New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-22

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my8 22t 7. THEARD, Comptroller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
y the construction brick sidewalks bgrdered BY
aud wooden cutters, on both sides Of all the the
Avid streets also on the east side Of Eysan Fields
Hospital also on both sides Of Msrgny street to
To solide street. where brick sidewalks by
CosrRAors-The sidewalks be adjudieated into four
d Tir and fS S s IS 90Ts Gg
Second Couraet-An the sidewalks having nine feet in
Third CcntracA the sidewalks having ten feet in width
Fourth Contraet-Al the sidewalks having twelve feet
CURBs1oNEs-Hewed and dressed curbsones shall line the
Sidewalks North other stones Of equally
good quality with them beveed dressed the Top to
the slope Of the sides from three six feet long from
thick They shall be well set in good joints and
nanlike manner and shall end with nicely
through the where desired for draining They shall
be duly nerspersed In lengths Of from three six feet
be Given BY the City Surveyor and each curbsqne shall have
line TIE ado ming houses shall also be soidly 6Sed and
backed in the most approved manner prevent wash
and sink ng Of bricks usually experienced from negligence
This respect and no cur stones less Than three and half
less than six inches bel1w the upper the adon
gutter shall be admitted in the work.
cypress twelve inches wide BY four inches thick in
h ene os are s1 e cases where
The Jennings pinned there and at Intermediate space
IN diameter driven through suitable anger gutter
Ss ' IA be edge Of the plants The
edge 10 have noees Of eight inches long by inches
braces Of not les than four feet by eight wide
tive inches st .he end which the viii
least three Of 1--we inch spikes each
by half thick well nailed TO the gutter plank
o re aid with .s5S cut spikes The gutter eomeg
Tore the pins are driven The top edge of the facing board shall
project one and half inches above the surface Of the
plank and the batter shall be laid with slope Of inch
wards the cnresones Wooden boxed CUTTERS for draining lots
by eight inches deep and shall be Of
cypress plank for the sides and boom with by four inches
and said CUTTERS shall through the whole width Of the side
BRICK PAvExENr-The pavemeu, shall be laid with
ks bricks Of ne best quality IN herring bone bed Of
on ashes generally called bue bilyh The joints
coating Of half inch thick spread the Of
below sbs Be ep p as SIIKs me esR or g9Gnd
and graded smoothly with deelvty slope towards
low shall be filled up by at his expense and
vel rammed until completely solid There shall be bedding
shall be properly bedded therein in herring bone regularly
laid Ia close joints, without any rugged hollow places
50 hat the pavement will bear straight edge otherwise it
GEsERlE the materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the well
The shall begin the work in the ten
days oown the approval the adjudication by the Common
for the eight foot sidewalks within six months
ell the contractor for the nine foot sidewalks within
months the contractor for the twelve foot sidewalks within
within twelve months and SHOULD they fail do they shall
e. liable each e ns q ten dollars day for each and every
coed and solvent security faithful perform
anee OF the contracts shall be required follows oSit
To an amount Of $4,000 from the of FIRST
10 of $1,000 the ntractor of the second
contract
And of $4,000 contractor of the third
Payments to be made the completion of each three
more squares and of the by the City Surveyor
said payments be made by The the
heate Of the City surveyor in conformity with section 9 Of
Twelve months bearing eight interest from
the date OF acceptance Of the work and be collected the
contractors and the city held liable responsible
any of said bills should the be paid and the
seize the property in case of Of all of said
The shall pay into the City Treasury prior to re-
theft ceruh ales The cost OF pubiei Of the petitions
tractors snail have the right Of demanding of said petitioners
It we'll S hat s case q are Sy the
u SSa 9r hash the work or any part hse9 the pc
10 which II is being executed The Council shall the right
70 annn ne contracts putting the contractors in default
ing TO court Of justice TO annu the and without inde
shall any time abandon work 6nih complete
The same IN conformity with their the said contractors
done By Them the date Of the abandonment and that the
therefor and Is that The
tracts be esod the contractors and their securities shall be held
between he which the originally
Gated resale or readjadicaiion
Bids to be running foot Of sidewalks complete including
New Orleans, May 5 1855
lSlgnedl LOUIS H. PILE. City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council.
lSignedl II. t. vENNARn. lcA,-
lSignedl JNO. u, HOLLAND ShAiIlheh'
Registered May I, 1855
HENRY DUREL,
mys 2A CLERK Of Comptroller.
COMPrRoLLERiS OFFICE, I
City of New Orleans, July I, 1855
X ESOI.YED, That the Comptroller be, and
~ ne Is hereby authorized and requreo TO give notice by
standing az h the official Journal that in accordance
With the ninth section Of ordinance No 4s approved March
30 1854 the Council viii pay any bin the city
Contracted under authority Of order from the Comptroller,
10 accordance with the ordinance referred TO.
ISgnedl Il. l.. TRACY,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
ISgnedl l.. II. PLACE,
President Board " Aldermen.
lsignedl JOHN l.. LEWIS Mayor.
The attention Of the officers the city Of the public
respectfully called to the foregoing resolution.
4. r'IEARD,
iyl6u Comptroller CITY Of New Orleans.
M MATHEMATICIAN DRAWING AND WRIT
w ING ACADEMY.
PROr. y. RICHARDSON will give Instructions day and
evening No Charles street, Common in