New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-30

Asfs ysp ss 'SSss PER S e S
jes s1t T. THEARD, Comptroller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for the
- placing OF granite base and an iron railing around Clay
CosTRAcrsThe shall be adudated into two separate
and distinct contracts, as follows, to-Wit;
Fist ConuaeTbe bull Ing 81 foundations and the fur.
Second ConaeThe furnishing placing an iron rail-
FoUSpAroSshe foundations shall be Of lake bricks of the
best quality laid IN mortar composed Of fresh Thomaston lime
bottom and shall be laid regular offsets and
hs bricks hef A. me t9f They shall rest on two hieknesses
workmsnlike manner and ext ndins inches each side
GRASiTr BAEThe base shall be of Quincy granite per.
iecy veil hewed and dressed on the side well the top
base shall be " inches high above the bekng the sidewalks
pillars shall also be of Quincy granite bewed aud drese and
shall have the diTensus marked the plans ON inside
Of the and In front Of there shall be
aRek feet wide ana IF sabe aR,h o s nss N
foot on each side OF the entrances The joints shall
allied With cement and smoothly struck.
lRoswoRk ASp LANPs-Ihe railing hal be executed 10 all
points in accordance with The plans and drawings OF the City
rails shall be Of the best English IRON and he crossroads shall
be Of The best Tennessee iron The main rails shall be
ee and the crossroads Of fiat iron IA inches wide b
All shall be Of the best cast iron and shan be
fastened the wrought iron rails In the bes workmanke
The doors to shall have the dimensions marked on
the plans and shall be fastened hung and onamen shown
on the plans Each door 10 have good lock with keys
the pillars ca in puaber)
aud shall be properly fastened aud sealed the granite
with lend il the best woIkmnlike manner Sixteen Of these
the whole Of the sizes and dimensions marked plans
The framing Of the lamps shall be Of copper the lamps
shall be glazed with thick American cylinder glass free Of
by the contractor in order that said lamps may lighted
All necessary holes the granite required for the proper
Fastening he ren railing with the said granite base shall be
charge.
he hest
wOrkmanike
PAISTiSG All the iron the inside and outside shall
receive three good coats of best oil paint OF such color the
Wy surveyor may select The copper frames and ornaments
Of the lamps and candeabras shall be painted in imitation Of
bro
6ESERAL CLAUsEs-Au the materials shall be OF the best
qIay and shall be furnished by the contractors well the
The work in all It's details shall be executed and performed in
the best wokmanke in COMO mty with the plans and
officer the ene Satisfaction Of said civ Surveyor
otherwise i shall Be rejected;
An bckng Of the sidewalks which may be Displaced by the
Tor he granite base and foundations 10 laying The
erge and a ground which may be displaced shall also he
replaced and graded by him.
gin 70 set the foundations and granite the
N9yenee 55s and to have he same completed or be-
railing shall bind himself begn up iron railing
or before the Isl Of February s and 10 eompee he same on
before the LIST of April 1853; and should any Of
line q twenty dollars per day for each and every day
Security amount Of 5000 shall be required from the con
tractor for the granite base and $1,000
Payments TO made as follows tow For the glanite base
cash the completion Of the work acceptance
by the City Surveyor the railing to be paid for
Of the budget Of 1889 should the City Surveyor accept the
work.
Ills well understood than failure by the contractors
TO begin finish The work thereof within the period
fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with the
which The work being the Council shall right
10 annu the contract without putting the
required by article 1905 the Civil and without Apply
ing TO court Of Justice 10 annu the and without ndem
nhy and also well understood that in the
shall AT time abandon the work finish and complete
the in conformity with their the said
shall forfeit all claims they may have for part of the work
done by them the date of the abandonment and that the
city shall be thereby discharged from any all liability there
for and it also well understood that the
sold the contractors and their securities shall be held and bound
in sodo unto the city all loss difference the
prices which the contractors originally contracted perform
the work. and the prices which they be adudcated
resale adjudication
Bids to be for the foundations and granite base compete and
for the iron railing lamps painng etc, complete
New Orleans, 2lst May, 1888.
.signed,l LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings both
Boards of the Common Council.
signed,l II, 7. yEENARD, 1c.,.
Signed,1 JOHN f. HOLLAND, 5 oh"i'neh'
Registered June q 1858.
Je3 s2t HENRY DUREI, Clerk Of Comptroller.