New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-01

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw
and 50 as 70 The block paving
street om its present termination at Race street
QUARRY AID DIMENsIoNs OF THE MArERrALs-The square
s rsSs nor than than
inches long, and not than ten inches In thickness They
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sides 50 to be laid dsgonayfom the curbones bordering
The gutter stones shall be hard granite obtained
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shall well qqsstsd having parallel sides
sP 'ss h BE perfectly we'll
The crbsones shall be Of North river blue stones perfectly
sIop Of the sides from three SIX feet long, sixteen to
thirty inches wde and in no case less than four inches in
crossing shall North rv blue stones of the
four feet long two feet vide and han SIX inches thick
so that The joints viii e. on diagonal wiz hs
The gravel shall be the best London gravel not and
The sand shall be clear sharp sand. Of large grain.
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term length and thickness to now Annunestian
MANNER IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL be ExEcurEp.-Tbe
old curbsones shall he taken by the contractor read
fGnRd good sy The oy and I not
shall be set according the lines and be given The
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Tho shall according to the lines and
to be given by the Surveyor good joints and in the
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well rammed hardened with the head Of lie crowbar
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Ike manner II accoance win te directions 70 BE- gwen BY
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The shall join n their length the curbones and
shall laid with INCLINATION
inch 30 tomnx Of four inches Of Tendon grave! and
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Use thy Shall rejected and to s. oiled Up Min dns gravel
and Th sharp , ssna m sSsii s ala
snppors and after ,he shall b h,asd away ~ him.
grades to given BY Surveyor to depth Of foursen
inches Seo the see Of he clocks when laid
be given BY tbs aud shall place the top q the
pound roller until forms an sven and hard foundation
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the in order that eash block rest
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settled gravel into hs joints soyslps s4 Of
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to
the grades in the best workmanlke and the
furn new flags which may BE- required to re.
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the entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who VIII be the
Old the Old gutter stones the old round
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xii Ike materials shall be CT the be quality and sh be
furn shed BY he contractor, well as the labor. -
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mon ounci and e complete the same eighteen months after
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Payments to be made on the completion Of the paving Of
surveyor as follows to wit Ike proportion be ps By hs
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Joe Oily osnTter said bills estod y lie
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be paid BY the city cash the Treasurer
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q he property holders being wei UNDERWOOD ha ssd
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well understood that in of failure BY the contractor
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without fpYsnE ana asRa hs hat
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Contractor shall forfeit claims may any part
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therefor and is also we'll understood at in the
resod the contractor and his securities shall be held
bound in sodo unto the city all loss difference be-
the price which the contractor originally contracted
perform the work and the prices which adudcated
ut resale adjudication
Bids he per superficial yard of square block paving
nhed and laid, including the gutter stones superficial
foot of curbone furnished and laid super fetal foot
crossing furnished and laid running side
walks taken up and laid, including all which
bs required and iron bridge furnished AID laid
complete.
New Orleans. May q, 1859
tSignedl LOUIS Fl. PILE City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landn both
Boards of the Common Council.
[signedl ROBT. HUYGHE, ~, .,...u
Signedl II. r. VENNARD, oh"'h'eh'
Registered July %, 1859.
jy29 1t HENRY DUREI., for COMPTROLLER.