New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-07

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quality BOSOM 't Thsy shall Be
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four nshss ong and not les than nine inches in thickness
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The gutter shall be Of good hard from
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snail oe well @ having ,srae or square sid and ends
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"'s r"a no case less than four inches
best quality perfectly we'll hewed and dressed less than
foa5 est long two ret vide and not than ches thick
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No agstene shall less than three square BY
gravel shall b. London gravel not over one and
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MANNER IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL Be EXECUTED The
GO shall take up thu old curb ordered
% The m shall be according the lines
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Lengths Of from shTes to six feet throughout o. work
Of il height togsrds the adjoining sidewalks shall also be
for draining lots shall be nicely through the same BY
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grades be given by the Surveyor the
best work nanlk bed gravel and sharp
sand mixed of at least six inches in thickness be
be well rammed and hardened with the head of
The gutter stones shall join in their length
and shall be laid with slope the same
OF one nch on boomng of four inches of London gravel
with the head OF the bar until solid shall be
well jonted the joints to be wide other
wise they shall be rel cted and to be filed up with gravel
and sharp sand.
The up the old round stone paving and
after the same shall be hauled by him shall pick
grade the surface OF the street, accordance with
be given by the Surveyor to depth Of fourteen inches
the superior face of blocks laid contractor
the Surveyor and shall place the top song Of
NOT less than on inches Of London gravel and sharp
mixed and shall thoroughly roll the with 5000 b roller
until forms aud hard foundation The square block
paving shall then be laid In laying the paving the
shall lay the blocks dagonay angle forty Ave de-
gees with the street line breaking joints with every e
W ne blocks and hardening the materials under the
same IN order that each block solid foundation
de shall all lay blocks touch and make
close JOINTS as ni joints half width shall most
@ ne rejected by the Surveyor When the blocks
snarp sand and the paving shall be conveniently rolled
WIN OWN % roller After the rain has settled the gravel
into inc joints covering Of three inches Of fine
anu the same shall be opened for travel. ~ s1e'
me oiu ercking O. the sidewalks be taken mn md
hue away by the contractor; the sidewalks shall he d
sgng shall then be laid. The flags shall he laid .nd ,
beddea in cement and close joine the sans nsnnar u
sna pc Atd IN regular courses The aggin shall when COM
pia p,es ~ even surface free Of all rugged hollow
shall be elecrd. The customary dressed stones IN
less than u inches wide by inches thick with Tia nsnn, &
dressed ehaanei er the water shall be laid wall bee
hydraulic cement mortar wherever required for draini
| and houses. w. A''''''S tss
Wherever the sidewalks already tagged and ma, h,
sona 100 low by the Surveyor the shall take up he