New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-07
SPECIFICATIONS ron rnE CDNrRAcT

= for paving y square blocks RampaIt street from Gon
orAtiTY AND niaEEsioss THE MATERats-The square
m a G b g9od sen5 n mot IN any
Gblens IN shape not les than ten nor more than sixteen
four inches long aud net less than nine inches hickness
They shall be well qrFled having parallel sides and
SQUARE fiat md ETes o Jumps Te square blocks
The side IS to be mid dagonaly from the
The shall be of good granite obtained from
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The curbone shall be of North blue stones perfectly
well hewed and dressed heve iop to te
slope OF The sides from three to six feet long from eighteen
hystN inches wide and in no case less than four inches
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iset long feet vide and Than six nche thek win
bs Tba s 56ss ons g - be @ Ss agona ts s The stes
stones of the best quality rubbed on r surface Or
hat dressed e smooth aFaee and hgyng rubbed Joints No
Ths faye shai be the best London gravel
The sand shall be clear, sharp sand, of lage grain
The pilates fer the tops Of the bridges the intersection Of
se s @ aaS s ehs E the SG @ fss IRON tough similar 4
and Other streets but varying in width The wdtb sp H.
FURNISHED BY the city Surveyor.
MANSER II WHICH mn WoRK SHALL ExEcurEp.-The
sd & e. sa ~ ~ taken up " e contractor and ad
shall substituted in their stead The new and old carI
shall be according to the lines and grades given by ie
snail be duly tntesporsea in lengths of om 10 six feet
throughout Tile work, and each curb hn have ope Of
sidewalk and shall also be solly fixed backed in tie st
approved mauner ApeUrcs draniug shn tn nicely
cut resh tho sanc by the whenever required by
The crossing shall laid according 10 the lines and
grades 10 be given by he Surveyors good joints and In te
best manner bed Of obdoh gray and shnr
sand mixed OF M least six inches in thickness led I'd b
well rannlCd aud hardened Wiih the head the crOwbar
thc sides hnoms wings of the bridges shall be Of curb
,opGs and shall DC aia N good joins nd in the best
like lann1r IN accordance with The directions lie gwen bv
th Cy nrveyor Inc east iron plates for tho tops of The
bdses shall rest upon the sides and shall be oil joined
The
shall be id with inclination slope towards lie same f one
ine booning four inches London gravel ana sham
sand mixed said hooming be strongly hardened with The
ioiniCd, The joints be half an in vide oberg
they shall BE- eeced and 10 be filled up with fine gravel
sharp sand mixed.
The shall up tic round stone having and after
the same shall be hauled away by him. shall pick grade
road OF the street in accordance with The grades given
by tho surveyor depth fourteen below superior
the oadbrd of the street tile given by the Sur.
Eefor ana shall place The The soling OF not less
shall hoonghy roll the same with 6e pound roller until it
forms and hard foundation The square block paving
snail hen be ad In hsng the The contractors shall
lay the blocks diagonny angle OF forty five degrees
win the street line breaking joints with tier carefully
bddng the BLOCKS and hardening the materials under the
In order That each block solid foundation TheY
all The blocks they touch and make close joints
all JOINTS half ch in width shall most positively be-
rejected by the When the blocks laid the onts
shall be accurately filled with line grave and sharp sand mixed
and the paving shall be conveniently rolled with 60O
roller ant Of may be necessary ad covering Of three
inches of fine gravel aud sharp sand mixed shall lie placed
the paving aud he lana shali he opened for travel.
The The Steps yeF the rnters
shall rest Hpan the eHrh tones bordering The sidewalks
bsnncs e the winssof tile bridges shalt be sunk one
in II into the said raftsencs.
Tle old hrckiRs of the sidewalks shall be taken up and
haned away by the contractor the sidewalks shall h filled ~