;hek American cylinder glass free Of
by the contractor in order that said lamps be lighted with
necessary holes IN he granite base for the proper
fastening railing with the said granite stall be
drilled by the contractor for the iron railing without extra
ms whole railing pillars etc shall be well fastened With
workmanike manner: -,
receive hIee gooa coats OF nest OIL p Of sueh eolor US
City Surveyor may select The copper frames and ornaments
EsERAL CAUCASIAN the materials shall be Of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well as the
The work in all its details shall be executed and performed
the best workmanke in conformity with the plans and
drawings the City Surveyor the lines and levels by
said officer the entire satisfaction of said City Surveyor
Xii brieking Of the Sidewalks which may be displaced by the
for che granite sase and foundations in sgsg 9s
and all ground which may be displaced shall also be
lie contractor for lie granite base shall bind himself to be
gin 70 set the foundations and granite base on or before the
Of November 1855 and % have the same completed on or be
the LIST OF January 1885, and the contractor Tor the iron
shall bind to esgs D f up s s Rs
before The LIST of February 1855 and to complete the
tractors fail to comply with these conditions he shall be
fine twcny dollars day for each and every dal
Security 5000 shall be required from the
for the granite base and to amount Of $1,000 from thu
Psynen,s 10 be made as follows ow For the granite ba
cash on completion Of the work and acceptance Of tn
by the CITY surveyor and the iron railing to be paid 70
the budget Of 1859 should the City Surveyor accept tn
work.
well understood that Of failure by the contractor
begin finish the work any thereof within the pero
Fixed the Council be dissatisfied with the menner
which being executed the Council shs have the RICH
without putting the in deau
required by article 1908 Of The Civil Code aud without app
ing Of Justice annul the and without indem
ny well understood that in the contractor
shall any time abandon the work not finish and complet
conformity with their contracts the said contractor
shall forfeit I'LL claims they may have for Of the wo
them the date Of the abandonment and that III
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability there
well understood that the contracts DO
sold their securities shall be held and bonn
10 sodo pay the city all loss difference between III
prices which the originally contracted peorI
work and the prices at which they may be sdudcaed at
resale resdjudication.
Bids granite base comple;e
for iron railing, lamps painting, etc. complete.
lsIgnedj LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by Committees Streets and Landings OF bot
. Boards Of The Common Council.
| lsignedi II. T. yENNARD, }cba,rmen
I tSiened JOHN Il. HOLLAND,
jes SCI henry DuREL, Clerk OF Comptroller