New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-28
CoMPTROLl. FRS oFFIGE,
City Of New CTiearA Decembers g. 1858.



[ No. 4l4g .s,.,
Where's The Mississippi river II ~ Al oys $a W ~
banks and eyees too nsecurely kept from upper limit to
the Seuye,s plantation in the parish Of Jefferson srcs / ~
event Of such = calamity would be neaculabFst an ;t md
its inhabitants 10 devise means to guard against h
f9 ysatons REGARDLESS O. EXPENSE n order g t 9 e e
of others beyond our limits therefore
thorized SELL after thirty days notice tie Official out
contract for the construction Of 9yee along The upper l6
along said lower line the New Canal and along the New
the base thirty feet wide the and Of sufficient height
gusrd the ely against all 1yeTiowS from creyasses
been completed the Comptro Ter be and he hereby authorized
for the construction Of shell road twenty fe IN width the
Sp o. fa m Nay S are 10 e melH'9 hlqEe-
be subject the approval rejection By the Common
[slgnedl j. O. NIXON,
President Board Il Aldermen.
President pro TEN. Board Assistant Aldermen.
Isignod I'''''' GERARD sTIrI, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given that on THURSDAY 18th day of
january 1859 will adjudidae at my office AT II O'Clock NJ
is s2t s0o,.Ne., T. TnEARD, Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the
g. Charles date Nayades stree to Gs lower ne Of cario0n
from thence along The lower line Of Caroon to the New Ca
nal and from along the New Canal to three hundred feet
beyond the Netairie Ridge.
fhst portion of said eyee along the upp limit Of the city
from st. Charles street t0 e lower ns Of qarotgn along
feet in width at the base thirty top aud Of
such heights when competely settled marked The plan
Rts he dei fee in width at The base Ave feet in With
tile top and of such heights when completely settled,
mar ed on the plan hereto annexed.
The earth TO be used in the construction Of that portion Of
said egee firstly described shall be dug out Of space Of
Mug 1T from tile base Of said leyce running MI
along the same a the earth to be used IN the Of
that portion Of said Eee secondly described shall be furnished
The earth construction said eyee be free
sunpS, shall be placed regular OF
more than three feet in thickness perfectly well ramed
solid The top the legee veil the sides which
wihaye regular deeiyity shall, when completed, be well
The wh9s work shall be performed H. scsorance with the
lines Levels to BE- given to I've Gy under the
All the materials and labor necessary for the construction Of
The contract hH bind himself to begin the work in the ten
days following the approval Ct the adjudication BY ae Comm
penalty hundred and Hy dollars per day for each and
every lay thereafter the same is not compleed
ird 10 1SsEte he peTfoTn,ancs Of he nontrpc
Payments In cash the Of each every
running and The acceptance of the by the City Sur
ysgo ths city retaining y ggaantee 9ne @ part q each and
every settlement until the hnei completion OF The whole work
private property and delays will doubt procuring
the the time allowed for The completion Of the work shall
which nay oconr from a y md ali ash delays
It's well understood in case of failure BY the contractor
to begin Or finish the work any part thereof within @
which work being executed the Council
Default as required BY article 1915 u he Giy Code and viii.
applying 10 court IF justice annu the sumo and with
contractor shall time abandon The work finish and
tractor shall forfeit all claims may have my pnrtof tie
work done by him up to tue date Of the abandonmep and he
therefor and it also we'll understood that in case the
and bound in sodo toPey unto the city al loss difference
perform the work and the price which may be adudira
ted at d resale or re+.dudcltion
complete aa aoladedn 6at p2roa # tGe evee isiy az
complete and included III that portion Of The egee secondly
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