New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-20
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract 70,

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be Of good hard gapits obtained from
be well anaTIed having parallel sides and ends
shall d North liver 5se perfectly
slope Of the des from Ion from eighteen
heEes With the ends cut at an s degrees
with the Sides that the joints will be on diagonal line with
shall be of North river blue the best
long, two feet vide aud two and a half inches thiss
The bricks shall be we'll burnt hard lake bricks of the best
cutters draining lots snail be of the best iron,
gravel shall be the best London gravel and
The sand shall g clear sharp sand of large grain
The plates 9r the tops Of the bridges a. ,e Intersections Of
and thickness to those now Canal street but
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to do by the Surveyor and substitute in Their stead new curb
The lines grades to be given by the surveyor good
and II spa ~ o 9s tn They s be duly
the work and cursone shall have slops Of tnree
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he crossing stones shall bs laid according to the lines and
be given BY the Surveyor in good Joints and in the
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and shall be laid good joints and in the best
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rejected filed up win fine gravel and sharp
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surveyor and shall place the top of the oing
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until it forms even and hard foundation The SQUARE block
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that each block asod foundation
make ma s close joints all joints width ss
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with six aa psu psvo shall be ss r
settled the gravel intothe joints ing Of hre
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be hed. so to correspond with the new grades and tn
Be- laid herring bone s sharp an inch
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Tagging well beddsd in hydssnlic mortar
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Complete the Sidewalks in the rnhe
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sole judge Of the quality Of the work -
stones and the earth picked the seet shall prop
of The contractor aud shall be removed and hauled
the materials required for the performance Of tie wo
iractor as we'll as lie labor
Council and to complete the after under
J, after The eompieted. ~ $40 wv, N' ,''e'>
Coed and solvent security amount Of twenty housaD
shall be required guarantee the faithful Performance
and every square acceptance by CITY SUI
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tractor who shall be soogaed all the rights of the
BY
cash the Treasurer retaining of
settlement until the completion OF the whole work.
The shall into the City Treasury prior 10
ceyng his certificates the cost of publication of the petition
of the hoer being well understood that said
tractor shall have The right demanding said petitioners III
reimbursement of said costs Of publication.
1t is well undetood that failure by the
10 begin finish the work. thereof within the
riod fixed or in the Counc be dissatisfied with the
in which the work being executed the Council shall
right TO anuu' the contract without putting, contractor
default required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and with
out applying to court OF Justice snnu the and with
out indemnity and it is well understood that til
contractor shall time alb ndon the work flash
complete the in conformity with his contract said con
tractor shall forfeit all claims he have for part Of II
work done by him the date the alb ndonnen and n
city shall be thereby discharged from and all ablit
tract be esod the contractor and his security shall be
between the price which originally con'racte
perform the work and The price which may De aJaa
4 Gated at sale re.adu Indication. g.
Bids be superficial yard of square block paving w
nishei and laid including the gutter stones per supsnc
foot Of curbstones furnished aud laid superhela 1901
crossing furnisfed and laid running Ioot OF sia
walks relsid from New Levee 70 apar
per running sidewalk ken up and rom
street. including all new materials when ma
required draining ios anu per Ire
| bridge 100 furnished and laid complete
}. New Orleans, 9th May, 1859. -orr1,r ,u1c
City
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of Dol
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