New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-01


SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for en-
- closing Nth brick wall the Lafayette Cemetery No l. in
The Lafayette Cemetery No eompri es all that square of
ground bounded by Paquemine prytana, Washington aud
The whole Of said Lafayette Cemetery No shall be en-,
closed with brick wall OF the aud dimension, mark
on the accompanying plans and drawings.
The foundations shall be four bricks wide the on
ing each other manlikr manner The bricks shall be
ad IN regular offsets Of nches suit the thickness
The wall shall 6es feet high the brickug Of the side
Wa a and one and a half 6r eks thick.
-Four courses Of the brick work the surface Of the ground
throughout the wall shall be laid IN best hydraulic cement
An foundations and wall shall be built of well burnt lake
bricks Of the best quality laid in of fresh Thomason
lime and clear sharp sand with all the joints the outside
inside neatly struck and smootbed of,
In the center of each of the walls Paquemine Sixth
fyana streets an open space 20 feet long and feet wide be-
gnm'g ~ ee above me brekpg OF the sidewalks shall be
t said open spaces shall be filled esch with iron railing
and SGdPRE lie oe 'Gass sd' by
The erosss 10 be Of wrought iron Of inch thick by
hen SQUARE the whole 10 be framed and finished shown
The OF Cemetery Washington street shall be re-
pasu ~ ne pest manner properly hung with hinges and fast
he whole Of the walls the inside and outside he white
nnss ana gates to receive three good coats OF the best oil
ihe City surveyor otherwise it shall be rejected.
Al the materials shall be Of the best quality and shall be fur
hlsiled bY The contractor we'll AS the labOr
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work in the
days following the approval of the adjudication by the Common
Council aud to complete the three months after under
penalty of sO dollars per day for each every day
Thereafter the same is not completed.
Security amount Of $500 shall be required to guarantee
the faithful performance Of the contract
Payment In cash the completion Of the work and accept
auee OF the same ny the Surveyor.
1t is well understood that Of failure by
to begin finish the work any part thereof within the
Rod liked OF In the Council be dissatisfied with the
ia which ID being executed the Council shall have the right
TO annul the without putting the in defau
as required b. article 1915 Of the civil code and without apply
ing to court OF justice annu the same and without ndem
nifty and it is also well understood that in the contractor
shall AT any time abandon the work finish and complete
the in conformity with his contract the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he may have for any part of the work
done by him to the date of the abandonment and that the
CITY shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor aud il also we'll understood that IN case the
tract be resod the and his securities shall be held
and bound In sodo pay the city all losses difference
between the price which the originally contracted
to perform the work. aud the price which be sdjud
Gated AZ resale readiudicaton.
Bids TO be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans, April 10Th, 1855
[Sgnedl Louis H. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council.
lsignedI JNo. f. HOLLAND lCh.tr.,
lSguedi u. T. YENNARD. N"''A'
Registered April IS, 1858 - -
HENRY DUREL,
AZ Ct CLERK Of Comptroller.