New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-19
INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE CONTRA

GPECIFICATIONS, FOR THE CONTRACT
from Marais q Robertson street 's's y ofeahs s'teet
aa he TSss bisS s
ssss 81 f more than a sn ssn
Thsy Be- parallel or an se
ends make tight joints aSd The tops shall Be dressed
III ssSss IL
ae TX gutter Or good hard granite Obtained from
nhss than inches hes i' Tssy sw sas
Be sn sa a s e oes ss a. sides sa
and dressed ohery they be shall V rejected
well and dressed the top to answer liz
9pe IF the sides s from snd three to six feet long from
feel long feet Wide and less than inches thick with
hat POINTS he street, ps secs 50
Ihe 9s Nh s sa be q North river blue
half dressed TO smooth surface and having rubbed joints No
agone shall measure less than three BY two and
bricks which be required for sidewalks shall be
The gravel shall Be the best London gravel not over one and
The sand shall be clear sharp sand, of large grain
Ir me e 9 hes e ca, ICES e. The intersections Of
length and thickness TO those street and two
MassKR ynIcH THE Work SHALL BE ExrcurEp-The
old shall be taken by the contractor and rend
shall be substituted in their The new and Old
q II so n md 4 BE- Ssn % hs
Shall b duly ntefspersed lengths from three to six fes
h5es inches SF sssysry foot of if hight towards he
approved Apegtres for draining lots shall be nicely
cut through the same by the whenever required III
The crossing shall be laid according to the lines md
grades to be gyea By the snFssyo good joints and IN the
sand mixed of ct least six inches IL thickness said BED to be
The sides bottoms and wings Of bridges shall be 81 curb
and shall Be a IN go1d joints and in the best worka
hs City snryeyGr The he Sat- iron plates for The q the
s CUTLER stones shall on II hsir length tie e9bstone aid
shall be laid with inclination slope towards the same 81 one
sand mixed said booinS e be strongly hardened with the
Saa m n to be ha n n hs BE-
they shall Be rejected and to be filled up with line gravel
shall take up round stone paving and after
the shall be hauled by him shall pick grade the
the Surveyor depth fourteen inches below the superior
the road bed Of the street IL the given BY the Sur.
and shall place on the top Of the oing
shall thoroughly ,ol he win 600 pound roller until It
@ sy IL ana bs yhe I bpe Payn
lay the blocks dsgonaly at angle Of ortyye degrees
bedding the blocks and hardening materials under the same
in ,h eseh sosk may re on solid foundation He shall
az Joints half an inch p width shall positively
s &c with s an ssP s and hs e
and the paving shall be conveniently rolled with o pound
joints covering Of three inches of ne gravel and sharp sand
mixed a be placed upon the paving and the shall be
The hking Tagging of the sidewalks shall be taken up
in the best workmnke manner and to the entire satisfaction
Sks which Be required replace hs Old broken Hugs
CLAusEsThe whole work shall be executed to the
entire satisfaction OIL the City Surveyor, who viii be the sole
the old gutter stones the old round stone
nay1g as s ID Ri @ and Tagging Of the which
from the street. shall be the property the contractor shall
ali the materials shall be Of The best quality and shall be fur
ns 1 By the sonEs aS Y vel q the absr
months following the approval Of the adjudication by the
Council and 70 complete The months after under
ae not eoapetsd aa ana @
security the sum of shall be required
oguaranee the faithful performance Of the contract
Payments to be made the completion of the work of each
veyor follows owft tbs proportion to 6e paid BY the
y @ @ II bills aganst said e be
City Charter said bills to be collected BY the contractor
property ID ease Of Of any or ali Of said
bills and the cis Orleans 10 held liable or espon
proportion b paid BY the ey cash. The Treasurer retain
ten per cent q each settlement until the com
The contractor shall ray the City Treasury prior to
propeyholders il being we'll understood that said con
n ~ g Of Of saa petitioners h
Is veil understood that Of failure by the contractor
as Se5 81 ab s Te Rs hs
in which the work Is being executed the Council shall have tn
fault required ~ article 1906 of The Gi9 Code and whon
demnity and is also web understood that in the
tractor shall any time abandon the work finish
complete the In conformity with hseonrac, the
shall forfeit all claims he may have any part of The wot
done by him tho date of abandonment, and
the city shall be thereby discharged from and all abih
hsrso it wei understood that in the conrac
esoid contractor and his securities shall be held AM
bound in odo pay the city all loss difference
the price at which the contractor originally contracted
form th work. aud the price At which may be adindicated
aresale Or readindieation.
Bids per superficial yard square block paving fur
nished and laid complete including the gutter
fetal feet of furnished and laid per running foot
cubtones taken mp and elad per running foot Of brcSn
and tagging Of the sidewalks taken up and read including
the materials which be necessary and per iron bridge
| top furnished and laid complete.
New Orleans, February s, 1860.
| [signea,I LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved BY Committees Streets and Landings OF
| Boards OF the Common Council
tSgned, II. r. VESNARD, 1 fs,;
R0BT. HEYGHE, sh"ii'hen
| Registered March l4tl, 1860