New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-17

s,vn.a President Board f assi Si%oA aldermen
| President Board of Aldermen.
/ 'f' signedi GERARD sTTrH, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given, that FRIDAY the sd inst, vii
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
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Race street third sides Of Espanade street from
b. shall BE- hard ganf not
ohlon IL shape not less ta" twelve nor More than sNee1
inches in width and less Than twelve than twenty
shall be asrred having parallel square sides and ends
H. S ns ss E an5 n The a @ q Sssh be m
Stones sS s b cut # IN anss e degrees With tn
the sidewalks s'lis '' '"''S'0"'S '0''''n4
The guttersones shall either good granite not ii
Of North blue stones They shall be not less Than hirt,
Thick Thsy Shall be- we'll honr pae or snnas
sides and ends 50 as 10 mks close joints and The tops shan Be
well hswsa and otherwise they shall be
well hewed dressed beveresed on the Top to answer liz
slope Of the sides from three six feet long from eighteen
s eis aehes VIDE and IN no case less than four inches in
The crossing shall be of North river stones of the
four feet long feet wide and SIX inches ick with the
S be o. STs w ne Ei, tn sides 50 that the
The ass sy With h may be Feaed for The sidewalks shall
s0s on the se' S S
Ts bricks wh,h bs EsqiTs the sidewalks pa
The gravel shall be tho best London gravel
The Paes for the d dc bridges hs of the
rs tesi ar1 e s as but ya
Cutters @ dsnns os & he s o
ah t w W5 a', Width he satyG Office and shall
,MANSER IN WHICH THE Work SHALL. BE EyEcurEn.-The
ord 81 On Ss be es up By the
saSsate II hsT stead new cnrbs5oney should The o
good by the City surveyor The new and S Old e So n
be set according the lines grades given by tie Sur
be q from ee TX feet hy h
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shall be soldly fixed and backed in the approved
SANE BY the contractor ~ required ~ surveyor
best wok%ank !, on bed Of London gravel aud ha
well and hardened with the head Of the croWbar 70 u
The sides bottoms and wings Of the bridges shall he of curb
ike with he to be- given BY the
s the nIs S s OF the bridges
The gutter shall join in he length stones and
INCH on ooms o " inches London grave i and arm
i head o @ sa "n se p s o @ ne
the joints not to be half an inch wide otherwise they shall
ms sslf'sd and t" be filled up with fine gravel and sharp sand
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and grade the roadway Of the in accordance with the
s ssp INCHES s esew The se Of the blocks
curve to be given by the Surveyor and shall place The
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5000 b roller until forms hard fonndaion Thu
% Soe paSd shall then be sd laying the paving
fsryx I've degrees with the stree, Inc bsakng viii
solid Foundation shall use ali Care s to lay S' the bioeE ks 50 as
ds a pssssy 33s By Sysh he '
when the blocks laid the joints shall be accurately filled
with line gravel and sharp mixed
rolled roll with sS thousand pound roller After the rain has
sharp rps shs ffssrs S
hRss s s si a sw ye and
akf be ars hHsa t ss s
,aIansa and he tagging sha be hen d The aas shall
a "na Ts s a be 5 aaa ese
"a h o ha na es free
Whenever the sidewalks said New Levee Front streets
a taRe up he a Gss up hs
GRADES ssSsd tie G w
n@aas s n in h Jn%s M9y for the
ton all new Hays which may be rejected replace the broken
The briekng and tagging of the sidewalks on Espanae
street shall BE taken up by the contractor Whenever ordered
to correspond with the new grades be furnished BY said Officer
Tx 1ssn a and E ne s h Be n
Al ney bricks and ags which NAY eqsirsd
the ] s" ne
coniraetThe paving Of New Leyee street.
Second conracThe paving of Front street from Canal to
Third conac-The paving of Esplanade street.
GEsEHAL CsusEss.The whole work shall be executed The
entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who will he the sole
The old cubstoes The old ent,e stones the old round stone
PAYING and the earth picked from the street shall be the
BY hem contractors anu s''' De removed and hauled ava"
tie materials shall the hes, quality and shall be fur
lished by The contractors, Ms well as the labor.
Each Of the contractors shall be bound 10 begin the work
Common Council and to continue the without Interruption
The contractor for the paving New Levee street. within If
teen st, months after
Andthc contractor for The paving Espenac street within
Each under penalty Of ten dollars day for each every
Good solvent saeae 20 an mount of $1,000 shall be
required from each of the contractors the faithful
PAYMENTS to be made The completion of the work ec
and every square and acceptance Of the same by ,e CITY Sur
',ty holders in 9i Against sa h9i5ers hs aae
CITY charter; said 5 collected BY tie eoa ont t
who shall he snbroga;ed TO all the rights of tic city to and
I pSss &c S Of 1a
ng il Of each seemcnt until The com
Each contractors shall pay into The civ Treasury prior
Of III Ap 1t we'll @ 3
d eonse'or shall have the right Of demanding of said
understood ,"t ' e"ie sS'i S By c contractor
oa Hs h ea s TH s s .. nf With
ner n which the work being executed the Council shall
The right annu the contract without putting
default, required by article 1905 of the Civil Code
out applying TO of justice 10 annul the same
out indemnity and it is also well understood, ilNt The
contractor shall at any Time abandon the work finish and
complete the same in conformity with his contract sd
tractor shall forfeit n claims he have for any part of
work done by him 10 the date of the abandonment, mud the
city shall be thereby discharged from my and all liability
tract be resold the his secus shall held
anu bound IN eolo 10 pay unto the city all loss difference
between the price at which the originally contracted
10 perform the work and the price which may adnd
Gated nj resale or adjudication
Bs 70 b as follows, to-wit For the paving
ana Front streets superficial yard square block paving
bhshed ana ald complete including The guttesome per
supetfc rect oil eurbones furnished laid complete per
running 1901 Oh old cutbsioncs taken up and per super
hcn loot OF crossing stones furnished and laid complete per
running foot of Tagging furnished and laid on The Whole
width of the sidewalks, including the cast iron cutters for drain
ing lots running foot Of old dang The sidewalks taken
and rclai including the cutters for draining ots
and per iron bridge top, furnished laid complete Ani f
the paving OF spanade street. superficial ward of square
block paving furnished and laid complete including he inter
ones per superficial foot of carbstones furnished and laid
complete running foot Of old curbsones taken un and
ei per superficial foot Of crossing furnished aud laid
complete running foot of brcking and tagging of The side
walks taken and read including all materials which
per iron bridge top, furnished and laid
New Orleans, Nov. II, 1853
lsignedl louis II. PILE,
City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees on Streets and Landings Of ,
Boards of the Common Council, = 49,
do L! Robn RFs n1ldilr. sche1nen.