New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-08

lat; r. FoR ., THE (, CONTRACTS
The lighting shall be sdudcated into four contracts
First contrset-i the oil lamps in the First District
Second ceniracA the oil lamps In the Second District.
Fourth the oil lamps the Fourth District.
Zach OF the above mentioned contracts shall he adudated
for term of three years to date from The signing OF said
The lamps delivered contractors In whatever
condition they may found the day their delivery BY
the Street Commissioner and the contractors shall be bound
good order and condition. and also make such changes and al
II d light during the continuance their coniIaets
should any Of the lamps require repairs to have the taken
down and put in good repair and condition. the whole at their
The said further at the expiration
feet good order and condition in which they received BY
which The Pert INV enaetors said Street Com
De made and the thereof deducted from the list monthly
payment and the reserved centase hereinafter provided for
tracts regularly faithfully light keep burning or cause
10 Tie moon d e willis there neither day or moon rh ali
the oil lamps existing which hereafter be mp
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seaisd ar sperm or lard oil AZ lis opio during warm weather
they el round eyiader gleks ~ three
blocks and other fixtures required for the suspended lamps and
don all The ladders and other fixtures used in lighting which
In cases Of nights the contractors shall
be bound lgt and keep lighted during said darkness all the
oil lamps included in their several contracts
may he by the Street Commissioner shall be lighted
every night from half hour after until half
before sunrise and these lamps sha be counted at double
Of ordinary street lamps
There shall be deducted each monthly certificate fifty
for each and every lamp reported city police
officer citizen who shall make the report In their names
burning giving sufficient light during within the
hours time specified unless caused
occurrence is well understood however that this
is predcaled only The report made The Street Cois
sone office and police stations Of the District in which the
| lamps reported
the contractors the faithful performance of their
Payments will monthly on the Street Commissioners
certificate the city feserying ge per cent from each maut
payment until the expiration Of the contract,
The notarl by all parties shall be signed in the
following the approval Of the authorizations by the
Council otherwise said adudicatons shall be- psO cto null
| and void.
Upon adindcations being h the Comptroller eaeh
of the shall deposit into the hands Cumptr6-
er the of $500 security for the signing OF the contracts
and should OF the contractors refuse neglect sign the
with his security, his security TO sign the
same said of 800 shall be forfeited fayoe Of he cly
otherwise said shall be returned the contractor np
| diatGy upon the perfection OF the contract.
II u well understood that in Of failure by the contractors
To begin finish the work any part thereof within period
fixed the Council be dissatisfied the manner ii
which the work is being executed the Council shall
right wthsut putting the contractors in
default required article 1905 Code and wiioi
denity and it Is also we'll understood that in case The con
conformity with their said c1ntrnc
tors shall forfeit NIL claim they may have for any mart Of he o
them the ate Of the abandonment city
shall be thereby discharged from any aud nl liability therefor
and is also well understood that in the esod
the and their securities Rha lie held aud
soido pay the city all loss difference the
price which the originally perform
the work and the prices at which they may be audicaed
resale readiudisaiion.
Bids per lamp per annum for the whole included
| In each and every contract complete.
signed LOUIS H PILE, City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees on Streets and Landings OF both
- = = Signed ill., Z: yESsARn, cbsrmep
feb25 III HENRY puREI. for Comptroller.