New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
SPEoIFIoATI . \ s for the eontraet 90

CPRCIF TION S for the contract for
- paving with square blocks Magazine street, from Ninth to
Quarry AND DIMENSIONS or THE MATEnIALsThe square
II quality o the granite oStansd from Bos on TRev shall be-
obong in shape not less than twelve nor more 9an sixteen
inches long and less than nine inches in thickness They
make tight joints aud the shall be dressed square,
fiat free of Jumps The square blocks adjoining the gutter
sides to be laid dsgonay from the curbsones bordering
The gutter shall be of good hard granite obtained from
Boston, hel shalt be from twenty to thirty inches long
twelve inches wide and NOT less than nine inches thick They
shall be well quared having parallel sides and ends
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The cnrbsoneS shall be N9Uh river blue stones perfectly
slope Of the Sides from three six feet ng from ell he
ninety inches wue and in no case less than four inches in c
The gravel shall be Of the best ndon gravel one
and aha inch in diameter The shells shall be clean and
sound lake shells The sand shall clear sharp sand of
M4SsER ~ WHICH TIE Work SHALL BE ExEoUrED.-The
contractor shall take old curbsones wherever ordered
stones and saao place wherever are pone
The new ebtones shall be set according to the lines and
mRuke They shall be duly nerperst in lengths of
from three sig feet throughout The work and each
shall have slope Of three inches for every foot its height
yards the adjoining sidewalk and hall also be sody fixed
and backed y the most approved manner Apertqres for drain
ing lots shall be nicely cut through the same by the contractor
wisneysr Teqare R the sqFye 3y @ as q
shall be regulated and read by the contractor without extra
The guerstones shall join their length the curbstsnes and
shall be laid with in nston slope towards the Of
She Is and sharp sand mixed said botonng % be- strongly
hardened with the head of the Gro Rbar IN II solid
road and shall pick and grade the surface Of the street. In a
Of fourteen inches below the Of The square blocks
when laid The contrac shall res the road BED the street
to the curve to be given by the Surveyor and shall on the
top If the same soing inches Of London
gravel lake shells and sharp thorough
y roll the with 6DOOb roller until forms and
hard foundation The soare block paving shall then be
In laying the paw the contractor shah lay The blocks
ally or at an angle Of foyhve degrees with tie street line
breaking joints with every tier carefully bedding blocks
ana hardening materials same in nrder that each
block may rest on solid Foundation He shall use all care to
lay the blocks they touch and make close joints, as an
Joints over an inch in width shall most positively reject
ed by the Surveyor When the blocks ara aid the Joints Shall
he accurately ed with ne gravel and sharp sand mixed and
paving shall conveniently ROLES with 0OJlb roller.
After the rain has settled the gravel into the Joints
covering Of three inches Of n gravel and sharp sand mixed
shall be placed upon paving shall be opened
for travel
GENERAL ILAUsEs-Tha old wooden cutters and Tire earth
picked from the street shall be the property Of the CONTRACTOR
and shall be hauled away by him.
All the materials shall be Of the best quality and shall be
nisbed Y the contractor, us ell as the labor
shall be bound gin the the days
follow The approval Of the adjudication BY The Common
Council and to oompae the same ninety days after under