New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-06
SPEcIFICATIoNs FOR rHE cnNrRAcr

. for paving with square blocks 81 osen6 sireei Se,
Wak heaes liz apper se & ie
New Canal to Liberty street and also Old iese street from
Front Ieyee 10 Claiborne street.
CONTRACTS.
First conacThe paving With square blocks Of 81 Joseph
g a to PfSns sas h square blocks Of Old
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QUALITY AND DIMENSIONS or THE MArERI4Is-The square
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ohl9ng IN not less than twelve than sixteen
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one @ & i Il q Il an sne III aafe ~ 99sSs hs
The sides 70 Se laid dagonsy from The eu6sfoncs bur
shall be Of good hard granite obtained from
in length twelve inches vide and not iss ban Uni ne e
thick They shall be well naTried having parallel square
perfectly well hewed aud dressed otherwise they shall
The shall be Of North river blue stones perfectly
well hewsd and dressed dressed the te
thr,ysix inches wide and in less than ncas in
The crossing stones shall be Of North stones Of the
5 s pn Ss ss 5s well aa esd We and & n9 q, four
the ends cnt a an angle Of oryye degrees with the sides
W &c Sis is e 4 flss Sa river blue
f s q as @ oa ] FSe aag ST ,9es e hs e
iastone shah measure less than three feet BY
Ts gayel shall Be e best London gravel
Tho said shall be clear, sharp sand, of large grain
The plates fer the tops o the bridges intersections of
thd shall be Of the tout gafar in Ti
iern length aud thickness e tn aud Chaztses
isFsf,s B. hs ds sa srysyor sT 7 @ The Widths shall e Furnished
The crossing steps over lie cutters shah be or The be eat
iron. ough measuring each SIX by one inch ick
and @ q sch widths and patterns as shall be furnished BY the
,NASSER ~ WHICH THE WoRK Shall ExEcurED.-The
sd @ 'a M 7 se tasn m s he contractor id rela
snail be substituted in their stead The aud
sayeEef ba Y it H. goa onts an a n they
of
three inches fo every oot q s g towards ne adjoining
approved manner Apertes draining lots shall nicely
cut through the sae by the coRtractor whenever required y
crossing stones shall be laid according the lines and
best wekmaike manner on bed Of london gravel sharp
well ranned and hardened with the Of the crowbar
he sides bottoms md wings of the bridges ha be
like manner in accordance with the directions given by
ss sa ff s c e. n s Of the
cutter stones shall join in their length the cIrbstones and
ncl bottonng four Of London gravel ma bsrp
%d sS solid t. FS s T 1t Ts 3
ley shall be rejected and to be allied up with gravel and
the same shah be haaed away BY them shall grade he
BY he aryeso to dep sll ee s ses t. n BE-
face Of The blocks when laid The contractors sal
ana shall place on The top Of the on Of not less
sa thoroughly same with 1 opnd % ale mil ia II
forms a. even @ and hard ognlaon The square block paving
lay The blocks @ @disgon9ly angle Of forty i've degrees
6e4dng the blocks and hardening materials Under lie same
in order that each block may rest solid fuad They shall
al joints half inch in width shall positively be
sa accurately flied line gravel md erp and ntSed
and the pGsng shall be conveniently rolled with 600 pound
inches Of ne gravel and sharp shall be psced upon
s @ Wings 9f Gsiud Re bass ss 'sSf ss he Of curb
eee @ ans % e a m @ and in The best
NJ VIZ ga'i 9n ases Ter e tpps OF the bridges
The cast iron plates for the crossing Steps over the pntters
inch s, INTO the said Len. enrbstenes s one,
hSsa s a%s y s be- G hs val shall Be lsd
aggg shall then be laid The shall be iaid and
bed n cement and close onied the aorta and shall be
surface free ali aggsd s or hollow gs p aad
capable of supporting straight edge otherwise
The old tagging Of the sidewalks shall be up by the
sde shall M ee ed 50 IS 70 with the grades
ad N he esst manner and to The entire aae
noa # 1oa ,hs as as SaTSsyot, SsIcE e,., 4,
and missing Hag shall be furnished by the contractors without
The cutters for draining sidewalks shan be Of tie
best cast IRON similar to the pattern IN the Office and
GEsER 61usEsThe whole work shall Ge eSecuted to the
entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who viii be the soe
Ths ed curb and stones the old stone paving
Surveyor the old bdekig of the Sidewalks and the earh
RSG S e aa haSisa ssqsFY By s G s
All the materials shall be of he best quality,
nisled bg tbs contractors MS we'll MS thu labor.
Each of the shall begin the work in
he four aenhs following the approval of the aiadeaons by
the Cannon Council and 10 continue without nterupton
complete The sanehe contractor for the first within
eighteen months afer the second contract
within four months aer aud The for the third
tract within eighteen months after each penalty of Ten
dollars per day for each and day thereafter the
completed. - =
Good ard solvent securities shall required from the contrset
TO guarantee the faithful performance contracts
follows tog in The Of Sl5l The contractor for
The rs contract n the Of $500 from the for
tractor for the third contract. - w
Payments 10 be made the the work on eneb
and every square, ad acceptance same by tbe CIV Sf
feFef, as follows, tes the proportion nal Gy the
property holders IN bills against said 10 be
maas VI ne ltg surveyor n eonoEnity with the
new City Charter said bills to be collected hy u Contractors
who shall be subfogated all the rights The eity 70 se and
seze he property IN ce q Of any Of said
bis ana tue city Of New Orleans not to be held repei7
praPorilop 10 be paid by the uy e The Ieasa