New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-28
COMPTROLLER's OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans. May Slh, 1858
+ No. 1919.
CPECIFICATIoNs for the CO.

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
and wooden cutters on bah side; q al The the
Avid also The Eysian Fields
Luzenherss Hospt also on both sides Of MaTgny street to
sodel street. where brick Sidewalks bordered by
CosTRGcTsThe sidewalks shall adJudieaed four
different and .eparas contracts, as follows to,Tit
Second Contraet-A the sidewalks having nine feet in
tn I'd nrscAil the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth ContraetA the sidewalks having Twelve feet in
CURnsroSEs-Bewed and dressed curbstones shall line
sidewalks OF North river blue stones or other stones Of equally
the slope Of the sides ON three six feet long from xteen
thick. They shall be well good joints, and work
msnlke manner and shall end with apertures nicely cut
through the where desired for dung lots They shall
be duly nlerspersed in lengths Of from three to six feet
throughout the work, according the directions and levels
be given by the City Surveyor and eurbstne shall have
e S e % s be- e ssS se aS Ss
backed IN The pSsi to prevent sreyce wash
This and no three and half
inches thick shorter than feet ard havi
gutter shall be admired in the work.
WOODEN GUTrERsThe cutters shall be made of the best
min cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick in
lengths Of not less than twenty feet except in cases where
he Jennings pinned there and At every space Of
diameter driven through suitable anger holes in the
panks pierced slanng he edge Of the pans the
have nOtches of eight inches long by
deep cut out At eg, tss ineaeSt and ~ these cypress
inches thick pointed the ED which ground will
least spike bace and over these
tn W n5 Pc y sG 81 ITs OF ten 1se vide
Aforesaid with six in spiLes The gutter bottomi shall
the pins top edge acng shall
project and half inches above the surface Of the gutter
wards the cstones Wooden CUTTERS for draining lots
BY inches and shall be made Of one aud hS nSs
cypress plank for she sides and bottom with BY four inches
and sid cutters shall through the whole width of the side
BRICK PAvExEsr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks of the best quality in herring bone bed of
O @S gas sans ashes e GENERALLY called bSe TIE be
csne Of Sa an inch hek over the Whole
the brcking Prior laying the bricks the earth ground
graded smoothly with deci!viy slope towards
ssa be e d u b. e
until completely solid There shall be bedding
shall be properly bedded herring bone regularly
laid in close JOINTS without u. any rugged or hoS~
GENERAL CLlusEsA the materials shall be of the bes,
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well the
The contractors shall be begin the work in the ten
folown the approx Of the adjudication by the Common
for S ees foot s Sidewalks Within s
romthe approval of the adjudication by the Common Coun
Gil the for the nine foot sidewalks within six
the for the twelve foot sidewalks within
within twelve months and should they 50 to do they sh
liable each to fine Of ten do lars per day for each and every
Good and solvent security to gu%Is%ss hs faithful perform
| tract
To an amount of $4,000 ntractor of
contract
of 500 from the contractor of the four
contract
contract.
Payments to be made on completion of each three
Of the by the City
said be made by the property holders the certi
dcate Of the City in conformity with section 9
the city charter either in cash in notes
twelve MONTHS bearing eight cent interest iron
and the be held liable ible TO
any of said bills ,hond the not be paid and the
tractors be subogated all the rights OF the city to
seize the property in OF non men Of or all Of salt
Tie contractors pay the City Treasury prior
ceivng their cerh the cost Of public OF the petition
Of the property hOl it being we'll understood that sad
tractors shall have the right Of demanding OF said petitioner
the endorsement Of seid costs of publication
is well understood that in of failure by the contractor
to begin finish the work. or any part thereof within the pc
Rod fixed IN the Council be dissatisfied with the
which II is being executed the Council shall have the RICH
putting the In deau
Of Justice TO annu the and without linden
nifty and well understood that in the contractor
shall any time abandon the work. hnh and comple
same conformity with their the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims they have for part OF the
done them the date OF the andonmen and that th
city shall be thereby discharged from any and all aDD
therefor and It we'll understood that in case tbs
be reod the and their securities shall De be
and bound in sodo unto the city all losses or dhren
perform III, work. aad he price which may be adjud
Gated at resale or REHABILITATION. -.
Bids 10 be foot OF sidewalks complete, nelndif
| the turning OF the
| [Sgnedl LOUIS II. FILE, City Surveyor.
Approved the Committees Streets and Landings OF DO
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tsignedl JNo. =. HOLLAND,
. HENRY DUREI,
myS 22t CLERK OF Comptroller