New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-15
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract f0l
paving with square blocks Camp street, from Canal to Cal

ut my office at IL O'clock M tho above contracts
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
paving with square blocks Camp street, from Canal to Cal
4uAlIrY AND DlxEssloss THE MArrRrAIs,The square
block shall b. Of sSSd hard not II any r
obong shape not less than twelve more than sixteen
inches 4 not leg. Than nor s twenty
They pa!as .s s.d
sass % %'ss aps hs De
hs gutter 4 . stone. shall degrees
so" she's f BE- laid d'aA tho curb stones
s s q s sebss sS s%
twelve inches wide az less than nine thick They
BE w
re ss 'as b rs ses. perfect.
h ID r. % the the
inches wids and in than Inches
The crossing stones shall be of North river blue stone, of the
Sidewalks shall Be- Of North 'rt ver Blue
@ Or and Yi @
No gens shall less than three square by two
The Gravel shall the best London gravel
The sand shall be Gear sharp sand, of large grain
MANNER IN WHICH THE woRk SHALL Be EXECUTED. The
and II Their ssd
stones new curb stones shall be set according the lines
IL e SsGs sas
Of 10 o
Of ts hsgh, towards the adjoining sidewalk and shall also
for draining nicely eat through the same u
The crossing shall be laid according to the lines and
grades to be given BY the Surveyor in good joints the
ssa rSs ''ie
os'e sPss as sa'a e.
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VIII III hsa G s until so The shall
wise they shall be rel cted and to bs filed up with gravel
The contractor shall take round stone paving and
sis5 ss 81 be by s With
1e given by the Surveyor to depth Of fourteen inches below
e
hs s n and sas place the Of hs sns
MIXED and shall thoroughly roll the with 5000 b. roller
pssT S hs s hes ss Lila laying the paving
& G ID he blocks and the materials
lie G the as ssa
eoss n T. as Ghs @ half an inch width shall
Ind the Joints shall b aeeaately allied with line gravel and
with 6Ooo b. roller After the rain has settled The gravel
sn sas 9 es ss e hes q s
and the same shall be opened for travel.
hauled by contractors sidewalks ha be filed BY
ss Sn ss the a ng a H.. be Ts m NED
Ssaded in and close on,sd IL the and
ps,ed al even surface ree IF ali srsa W o how
places, capable supporting straight edge otherwise
less than u inches vide By nehS. thick with the
hydraulic cement mortar wherever required for draining lois
Whsfeysf sidewalks are already tagged and may be
Pound too low by the Surveyor the shall
the grades to be esiabshed BY e tg
surveyor ia The best workmanke manner the same
The cnueor Shall furnish Iii new aags which mny be re-
entire satisiae ion of The City surveyor who conformity
The old tee old gutter stoaes and he old round
hs
removed and hauled away by Sia; '''''' anu s'' %
shall he Of The hest Quality and shabe furnished by the
TIE contractor shall be bound begin in the ihy
day. the approval q the adjudication by u Common
penalty o ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
security to an amour, of ten ,hou,ana dol
lars shall be required to guarantee the faithful performance of
PAYMENTS to be made the completion of the paving Of each
qsa and S The Re BY h y Sur,
Of New Orleans IN cash and The proportion he paid by the
cy Surveyor sonfon po~s Il section 10 81
s wn s G. a S p he y he
se a shd h ey NV rs W Of az a.
or for my Of said bills should the be paid
shall be bound to keep the paving in good
order and condition for and during after compile
The eonaeto, shall into the city Treasury prior
esng bis hs so Of pqseaon Of The petitions
tract: shall have right Of demanding of said petitioners the
that in case Of failure bv the contractor
to begin finish the work. Ry thereof within the pc
Rod liked in the Council be dissatisfied
u which the work is being eAscnted the Council have
right TO annu the contract without putting the
fault required by article sos of the Civil Code and without
applying to court Of justice 10 annn the and without
tractor shall at time abandon the work finish and
complete the in conformity with bis
contractor shay forfeit all claims he have for
the city shall be thereby discharged from all abil.
W therefor and hs also well understood that
Iesold hS contractor and his securities
held an bound il sojao to pay unto the city az loss differ
contracted perform the work and the prices which may
be adjudicaed at resaleNor rehabilitation.
BIDS to be superficial yard Of block paving fur
nished and laid complete including the put,er
peca foot of curb stoe fuFshed and laid superficial
foot Of crossing urnish and laid running foot
new tagging furnished and aH on the whole width of the
dewaks and running footSof old tagging Of the side
walks taken and relNd.
[signedI LoITIs h. PILE. City Surveyor
Approved by the Completes sees and Landings Of both
IsignedI ''' il. +. vENNNRD, acha,r,,o,
[Signed1 ROBERT HUfGHE, NN"ht1en'
Registered March 81, 1859.
al 2lt HENRY DUR Ell. for COMPTROLLER,