New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-15
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DRAINING COMMISSIONERS, PROPOSALS
iofs u lie seeaad Draining psrie III MI esf H as Cen
up star until FRIDAY the Ih day Of February ESQ .; II
FoE cleaning and dsegeang Tie existing Canal the up
The Canal shah be- when completed twenty ave feet vide At
lowest surface Il o swamp. dirt excavated to be en-
peyea u The present Lesee, and all ROOTS stu
Canal commencing at The upper line Of the city Of New
Orleans at the intersection Of Claiborne street thence along liz
continuation Of said stseet 70 ousui street, along Cucuu street
The said Canal shall Be y et vide a, tOp and rtv feet
bottom VIII depth e ssyen fss The dirt shall be used to
hight as that Of the Claiborne street Ieyee free from roots
s. Canal be excayatcd along Tenth street. in carroou
extending along the said iii continuation from ihe
line Of the Jefferson and Lake poutcaran RAILROAD to Henry
The said Canal TO b feel wide top fifteen feet
seo o Iyse On lie M q lie Canal i s III e se
10 be free from all roots, s.amis &c.
rea esae c als hhsls o s.s extending o the
made 10 sae @ IS q & ssd BE-
at Top aud ssee Ct bottom aud vs feet below the
q evae on the lower side or bsnk of the Canal free all
= ror Canal along sixeen, street In CarroIton extend
Ing HoEg said street and its continuation from the Jefferson
street. S@'
The "a ssd esaa sl b e fss H. vide
Lake side Of the Canal free FROM Al roots stumps
the ege the Canal and he base Il lie Lesee Tic
sides and bottoms shall be saoothsa off and neatly
roots, ETC., shall be removed.
The whole work shall be executed nnder the supervision the
Engineer of the Second Draining Section and his entire
faction.
The shall bind himself begin the work In the ten
days following the approval OF his contract by the Board
Commissioners of the Second Draining District.
II is well understood failure By the contractor
70 begin finish the work thereof within e period
fixed in case the Board not be satisfied with the
In which the work is being executed they the Beard shall
the right to annn the contract hant putting The contractor in
applying TO court OF justice anui the and without
dernnity and II is well understood that in the
al an lima yrnFEn finish
complete the in conformity with his contract the con-
shall forfeit all claims he may have for any or
of the work done by him up the date The abandonment
and that the Board shall be thereby discharged from any
liability therefor and is also well understood that in the
contract be resod the contractor and his securities shall
held and bound in sodo to unto the Board all loss and
difference between the price which the originally
contracted 10 perform the work and The price which may
resold.
Proposals be addressed j. U. LAvTLLEBEUvRE ESQ.,
President Separate bids will be required each section with
good and solvent security in the OF thousand dollars
for the faithful performance of the contract Payment be
made in cash the completion Of the work and it's acceptance
by the Engineer Of the Board
Bids 10 he per running Of 5 feet for the whole work
complete.
WILL. 1. FRERET, Engineer
eI7 I'd Second Draining District.