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srEc1EloATnoss for The een.fae, for the

gss &c for hs
and ~ooden cutters Oh The west SIDE Of Philip street from
magazine to ST. Charles street.
es IN wd Or TIE s' Us ten
goo quality with M bevsled top
he's Thsy
b s m 5 ne G wsps
desired ier alsapx Thsy ssaI E aaIy
ing the aud levels which will be given by the
for every r ee ee 81 is towards the line he
houses shall also be soldly axed and backed
usually 3 negligence in hs and no
Of he gn,se , be admitted IN the se,k
ep inches vide four inches hie ia
OF ni a
81
inches IL diameter driven through snab holes ia tho
gu he SsHns o s os Or
ssss d ays S IN
no, les 9a feet long BY eight inches
ground VIII b. firmly spiked with said gutter
i M sand aad
70 @ ssgs the
face O. the sn.sr plank and the latter shall laid with }
draining shall be built They Nan b
' y Ss
by inches pieces the keep the sides
'sRE a Il ss ssd CATERS
lake Sh Of the quality herIng bone
lake sand sand eqsy gSed qaSly with or on
sshss y r.;
vii ard lsvsI md graded
bali an Inch per foot eto1nd shall be led
sp s s
eTp sand Blk r. the sk n and s sas
close Joints any Ss hoew plss
tho ~'S S viii Sehs
'a Ss ms he Hs s. be " %9 IT, bet quality. and m De
fam she'd By he Contractor he ~
TsG shall be on he
ounc complete the nms three three m. months asT
@ % n ssss s''n
CURED from the to guarantee the faithful
BE- on hs compilation of the work
ND s hs IS be bs v city
saysys ss.s asa shs
ee1n il s b s ass b ,I y
3 lss EN-
Of G ~ said bis and
sss s ssa ~
SsSs MI
vel, that in
Sxsd ss Ge.as %s s r.
right annu the without pnng contractor in
fault required by article of Code and without
demnity and is also well understood that in the
complete the same conformity with his contract said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have any part of the
work done him the the that he
city shall be thereby discharged from and liability there
in soido pay the city all loss difference between the
which the originally contracted to perform
the work and the price at which it be adudcated
| re. sale adjudication.
Bids per running foot of sidewalks complete in.
Guiding the ming OF the and the cutters for
draining.
| New Orleans, August s. 1859.
tSignedl LOUIS II PILE,
. City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council
(signedl HIT, yENNARD, Chairman
tSignedl ROBT. HUYGHE, ehhrlhen.
Registered August Is, 1859.
auis III HENRY DUREI. for Comptroller
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I ,ssy a.. NJ @ s e q s. a s s
and sharp sand mixed liked
as? y s.'as Dfgsf and
grade the s 81 s ss IN GRADES
Sox face Of The laid
given by 10 sqtyeyor and shall place the
.saa s ss Ssesi s s a
6on roller until forms even and hard foundation The
Ss eoasssos shall hs blocks dasonsy snss
% s s a .a ssss *.
III each 10 oest may ocss on
all Joints % r., half an Inch
h. s nss s s
sharp S and ss as psa sha 81
vel and sharp sand placed upon the paving and
The brekiag tagging the sidewalks shall taken
digging 70 correspond with the new
INA nd 70 ,hs s sr ss
new flags which be required to replace the old
satisfaction of the City Surveyor who shall be the
hs old , S stone
per contractor and shall be removed and hauled away
furnished by the contractor, as well as the labor.
months following The approval Of the ada Com
mon Counc andto complete the same eighteen months
thereafter The same IS not completed.
Good and soven security the OF SuU0 shall be re-
Payments to be made the completion paving Of each
square, and acceptance Of the by The City Sur
follows owt the proportion to be paid BY the
by the in conformity with Section lp and 0 Of the
City Charter said bills to he collected by the contractor
shall be subogated to all the rights OF the city to
seize the property Of al Of sait
bills and the city Of New Orleans to be held liable
sponsbe any said bills should the be paid Thu
proportion be paid by the city in cash. the Treasurer retain
pleiion Of the whole work,
The sha into the City Treasury prior to
aaiy his
property holders being well that said
shall have tie right of demanding of said petitioner
the reimbursement of said costs Of publication -.
to begin finish the work, Thereof within TIL
period Hxe the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which the work is being executed the Council sha
default required by srcle 1905 the Civil Code
without applying court of jus ice to .nnul the
without indemnity and is also we'll understood that
the shall at time abandon The work.
finish ppee the in conformity with his contract
said shall forfeit all claims he have for
Of the work done BY him up to The date Of the abandoa
all liability therefor and it Ii also well understood that in
contract be resod the contractor and his security shall
price which the originally
perform the work nod the prices AT which it
a adjudc ted at resale or readudcation.
nished and laid Including the gutter per superc
furnished and laid per superficial foot
crossing furnished and laid running foot OF sid
may required and per iron bridge top furnished and la
complete.
(signedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committee. Streets and Landings
both Board. Of the Common Council.
d [siGnedl b. T. yENNARD, ouan'nsn
auI7 81 HENRY DUREL, for Comptroller.
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1 III o.S r IN c trast from TebolWon
- hg WIN square LOCKS, ohop' s'ee'' NUN i''upo"
ias 1 10 G!aioerne street ~ - ,,-,,,.,s-Tho s,ua-a
MI A ~ s @ u MI in rasnact ;ntnr
sna " OF so9 , & pns,nn' They sbaii m
~ 70 he grahi,e oo h J o Nova ,har xten
sesp MOI iss man ~, W. 70, o - ~ 20 49,
inches II width and not less then I'VE o "a Re
~ III ihenes ong aha hpl ss .a III az a nd Id
saai " we qiareu havihS u a ~ nsara
a. ~ ~ hake sign, JOINTS a un w % o;ni IL t
, anu hss ri o. jumps: al % of foptv i've Gaaress viii Ia
stones sial De cut ~ an angie o. lols I'VE e
sues SO W 10 DC iaa diaeohais o 'ne ou's'ee
me e, sue walks ., had r,;., ,o, T.. au
luz sha W % , Ely @ y a , @ Th
speG, INFERIOR IN quil'y 10 lucy @ i NY
s oe from sixteen 10 2s, ~ sles
Mae ana mol ies tnam egn nsne s And ss so a
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for paw
y ing with round stones IRENE street. from ST.

~ Ing Win round stones IRENE street, from ST. Anne to ST.
The round stones shall bank stones of the
Rs hsss saa or a S
n shs
assotdanse with he grades ard rounding BE- given NE
nix IN sssas S
laid the Joints shall ,e filled up with dry river sand an after
ammsd twice joints shall up With lake shells
ss 1s sss rsa
shs sand mixed and Inc stree, '4 'nsn
BY ssS sa s
satisfaction City and this without extra
ont est9a compensation all Ruitesone wing
crossing s m hsA BE
s!sctsd BY Oily Surveyor Ths eentrseos shall also
Ike Ssu
IN assHRaI whole shall be executed
satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who will be the
'01 Ta 's's ssrh picked shall be the
Of the contractor and shall be removed and hauled away
All the materials shall of the best quality and shall be
Ths Ss sSs bound
y s" &c e ns %
penalty dollars day for each and every day there
Good and solvent security fifteen hundred
dollars shall be required to guarantee the faithful
be made the completion Of the work and
tie Proportion to paid By city Of orleans
AMI the proportion paid by the holders In bills
against holders to be made by the City Sur
veyor, in conformity with section u9 of the City
shall be subrogated all the lights Of the city and
seize property In of nonpayment OF or I'll OF
said bills the Of New Orleans to be held liable
responsible of said bills should the not be paid
| by the property holders -,
condition for and during after its compile
ton.
cevng his certificates The cost Of pnolca ion Of the petitions
Of the property holders being well understood that said
tractor right of demanding Of said petitioners the
reimbursement of said 1sts OF publication
well understood that in OF failure by the contractor
tn begin finish the work. thereof within the
Rod fixed the Counci be dissatisfied with the
right annu the wi bout putting the contractor IN
default required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code, and With
applying to Of Justice to annul the and with
indemnify and is also well understood that In the
complete 10 conformity with his contract, said
tractor forfeit all claims have for Of thu
him the date Of The abandonment aud ths
city shall thereby discharged from and all liability
reod tho and his security shall be helo
bound in soido unto the city all los. difference
which the contractor originally contracted
perform the work and the price which be adjudi
ed a resale If adjudication.
Bids be superficial yard OF round stone paving,
nshed and laid complete.
New Orleans, 18th July, 1859. -
iSignedl LOUIS H PILE,
, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of boil
| Boards of the Common Council.
t tsisnedi Il, T. vESEaRD, ohair~en.
Registered August 18th. 1859.
all5 l2t HENRY DuREI, for Comptroller
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zach Of the shall into the iy Treasury
% n receylng certificates and u.s. their proportion Of
he COS, publication Of the petition Of the propesyho ders
right 81 demanding Of said petitioners the reimbursement Of
aid cost OF publ cation.
II Il well that In failure by the contractors
begin or finish the work thereof within the
Rod 6xed the Council bs dissatisfied with the
which the work Is being executed the Council shall have
in default required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and
without applying to court Of jus ice to annul the and
without indemniy and 10 also well understood that in
contractors shall at time abandon the work finish
aud complete the in conformity with their contract the
said shall forfeit all claims they have for any
en. that the city shall be thereby discharged from
and all liability therefor and Is also well understood that In
the contracts be reso contractors and their securities
shall be held and bound sodo unto the city all loss
difference between the price which the orlna ~
contracted perform the work and the price at which 1t may
be adjudicated at a resale REHABILITATION
Bids to per running foot Of sidewalk complete including
the turning Of The corners
New Orleans, 10Th Of July, 1889
Tsigned,] LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landing OF both
Boards OF the Common Council.
ISignea,l ROBT. HuYGHE,l cha;rr,sn
fSigned,1 II. T. VENNARD,S S
Registered, Aug. II, 1852
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SPEoIFIcATIONs,, for tns , rae. ao1r

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
. pal ting the wooden railing around the Camp street canal
from Bartholomew 10 Felicity street.
whole If the railing shall be well cleaned out Of all dust
and ha railing shall receive all sides three good
costs Of best white lead in OIL with such other plain colors
which may be- The whole work be executed
10 Inc entire sail faction Of the City Surveyor.
All the shall be the best quality and shall be fur
n,shed BY the contrac or, we'll as the labor
The contractor shall be bound begin the work in the
Cornell aud to complete the same month after,
penalty dollars for each and day thereafter
The same is not completed. .
the faithful Performance of the contract
Pay ens the completion Of the work and accept
ance Of the same by the Cit Surveyor. e 55
we'll that in Of failure by the
be1iD finish the work. part thereof within The
Rod fixed the Council he dissatisfied with the
In which being executed the Council shall have the
fault required by article 1875 of the Civil Code and without
applying court Of justice to annul the and without
indemnify and is also well understood that in the
shall any time abandon the work not finish and
complete in conformity with his contrast the
shall forfeit ali claims he have for OF the
the city shall thereby dchar1 ed from and all liability
therefor and it is also well understood that in the
reso contractor and his securities shall be held
bound in sodo to the city all o,s difference
between price which the contractor originally contracted
to perform work the price at which 1t may bs sdiud
Gated at a resale read publication.
Bids to be for the whole work complete. @s
isignedl LOUIS q. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by Committees on Streets and Landings
both Boaids Of the Common Council -
f esignsd' H q E v HSFyaRb chairnen
nnlS 1t HENRY DUREL, Tor Gonptroler.
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s,. sn 's a,a y % OF both sides Of
81
Win IN s nma e
sa XII I'd s BY The
sss s
&c
Inch ~ ID sad o1 ss ns and
sh" @ .s ssy en- ss ssz
as ..% $
e K {. ssS s h as Ct hs ID
nS ssS re
ri sfs
feet having less hap tx Inches SaoT @ upper
' hs I'd b sss
sni a All. BE- a I ss s
mill twelve inches wds By fm In est ha ssr ia
slvsa ssssa
nsl ~
~ % be ss sas s
gs ss% s Sps s s
ground will be firmly driven dews and spiked with said gutter
r.
" S, s sa Ss ns 4s
sss e e. s are avsn
ss shall Be laid
s a he @ Il @ hi The
shall run through the whole width Of the sidewalks.
Tas paved
sss sas % Hid @
shall receive TOP covering three inches of London
good ss City SUR
srcs fss quality Be
bed ss sand or .. Sps q S. Il. w
bricks shall be well alled with sharp sand and coat
bresng a por to laying bricks ground shall
% ssy op. e. un
half an inch per The ground low shall be filed
% til s s sd sf
be as 81
as Thost any rugged Or hollow pase' 80 ihss The
GENERAL CLAUSES Tho whole work sha be executed to
adss q III quality # /, he e, w ,s ..
furnished BY the contractors, we'll labor
days 81 feoWng hs approval ad daions by
to complete the same three month. s%sr
thereafter the ssne not completed. -
CURED FROM Of the contractors to guarantee the faithful
Payments to be completion comprised
each contract and acceptance Of he same By he City Sur
Ssss Psd y as sai$ss
s sas' ssa s q cy
SAD bls e SOLICITED The sent,ae,ols vho hail 70
n e s Of ANY ss Of a @ and
: of slid bills should the same not be paid.
The contractor shall into the City Treasury prior to
ceiyng their certificate and their proportion Of tbs cost Of
publication of the petition Of the property holders being
well Understood that said contractor shall have the right Of
ndng Of said petitioners the Of said cost Of
publication.
well understood that of failure by the
finish the work any thereof within the
period fixed Council with the
In which the work being executed the Council shall have
the right annul the without putting the contractor
required by article 1906 ofthe civil with
applying OF Justice annnI the and without
indemnity and 1t is also well understood that the
shall any time abandon the work, finish and
complete conformity with his contract, said
shall forfeit all claims he have for
work done by him the date OF the abandonment and
the city shaft be thereby discharged from all abl
and also well that
esod the and his securities shall be held
bound In soido the city all 10 difference
price which the
perform the work aud the price which be adnd
e Gated a a resale readjndc cation
Bids be- running of sidewalks taken and eaid,
including curbstone furnished aud laid the old
and relad the wooden euer three
supports for draining lots. furnishing Of all
rinls required and the ur ing # the the whole
!, p1ete.
tsignedl LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of both
e Boards of the Common Council.
[s ssnsa] T. Ho z EEs SgTgHh ca.rnsu
e aui5i2t HENRY DUREL. for Comptroller.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, !
City Of New Orleans, August ID, 1879. )
r No. 4744. 5,.q .

Resoved That the COMPTROLLER be and he e hereby suo 5
der for each separately after days nocs in the Official
Journal said work done In accordance with
on ale In the Surveyors office and the adjudication to DO sub
ject to the approval rejection Of the Common Council
lst contract for paving with round stones Ireme ree
from st. Anne to Philip street. 80, .,.,..
Cd contract for paving with square blocks Carondeet
street. from Canal street Felicity and that the side
walks be raised and graded. 60 -,
3D. contract for raising and grading the sidewalks Gas
quet street, from Basin to Claiborne street. -
contract for constructing sidewalks Philip street,
(signed JOHN 7. MONROE,
President Board OF Assistant Aldermen
(Signedl BENZ. s. HARRISON,
President pro tenn. Board Of Aldermen
Approved July rs, 1850
lSignedl GERARD STITH, Mayor.
Notice Is hereby given that on SATURDAY, 9Th Inst.
Will adJudicate at my office II o'clock NJ, the above
contracts. -
aul5 12t v. DUPLEsSIs, Comptroller.
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SPECIFICATIONS for One eontraet ION pnv-

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for pnv-
stree ps FELICITY T,s osd street, from canal
b * hard spite
quality the grant obtained from Boston They shall b.
inches inches Width tsaa twelve than twenty
Joints the so es be
shall be s cut a 5 with the
Tbs shall be Of good hard granite obtained
twsSs inches vide than inches thick They
soa to Hs psssy s we'll
w' III bsxsS
thirty inches wide and in no case less than four inches in
The shall be of North river blue of the
sys w ssGs not fea 6. s Less @
with the ends cut =, an angle Of feryhye degrees with the
fs
S s1 he ss' Ss' ED aoay
having rubbed joints No sht less than
The may required for the sidewalks shall be
gravel shall be the best London gravel not and
T The sand ssaI be clear. sharp sand large grain.
m s fl be re e ss S ] %
sfs a9d SRs width, 'ss
MAssra IN wp1eH THE wonk SHALL BE EzEcursP:-The
ord to DC s. BY The I
BY s G and "e e
shall be set according the grades given BY
duly kSsa sas
he ana ao e9 sh @ have
sidewalk shall ao sody axrd and backed in mos
through the by the contractor whenever required By
the Surveyor.
grades be given by The Surveyor good joints and IN the
nd i'
well ranned and hardened with the head Of .hs
and shall be laid in good iosts and in The best workme
fs city sass tie
as H. h well
d % o ds es dsn ss and
nigel said n TIA Il be s
,nsy shall be rejected and to be filled up with fine gravel
s ha tS 5. h,a s old arsy t. hp
sst a' srs%s & H.
be. 5 hs face s to Bs Of ws
the street, tie
be so s h
na 9os sn @ s
The square block paving shs then be laid Il laying the
~ 5 ss h. sssa
solid fon daien He shall all to lay Ne blocks
a. i sss. es sd Ss ss sSs y 3
fos sHp a1o o as a re
Ss ipS
ss sfs ssa Be taken
by the contractor whenever ordered by the Surveyor iha
be given city Surveyor and the ~ brekag and
IN q s 81 Iii new fnf IS
s hss ay Pc a s rep age hg Cd
5 s ss % 81 s Ias ess o, .na sn s
the Surveyors eice and shall through the whole
dEsHa4L GlAusEs-Ths whole work shall be executed
ns ss % H. sn,S City Surveyor who shall be the
Jhs old cubsoes the old guerstones the old round
tie
hs be em9yed and hagled away By him If s work
nd
begin H. xo5 81 in III ,se s ou
e penalty asa fs%fs ns r%s
day d the same i not It 5 s Of $4,000 shall be
CURED Of ~ h os
and Very 70 and
81 ~ t. sis nst s
city sa s b. sea By The ss
ns new w h shall BE- susTegse the rights Of the city
s. hs Ss e a
sid Hills should . The sa Sn
tainieg ss cent of each settlement until the
cost ess q nt Rs ss
shall have the right fssmsnd Of said petitioner
' i We'll that failure BY the ee1tracto
Is s S rss S a a
her in which the work being executed the Council shn
ad
appingto court of justice TO annn the and with
Sss m or not s
hs s ali ss ass s s
The work done By him the date of te abandonment
TIE ;hs we'll ha So s
be nf 0 and his ns ssa be bel
the price al Which the contractor originally eonraee
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as sa j has
ogAllrT Asp DlaEssioss THE MA1za1Als-The square
s S
obong in shape not less than twelve nor more than eighteen
tour INCHES and Less ,hsa nine iaehss 'Sss:
ia. and free Jumps The ad
dasoass from hs CURE rs
gutter shall BE- Of good hard granite obtained from
Boston They shall be from twenty thirty inches long
shall 30 well assrsd having parallel Or SQUARE Sides aes
~ sR b. &c
The curbstones shall be North river blue stones perfectly
ops Of the Sides three to six feet long from sixteen to
thirty inches wde and in no case less than four inches in
crossing stones shall North river blue stones of the
sar long vide and less than inches Thick
s with s s ss s angle M s sides
SO es which may be required for the sidewalks shall
fooled or snraee and
Iss ys sS f less than
he bricks which may required for the sidewalks shall be
Tho shall the London gravel not over one and
The sand Shall Be ciear, sharp sand, of ge grain
Tss ps IF g. rs s sS 1s a sm %
and to those already in existence said
St. Charles street ~, st.. w.. r n,
old rs up and
sG
shall be set according TO tho lines nd grades to be given
a siSS iRss
for @ @ sh ss ae e
sidewalk and Il so - sadly AKA and backed
through the same BY The contractor whenever required BY
The crossing stones shnl according to the lines and
grades 70 be given by the surveyor IN good joints and the
sand mixed Of st sas, ~ inches in
ha nf
stones shall b laid joints aid IN tie best work york.
By he City surveyor plates for the tops i Stf ss
s and
shall Be- Ibid with slope ns Of oas inch towards the same
sand mixed sad botomng strongly hsrlensd WITH
The head # the until y Sd Ts shall
wise they shall be and to be e up with fine gravel
The shall take the round stone paving and
after the same shall be hauled away BY him shall pick and
given the sa to Of fourteen inches below
tor shall bed the thu
BY the suryeyoI and shall On the top Of he same soil
sand mixed shall thoroashl roll The with u.
fss the Giving
shall the blocks diagensily angle Of forty
ssas Bedding he blocks and hssdsnsg
hs SANE Ne IN order that each block r, on solid
Be- soear,e :d ans
ios IS h U savS !. b
az a se py s shall then receive covering oa,
Iss sas sssis. IL .s W G
sS ss sn ss to b given
Fsss o e. IL IL ss Civ
s@ Es ssss amy e i
nishss Ss me contractor Tithosi extra
hs sne sat 81 the CITY Surveyor who viii be sole
All the which may rejected BY the C;,v s,rv
" well % the old round stone paving and picked
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ss.- = nj 3 regnlarly laid IN Joints without
:. Tie nsss
snins los ballt y, the contractor where
- ssss spsG y .us oi,ss contractor shall
s 9s az s s. cy survsso Tss
srsss, ssces shall Is laid N wcskmapiks manner. on
ss sse 3 ssies nn and made soiid
4 s. Iss t. ,;
sssil = sd seps q and half ,seh tow:,ds ne
IN broken d p gutter
iss 2. III ssss
nd from to sx feet long and shall b furnished by the
RTlS1ise corr or rnI aousD STONE PAyme The contractor
sad srsds she aid roadway n aecordsee With grade
rounding b kyea By he C an shall cover Inc
stone paving shall shen BE- laid workm.nks The
round touch each other and make and
dry sand and after the rain has settled the same
AGAIN d w London ErsSs and sharp
shall then b opened for travel Nh nqg ~
b seaused shall be Of river and shan oe "
keep tue paving perfect repair condition for and du5ng
one year after It's completion snd X II Ibis
condition the Treasurer onsh Of ,hs
hs whole work which m shall b Paa 70 BE-
then psres. good order and condition. otherwise 1t
Ali he materials shall be Of the best quality and shall befa
ni:hsd by ne Sa S ~ u The in the
days Wing Of cation BY shs
es & Sps a
4 the same is mot completed: ,.,..a
ia thfn performance Of the contract ,,r and the
cash on the ecmps.ion Of the Work ana the
y. ss IL S
n ss ):
1 GoSn I'M sa asys e
as .. required b. article 1905 Or he Ov Code and withou!
ssns !: ss'ss
ss At any time ,ns @ OF ns n1sa