New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-20

. the sidewalks bordered by rSsanes
ton coprsed between Eysian Fields Press Love and St
Avid streets ao % the east side OF Eysisn Fields
Josephine street and also both sides of Vaudeville
curb a.S stones r.. re 4slresdy constructed
different and separate contracts, follows to-
First Gonac- the sidewalks having eight feet in width
width. "''' '''' ="
Fourth contraet-Al the sidewalks having
CusHsroNEs- and dressed eurbstones shan line tba
sdewsk OF North river blue stones other equally
gooa ona Sh men, sey1led on the top to answer
to thirty inches wide and not less than thee half inches
thick They shall be we'll set in good JOINTS
msnss manner and sbl end win spertqres nicely
be duly lengths Of from three to six feet
he according 70 he directions and levels
0 three inches for foot height towards the
backed approved manner to prevent wash
and sink ng of bricks usually experienced from negligence in
inches thick shorter than three feet hay in no case
less nsn SIX aehes bel ~ The upper surface of the adong
wooPEs GurTERs-The cutters shall be the best
Lengths Of not less than wsn. feet xcep. where
tue Jennings pinned hee every Intermediate space of
Ave feet with oak pins less than long by Two inches
blanks pierced santng The edge Of the panss the
edgeis have nolches of eight inches long by two inches
deep cut ont eight feet thereof and these cypress
two inches thick pointed the end which ground will
three Ave each BRACE and over these
IN o aad se g aea Of sunk Of inches wide
aforesaid with six lin cut spihes The gutter
fore pins driven top edge Of the acing board shall
PROJECT one ana half inches above The surface Of the gutter
wards the cursones Wooden CUTTERS for draining lots
by eight deep shall be made Of one and haf inch
cypress plank o the sides and bottom with four inches
and sid cutters shall through the whole width Of the side
BRICK PAyEMEETThe walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality In herring bone bed Of
on gas ashes generally called blue bly The joints be-
coating Of half inch thick spread the whole surface Of
M orekng Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground
and graded smoothly with decllSy slope towards
low shall be filled by his own expense and
VEL amTed until completely solid There shall Be bedding
shall be properly oedded therein in herring bone regularly
laid In close joints, without rugged hollow places
50 that the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise
ULAusEsAi the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well
The contractors shall be bound begin in the ten
days 1own the Of the adjudication by the Common
Council and 10 complete the follows, wit: The
contractor for the eight foot sidewalks within months
ell the rsctor for the nine sidewalks Within six
months the contractor for the twelve foot sidewalks within
four months; and the for the sidewalks
within twelve nonlhs and should they fail they
da ythereai,er the same is completed
Good and sossn. security the faithful perform
70 an amount Of 5000 from the contractor of the first
To of $1,000 Contractor of the second
To amount of 81 500 from the the fourth
And of $4,000 the contractor of the third
Payments made on the completion of each three or
more squares and acceptance the by the City Surveyor
said to be made by the property
neaes Of the City Surveyor conformity with ll9
the new city charter either In cash in
Twelve MONTHS bearing eight interest from
the date of acceptance Of the work collected by the
Contractors and the city be held liable
be e al he re- IS i Ss o fSd ss
bills. - " ~
The contractors shall pay the City Treasury prior to re-
esvng their ceI ates, the Of public the petitions
OF me property hol being we'll understood that
tractors snail have the right Of demanding Of said petitioners
the reimbursement Of said COSTS OF publication
IL Is well understood that failure contractors
riod fixed Dissatisfied with The manner
In which Il being executed the shall have the right
70 annn the contracts without putting the in default
required b. article 1905 of the civil apply
nifty and IL is we'll understood that contractors
shall at time abandon the work. nish complete
the same IN conformity with their contracts
shall Forfeit all claims they may have for the work
dene by them the date OF the abandonment
city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and is also well understood that in the
and bound In odo pay the city all losses difference
between the price which the originally contracted
TO perform th work and he price which may adjud
Gated at resale Teadjudicaon.
Bids to be running foot OF sidewalks complete including
the turning of the corners
New Orleans, May g. 1858.
lSignedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees and Landings both
Boards OF the Common Council.
lsigned H.. 4. VENNARn. lcA, &
lSignedl JEo. f. HOLLAND, ohsirmeh'
HENRY DUREL,
myS 22t Clerk Of Comptroller.