New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-13
SPECIFICATIONS EoR THE CONTRACT


> for p construction ot brick Sidewalks bordered 6y curb
and wooden sutte on The northwest side of Franklin
Wlpra SIDEWALKS sidewalks shall be twenty
Hewed and dressed crbstones shall line the
Sidewalks of North river blue stones other stones of equally
Ne sIcpo o he sides from three 10 III feet long from x.
t INCHES vide md ID not 6 sss than II nshss tcs
and shall end With apenrS nicely Sut through the sae
in lengths Of three feet throughout the work accord
ing the directions and levels which shall be gyen hy hn SUI
every foot Of its hight towards the line adjoining house
shall "a ao be soay aSeG % @ easkea @ II le most mnn
peeeed from negligence ia this and bstones less
case inches below the upper of the adon
ing gutter shall be admitted lite in the yoGl
cypress inches wide by four inches thick enghs
lengths necessary alyed ineesa The Join
ng pinned there and every intermediate f i've feet
meter I'd driven though suitable asnr holes in the suffer paa
shall be heveed 10 nit and on The other Or outside edge il l. 10
have nohes of eight inches long by inches deep cut
Than four long ~ eight inches wide and inches
three inch spikes each brace these
two and hs inches thek vel nailed 70 Dc sattsT Pink
be dry river sand inches thick and sody eed before
the pins driven The top edge OF the facing board shall
and ts atfeF shall laid Win slope o one nCh towards iRe
built BY The contracor They Shall be four inches wide by eight
inches deep and shall be made OF and half inch cy
cross pieces on The top keep sides from being space
said gutter hal through the whole width Of the side
Brick PArENESr-Tweve feet in width next to the houses
aud feet with to the cubstones shall be hcked
the remaining eleven feet between said brcked portions
hs m BE- d ~ d a a Ssrg s M r ~ s n
be leit Th p Is e bss q the best ass IL herring
With it. Or on eas ashes generally called blue billy Ths
joints between te bricks shan e well flied with sharp sand,
and coating II half inch thick spread the whole
face of the beking. the outside Of brcked poy tons,
there sha be Of bricks laid end the brick
brcked Prior laying the bricks the earth ground shall be
smoothly viii dscliyy slope towards he outline q
aa @ e se III III pp aS "a w e s "a @
completely solid There shall be bedding of onehaf Of an
bricks shall be properly beddsd therein herring bone
that the pavement will bear s,taght edge otherwise it
GEsratf whole work Shall be executed 10 lie
entire satisfaction ot te CS Surveyor who viii be the sole
All the materials shall be o the best quality and shall be
fngnished BY the contractor , a. well as the labor
days following approval Of the adjudication by the Com
Council and to complete The same sixty days after,
Thereafter the same Is not eo!Elpleted
from he the faithful performance
Payments to be made as follows ot the proportion to be
paid by the city in cash and e proportion to he paid by the
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The contractor shall pay INTO the City Treasury, prior
receiving his certificates, publication
tion the property hoer being we'll that
shall have the right demanding said peon-
the reimbursement OF said cost of publication.
fits well understood that In Of failure the contractor
TO begin finish the work part thereof within the
rod xed the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which being executed the Council sha have the right
aan
ing Of justice annu the without ndsr.
also well understood that
shall time abandon the work, finish complete
conformity with his coatraet the said
shall forfeit all claims he have for part Of the work
done by him the date Of the abandonment
city shall be thereby discharged from and all liability there
tor and II i5 also we'll understood the
resod the contractor and hia securities shall be held
bound In sodo the city all loss difference between
the price which the originally per
form the work and the price which may adjudicaed
| at resale eadudcation
Bids be running foot Of new sidewalk complete ncud
| ing the turning Of the
New Orleans June % 1860.
lsignedl LOUIS II. PILE
| City Surveyor
\ Boards of the Common Council.
Signed BENZ. 3. HARRISON. ! f.,
lsgnedl s. A. KI&GsI4AND, 1hAufasn'
| Registered July H. 1860.
ALFRED A. DUCRos,
| jyi3 l2t g ERIK Of COMPTROLLER