New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-20
SPECIFICATIONS for II,

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
sides Of johnson street om IKE New
Canal to Canal street and the eide of Chippewa street.
sidewalks on both
sdss Of IT. from the New Canal to Canal street.
SECOND sidewalks the side Chip
ss w from 0'sphns to Washington street. be
GUn9srosEsHewed and dressed cuhstones shnlipe the
good quality with them beveed dressed Top
SSeg Sp
In sa S end with
ing lots They shall be duly nterspered in lengths from
levels which viii given By slryeso and each curbos
shall hays n sps r. THREE for
fixed backed in the approved manner prevent
asaa sn
inches shorter than three feet and having less
shall be admitted in the work.
Lengths Of MT less than twenty feet except
the Jennings pinned there and Intermediate spac Of
inee. driven through suitable holes tie
outside edge is have notehe eight inches long by two
81 or feet n b. sh
wide and inches thick pointed at the end which the
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gutter plank aforesaid with sx1ch GU spikes TIE gutter
Jay beaded bfo5e the pins driven The top edge Of the
board shall project half inches
face of the gutter plank ard the latter shall be laid with
for draining lots tha be built by the They
shall be four inches wide by eight inches deep and shall be
made of and hal inch cypress plank for the de aud
the SIDES from being displaced, and i'd cutie shall
through the whole width of the sidewalks.
BRICK pAvEMESr.-The walk shall be laid with
lake bricks of the best quality in herring bone bed Of
lake sand other equally good quality with
gas ashes generally called blue blly joints
the bricks shall be well filed with sharp sand. and coating
half inch thick the VIII surface OF The brick
ing for TO laying the BRICKS The earth ground shall be
cur up broken and well rsmmed and made level and graded
smoothly With deciivty slope towards the outline of
nan an nch per foot. The ground where low shall be
ne up ny contractor at his EXPENSE and well ammed
unt completely s1d There shall be bedding of half of
an men Of sharp sand blue billy under the bricks and
sa bricks shall be properly bdded ihe herring BONE
regu ary laid In close joints without any rugged hollow
that the will bear straghedge, otherwise
GENERAL GLAusEsThe whole work shall be executed to
the entire satisfaction OF City Surveyor who will the sole
judge Of the quality of the work.
All the materials shall be of the best quality and shall
The shall be bound bsgn work in the len
days following the approval Of the aju
Council and complete the three months after under
penalty Of dollars day for each and every day
the same IL not completed.
Good and solvent security In the shall be
qured fm each OF the contractors to the faithful
performance OF their contracts
Payne made the completion Of the work,
eeptance Of the by the City Surveyor follows.
the proportion be paid By the city in cash. aud the proportion
the holders bills against said
hssders be made by the City surveyor, in conformity with
section lla OF the city charter said bills TO be collected
city and SEIZE the properly OF Of
all Of said hs and the city of New orens 10 be
held liable responsible any Of said bills should the sae
not be paid.