New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-24


SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for the
. placing Of granite base railing around Clay
work shall be sudcated into separate
and distinct CONTRACTS as as, follows, to-~it ,.,
nsh ng and placing Of granite base around ay Souare
Second Conae!-The furnishing and placing Of rail
FoUsDAroSsThe foundations shall be lake bricks of the
and best sharp sand They shall be three reks vide AZ he
bottom shall be laid in regular offsets be
sound inch hatboat panks crossing the best
wokmanke manner and ext ndins inches each side of
GRASiTE BAsk-The base shall be of Quincy granite per-
and said top shall be 6evsea marked the plans Said
pas shalt also be Of Quincy granite hewed and dressed
Of the and in front Of each entrance there shall
tagged with granite Of the quality having
thick feet wide and Of suitable lengths 70 extend at least
foot each side OF the entrances The joints shall vel,
IRoEwoRK LAMPs-The railing ha be executed IN all
points plans and drawings Of the CITY
shall be of the best English iron crossroads shall
square iron the small rails Il Inch in diam
eter and the crossroads Of flat iron IA inches wide b.
All the shall be of the best shall be
fastened to the wrought iron rails in the best wokmanke
The doors entrances shall have the dimension, marked on
the plans and shall be fastened hung and
on the plans Each door 10 have good lock with two keys
Tue pillars to entrances a 10 NUMBER shall be of best cast
iron inch thick and cast in accordance with the awnings
pillars shall be surrounded BY cast iron eandeabras lamps
The framing Of lamps shall copper and the lamps
shall be GLAZED with thick American cylinder glass free
STAINS The necessary fixtures shall be furnished AID placed
% s oS s @ Go% Es that said lamps ma" be lighted with
necessary holes IL the granite base
fstenog OF tte iron ang with the said granite base shall be
drilled by the contractor for the iron railing without
The whole railing pillars etc. shall be well fastened with
iron wedges and sealed with lead to the granite base the best
PAINTlNG All iron work the outside shall
receive three good coats Of best oil paint Of such color the
City Surveyor select The copper frames and
Of The lamps and candeabras shall be painted in imitation
lS'yLL fFsgauuAEudoru sertelfr h. bf
The work in all shall be executed and performed in
me best manner in with The plans
$40 Aa 70 he entire satisfaction OF said City Surveyor
All brickng sidewalks which may be dspl.ced by the
contractor Tor the granite base and foundations laying the
srge and AL ground which may be displaced shall
replaced and graded by him.
The contractor the granite bind himself to be-
gin 70 SET me f9gndaons and granite before the
tore The Isl Of January 1850 and the the iron
or e ~ go of e 70 os9 TO Sc, up The iron railing on
or Dc he 81 Of February 1855 and the same on
tractors fail comply these conditions he Shall be- liable
he o. twenty dollars per day for each and every day
security 70 an amount Of $500 shall be required
Payments made as follows to-it For the I.nlte has.
IN cash the completion Of the acceptance Of the
Of the budget Of 1889 should City Surveyor accept the
well understood that
70 ogn OF h the work. part thereof within period
hxed or in case the Council be dissatisfied manner m
which The work is being executed the Council right
annul the contract without putting ntraeors In default
required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and without ann
ing to court Of Justice annu the same without nd
ny and it also well understood, that In
shall at time abandon the work. finish and complete
the same in conformity with their contracts the said
SHAH forfeit all claims they have the work
them the The
city shall be thereby discharged from any iab y there
and also well understood that in be re-
od me contractors AMI their securities shall he held
sodo TO unto the city all difference between the
prices ~ which the contractors originally perform
resale adjudication
Bids be for the foundations and granite complete aud
Tor tbe ron railing lamps painting, etc. complete.
New Orleans, 2lst May, 1858
lsgned,I LOUIS H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Landings OF bh
Boards OF the Common Council.
lsigned, II. T.. yENNARD, 2ct.,
,,, lse4edl JOHN T. HOLLAND, ohsrmen.
te3 szI HENRY DUREL. Clerk of Comptroller.
OOMPIkoLLEKs OFFICE,
= - City Of New Orleans, July 7, 1865
II ESOlVED, That the Comptroller be. and
IL he is hereby authorized give notice by
standing advertisement in the official Journal
VITA the ninth section Of ordinance No. 1872 approved
~ 1851 the Council will any bill against the city
contracted under authority from the
IN accordance with the ordinance referred to.
lSignedl +. L. TRACY
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
[slgnedl L. ii. PLACE,
- - President Board Of Aldermen
tsignedl JOHN l.. LEWIS, Mayor.
The attention of the the city and of the pube Is
respectfully called to the fcregoipg resolution f