New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-12
rn,s II

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for tAe
Of brick Sidewalks 9o5dersa BY surOsonss
Roman to johnson Streets except where brick sidewalks
WibTHmThe sidewalks shall be Is feet in width.
and dressed egresones shall line tbs
good quality with them, beve dressed top
slopes Of the sides from three six feet long aud from six
shall be well set III good joints workmanliks manner
desired for draining lots They shall be duly n'erspersed in
lengths of three TO six feet throughout the work according
and each curbone shall have slope OF inches every
foot of its height towards the line OF the adjoining houses shall
also soly fixed backed the approved manner
prevent erevice wash and sinking OF bricks usually expert
bs four inches HEX or shorter than three % and %ny8s
in less than inches b.ow the upper surface of the
adjoining gutter, thall be admitted in the work.
WooDRS GUITkRs rae CUTTERS shall be made Of the best
sawm cypress twelve inches wide by four inches thick
shorter lengths necessary haved seared inches
Eve feet With pins mott les feet long Sy two
inches in diameter and driven through suitable in
the curbsoue shall be evesd sui and the
outside edge is TO have noehes OF eight inches long by
deco every eight ihereo these
express braces Of less than four feet long by sight inches
wide and inches thick pointed the end which
ground will be firmly driven down and spiked with said
over these there will bs verge or aea Of cypress SINK Of ten
inches vide by two and half inches thick well nailed the
booming will be Of dry river sand four nches thick and
pse ONE and half inch above he 81 r1
surface Of the gutter plank and the latter shall be laid with
slops Of inch towards The Wooden boxed gut
for draining lots shall be built by the They
shall Be onr inches wide by eight inches deep sba be made Of
pieces on the top to Keep the sides nom be ~ displaced and
BRIck PAvESEST-rwelvs feet width the houses
and feet in width the curbslones shall be brcked
sss b sed up aud smoothly graded correspond Nh grade
with lake bricks o. the best quality in herring bone BID
Of ass sand or Other sand Of e9ns Eood qgs With T. or on
the brick shall be well filled up with sharp and and coating
T he one ns po2oT ds re @
be row Of bricks lad on end to prevent the 6ek from
Prior laying the bricks the earth ground shall be mp
b KEN and we'll rammed and made level and graded smoothly
with decviy slope towards the outline of onehaf Of
inch per foot The where too low shall be aled by
peey solid. There bedding of one half of an inch
Of sharp sand under the bricks which shall be properly bedded
therein in herring bone regularly laid in close joints without
rugged or hollow places; that the will bear
GENERAI LAUsEs AN The ma erias shall be Of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractor well the
The shall bind himself begin the in the
ten days following the approval Of the adudie on by the
under penalty of dollars per day for each every
thereafter the same is not COMPLETED
Security amouht OF $500 shall be required guarantee
the faithful performance Of .he contract.
cepa9ce q the same by the City Surveyor Said
veyo in my with Section l9 of the City Charter
and to be COLLECTED by the contractor and the city shall net be
not be paid and said contractor shall be subrogeed to all the
rights OF The city to sue and seize She property in of
payment of any or all OF said bills.
The contractor shall pay mo The City Treasury prior
OF the properly bods being well understood bat said
tractor shall have The right OF dema ding of said petitioners
| the reimbursement OF said costs o. publication
It well Understood in failure the contractor
Rod xed or in case he Council be dssased Viii The nan
ner in which the work being execeG. be Council sbs
the right to anpul he without putting
default requieG by article 1905 o. the VII Code aud with
out applying ccnrs OF justice aunul the and With
out indemnity; ard it Is also well ood in th
contractor shat lime abandon tbs work not inish
comDete toe N conformity with his ,he sad
tracto shall o felt all claims be may have for OF "
work done by him he date OF The abandonment and h
ely shall be thereby discharged from and ell liability
Tors and also well understood, tho he be re
sold fe contractor and his securities shall be bed aud bound
s0do ~ the ely all fej lte
~ wh'cd ihe contractor originally contracted tn
and the ice which may be dudcaed resale
Ieat iud'cadon.
Bids per running foot Of sidewalk complete incudn
Il e tuTs ng u he corners.
| New Orleans, April 30, 1858.
[Sigaed, LOUIS ". pUTIE City Surveyor.
Arp oSed by he Commee. S,rees mo aIuiugs
Boards o. lie Common Council.
| [Sgued L. I. YENNARD, Ch,.,
tsisHed JOIN E. HOLLAND, OhRiFme'
Registered Mgy 7, 1855
HENRY OUREL
mays Il CeiL OF Compt oller.