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

contract
. paving with square blocks Camp street, from Canal Cal
block shall be of good hard granite not in inferior
II aay to the gsnts obtained tain from Boston They sha
inches in width and not less than twelve nor more ha
TSsy PSegs
ENDS 50 as to make light Joints aSd 'he tSps shs Be
The gutter stones shall be gu eftyaye degree
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gutter shall be Of good hard obtained from
weye inches vide and less than nine inches thick Tb
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well hewsd md dressed beyedresed on the top to ansg
twenty inches wde and in no less than foa IN
The crossing shall be OF North river hpe STIR
best quality perfectly well hewed and dressed, ned
fo ea swS e. se AK @ Be IF
stores Of The bet qaa,s rubbed or "a o2e, on ,hs
NJ agstene shall measure less than three feet saueg
The gravel shall ) the best London gravel, over
III. sand shall be clear sharp sand of large grain
MANNER N WHICH THE Woek SHALL NE ESEourt
stones. The new curb stones shall be set according 81
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of It's heigh, towards the adjoining sidewalk and hnl
na s ss he be ea hFaaa s
grades bs given by the Surveyor, in good joints
hest workmanike bed Of London gravel and
sand mix ed of at least six inches in thickness said
be well rammed and with o the croy
The gutter stones shall join in their length the curb
and shall be laid with Inclination slope owar tbs
of INCH bottoming of four inches of London
sharp mixed sid bouonling 10 be s,ronglyf
with the head Of the crow bar until solid The stones
well joined, the joints be half inch ~jde,
wise thsy shall be rel cted ard to be fiji ed with fpa "a
| and sharp sand.
The shall take the old
after the shall be hauled by him shall pick
grade the surface of the accordance with the rades
be given by the Surveyor adeph of fourteen inches beo'
the superior face of blocks when laid
shall dress the rondbed OF the tegiven
the Surveyor and shall place the Of the song
not less than four inches OF London gravel and SHARP
until 1t forms and hard foundation, The hlc
paving shall then I've Aid In laying the paving The c9n,raeto
shall lay tho blocks dagonay angle of fottyve d
with the line breaking joints with every tier,
same in order that each block solid foundation
lie shall all to lay the blocks they touch and nak
close Joints all joints half inch width shall
positively be rejected by the Surveyor When the blocks
sn The Joints shall be accurately filed wi fine gravel an
shatp nd mixed and tho paving shan be conveniently role
VIII oeo % roller Alter the rain has settled the gray
gravel and sharp sand mixed shall
| ana Tue same shall he opened for travel
M OH Drcklng OF the side walks shall
insured away by the con'ractOr the sidewalks shall be filled
the eonactor the said filling III be well rsmUed and Il
Tagging shall 'hen be laid The flags shall he laid and we
oeaned ~ ment and close jonted in the manner
pFted present an even surface free Of all rugged or hoo
places. capable of supporting straight EDGE oheri
shall be rejected The stones cutters
less than IL inches vide by uchs thick with e u,nal
hydraulic cemen. mortar wherever required draining
| and houses.
Wherever the sidewalks arc already Tagged and ma,
found too los by the Surveyor tn contractor shall take