New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-07

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw
- ing With square block stones First street. from Magazine
Quarry AND DIMENSIONS or rHk MArERiAIs-Ths square
in quail " the granite Boston TRsy shall be
SnSng 70 SHAPE mot less ihsn twelve nor more than sixteen
inches long and not less than nine inches thickness
ght joints tons shah be dressed square
at and res Of ump The square blocks adjoining the
sides 9 as 70 be laid dagonay from the curb stones bordering
The shall be Of good hard granite from
ssy sha aD e not g , Ss e. thirty inches long
u ~ 20 make s HAVING es q @ ss and sD
hewed and dressed other wise they shall be rejected
The shall North river blue stones perfectly
well eWed dressed the top TO ans er The
shape Of the sides fr.m three six long
ninety inches wide and In less than four inches
gravel shall be of the bes. London gravel net over one
sound lake shells The sand shall be clear sharp sand Of large
MANNER IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL be ExEcurEp-The
contractor shall take the old curb wherever
and shall also place stones wherever there are
none Ihe new curb stones shall be set according 70 the lines
workmaplke manner They shall he duly inerspersed
lengths from three six feet throughout The
curb stone shall have slope Of three Inches for every
is height towards The adjoining sidewalk and shall also be
lures for draining lots shall be nicely through the
stones Of The existing SIDEWALKS which may Be found dspseed
BY the Surveyor shall be regulated and read by the contractor
The pner shall join their length the curb stones
shall be slope towards the same
Of inch boomng four iaehes Of London gravel OF
lake shells and sharp sand mixed said boong strongly
| hardened with the head of the cfowbar until solid.
Ihe contractor shall take up the old wooden CUTTERS and
with the grades given by Surveyor 10 depth Of four
teen inches below the superior face OF the blocks when
laid The contractor shall dress the readbed of the
the c9rye to be given by the surveyor and shall place the
gve or lake sh liz and sharp sand mixed and shall tho
roughly roll the same with 60oOb. roller until it forms
be laid In laying the paving the contractor shall lay we
line breaking joints every two carefully bedding
The blocks and hardening the materials under the order
all care lay the blocks they touch and make
lively be rejected BY the surveyor When the blocks laid
the joints snail be accurately allied with fine sharp
b. iOsr Alter The rain has set led he gravel com
same shall be opened for tritvel
picked from the street shall be the the conirae
All the materials shah be Of the best quality and sh III be
! furnished BY the contractor, we'll as the labor
days following approval OF the adjudication BY The comm
Coane and 10 complete the months after under
ATTY Of ten dollars per day for each and day thereafter
Good and solvent security 10 an amount of sOoO has be re-
quired for the faithful performance Of the contract
Payments as follows On the completion Of each and
block the Of 81 70 running foot be paid In
cash by the city and the balance be paid by the property
section ~ of the city charter be collected by the
and the city held liable responsible
be subrogated all the rights Of the city
The contractor shall pay ito the City treasury prior to re
ceving his certates the cost of publication Of the petition
tractor shall have the right demanding of said petitioners the
reimbursement of said cost of publication
well understood
to begin finish the work, thereof within tn,
period fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with th,
manner in which The work being executed the Council shall
have the right annu the without putting the
tractor in default by article 1905 Of Civil Code
and without applying TO OF justice 10 annn the
and without indemnity and is well understood that il
case the contractor shall at time abandon tie work.
finish and complete the conformity with his
the said contractor sh Ill forfeit all claims
Of the work done by him date OF the abandon
and that the city shall be thereby discharged
and all liability therefor; and is also well understood that
the be retod the and his ecur
shall be held and bound in solido the city all los
or difference between the price which the origin
ally contracted perform the work, price which
! may be adiudicaed at a resale readjudicatou.
Bids to be superficial yard Of block paving fur
nished and laid including the gutter and superficial
| foot OF curb stones furnished and laid
New Orleans April %, 1853 -...s=
lSgnedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings 0
both Boards OF the Common Council
tSlgnedl JNo. v. HOLLAND, I rhai,,o,
| lSignedl H. t. ENNARD, NN'''9-"
Registered April 30, 1858.
! HENRY DUREL,
myl It Clerk OF Comptroller.