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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

lake bricks Of the best quality II her bed
81 ssis ia XIII 3 veil lilo sssias
cut Soksn and veil rsmmsa made sssi graded
sssi'y sa p. "
an a up By s q b. :s
's :saa WY H. I'd
1sssy DsfdsS
that ~ will bear otherwise
nc yS,, % be It
IL s' III. quality and shall be
son.isstors shall b hs work IN the ten
Sss. -,
Good and .s. i, ',ssy II the b
performance of their contracts. - -.
< b. r. q ~ and
e s S R X n s .
ssa ny
city to 81 snd z the , I s ~ 81 s
held liable responsible any said bills should The same
prior %e@ apS Ssir
I Of s s sa ss ss.
right demanding Of said petitioners the Of
It Understood of failure by the contractors
ii ss s 3
in which the work being execnsd the Council shall have
the right annu the without putting the
In dsfault required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and
without ppyE to court Of jus Ice to annul the sams and
the contractors shall time abandon the work not h
and complete the in conformity with their contract the
part Of hs yos done by them to the date the sbandon
and all liability thereto. and is also we'll undersoo that ia
the contracts be eso the securities
difference the price at which the CONTRACTOR originally
be adJudlcated vt \ resale rehabilitation.
Bids be running foot Of sidewalk complete including
the turning Of The
New Orleans, auth Of July, 1859.
fSgned,l LOUIS II. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landing oi both
Boards Of the Common Council
[Sgned1 ROBT HUYGHE,l -.
fSiRnedl H. 7. VENNARD,{ oHafWen.
Registered, Aug. IL 1859. &
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts 10,

SPECIFICATIONS for the contracts for
R I
also for repairing and keeping repair al paving
. Il
al IL I
sna q ths intersections Of streets
separate and distinct hereafter mentioned
sna
unpayed reefs and for repairing and keeping repair the
IF III paved and
he noh ds
Julia street and Florida Landing side ,be csnor Of
Msae sses ar. ''s' - front anu ns n0'n
SIXTH cosIRAcI-The repairing and keeping in repair Of
psysa may Hereafter be paved the Third Ward
CLEANING OF ALL STREETS AND RErARlSe or TIE UN
5 q
TWICE week or ofteasr Necessary and 50 directed BY
R snf III s 5
e ns ss
roads public and public places eyees and wharye'
hours dirt weeds and
The hs
all substances whatever that obstrnct hinder in
said cutters crossings and under said
the 10th Of October Of year least twice week
he
ons S % ~as OF s
or y M % all hs ets
The following manner tow: they skall FIRST cause to be-
Su Of said with all %
cutters and the plies The side thereof and
within hours the h BEEN piled
an @ m s d. @ e
tes the contractors shall then the be let in said
for each in such as e 10 con
the water into said
thus running said cutters they shall them to be swept
suicen. rain passing through said cutters for the
be bound each and every during
the take be taken
and WAVES
from az the Of ban uees Of he same BY o'clock
R from hs ISL e oeosss
& e as and ssasn naes
shaieyer that be found there prtjadica to
shall be further bound also to lake eau away
S day. wh the m all
o.ls kitchen stuff and feculent Of description
barrels baskets other vessels may and
a dd ss aa
upon the banqnettes Of the same that may be
water etgs.
dead animals and vsrmn found wi!hs the limits Of their
pG and bury the saSh places as the Street Commits
contractors shall Be bound to carry away a. oal
ont Ct the by the farmers in &c wh
acted s4s '''NA-'' '' 0''AA''e' "N'ei = l'''
contractors shall be bound to ~cep every ana wasn
three times week. all Of the city, the cleaning and
washing OF which do already belong the farmers OF
thereof and carry of all tbs ohas
coming from the
The regularly and daily take and col
ect all dirt dust other deposited and accumu-
In the paved Streets and fast shall DO made into
piles shall within hours after the
shall have been scaped and gathered up int piles and shall
require hng and under the orders OF the Street Commits
sioher the expressly permit
TO be taken aud catrisd to ohe place
than those to be designated by the Street uonl
dirt dust vegetable amin whatever, other
substances nndsr penalty fifty dollars for each
TO be collected beios court OF
The contrac shall be and all
and weeds and other vegetable substances that be fesnd
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SPECIE1CATiONS for the contract for the
and T. % s s Of M sas .s s
q said Maeny street. from ST. John the Baptist to St. Avde
WlprHs sIDEwALxs-These sidewalks shall be ten
Sidewalks Of North river stones equally
good Nth on s Gp to
to thirty inches wide not less than s thick They shall
shall with nicely cut
ss f. fer lots s s AUX r.
ing the directions and levels which will be BY
~ ~ ssi s:s
ss sss ssa e
usually sspersseed from .sglgsnss T. Ms
sss ss
four o. i1s
asia Sssss
ss. n as Ss ss
e ssysisa
cypress Of les than four fee by eight inches
ground v amly driven down and spt Win said gutter
Won
shall b Of dry river sand four inches thick and
ssi
e gutter p.k and the latter sha b. lad YIN sops
draining los shall te built By the ha s.
inch cypress ank for sides aud bottom with
two By four chs eros, pieces en- the top % keep the sides
Who'll. width the side k. '''''SA 'l'
BRICK PAyEaEsr.-The walk raveme 4 shall be laid with
lake other sand Of equally quality viii
H. well oiled with
Ing Prior ay ,he bricks The earth ground Shall
hsr foot TIE ground where o9 shall dsd
9 % ss ] n, s nas p a al
as sv ssp sRs sr.a ad M s ss s . Be
Joints Mhoa any Or o 80 that The pave
RrrAIas or the Oh walks NO, IN ex
snss on said street from a 10 to st. Asd
grade shall be rebuilt by the contractor in the bs workman
s Be % R sa ~
ion Of ssa The contractor shall be allowed
ss shall provide d. materials
@ tho
entire saiseon Of the City Surveyor who will be the sole
s'f quality and .. be
10 ss in the .
days f. loving The Of the by The Common
penalty Of dollars day for each and day thereafter
Good and solvent in the 500 shall required
s be ss o s hs %sr
IN each contract and acceptance Of the same BY the City Sur
ss
sfaa Of by @ I
said bills be eetsd By the who shall subroga
Be OF S az
shall pay City Treasury prior to re-
ceyiug his certificates the of publication Of the petitions
right dmandng petitioners tho
| reimbursement Of said costs Of publication.
fPs as
Psf
indemnify and it also well understood
contractor shall time the finish
shall may have for any part Of the
work done by him date the abandonment that
for and it lis also we'll understood that the
sold the contractor and his securities be held and bound
price at which The contractor originally Contracted to perform
the work and the price at which 1t be ldicated
sale adjudication.
Bids be running foot of sidewalks complete
GLIDING the turning of the and running foot Of old
side walks and repaired complete
signedl LOUIS H. PILE. City Surveyor.
BY the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common Council.
Res. slsasas August H. 1859. H t. VsssAhD'
ausls12t HENRY DUREL, for Comptroller.
ooMPTRoLLER's OFFICE. I
RESOLVED, That the Gov ss cry ,s and
standing ocia JOURNAL in
With the ninth section Of ordinance No 42 March
s ndsr II an os IL
in accordance with the ordinance referred TO;
,.. President Board q 4 4 sa Aldermen.
|sisnod JOHN LEWIS Mayor.
Of the q the city and of the public IL
respectfully called to theforegong resolution
Y: DUPLESsIS.
tylhH Comptroller City of New Orleans.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

shall rejected andto be oiled mp with ans gravel
@ take sS ,SaSs s &
grade The salscs Of The with GRADES
y s So Of s ss
. dress the Of the street TO the be
..Sd mixed shall hoouEhy roll ne same with soo H.
oss PAVING .SsI i.d laying ,hs paving =
ssssFay bedding block. hsrdsnss materials under
lid s
blocks jols. ,hs Be sesarasy allied VIII
ss sa'sf
'sa sess s ne
by % s . ss BE
e 81 Fs BE * n Ky
manks manner aud 70 the entire satisfaction OF the City
E fsss %sy sss Sa Be
~
as Well h as s I'D % %y be %
hs street shall 5s the property OF The contractor shall be
h ss quality and ,s,
n1 ns BY the as well as the
months following the approval Of the adjudication BY
q s ps. G
ter the same is completed.
CURED to guarantee faithful q The Contract
Payments be made the the paving
and and acceptance Of by the City Sur
by the City Surveyor in conformity with section 100 OF the
City Charter said bills be colec ed by the
shall be subogated to all the rights city and
the property case Of payment Of all of said bills
and the city Of New Orleans to be- held liable responsible
for said bills should the be paid The proper
ton to bs paid by the city In cash.
The shall into the City Treasury prior
ceyrg his certificates the cost Of publication u the petitions
OF the property being well understood that said
tractor shall have the right Of demanding Of said petitioners
well understood that In Of failure by the contractor
to begin finish the work thereof within the
Rod fixed In the Council be dissatisfied with the
right annul the without putting the contractor
fault required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code
without applying court Of justice to annu the and
without indemnity and 1t also well understood that In
contractor shall at abandon the work. not finish
and uplee the In conformity with his said
contractor shall forfeit all claims he have for
the city shall be hereby discharged from and all liability
therefor and 1t is also well the
be resod the contractor and his securities shall be held
the which the originally contracted
perform the work and the prices whh may audicaed
a 3 resale adjudication.
The shall be bound paving good
der and condition for and during year Completion
Bids to be per superficial yard Of block paving
curbstone per running foot Il brick
and tagging OF the sidewalks up fead ncud
ing all materials which may be and the
the old carbstones and iron bridge top furnished
New Orleans, 18th of July 1859.
lsignedl LOUIS H, PILE City Surveyor.
Boards or the Common Council: 1850
.I sisss$i ..., - il il T. vEssSRb, ch'''n'n
an1s N. ~ HENRY nuREy for cr,ro,,sr
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Sch0oners,
THE SPRING FRESHETS AND THEIR CON
EQURNCEs-FoREwARNED FoREARMED.

The rivers Of the South and dsarousy
turbulent during the spring. The tide of the Waters
has been immensely swollen that the broken
down. and the country either side much injured the In
vadng food Even where the wealthy planters had erected
strong entertainments protect their lands accommodating
force Of the has borne down these apparently pre
nabe wallis and swept the country far and wde Along
Of the tributary streams and the principal rivers pursuing other
the Gulf Of Mexico the destruction och
cured and millions Of dollars worth Of property has been
swallowed In the renorseess waters But the immediate
loss subsequent upon these mighty eshets sinks pgn
when compared with the remote but certain dsas
property engued be at least partially reclaimed
pools stagnsnt and give vapors
the Then the startling peril
The peence threatens the lives Of all who the
ciny Of these streams Feves Of the vrulent de-
scripon will be prevalent and that Scouge Of the South
yellow Fever, will scatter death in many many homes now
cheerful and happy. The grim specter will darken many
door, and tnrn fesiviy into mourning Families will
be broken fredes rendered desate The mother will
for her little and refuse be because
they non The husband and father will be struck down
even in the sunny hour Of prosperity.
These the sad that fellow season
foods such have characterized the spring the present
We have gloomy experience to bear witness that
do not exaggera the danger that hangs thousands
people in the Southwestern States. Fortunately while
know the peril hs COME compelled to fold our
and resign ourselves to the evils may
There is both preventive and remedy every of the
destructive peslsnce Every values his own exist.
head of family cherishes those who look to
him. her for protection solemnly bound prepare
the dread invader And this all may by simply securing
supply Of s.ao3as
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SPEGIEh Els ATT .sI. for the contract for
REoRApse rnx nwALks.-The sidewalks both sides
be found out of grade " The City Surveyor shall taken
and and relad by the contractor in the following
shalt take up cnbstones which may be
which may required furnished BY contractor
to be- s Th enc xii s
well in good joints and wofkanlike amer shall
the line adjoining soidy sei and
md sinking of bricks usually experienced from negligence
gutter shall up by and what
old gutter !, Theh may be found BY The City
s b az g s BE-
s s Be s g. % e .G
sa s sSa AID Be hp
made solid laying said gut
ter an Be s y .s ss s. + in
yards the curbones The joints between
y f 5 % ss old
whatever bricks which be required
lake aa e ssas I
ss up VIA
sand and coating Of half inch thick seread the
d
si FOOT s'ses
halt Of az e he
rugged or hollow places so hist the
will bear straight edge otherwise will rejected
the without extra compensation whenever required
ROUND Stone PArNG.The Ionnd stones shall be of
shore Or bank stones OF the best quality not less than six inches
inches in thickness. in The best Torkmsnks
laid their point as stones laid on he Dat
ss ed s s
With , the GRADES and ding e be given By City
pavement shall then te laid
he
twice and the joints sail be filed lax.
With thousand pound roller and covered
s @ s
| travel. - N'e-
the property OF the contractor and shall be hauled by
The contractor shall be bound keep the paving
repair and conuon 70, and during It's
tenth q the amount Of the
sG ghSh tenth o shall be paid to ds
ton Of said year. otherwise shall be forfeited for the
All the best quality andshal be fur.
hs s Il d til. work IN III.
1 ss the I Of the BY s
penalty q ten dollars day for each day thereafter
Security amount Of $1,000 shall be required to guarantee
the faithful psrformanes s q the contract
The I & t. b y
,s
orleans
responsible for said bills should the paid
sa pay Into the Gy
of the property holders being well
tractor shall have the right OF demanding of said petitioners
the reimbursement OF said costs OF publication.
Is we'll understood that in Of failure by the
to begin finish the work. part thereof within the
Rod fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which the work being the Council shall
right annul the contract without putting the
fault required article 1905 of the Civil Code without
he
any time the work, nh and
complete the conformity with his CONTRACT said
tractor sha forfeit all claims he have for Of the
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability
be reso: the contractor and his securities shall and
bound In sodo to pay unto the city all loss difference
tween the price which the originally contracted
perform the work and the price which may adudcated
a rs e read Indication.
Bids to BE- running foot Of sidewalk, taken and rela
| fetal ard of round stone paving complete.
New Orleans, July %, 1859.
lsgnedl LOUIS H PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council
lSgneil RoBT. HUYGHE, c,.,x,,o.
[Sgnedl H. r. VENNARD Ohairmen'
Registered Aug. II, 1859:
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CenscsHs oys,os No: % Camp .. st, & ;a.o
s $3.50 sf sssMns, AusuA. = ie -,
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n. ~ s.ss n j =. ~ y ~. :, =.
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49, ~ . =, ~ ~
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~ 100 3 = prem &, sne double drawers
- s.aossts = Ills Y. ~, look on prem.
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sss \ ~ . s.ss:. z o. sss. s
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=, !, sss.ia...d sls.Iss 4 loss %
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Ss 4. d III s..s us' II, n h.ss,.
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81 ssviss ~ hishss essshe dsnsna i m d,
~. aasns s', sss.s Wv ! e. e.
s.staseea ~ I'M =. b..e. os s.shsnss In
M. - NJ Yst susss .As Ao.sy u.rt..
$3.50 ssg =. pss., s:ss
shrsvs "a lssdias aa.ssisr. ~ The, d. not
100 wsll = suy sui.yoraels rssction IN thsss
:. no.. 1 ss@,ss. .s. ss - IL s' sss
~ shstsissoek II wan st,ssi for the las,
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
~ furnishing and placing railing around coliseum

FOUNDATIONS foundations Of all the main pillars shall
DO four bricks at the bottom square The
fiji. bottom
e 81 n Ss .s laid in
be laid in regular offsets of two inches as 10 be Of The re
% q To obsr N
best manner and extending four inches all
The railing where it crosses the Camp street DRAIN
brick in thickness which shall be as on the
pillars placed flag Eighteen inches square and
Bss' s .ss S
sse Risss sad
s e . %as sa 9 e. nsass Ts X
frances, including ,hs pillars both sides
there shall all BE- IsEsd with granite
able length to extend at least foot side Of The
frances The Joints shall BIO well filled with cement and
points accordance with he plans CITY Surveyor hereto
entrance. bss cast r ooo, ws
K
framed and together in orkmanliks manper
q d a.
IS fat le x. II h CT ss be
shall be framed into she pillars IN The best Worknsniike
The d,os entrances shall be Of wrought shall have
the msnsions maIk-a on the plans and shall be fastened
have a good lock with two keys A'' 1'"s1 1''' ~
and
as ' h sssa =
gs,' free o, stains Ihs ppe.
sa al S III
hs 9ss Company holes il he shall
ma sealing shall be
snd outside shs sn Rs
paint Of snch color as the city select
sa e psntsS onss lamps and the
dHszEAI The material. shall of the best
The work in all details shall be executed and
and Of the City entire
e omitted to be written in The foregoing specsa aions and
ss s by I sss
shall b supplied BY the contractor without charge
ssn,Iss,s II laying hs
e d Be- al
The , 1s be bound begin
Council complete The sans hit moths aer
under penalty Of ten dollar. day for each and every day
Security 5000 shall bs required to guarantee
the faithful performance of the contract
Of tha BY the City Surveyor. ''''p'
o. m e hs
which the work being executed the shall have the
s Article I s g h @ r.
Indemnity and it is also well understood that the
tractor shall at time abandon the work, finish and
complete the sane in conformity with his contract the
all
work done by him to the date Of the that
the city shall be thereby deharse ed from Any liability
therefor and II also we'll understood that the
tract he resod the contractor and his shall be held
and bound in sodo TO pay the city all difference
between the price at which the originally
to perform the work AID the price which NAV be adud
Gated at resale readjudicaiion.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans, August Is 1859.
tSignedJ LOUIS h. PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings
both Boards of the Common Council
tSigned) ROBT. HUYGHE,
(Signed) II. T. VENEARD Sona'tmeh.
Registered August Is, 1859.
aus l2t HENRY DUREL. for Comptroller.
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CATTLE MARKEr.

JEFFERSON CITY. August 80, 1863.
Tho arrivals to-day important, and ample
ply Cattle offered 10 dull Market with very few of
other stock. We repeat our last quotations
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COMPTROLLER's OFFICE, 4
City Of New Orleans, August "a, 1859. !
No dE2k

No. 1885, ]
Rssolyd That the Comptroller be and he ia hereby author
lied after ten days notice in the official JOURNAL adudcate
twenty-five contracts TO the lowest bidder for each
per or three owit for
eleven Wards Of the city for cleaning the paved and
and repairing the unpaved streets of each Of said Wards
for each of said eleven Wards city repair
ing and keeping in repair the paved of each of said
Wards OF the city provided that purchaser shall be adu
Gated to more than two contracts Of the foregoing Wit
Of and the ward Said work be agree
ably to specifications file in the Surveyors Office the
adjudication to be subject the approval rejection
Common Council Said lake effect and go into op
GRAFTON at the expiration of the with city
for cleaning and repairing the streets
lSigned] CHAS. II. WALDO,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen,
lSignedl j. o. NIXON,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved June 10, 1889
Signedl GERARD STITH, Mayor.
Mr. p Cummings to whom Indicated the
cleaning and repairing the of The Third Ward First
ct having refused sign the said before the City
Notary notice s hereby given that will e-adadicate the
same on Wednesday, 3ls ins at IL O'clock NJ office
accordance with the above and other existing ordinances
ect to the specifications file in the Surveyors Office and
heretofore published.
aug247t v. DUPLESsIS, Comptroller.
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exports.

MATAGORDA BAY--Per Steamship Robt Waterman
hhds sugar bbs do l62 bbs -four Dbl rice bbs whisky
Dbl hams ~ bbs onions 10 bb potatoes bbs pork bbls
crackers M sacks salt 80 sacks malt is sacks
bxs caret boxs 10 casks ~ bds iron
and 80 rndse
HAvRE--Per ship John Merrick-2475 bales cotton 1850
slaves PKG books $50, ll3 specie. ~
PENSACOLA-Per schr Aurea-l casks bacon tc hams l
lard Dbl lard 10 bbls pork so bbs potatoes bbls
frkins butter box sarsaparia
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Seippiltg snte4igsl,is.
CREscsHr OFFICE, No. 10 Camp Street,
IL, Wednesday Morning, August 81, 1859.

Steamship Robt Waterman, Summers for Matsgorda Bay,
Baudut
Ship John Merrick. Crabtree. for Havre,
Sehr Aurelia, Robertson, for Pensacola, Mitchell
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Railroads..

NEW ORLEANS. JACKSON AND GREAT NoRTHERN
nAikOAD--From Canton, August 3O--S bnies cotton n
Chnmplln Sco-l5 Martin, Cobb &co-7 Ably Catching
Person 4co;ll Block, McAfee 4co-l n Rhorer &co-
Total 50 bales cotton. Ai' 0oo~
PoNTCHARTRAIN RAILROAD.
MoBILEPe Oregon-s bales bags II KIonn.nhar,
- gins Bell Buchanan &cosundries to order
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Arrived Yesterday,
schr Exile Davis from Fish River Ala to master-Basin

chr Exile, Davis. from Fish River, Aa to masterBasin.
Arrivals at the CarOndeIet Canal.
Schr Louisiana from Amte River.
Schr Eclair, from Tchfoncti.
Schr Lagrange, from Bopfouca.
Steamboats,.
se J G Swon, Jones, from st Louis. -.7
Red Chief, Kay, from Red River.
VI $ VIM Nelson, Hosmer, from Louisville
Duncan Kenner. Vincent. from Bayou Sara.
Oregon, Hopkins. from Mobile.
Saline. Miller, from Tensas River.