New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


FIRST CONTRACT For substituting haast road for the
plank roBd First street from Magazine rye river
PLANK ruad Eighth from Charles Cue river!
The contractors shall bind themselves to take up the plank
Fsand Magazine streets IN tho entire lengths above
mentioned and alter the same have been removed o them 70
grade the whole widths OF said streets between N
dauce with the lines graie and curves be given by the
City Surveyor the contractor iigg he same where TOO Sw
the foadways Of said Streets been graded afoemen
covered with coating Of large ballast stones inches thick
and properly arranged 50 as te 9neh eaeh onr ana
Of broken stones from two 70 three inches in size shall be
way shall he Well rolled least least three times by 6OO h.
ro o. When ths rolling shall have been comp the
or gravel Saf inches thick and tie roaways shall agan be
thai the whole ballast broken gravel shall form
compact body and the streets shall then be opened for travel
materials shall be of The best quality aud shall be fur
nq BY eap aSd Ts as The Ia 9 NV
tractors shalt be nicely pei by them the sidewalks
both sides of the streets and they shall be the property OF the
The contractors shall be bound keep the ballast
repair FOR ana during one year ater their completion and
cepta &c by the City Surveyor and guarantee the faithful
performance of this condition the Treasurer shall
which tenth shall be pa only Il tie ballast roads BE- then found
imperfect order by the City Surveyor otherwise shall be
The contractors sha be bound begin The work ten days
iSowng NE approval Of the aGiudieaton by the Common
atty Of ten dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
Security amount Of $1,000 shall be required
the faith, u rtormance of the contract
Payment in cash the completion of the work and accept
anee Of the same by the City Surveyor,
hht CT failure contractors
to begin or finish the work part thereof within the pc
Rod liked in the Council dissatisfied with the
in which the work being executed the Council shall have the
right 10 annul the contract without putting the contractors il
default required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and with
out applying court Of justice TO annu the same and with
out indemnity it is also well understood thst in The
contractors shall at time abandon the work not frst
and complete the in conformity with their contract TIT
said contractors shall forfeit all claims they may have for
part Of the work done by them up to the date Of the abandon
ment and that city shall be thereby discharged from any
and all liability therefore, is we'll understood that
the contracts be sod the and their securities
shall be held and bouud sodo pay the city all los
or difference between the price at which The contractors origin
ally contracted perform work, the price which
may be HdindiCAted at resale re-adjudca ion.
| Bids TO be for the whole work complete.
| New Orleans, Dec o. 1858.
[Sgued LOUIS Il. PILE City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of bo
Boards of the Common Council.
[Sgned ROBT. HUYGHE )c,.ir,,
[Sgued H. Il VENNARD, J
Registered Dec. g, 1858.