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&c for the
Ard wooden cutters on the west side Of Philip street from
Magazine to st. Charles street.
WIDTHS OF THE sIpEwALKs-These sidewalks shall ba ten
goo ty with tn m, oeveled dressed the top
tes ssRs hs Hd han
be we'll set IN good joints and in workmanke manner and
desired for draining lots They shall be duly inerspsrsed in
ing the ec ions and levels which viii be given by the
yeyo and each curbstone shall have slope of three inches
houses snail also sodiy fixed and backed
sa
eubsonss than SIX than three feet and
Of 0fH hs satier shall Be- admitted the
sve s
lengths of less han twenty feet except IN cases where
the oings pinned there AID at every nermedie OF
vs @ nr n0 hro ess ean
gutter blanks ann hs @ and on e oher
outside eaae IS to have eight inches long
deep on AZ Han F oa se ons By
vide and two thick pointed The end which the
gsnR with at least three spikes each
e sg @ S
The gutter plank aforesaid with six inch cut spikes The gute
sss bs
sss ss ,, half pch he the
of inch towards the cutters
ta inch cypress plank SIDES and bottom win
from Oeinx displaced said CATERS shall through thu
BRICK PAvENEsrThe walk pavement shall be laid will
lake bricks OF the bsst quality In herring bone, bed
ees D &
S Ak n ss sa @ ss s Of f9 9
ing Prior to laying the bricks the earth goand shall b
smeothy Wit adecsy Of slope toward, the outline 81 ens
half inch foot The ground where too low shall be FILE
csnpesly solid There shall be a bsda,s q ene,hali OF
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for the h. CONTRACT for r. TAXI nix;
ss . st. 4as ssS 70
street.
wooden cutters and paved the south
east side Of St Charles rsey to s.ps hors
lines and grades BE- by the City Surveyor aad in tho
al old curbstones which may good by City
we s as q sr bas be oss1
equally good quality with them hewsd and dressed eeyel
to IL
mot les s sn fs AND 5 shall S end wiz
pses nicely gash Wherever + dssssS for
aE f+ 9 Is Thsy fns ans
@ haze he n sp s G
backed % to e
ana eaEbslose les. thsnhree and
Thick pfo ss sna a1S Ss
ne Ing gutter mite shall bs admitted IN the work.
aee S sn With
By Sy as aas
Sa e. H.
shall be well snts shs have # inch
bad Of dry sand four inches thick They shall join in
an he So ss a.
ss ss ss s fG9 5
ae be TAI w ops On es. ss TBS
rsqn 70 sa@plse The work + tbs bssi
charge and wherever desired by the City Surveyor.
The paved supports shall be laid by the contractor in the
best kmHnke bed of river sand inches
thick The joints sha be well filled with nd2p gravel
rammed until solid ard shall receive covering of three
inches Of London gravel lake shells and sharp sand mixed
ALI the old bricks which be fonnd good by the City
yeySr we'll all bricks which may be reaned and
shall be lake bricks of the best quality shall b. laid In
bed of lake sand other sand Of equally good
quality with it, ashes general called blue billy
The FONTS between bricks shall he well filed sharp
coating Of t half inch thick spread
earth ground shall cut up broken well rammed and
made level and graded smooth with decliyy slope
wards the Of half inch foot ground
shall be hed by the contractor
expense ammed until completely solid There shall
bedding of half OF inch of sharp
brick raid bricks shall be properly therein
herring bone regularly laid in close nts without any rugged
hollow PLACES that the pavement will bear straight
edge, otherwise it thal be rejected
GENERAL CLAUS s-The whole work shall he executed
the entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who will
judge Of the quality of the work.
All the materials shall be o. the best quality and shall BIZ
The shall hound in work in he te,
days following The approval OF the aud cation by the Conner
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for the , for
raising widening twenty five feet and eans the sidewalks
paving square blocks the roadway Of said Common
NE Ss oh g
block shall be and hard granite any
obong saps less than twelve than sixteen
width and not les twelve s more h1P
They guarded having parallel sides and
sas sR sas, ssise
VIII sss ia laid
+ IL, ssS
ss I we ana mot less d
make tight joints hs tops shall be perfectly we'll
sG s
@ S s and sa ss SIX ss on s
thirty inches wide and in case less than tols inches IN
the Sides that the joints will be diagonal line with
The shall be Of North stones of the best
quality perfectly hewsd and no, less than four feet
ss We barn
cutters draining be of the best cast iron
similar in the one in The ot one and
| half inch in diameter.
The shall he clear sharp s Of la s
Be- est loush similar itsi IN pat
VARYING in width The widths to be furnished by the CITY
MANNER IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL BE FxEcurEp. The
shall take The old
shall be Sc. ssc0fai1g et to
lines nn and S ii s
a n e to SIX et p 81
every hight towards The adjoining side
ad hn As p BE e
cut the by the contractor whenever required by
crossing shall be laid according to the lines and
Best worbnanke nssner on bed Of SHARP
sand mixed Of at least inches in said bed to be
The sides wings Of the bridges shall be curb
ike manner IN WITH directions be
The ely The s 10, '
II their l snsh on ss he
sharp sand said bottomng TO b. obgy
the joints nSh vide they shaI
sas Take he
he shall 4 be haqsd S n sha he ss
given by s sp Of s enes
she sss he " he 10
snd shall place the top OF the sane sam song
mot aad Shall aGt hooay ri
na ha them Ss a anu In the
lay The blocks asoRs 0s oos
y S Sd s Slsss SaeSs and dsnng
Hs shali use al care 10 lay the blocks
oats all half an inch wn Sd aa h
th accurately sd Win vi fine gsnyf
sh@R 'sa
n sharp
| the raying the shall be opened for travel
old nrickng Tagging Of the sidewalks shall be take
up by The the whole dh OF the sidewalks sha
be ted as correspond with the grades and III
bricking Tagging shalt be laid The hricking sha
be herring bone bed OF sharp sand halt an inch
thickness and covering of the sand half inch
spread whole surface of said brckg Th
digging shall we'll bedded in hydraulic cement mortar
the FONTS filled with The flags shall be laid
enar courses the bcsng and tagging shall when
plsed present of all rugged holo
paces capable Of straight edge otherwise
shall be rejected All bricks and flags which
necessary replace the OLD broken aud rejected and
complete sidewalks in the best manner shall be farshe
wi charge. In thai part of II
the sidewalks be tvs yhve fest in widl
fifteen fest only shall hrickedtweve feet adjoining
houses and the eurhstopes. The CUTTERS Il
dralg shall he aced wherever required nv either II
proper the ty Surveyor and the shall
teud through the whole width of the sidewalks.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

solid fouldatisn He shall all to lay the blocks
they and make b. 10 a e1
Whs blocks ,hs Joint. shall b. accurately sd
iS nas sfsVs o hsd WIN os
ss .p n be
s s 5
BY the 1ssss9sf By the
y ): ss II d .ns ""
IN G III aa % ns
s ss $ o e.
tern hs Office and shall through the whole
dEsnRAL oLausEsThe whole work shall be executed to
sole judge Of he quality Of tho work. ' $50
paving the and s n a
rejected BY The Gity sasseyor well earth
and shall removed hauled away ~ him A'
s nd @ e III he
month, following the approval Of the aandc.isn by the Com.
fs%RSs ss two
day thereafter the same Is not completed.
sas sssns NE Ss
Payments to ss made on the completion Of the work Of
sysyo IS oGws s wit the ps2porSn to be paid By
s viii
n, !, y IS
s the ssse ns t. hs sny e. al
Or responsible for pa d.
The proportion be paid by the city in cash. the Treasurer
tanning in guarantee cent of each settlement until the
complstion of the whole work.
The shall py the City Treasury prior
ceivn his cerfcatss the cost OF bcaon Of the petitions
of the property holders II being well understood that said
shall have tho right demandi OF said petitioners
the re endorsement OF said costs Of publication
well understood that In of failure by the contractor
begin finish the work, part thereof within the
which the work is being executed the Council shall have
the right annu the contract without putting the contractor in
default required by article 1906 Of the Civil Code and with
applying of justice to annul the and with
indemnity and it is also we'll understood that in the
shall abandon the work finish and
complete the In conformity with his ct, the said
shall forfeit all claims he may have for any
the work done by him the date of the and
the city shall be thereby dscha ged from and all liability
hesfor and II is also well understood that In case the
tract be resold the contractor and his security shall be held
and bound in odo to unto the city all difference be
tween the price a. which the contractor originally contracted
operorm the work and the prices which ii may adud
Gated a resale REHABILITATION.
Bids to be superficial yard of block paving fur
nished and laid complete, including the
perHa foot of curbstones Furnished laid
fetal foot OF furnished laid running
foot Of brckng and tagging Of the sidewalks taken and
laid including all materials which may be necessary the
cutters for draining lots AMI the relaying the old eurbstones
and per iron bridge top furnished and laid complete.
New Orleans, July 80, 1889
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council,
tsigued T. vENNARD, chairmen'
anIs is HENRY DuREL for Comptroller
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

vice sinking Of bricks usually experienced from
n a II
than inches below the surface Of The adjoining gutter
.s. be me r. beat
e. ss'
s sss a.
asss n
b .a and .. a n. G IN s.c
'sss
,ss a
:, e sy nsS
=. be s ss or 81 VII
win sc .s sq nsSss hs Ia su sp. e
ss .s nshs ss soH ss the S
slope
aI .d. d s.
half Inch gsnk G The ,es sides and
The sides from beog Displaced and i'd quite shall run
sRsS walk shall laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality in herring bone bed
Ct ns +
b @ sS M hs sad
Ing Prior laying the bricks she earth ground shall be
s%es
sa foot Tss mss w n oy shall
s, There shall s be 60 Of half
s shall be properly Beaded The Elm in herring
regularly laid close JOINTS without any rugged hollow
GEsEaal GlAusEs The whole work shall executed
judge Of the quality Of the work.
Ali the materials shall Of the best qusly shall
furnished By the contractors well as the labor.
days following the approval Of the adjudication by the Comm
Council and to complete the same three months after under
the same is not completed IL
Good and solvent security 10 the sum Of 81 900 shall be
CURED m each Of the to guarantee the faithful
performance Of their contracts.
ceptance the by City Surveyor follows tow
the TO be paid by the cash. and the proportion
holders made by the City Surveyor in conformity with
section s Of the city charter said bills to be collected
city seize the property Of nonpaymen Of
all Of said bills and the city Of New Orleans to bt
held liable or for any OF said bills should the same
Each Of the contractors shall pay into the city Treasury
the publication of the pson Of the ders
it being that said contractors shall have the
right Of demanding of said petitioners the reimbursement
It well that In case of by the
od xed or IL case the rounc B. dissatisfied with the
which being executed the Council shall have
70 b @ civil
without apply Of jus ics to annul the same
he contractors shah 1T any the work fnif
and complete the in conformity with their CONTRACT TIT
part 81 The work by the Of the abandon
ment and city shall thereby discharged from
case The contracts BE- resod the secue
held and bound sodo unto the city all
contracted to perform tho the price which MAJ
| he adjudica'ed at resale or rehabilitation
New oIIsans 2oh Of July lsis p,,1r ~, s,rv.vor
Approved BY the Committees Streets Lsnding boil
| Boards Of the Common Council: -, ,,,,,,
/ tsisnsd,i q. T. vEENARD.5 oha'fmen'
heg1stefeu' aug. ~ nIrpEI fo- comr,rosr
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

GENERAL whole work shall be executed 10
a. gSs q ss sa & N oy who will
Old round stone paving the old rejected curb and gutter
ey Of the contractor aud shall be removed and hauled
Ali the materials required for the performance Of tho work
shall DO Of tue best quality and shall DO furnished by the
The contractor begin the work the three
msnths following approval Of adjudication By The Common
penalty Of twenty dollars day for each and every day there
Good solvent security to Of twenty thousand
dollars shall By required to the faithful performance
DO msde the completion Of the paving each
sS s and ne ct a y Rs ~ y
property holders in bill, against properly holders 10 be
BY h. ' ss s s @ S .
tractor who shall be subrogasd all the rights Of the city
Of said Bills aud The city Orleans held iiaSe
the retaining cent Of each
M @ Pss NV T%s.say prior
e. s ns nj q Cd that
shall have the right of demanding Of said petitioners the
a by the
ss y
ner in which the work being executed the Council shall
Go
out to court Of Justice annul The same and with
shall any time NIB work flush and
tractor forfeit ali claims may for any part
work done BY him up to the date tho alb and s
therefor and ii is also well understood hat in case The
be red the contractor and his security shall be held
and bound in oido to unto the city all loss difference
the price VIII Oh the contractor originally
perform the work and the price which 1t may adad
Gated q sale read udicstion.
Bids per superficial yard of square block paving fur
nhe1 and laid incud the gutter per superficial
foot Of curbtonss furnished and laid superficial foot OF
crossing stone furnished and laid running foot of side
walks an rel sid from New Levee Rampant street
per running foot of sidewalk ken read from Ram
part Claiborne sire including all materials which
Be- required and ths cutters draining lots per
bridge top furnished and laid complete.
New Orleans 9th May 1859.
[Signedl LOUIS H. PILE,
City Surveyor.
Approved by this Committees Streets Idpgs Of both
Boards of the Common Council.
(Signedl ROBT. HUYGHE, ch,o
tSignedl H.. yENNARD, "na"''e'.
Registered, Aug. Is. 1882
aui7 Ct HENRY DUREL, for Comptroller.
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COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
City Of New Orleans, August IL, 1859.
No. 4744.
Resolved Comnoler be and he Is hereby author
adudcate following 10 the lowest bid
for each separately. after days notice in the official
JOURNAL said be done in accordance with
Office and the ddcation be sub
jsc to the approval or rejection Of the Common Council
1st for paving with round stones IRENE street,
from St. Anne to Philip street.
3D. contract for paving with square blocks Csroudeet
street, from Canal Felicity road and that the side
walks be raj ed and graded.
3d. for raising and grading the sidewalks Gas
quet street, from Basin to Claiborne street.
4h for constructing sidewalks Philip street.
west side, from Magazine to ST. Charles street
(SignedI JOHN T. MONROE,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Siguedl BENZ. g. HARRISON,
President pro TEN. Board of Aldermen.
Approved July 49, 1859.
[signedl GERARD sTIrH, Mayor
Notice Is hereby given that on SATURDAY, 9th inst
will adjudicate my Office IL O'Clock, NJ, the above
contracts.
aul5 IL. v. DUPLESsIS COMPTROLLER.
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SPECIFICATIo for the contract for
square bounded by Wn ST. George Fourth and Jacob
The public square hail enclosed with paued
The shall be Of cypress of the best quality fee
g% @ a viz saa 4sf mo '
well burnt prevent roenness They shall ba placed at
into he soa ground The posts ba be planned ia he best
and the holes aJGana the zane shall b filed up with
each pot shall inches thick and well nailed
inches pSss placed beaw the to
nuke good finish The cross bars snail be either q yellow
k1Ss and other defects well Pnss framed The posts
Two by six inches wo large gates shall left into fence
Ss and os on and 9
be made shown the plan shall be we'll psned ana hung in
s sss ss. po s9 sRsss H.
s Oily ss bs T eaa sna ns and
the materials shall be Of The hes, quality and shall be
The whole wo k shall be accordance with the lines
directions Levels be given by tho City Surveyor and to
The eonseto shall bound to begin the work in the ten
mon Council and 70 oompes the sane sixty days after nnasr
penalty of ten dollars day for each and every day there
secny to al amount & 500 shall be required to guarantee
Payment h completion OF the work and accept
anee Of the same by the City survsye s:,,. .....
sd as S y w s s
which The work /. being executed the Council shall have
g snna the mt hGs pq"s TIE o
applying court of justice annul the and
without indemnity and is also we'll understood that in
shall time abandon the work. finish and
complete the formy with his contract the said
contractor shall forfeit all claims he have for part
that the city shall be thereby discharged from and all La
bty Therefore and it is also we'll understood that in the
be sold the contractor and his securities shall be
held and bound in sodo to unto the city all loss differ
the price which the originally
pesrn the and price which may
adjudicaedat a resale re.adjndicaion.
Bids be foo, of fence complete including the
| gates
| New Orleans, August 5, 1859. =
[Signedl LOUIS II. PILE.
City Surveyor.
Committees Streets and Landings OF
| both Boards of the ComAon Council.
| TSignedl ROBT. HUYGHE, ch.,,r,.,
iSignedl II. I. VENNARD,} o""'ii"o"'
| Registered August 10, 1859.
| eugl5 1t HENRY DU Ell, for Comptroller.
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CpEc1F1CAIIONs Tor the contract for
y pRytng With square h!ocn g. CHARLES street. from nin
stssst u ard around Tiyoli Crcie. 49,
QUALITY AND DanKNMoAs or rHK MkTxRIAIsTbe souara
hA be 81 good hard grani,e not "
sog a .haPe nos y: shsu twelve nor more than eighteen
III fpees losIe aud ess than nine inches in thick
~ They 6 b. weil guarded, having parallel square
a ara suds make tight jenss and the tops shall be
6ssiol square, a1d e Of lups The square ad
1 Dc 2nttef ahn BE- angle of de
Hh ~ dsA = q Y - Lid dissoDally from the curb
31lges berdssfng the sidewxik6-
n Ges sones shall Of good herd granite obtained frou
pntc Theg shall y from twenty % thirty inches long
te eAes vida - Mt less than eight inches thick. The
pea 9ell qnartef having parallel square sides
% meks shf ont and the tops shall ba perfectly
%ep h@gea nd df1ed ehar Nse they shall be rejected
shall ~ OF North river blue stones perfec
ye bev an4 afee4 on the ton to answer
pe n he des s three 70 ak long from sixteen
fnohse pidA and N no less thaa four inches
b u North river bue stones Of th
- G9Aty Pof6ety we'll heNed and dressd not lss thai
long 0ile not less than AZ inches ibick
~ ~ apge forty Eve degrees with the sides
u h6tihe j0sn&s vii be diagonal with the street lima
witch BE- required for the ii shall
Is a. E5S<h river bns Of he bent aoaitv bbsd
oicd On the Surface OF Adressed to smooth surface
having ubbed t1ts No nag shall thai
threc ees tive and haif inches in thickness.
1he bricks which b. required sidewalks Sd all
Ake bricks Of the best quaiitJ.
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GERARD sTITH, Mayor.

No. 1853.
Reso,re Comptroller be aud he IL hereby instructed
sell the lowest bidder after five as notice n
the official Journal raise the hanques the side
ST. Ghsre from Felicity Terpschare streets. In accord
with the specifications given by the City Surveyor
(Signed) j. o. NIXON,
President Board OF Aldermen.
[S6nedl JOHN 7. MONROE,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
Approved July q, 1859.
tSignedl GERARD STITH, Ma; or
A true copy.
aal5 WV SALoNoS. Secretary to the Mayor.
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GoMPTROLLER's OFFICE, I
City Of New Orleans, August is, 1859. !
NJ l~rn

Resorei That the Comptroller and he is hereby author
lied adjudcae the lowest bidder after Ave no in
official journ contrsc for making and putting up
wooden railing the public bounded by Washing
ton George Fourth and Jacob Streets fourth District. in
accordance with plans specifications in the Surveyors
tho subject the approval or rejection Of the Com
Council. =. -
fSpnedl JOHN r. MONROE,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
Isyped BENZ. s. HARRISON,
President pro tenn. Board Of Aldermen.
Approved July -, 1859.
aul5 tSignedl GERARD STlTH Mayor.
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CoMPTRoLLER--oFFICIAL


Motto. /. hereby given that WEDNESDAY 24t instant
Iii sd,niieste at my Office, IL O'Clock M. above CON
4 I'll [aul7 6tl v. DUPLESSIs, Comptroller.
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No. 476S. %w. u.s.
Resorei Thos Fitzgerald with the city
Orleans attending and keeping In repair the bridges
Canal Csrondeet be and the is hereby decx ed
null. void and Of nc effect.
RssDcs further That the Comptroller be ami he Is hereby
sell the for attending and keeping in
the said bridges CaDa Carondcet for
bader, five days notice In the sici Journal
the work be performed in accordance with on
file yeyots office Ryd said adjudication TO be subject
10 the approval rejection Of the Common Council
Resoued further That resolution No. 420 OF the Common
Couuc approve July 49, 1885, be and Is hereby
peaed. xxs
(Sigred1 JOHN ]. MONROE,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) j. o. NIXON,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved July 80, 1882
aul5 tSigned) GERARD STITH Mayor.
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{ No. 4770.

NO. 4IIU. ]
Resoe That the adudcaton by the COMPTROLLER Of
with square blocks, to John security,
McYteat 81 40 per superficial for the square block
pavement per supe fetal foot Of curbstones IS
foot of crossing stones running foot of
per running side walks taken reld from
street. and Sl5 eAch bridge
the hereby rejected By the Common Council Of the
city Of New Orleans
Resotred That the Comptroller be and he hereby
auhorz adudcate the to the law
bidder 10 the official Journal subject
to the rejection the Common Conne tha work
10 be done in with specifications ne in the Sur
veyor's Office, which aiy published.
Gignedl JOHN 7. MONROE,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
| (sigued j. o. NIXON.
l President Board Of Aldermen
Approved Jnly 80, 1859,
tSisaed) GERARD sTTTH, Mayor.
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COMPTRoLLER'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August II, 1859.
NJ, h5EQ L

OOMPTROLLEK'S OFFICE,
City of New Orleans, August II, 1853. )
No. 1859. ]
Rsolred That udc contract for paving with
square blocks oaope from Tchoupitonas 70 Claiborne
street. Messrs. Nicholson Co-sscurity Wndell po-at
81 So superficial yard square block paving 81
prh foot for curbstones 81 90 fo0 Tor
and rad and So 90 each for the bridge tops complete be
and the hereby rejected by the Com Council OF the
city of New Orie
kesoeed further That the Comptroller be and he is hereby
authorized above mentioned contract 10 The
lowest bidder after Ave days notice in the ocia urna in
accordance with specifications already published and on he IN
the office said adjudication be to the ap
proval or rejection OF the Common Council
[signedl JOHN T. MONROE,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
(Sgned) j. o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
[Siguedl GERARD sTIriI, Mayor.
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Notice is hereby given that MONDAY gid day
gust 1859 will adJudicae my Office, at IL O'clock NJ,
aui5 It V. DUPLEss1s. Comptroller
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{ No. 1895. j

Aoslss I. hsrssy givsa that WEDNESDAY,, slst inst
n nnA& IN ", uUPLE HtH. Coniptrnlier