New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-05
CONTROLLERS OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, June 20, 1858.

City Of New Orleans, June 20, 1858. ;
No. 40l7.
Rseoleed That the scaled proposal received at the Comp
F9lisss @iee from tga sa,g t9 soastraetng briage
be- the Is hereby rejected and that the Comptroller
after days noiee IN Official Journal contract build
bride aeross Canal Garoaee It Br93d street. aeGord
b subject q the approval or rejection Of The Common Council
President Board q Aldermen
sshsa President Board Il Il A y alRo Aldermen
tsgaedi GERARD sTITH, Mayor.
Notice is hereby giyeg tAat TtesT v TIM e,t A..
my 70 s5Jadicae my Office, il O'Clock NJ
lsz3 1 7. THEARD Comptroller.
i GEO IFIC AWGDNs for the contract for
- M construction Of turning bridge Csaal Csronde-
Ihe bridge, lis piers baikhea ETC. shall be constructed
in all points in accordance with the PLANS sections proes
hereto annexed and shall have the dimensions marked the
PIGaThs pier supporting the bridge shall b. built of best
hard tn lake bricks laid in hydraulic mortar and
rst1g on plhorn Of TWO hicnessesof by u inches ey-
press ps laid close and crossing each other in the best
Said patfor shall rest On grating Of inches
cypress piles driven II lea fifteen feet into the solid ground
framed, boed aud finished 80 marked On the plans.
SUPERINTENDENT the mberS and lumber shall beoi
ea river egPIes # hs best quality VII framed and having
paned shall receive good arring one.ha tar and
one half Tosin apheum on thu edges and wherever
be constructed each side Of the bridge marked
gsas The a'0fh' b y narrow cypress p'o' inches
IHos Work AvD GAsTINes- bed plates rollers and
properly sos in ana fastened the whole according 10 said
the bolts reds straps hogchsins etc. all
e requiring asennss shall be Of the best quality Of Tennes
The hogshaas 6 g, BE- y inches in diameter
with Of IL by inches piles driven solid
rsand # distances 81 feet from e receive
q by II inch cypress plank strongly nailed with
The space between The existing Of the
nal and projection Of said abutmeu into the canal shall be
ed mp and according 70 plans and the Glhng shall be
with coat shells at least foot thick and SOL
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pis lining, and sidewalks similar to those the bridge
Shall he built aaong said ratings The whole shown
FENDkRsFender piles p protect the bridge from being
outside faces beams and frames the rail.
ngs and posts the h0gchens etc. in fact all wood
work usually painted shall covering Of three
bridge when completed shall be per
iee,S wei IT, " order M. y may 9e esl managed
otherwise It shall be rejected By the surveyor.
Tatera sa b o. the Gss 9ha and snail be fur
The shall guarantee the bridge to stand for term
required during said term Of years shall be done heeo-
oPsaee Of his clause AZ Tltasasr shall retain one b Q,
~ Psss Of SGP5SG np tgf Of sag two Years
feet order by the Surveyors otherwise shall be forfeited for
The contractor shall be bound 70 begin the work in the ten
DAYS the OF the by me Common
penalty tendoar day for each and every day thereafter
Security amount Of $500 shall be required to guar
antee the faithful performance q The contract
/ anee of the same by the City Surveyor.
4is that in Of lureb BY the contractor
obegn finish the wo q any part thereof within the period
which the work is being executed the Council shall have the
right t. ann ne contract without putting the contractor IN
applying to court OF Justice to annu The same and withontn
that s the contractor
the in conformity with his contract the said contractor
done him lip the Abandonment and that the city
a Re Hereby ir9 a and att sheretGr
ne contractor anu ms securities shall oe ed and bound ~