New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-20

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Signed CHAs. NJ WATERMAN, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given that on TUESDAY 28d inst will
adjndieae AT office at u o'clock NJ the above contract
fels St 4. THEARD, Comptroer.
CPECIFICATIONsf for the construction of
- brick sidewalks oogeea BY eur6sionss aud wooden gut!
sides Of Toulouse St. Peter Orleans, St Ann, Dumsne
the northwest side Of Roman street. from Carondeet Walk
No FeS SS and 81 Streets o
Walk Urglnes street and on the southeast side Of Broad
brick sidewalks are already constructed in workmanlke
CosTRAcr-These sidewalks shall be auiicated into four
different contracts, as fellows, towit
Ann Dumane st. Philip Roman Prieur. johnson, Miro
fonti, kochebaye' porgenos and Broad streets
Third Contract-The sidewalk on Orleans street.
Fourth Contract-The sidewalks on Carondelet Walk.
WnrH SIDEWALKS All the sidewalks included in the
first contract shall be twelve feet IN width.
All the included in the third be ten
All the sidewalks Included in the fourth contract shall be
CURBsToSEs-Hewed and dressed eurbstopes shall line the
sidewalks Of North river blue stones or other stones Of equally
the slope OF the sides, from six feet long, from
half inches thick They sha be well set in good joints
and in workmanEe manner, and shall end with apeures
They shall be du interpreted in lengths Of from three six
feet throughout the work according to the directions and
levels be given by the City and
shall have slope OF three inches for every foot Of its height
towards the line Of the adjoining houses shall also be sody
aAed and backed IL the most approved mamsl to prevent
ne,iyence in ms resset. and no cnriones H. han tbT
and half inches thick shorter than three feet
of the adjoining gutter shall be admitted in the work.
NoopEN GUrrERs-Ihe cutters shall be made Of ne best
lengths Of less than twenty feet except where
the jennings pinned there and At every intermediate Of
five feet with oak pins not less than four by two inches
IN diameter driven through suitable anger holes in the gutter
nanks pierced slantng The edge Of the panks
is to noiches eight inches long by two inches
Cut out every eight feet thereof and 10 these cypress
Of less than by eight inches
thick pointed At the end which the ground will
y driven down and spiked with said gutter plank with
Of five inch cut spikes each Brace and these
l be verge or aca cypress sunk Of ten inches wide
~ and half inches thick well nailed to the gutter plank
"a with sx,ide9 cut SPIKES The gg'leT bo,.9mg shall
ee pins are driven The top edge Of the acng board shall
styles Que and half inches above the surface Of the gutter
many the egrbstones Wooden5oSed cutters for draining los
mari AT inches deep and shall be made Of one and bsIf ineb
plank for the sides and bottom with two by four inches
the top 10 keep the sides from being dpIaced
ROBBED cutters shall through the whole width Of the side
TX PAvEHrSr-Ths walk pavement shall be laid with
hich tricks Of the best quality, in herring bone bed Of
Rich a abS 3. G ssSsr1 called eGg BLUE III s ~ 6n
e the bricks shall be web dled up with sharp sand and
Real Of half inch thick spread the whole surface
Pontscking Prior laying the bricks the earth ground
Ebr moothy with deeilvy or slope towards the out
XII 9nehaf Of an inch per foot The ground where too
ahmed until completely solid There shall bedding
~ half Of an inch Of sharp sand under the bricks which
properly bedded therein IN herIng bone, regularly
Embrcn close joints, without rugged hollow places,
Linen sERL CLAusEsA the materials shall be Of the best
Linen and shah be furnished BY the contractor well the
Also contractors shall bind themselves begin the
days following the approval Of the adjudication by the
lol Council and complete the follows, vii
onactor for the first in eight months
M OF the adjudication by the Common Council; the
third contract in months and the contractor for
contract IN three months. And should they fail to
fessy shall be liable each TO ne Of ten dollars day for
- nd every day thereafter the work i not completed.
ID and solvent security shall be required as ows to
in the OF $1,000 for the contractor for the second
and in the Of 81 500 for each of the
, :, bird and fourth contracts.
mentto be made the completion Of each three
res and acceptance Of the same by the Street Commissioner
to be made by The property holders on the GER
)f the city charter, either in cash in one,
and three years bearing eight cent interest per
70 and city be held liable or responsible for any
ID bills should the same not be paid and the contractors
csbrogaed all the rights of the city and
erty in Of nonpaymen Of any all of said bills.
their certificates The cost of publication OF the petitions
9 shall have the right Of demanding of said petitioners the
9urse q, Of said costs Of publication .,s.
d p un e @VS or aPy Pas hIeo TiRn Ihe Pc
NJ hch Is being executed the Council shall have the right
dTired by article ie Of M e code and without sps1
ise and Is well understood that in the
r conformity with their contracts the said contractors
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
tes be reod the and their securities shall held
bound in sodo pay the city all losses difference
rlom The work and The price at which it may be adud
u AZ a resale or adjudication.
turning Of the corners,
signed Louis H. PILE, City Surveyor.
pProyed oy the Committees on Streets and Landings of
Signed az 21 (; ICELAND 2Cnairmeu.
registered February II, 1865
CLERK Of gomntroler