New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-15

SPEClFiCATlONS concerning the sale of
single track railroad commencing Eighth street, its
the south side anal down the Tide 81 anal
street 70 Ampart rect and along the west side Of Rampant
airoed commencing the gri.sd States Barracks
then aeng the north splanade s,r to he east
side q Rampant street. then along the eat SIDE Of Rampant
70 Magazine street though Magazine Eighth street aSd
shall be
laid in the of said Streets and Canal Rampa
neutral ground and below Esplanade in the
Rampant and Dauphine streets.
through the above named streets within the time herein fixed
fyeeghhs inches guage The be Of the pattern
as those in use n the city Of Phi adsPhia sample which
structon best quality and shall
f as II 81 ong III s &
of yellow pine Aye by eight inches. '','e.
be he BE- ore saSs 80 M
four inches 4 London gravel which shall be perfectly well
ram%ed until it forms hard foundation; the ties shall
sI NJ Pssss a S
streets Shall relad by or Contractors in
the line said within the rails shall be paved S with
round stones in the best wokmanke manner to the en-.
Tire satisfaction = q f. the s City Surveyor
city of Philadelphia and Of such dimensions thirty
persons The shall be drawn BY hores mules
s Tie cars shall Be- as Der d dy
not than Every ten FROM
9 o M aa ns y T. minutes s
exceed six miles per hour. All that may be- run on said
good and ample head and light placed conspenoSs
position the ouide of the and for the violation this
enacted the part Of any officer enplo said roads
the contractor or shall be liable fne Of dol
Pe and every besides all damages arising
the paved and III Lift which
contractor or contractors refuse keep sail
right said trees and bridges repaired ex
Of ss @ or eOn'racto ana in the event Of
ae any Court Of competent Jurisdiction for the benefit
TIE mentioned track shall be used exclusively for cars
passing mp and the ct Of er for cars passing down
street king up and down completion woe work
the 70. or a bg himself themselves
their proposal by Nh Common Council mud complete
keep said roads so lent number of passenger cars
and down roads herenbeiore required shall also
provide for all and labor required for the construction
The Of New Orleans shall not be liable any work or
expense thereon either for the construction repairs or any
other expense Of whatever kind shall bs borne BY the
s rae shall and
thousand dollars to guarantee the faithful performance
The street and Eighth street. or for any
distance these points shall not exceed FIVE cents
Gne Barracks shall I've sI per
either way = Z
The shall annually nav into the Civ
Treasury upon the assessed value Of SAID
the annual tax levied real estate ard the said
roads and fixtures shall be assessed by the
ment
The roads shall be supervision of the
City Surveyor and in accordance with the lines grades
II is well understood that failure by the contractor
70 begin or finish the work or part thereof within the
which the work is being executed tho Council shall
the right to annn the contract without putting the contractor
in default as required by article 1905 ofthe cvicode
out applying 70 Of justice annnl the and without
indemnity and IL is also well understood that in case Tie con-
tractor shall at any time abndon the work not finish and
complete the same 10 conformity with his contract said
the WORK done by him to the date of abandonment and
the city shall be thereby discharged from any and all ab
Ivy therefor and tits also well understood that in
ahnnnent Of the contract Or Of such abandonment of the
tractor contractors the city of New Orleans shall have the
right to resell the contract at the risk peril Of the contractor
Or T cSn,ta as anu their T securities in soldo
snms for the privilege, and the shall paid
within thirty days from the date Of contract All proposals
proposals be opened By Comptroller presence Of the
Chamen OF the Comm ttee Finance and Streets Land
ns Of both Boards and said proposals shall be subject the
approval q rejection by the Common Council.
The said railroads. fixtures and other
Shall revert to the city ut the expiration of the twenty
years. privilege valuation be ascertaned by two dn.
tractor and the other BY The city and in Of dis.
agreement said valuation between said persons Tins an
poied third party umpire shall be appointed BY one Of
TX nstss Gouts Tbs DECISION thereby hado DO final
tSienedl S. n LOUIS H. PILE, CITY survsvor
BY tho Committees on Streets and Landings both
s sisasS R II sFs auIaaE chairnen.
as est HENRY DUREL, for Comptroller.