New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-01-06
" CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE.
City OF New Orleans, December 8, 1895
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Whereas tho Mississippi river in is press Of high vi
nsecarey kept from rom our @ 1ss,n0 upper
the Sauves plantation in the parish Of Jefferson.
event Of such calamity would be- inescaiahie, ind
Where's = Is duty The Common eousc owes the city,
for vsatious regardless OF expense. prctect
ey IN her most vital Interests from disaster by the negg
Be resoloe, That the Comptroller be and he Is hereb
for the construction o ievee along lie upper lm
the CITY, from Eayades street to the lower line Of CARROLL
nal g the M-ars Ridge said eSse Il be sisy fest Nh
the base thirty feet wide Mt The top, and Of sufficient hesg
Be i.lu,thes r,selsed Thus ss SAID eves sha
been completed The Compirosr be and hs hereby anho
for the construction Of shell road twenty in width on
the wsia work to be executed in accordance viii the n
and specifications e in the Surveyors Office and the
to be subject to the approval rejection by the Uom
tsignedl j. O. NIXON,
rslpnea1 President 4 wa.TSfy h915d 4 ;lierns
President pro tenn Board Assistant Alderm,
tsigneil GERARD sTITH, Mayor
Notice is hereby given that on THURSDAY. 18th Do
January s59 will adadidate at my Office at IL o'eloe
ds s2t T. THEARD. Ganptrol
p construction q aleyee along The upper limit Of tie city
St Charles dae Eayades street. to tbe lower line Of Card
a and from thence along the New Canal TO three hund
from St Charles stree. T. he lower line Of arroton
fs ss essssS s s il sss M a a s .
such heights when completely settled marked on The
Canal lower line Of csroton Ito 10 Beyond s0as Rs Neil
Ridge shall te fifteen feet In width at the base Ave feet VI
marked on the plan hereto annexed.
The earth to be used ~ the construction Of that poro
ground seventy feet width he Inside Of said ievee led
ming a ten feet from the base Of said Iesee and running
along the same mud the earth 10 be used in the construction
that portion of said levee secondly described shall be furn
The earth used in the construction of said evee shall be
ot snmp roots etc and shah be placed in regular layer
nn,il solid The top Of the lesee well the Sides vii
VII nave regular decsity, shall, when completed, be
The whole work shall bs performed in accordance with
lines md levels to 6e given to the City surveyor under
Al the materials aud labor necessary the constructl
saa Tbs ssee sas be s nihsd bs BY s
egae Sn I'll the Ct Ct the
penalty Of two hundred and lilly dollars per day FOR eae
every day thereafter the same IL not completed.
qIired 10 guarantee the faithful performance Of the ccntr
PAYMENTS in cash on the completion Of each and ever
settlement until final eomeon @ Of he whole ' W.
private property as delays will no doubt occur in pso
the same The time allowed for the completion Of the
shall have no recourse whatever against the city for a
It'll we'll il uaa case " q sna fase Sy tile
nsh vRs couns e S 5
neI N which the work is being executed the Council sls
the right to ul the contract without putting the eontrn
default as required by article Ices Of the civil Code
ot applying 70 court of Justice to annul the same and
out indemnity and II is also well understood that cs
contractor shall at any time abandon the work not n
complete the same in conformity with his CONTRACT the sal
tractor shall forfeit all claims may have for any part
work done by him to the date Of the Abandonment
city shall be- thereby discharged from any and all N
therefor and II is also welt understood that cnse
tract be resold The contractor and his securities shall
in sod9 S pay unto the city all loss
to perform the work and the price at which IT may be adj
| ted at resale Or adjudication.
Bids 70 be per running Of 20S feet for the whol
complete and included in that portion of the levee fs
scbed and per running Of 2US feet for the whole
| described. IA
New Orleans Nov. ed, 1858. a ID
| [SignedI LOUIS II. PILE, City surveS
Approved by the Committee Streets and Landings %
Boards OF the Common Council. 81
| lSisnedl ROBERT uUYGHE, cbo;r4
Ii. T, VENNARD, S
Registered Fs sh December 7th, 1855