New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-08

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for nav
- ing with round stones Franklin street. from Poydras to
Regarding or THE SIDEWALKS. The sidewalks on both
sides OF said Franklin street. from Poydra Common street
which may DO found out Of grade by the City Surveyor shall
be taken up and regarded by the contractor in the following
The shall take the cubstone and brckpy of
the sidewalks and relay the according the lines ard
be well SET in good joints and in workmanke manner and
sS aye slope 81 three inches for every foot Of their height
owsfas ns ts me adjoining houses shall also be sody
h1ed and backed IN the most approved manae prevent ere
The gutter be taken up and relad by the con-
tractor riding the directions given By the surveyor
and on bed of lake shells London gravel sharp sand
and made solid previous laying gutter stones and said
gutter stones shall be- well jolted shall touch length
the enrbones and shall be laid with slope Of and shf
inch towards the curbsones The Joints between the stones
shall he well filed up with sharp sand.
The contractor shall take mp the walk pavement
ordered to do by the City Surveyor relay whatever old
Whatever new bricks which b. required IN herring bone
On pea o. snd or other sand Of equally good quality with
between the bricks shall be well ed up sharp sand and
coating fit half inch thick spread over the whole rrs
the brekiBg Prior laying the bricks ear, or ground
shall be cut Up broken and well rammed level and
graded smoothly with decvy slope towards the outline Of
oneAf Of an inch per foot The ground low shall
peey solid There shall be a bedding Of onshaf Of an GU eb
sharp said under the bricks which shall properly beddsd
sl rugged or hollow places so that the will
straight edge Otherwise Z will be rejected The brick
without extra compensation wherever desired for draining lots
ROUSD STONE PAuSGThe stones shall be sea shore
bank stones Of the best quality less than sin inches long
They shall be laid on bed of liver sand four inches
thick IN workmanke manner and touch each other
and make close and broken joints Prior laying the round
stone paving the roadway shall he picked graded by the
in accordance grades and rounding 10 he
given by the City surveyor and shall receive coating Of liver
Then be laid the joints shall be filled up with dry river sand
and amer the rain has settled the down the paving shall be
well ramned twice, and the joints shall be filed up with lake
shells or London gravel and sharp sand mixed the paving
with coating Of three inches shells Or London gravel
aud sharp sand Mixed and the shall opened for
GESERL GLAusEs-The earth picked the street shall
property o. the contractor and shall be removed
the materials shall be of the quality and shall be fur
The contractor shall bind himself keep the paving in per-
tect 0der and repair for one year after its completion
The contractor shall be bound begin work in the ten
days following the approval OF the adjudication by the Common
Council and complete the three months after under
penalty Of ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
the same is not completed.
Good and solvent 'uy to an amount Of $1,000 shall be
required to guarantee the ithfn performance of the
ance Of the same 6y the City surveyor SaSd b
made by the property holders the certificates the City
liable or responb far ANY Of sd b ,e g ho 70 De hea
paid contractor to be subroga ed to ali he Rights Of
the CITY 70 sue a9d seize the property in case OF nonpymen of
The contractor shall pay into the eit treasury nr IN rec
ing ms ee5heaes the st of publication Of the petition Of the
Shall have the right Of denanding Of aid peto9es be
barsrmen! of said costs o. publication.
@ well understood tat in case of failure by the contractor
IN the s Goanc Fl be any @ sTe Ts hin the 1sGd
Mhch me work Is oenB executed the Council shall have the
right 70 snnu the contract without putting the in
applying to court Of Justice TO annu the and without
demny ard sGso wei understood that in the
the same IN conformity with his contract the said
done him up the date and that the city
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
the contractor and his securities shall be held and bound in
price At which the contractor originally contracted 10 perform
the work and the price at which may be adudeated at
Bids be per superficial foot Of curb gutter stones fur
nhed and laid FER running Of guitar stones
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