New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-16


SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for the
= placing Of granite base and an iron railing around Clay
OosTRAcrs-Ihe shall ajudicated separate
and distinct contracts, as follows, to-sit;
nishng and placing q granite base around Clay Square
Second ConaeThe furnishing and placing Of iron rail-
FouspArioss-he foundations shall he Of lake bricks of the
best sharp sand They shall be three tricks wide
OF sound inch aatboat panks crossing each Other in the best
% s ana nons inches on each SIDE OF
RasTrE BAsE-The base shall be Of Quincy granite per-
fecy well hewed and dressed the side well top
and said top shall be heveet rs marked on the plans Said
shah be Is inches high above the bckng the sidewalks
and inches thick The steps to entrances and hs bases
ha have he S on he psas u on M nsd e
Of the square ana IN front Of each there shall be
thick set wide and of suitable lengths
foot each side Of the entrances The joints shall be we'll
bAMPsTle railing hal be executed In all
garVeyo SeSeaaio annexed The main rails and The a
rails sha % 81 ne oesi Gs iron a9a ice e1ssias ssa
square iron the small rails q round len OF an Inch IN diam
Sssf sss the ''''a' Of flat iron inches wide BY OF
Ali The ornaments shall be Of the best cast iron and shall be
fastened to the wrought iron rails in the best wokmanke
The doors shall have the dimensions marked
the plans and shall hung and oamented e shown
on the plans Each door 70 have good lock with two seys
iron Inch thick and in accordance with the awnings
with lead in tho best workmanlike
pillar shall BE surrounded r. cast iron and lamps
ornamented as shown on the same.
shall be glazed with thck American cylinder glass free 81
lhs fixtures shall be furnished AID placed
| gas from the Gas Company.
Fastening railing with the said granite SHALL be
drilled BY the contractor for the iron railing, without
The whole railing pillars, shall be wen fastened with
iron wea and sealed Wild lead to the granite base in the best
P1iSrSG All he iron work on the inside and outside shall
receive three good coats Of best oil paint Of such color the
C surveyor may ssseS ING COPPER frames ana Ornaments
GENERAL CLAUsEs-An the materials shall be of the best
quality and shah be furnished by the contractors well
The all executed and performed in
the best kmanke 10 conformity with The plans
OF the cry Surveyor and The lines and levels given by
said orer and 70 the entire satisfaction Of said Uy Surveyor,
otherwise q shall be rejected;
sos w fane p IA anu iPaSsoss IN laying ihe
arge ana all ground which may be displaced ha also DC
replaced and graded BY him.
The contractor for The granite base shall bind himself
gin the foundations granite bsfoe the LIST
q NqvenssT 1888 and 70 have ;hs same completed or
railing shall bind himself TO begin to 50, the iron railing
OF before The Of February 1855 and to COMPLETE IL sane Or
before The LIST Of April 1859 and should any said
1nc Of dollars per day every day
Security 5000 shall required om the con
tractor for the granite base and TO Of $1,000 thu
Payments be follows, o.yit For the gianite bas
" h Civ mi M ny en a II ~ n M
the budget of 1855 should the City accept tn
his well understood that IN of failure by the
to begin finish tho work, part thereof within the pero
fixed, IN the Couuc be dissatisfied with
which the work being executed the Council s N RICH
to annul the contract without putting the dea
required by article 1875 OF the Civil code and without Apply
ing Justice anuul the without indem
nifty and also we'll understood that in the
shall any time abandon the work anish eomplet
in conformity with their the said
shall forfeit all claims they msy have for any part OF the
done bF Them the date the aban ia
city shall be thereby discharged from any l iab
for and 1t also well understood that IN the
sold the and their securities shall held
in soido pay unto the city all loss difference between IN
prices which the originally pe0rI
the work snd The prices at which they may be adjudicaed
, resale adjudication.
Bids the foundations and granite complete
for the iron railing, lamps, painting etc. complete.
New Orleans, 2lst May, 1888
lsiguefJ LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings bot
Boards Of ihe Common Council
b lsignedl n. T. VENNARD l5.,
lsignedl JOHN H. HOLLAND, NH"iNs"'
Registered June 2, 1853
les S2t HENRY DUREd, Clerk Of Comptroller