New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-29
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Notice is hereby given shat on FRIDAY the 9th day of
April 1855 will adjudicate At Office At ~ o'clock NJ the
above contract.
MAJ lOt T.THsARD. Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for tax
rom ons street q % Tobaeeo Fl T9e
The contractors shall take the round paving
he sidewalks and shall relay the ssms in With The
lines and grade to be given ~ tbs City Surveyor in the follow
The eubstones shall be good joints and In workman
height and we'll backed in the approved manner The
gner shall be laid in rorkmanlike bed
o. lake shells or London gravel and sharp sand mixed Of four
inches IN thickness which shall be firmly
shall be well joined shall toah in their length tbs cnfbsones
and sha be laid with slope OF and half inches towards
aled with sharp sand The roadway shall be picked and
given by he City surveyor shall
coating Of river sand four inches IN thickness and the round
each other and make Close and broken joints The joints be
the rain has settled the the paving shall be well
rammed twice and the joints shall be again we'll allied with lake
shall again be compressed with 5000 pounds roller often
may be 9e'esAy and covered WITH seating Of he sG6e; o.
street shall then be 'pened for travel
All curb and gutter of the sidewalks which may be
found broken dplaced which may be missing shall be
furnished and reed by the contractor without extra compenss
also be furnished by the contractor without extra eompensa
the materials shall be of the best quality and shall be
furnished :, the contractor as well az The labor
city, and shall be haed away by the contractor and deposited
The contractor shall allowed up paving
more than the time and shall he compelled "a
complete the esyng Of the paving OF said square previous
taking up the paving Of another square
feet order and condition for and during after the
peon Of the whole and to guarantee the faithful per
Torrance of this condition. the Treasurer will retain In
fifth Of each settlement which h shall be psd to the
contractor At the expiration Of the paving ~ then
found In perfect order and condition. otherwise shall be for
feited for this Of the city.
The shall be bound begin the work in the
days following the approval OF the adjudication by the Com
mon Council and to complete the Eve months after under
penalty OF dollars for each and every day there
| after the same is not completed
Good and solvent security the Of 81 20 shall be
quired guarantee the faithful performance or the contract
Payments in each the completion every three
| and acceptance oil the same by the City Surveyor
IL Is well understood that in Of failure the contractor
10 begin hnh the work thereof within the period
hxed the Council be dissatisfied with the
which the work being said Council shall have the
deau required by article 1908 Of the Civil Code and withou
applying court OF Justice annu the and without in
demny ard salsO well understood that in the contractor
shall time abandon the work not finish and cOmpe
shall forfeit all claims he may have for any part Of the worn
done him the date the abandonment and that the c
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability therefor
and II IL also well understood that in the contract be esod
the contractor and his securities shall be held and bound
odo pay the city all losses difference between tn
price which the originally contracted to perform
the work and the price at which may be adudcaed at re
sale or readadication
Bids to be superficial yard for the whole work complete
| [signedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of boil
Boards Of the Common Council.
sis9s$ j; 3. EEH SSiEAsp ohairmen
HENRY DUREL,
| mH lot Clerk Of Comptroller.