New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-05
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for taxi

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for Ia k
from Louisa Warehouses Third District
Ihr contractors shall take the round stone paving well
~ the cGrbtones towards the eve and the stones OF
the sidewalks and shall relay the in accordance with the
nes and grade q be given by the City Surveyor in the follow
The curbstones shall in good joints workman
like manner with slope three inches for foot Of their
height aad well backed in the approved manner The
lake shells gravel sharp mixed Of four
inches in thickness which shall he firmly rammed AID made
solid laying said The gutter
shall be well on'ed shall o in their length the cubsione
and sh be laid with slope OF and hHf Inches towards
the curbsone-. The joints hetwesn the shall be we'll
filled up with sharp SIND The roadway shall be picked and
rounding be given by the City surveyor and shall receive
stones a then he lad in wokrnane masner shall touch
each other and make eoe and broken joints The joints be
the rain has settled the zane down the Paypg shan be well
Ie ar Iondon gravel aud sIru sand mixed and Inc navne
shall again be compressed Will 6O pounds roller often
lake SHELLS London gravel aud sharp sand Mixed and the
Ali curb aud gutsrsoues Of the sidewalks which may he
found broken DISPLACED which may be missing shall be
ton aud all round required complete the WORK. shall
also be furnished by The without compensa
All the materials shah be Of the quality shall be
All h dirt picked from the shall be the property Of the
city, and shall be haqed away by the contractor and deposited
The levee such places the Surveyor may direct
The contractor hA he allowed take the paving Of
the time shall be compelled to
complete the RELAXING Of the said square previous
taking up the paving Of another square.
The shall bind himself keep the paving per
feet order and condition for and during year The
fol mHnce Of this condition. the Treasurer will retain
tee one h Of each settlement which fh shall be paid the
contractor At the expira OF the then
found in peec, order and condition. oherwe shall be for
felied for the use OF the city
The shalt be bound begin the work in the
days following the OF the adjudication by the Com
Council and complete the five after under
penalty OF dollars for each and day
after the sane Is not Competed.
Good and solvent security IN the Of 81 % shall be
CURED to the faith nj performance Of the contract
Payments in cash the compile ion Of every three squares
and acceptance OF the same BY the City Surveyor.
II Is well understood that by
to begin finish the thereof within the period
liked in the Council he dissatisfied with the in
which the work being executed the said Council shall the
right to aunul HE without putting the in
de nu required by article 1905 the Civil Code and without
applying OF Justice anul the and without
demny ard also wed understood that m the contractor
shall time abandon the work finish and complete
the IN conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he have OF the work
done by him the date andonmeai and that the city
shall be thereby discharged from Any all liability therefor
and asy we'll understood that in the be resod
the hs shall be held and bound in
Hndo the city all losses difference between the
price al which the originally contracted TO perform
the work and the price which be Rdudicated at re-
sale or readjuiicaton.
BIDS per superficial yard the whole work complete
New Orleans March 18th, ls5S
lsignedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council
I ss"sd 5l6 g. EEH SSkEASD, Sohairmsn
HENRY DUREL,
m27 lot Clerk Of Comptroller.