New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-05-27
Approved April q, lS5S.
lsignedl CHAS. NJ. WATERMAN, Mayor.

Notice is hereby given that WEDNESDAY, I'd Of June
next will adndcate, my Office AT IL o'clock the
contract.
mys 12t 7. rHEARD, Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
wooden cutters, both streets in the
S9 % s.Tse % s ssas G Fields S Pss' Lese and st.
Lnzenberg's Hospital also both sides Of MaFgny
to sodel street, where brick Sidewalks bordered by
OosrRAoTs sidewalks shall be adudcated into four
dsrsa Tr and sepas'e M cSniraeis @ as follows ,oEt
Second Conuact-A the sidewalks having nine feet in
Third ContractAn the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth ConraeAll the sidewalks having twelve feet in
and dressed curbstones shall line the
ne e q Segh % ryss eqs stones other stones Of equally
% thirty inches wide and three and half inches
manke manner and shall end with spsrtaTes nicely es
he dnlS s ~ as wase desired for draining lots They shall
throughout the work according he directions and levels 10
slope Of three inches for every foot is height towards be
line ot re ado ming houses shall also bo soidy fixed and
IN the most approved wash
and sink ng Of BRICKS usually experienced from negligence in
inches thick shorter feet ard havi in no case
es nsh n seses bel ~ he upper surface of the adjoining
WOODEN GurrERs-The cutters shall made of the best
lengths of less twenty feet except in case where
shorter lengths sved scafed ten al
he onngs pinned there and every spaee n
nve feet with oak pins less long by two
plaks pierced sanng he edge Of he plants ~
shall be beyeied 10 suit and the outside
deep cut out at every eight ees thereof these cypress
braces o not less than four feet long by eight wide and
Two inches thick pointed the enters the ground viii
p hny driven down and spiked with said gutter plank at
SS 9e Or fea q sunk Of inches wide
Aforesaid with cut spikes The gutter p"bl
BE Of dry river sand four thick and sod bedded be-
proiec. half inches above he surface o tb ep a
the cursoncs Woodsnboxed e,er fr ar S 1ng en TO- 70
shall De built by the tractor They shall four inches wide
cypress plank for ,be sides and bottom By four inches
cross pieces the top keep rom being Jspaced
and said cutters shall through the whole Of tie side
lake bricks Of quality in herring bone on bed ~
on ashes GENERALLY n1a al sqy Gd quality win
tween t bricks shall DC well dled with sharp sand and
the bekng Prior % laying The brsks The earth or rsosSa
Ss rssd sSs Ss So % & and well made
line Of onehaf Of inch per The ground where loo
vel ammed until completely solid There shall Be- 6eddinS
sb HI o. an inch Of sharp sand under the bricks which
aid in close joints without any rugged hollow places
M. me gayement viii bear straight edge,
GKsrRAL CLAUSES the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by contractors as well as t
The shall be honnd to begin the work in the tan
Council and 10 complete the follows to-wit The
tromihe approval Of the adjudication by the Common Coun
months the for the Twelve foot Sidewalks WIKI,
Iout months and the contractor fr the side walks
Be liable each hue Of do per day for each and
comDleted
Good and solvent security guarantee the faithful perrp
Anee OF the contracts shall be required fol0w vii:
10 an amount OF 5000 from the the t con
TO amount of $4,000 the n,ractor Of the second
To amount of $3.50 from the contractor of the four
contract - ' ''"'"
And to of $4,000 from the contractor of the third
contract. ~ - w $50" |
Payments made on the completion of each three or
more squares and acceptance VI the the Civ SURVEYOR
70 oe made BY The property holders certi
he new city charter either cash or in notes AZ SIX and
wese months bearing eight per interest per annu from
naetors and the city liable or for
my OF said bills shond the paid and the CON
acos 70 be subogated ali the rights Of The city h sue and
bills. ~ VI my " All o s"ld
The ecgTae,ors shall into the City Treasury prior to re-
Their eerin aes the cost of public te petitions
u The property ho it being we'll Understood that sd con-
FACTORS shall have the right VI demanding Of said petitioners
II well understood that failure by the
begin or finish the work, any part thereof within he pe
iod fixed or the Council be dissatisfied win the oans
which II Is being executed, The Council shall have the right
annul ihe contracts hout putting contractors in default
ng to court Of Justice the same and without indei
NY and Is also we'll understood that case the ract
m ~ ny .me aoandon The work, hnih and complete
hall forfeit all claims they may for any mari Of he ork
one o ihem up TO the date of the andoneni and thai the
nerei9r and II Is also we'll understood that IN case the con-
rAe be resod the their SECURITIES BE- held
eween the price which the originally Contracted
th' work and he price at which may be Adjudi
eted az Aresale or readjudicaton /
Bios TO be running sidewalks complete including
ne turning OF the
New Orleans, May s. 1858
Ann,lssig sslgaed s H. LOUIS u. FILE, City surveyor.
BY the Committees Landings Of both
'oArds 81 the Common Council. |
R..,.Is.sS !IsisS9edl ,s.. Jso E. HOLLAND, ohAiF@en'
HENRY DUREL,
m1o III t1erk of Con