New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-02-18
Approved February IL, 1858
tsgnedl CHAs, NJ WATERMAN, Mayor

President Board OF Assistant Aldermen.
rsignedl II. NJ. 81 NMERs
President Board Of Aldermen.
tsignedl CHAs NJ, WATERMAN Mayor
Nonre Is hereby given. that on TUESDAY, sd inst will
adadca'e at my Office at IL Oelock NJ he e6oye contract
CPEcIFICATIONsf for the construction OF
. brick sidewalks bordered by enbsones gut
ters the northeast side OF Carondelet Walk aud both
Philip Ursnnes Streets from Roman Broad street
the northwest side Of kSpan street from oaoRdele Was to
Miro Tont Rochebave and Dorgenois Csonele
street from Canal 6arondeet rsune street except where
brick sidewalks already constructed in workmanlke
CosrRAcrs-These sidewalks shall be ajudicaed into fonr
First Contraet-The sidewalks on Toulouse St Peter st
Ann, Dunane, St Philip Roman PIeur. johnson, Miro,
Second contraet[Ihe Sidewalk on Ursunes street
Fourth Contract-The sidewalks on Carondelet Walk.
wIDrH OF IaE SHKw 1.-THE sidewalks Included in the
All the sidewalks included the second contract shall be
All the sidewalks included in the third shall be ten
All he sidewalks included III the fourth contract shall be
Observation-Disclosures and dressed eurbsones shall line the
good quality with them beveled dressed the topic
sixteen twenty six INCHES wide aud moi less than three and
and IN Workmanke manner and shah end viii SPeiares
nicely cut through the same where desired for draining lots
feet throughout the work aeeerdins to tho directions and
70 Be n y 7s s my % AND + @
towards the line Of the adjoining houses shall also be sody
oreyce sinking bricks usually experienced from
negligence il th respect and no egr6stopes les than three
ing in less than six uehes below the upper
WOODEN GuTTERsThe cutters shall be made Of the best
sawmn cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick in
lengths necessary Blved and scarfed ten hhes
i've e & o pms 1s n sss SfS long ~ two s
in diameter driven through suitable snger holes in the gutter
e9bsones shall be oeyeed 70 suit and on te other Or outside
deep every eight feet thereof in cypres
braces Of no! less than four feet long BY eight inches wide and
be firmly driven down and spiked with said gutter plank with
There viii be verge or fae II cypress sunk Of ten uc. wide
BY and half thick, well nailed to the plank
be Of dry river sand four inches thick and sod bedd9d
project one inches the of tie gutter
plank and the latter shall Be laid with slope Of inch
shall be built by the tractor They shan be four inches wide
cross pieces on the to keep the sides from being displaced;
walks ''' NUS w -''' ''1''' u '' ''1s
lake bricks Of The best quality IN herring bone on bed Of
lake sand or other sand Of equally good quality with it, or
the bricks shall be wen led with sharp sand,
the bkng Prior TO laying the bricks the earth or ground
below shall be broken and well rsmmed and made level
and graded smoothly with declivy slope towards the out
lice Of one half Ct an inch per foot The ground where too
sr, pii p sty soi Tfers stiI h. = bdin
Of Of inch Of sharp sand under the bricks which
laid in close JOINTS without any rugged hollow placed,
that the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise
GEsEEiL cEaJsEs-A the materials shall Of the best
2Ss and shah be furnished By the contractor as well as the
The contractors shan bind themselves to begin the work in
the ten days following the approval Of the adjudication by The
Common Counc and complete the foows, to wit
approval OF the adjudication by the Common Council the
tractor for the second contract in three moalhs the
for the third contract in two months and the contractor for the
fourth contract N three mouths And ho9d they a 50 tc
each and every day thereafter the work Is completed
Good and solvent security shall be required fellows tow
TO an amount oil s0OO from the contractor for the h con
in the of 500 for the contractor for the second
Tract and in the sum Of 900 TOR each Of the contractors fol
Payments be the completion Of each three
aud Of the by the Street Commissioner
Said payments to be made by the property holders the
l9 Of the city charter either In cash in
two and three bearing eight cent Interest per
tractors and the city be held liable responsible for
Of said bills should the same not be paid and the contractors
be subroeaed all the rights Of the city and seize thu
property IN case Of q any or si Of said b
ceying certificates the publication the petition
OF the property holders; it being
reimbursement Of said costs Of publication
sd Or ha 9 wQ BY f E s pc
to ennu the contracts without putting the contractor IN dean
ing eonIt Of justice to annu he same and without ndem
shall time abandon the work, finish and compe
the in conformity with their contracts the said contractor
done BY them the date Of the abandonment and that III
shall be thereby discharged from and All liability
therefor and it is also we'll understood that in the
tracts be reod the contractors and their securities shall be hell
aud bound in sodo pay unto the city all losses difference
between the price which the originally
to perform the work and he price at which may be adudi
Gated at a resale OF readudication
Bids running foot OF sidewalks complete including
the turning Of the
| New Orleans October q 1857.
lsgnedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings
! both Boards Of the Common Council.
| [sgnedl JNo +. HOLLAND, cL,.
Signed A. LANDRY, Onsii"eh'
Registered February II, 1853.
| HENRY DUREL,
| iais 81 CLERK al Com ptroIer