New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-08
SPECIFICATIONS For THE CONTRACT

SPECIFICATIONS FDR THE CONTSAGT
. paving with round Gsque street. from Basin to
Broad street. =., con-.
asquet street, from Basin Claiborne street. having been
already for the for the paSg with round
The sidewalks sides Of said Gasque street. from Clai
turbed d damaged 81 Contractor paw
ing and said contractor shall BE- bound without extra eonpen,
curbstone of said sidewalks which may be ont OF place and as9
There being no sidewalks made on both sides of Gasquet
street Gayea Broad the contractor shall accord
ing the lines and grades to be given BY the City Surveyor
line said sidewalks with carones in the following manner TO-
The eurbstones shall North river blue stones other
stones equally good quality with Them hewed and dressed on
the and the top answer ths slope # the
sides, measuring from three six feet long from sixteen
thirty inches wide and not less than three and half inches
They shall be we'll set in good joints worknanke
and shall end with aneri1es nicely cut through the
erspersed lengths from three six feet throughout the
work each shall haze slope Of three INCHES for
also be sody HSed backed approved
No earbstone sn three half inches shorter than
three feet and having In nc case ess thgn sS inches 99 a
WORK. WORK. surface Of vac A0p'"s sa'sf S Us 's4 -
at the Streets sha be of the quality and
dimensions. .,.,,.... HI, - ..a
oinfed laid accordance win directions TO be given By
onted laid bed of London gravel and sharp sand four
The cutter stones shall be of North river blue stones Of
best quality and ,aa rem three t. s az
s g e N nea h en an s he b
Joined in tile worknanke and shall be laid
thicR with slope Of one towards The curbstones
the hest "nay measuring not less than six inches long They
shall be laid bed Of river sand not less than four inches
other and make close and broken a Joints and s 94es shell
Prior laying Tie onnd paving the roadway shall be
picked and gadSd By M IT. a M a M
coating Of river sand four inches thick The round
The Joints shall be filed up with dry river sand and after
the has . s ssS The sn s the Psy viii lake be ss f
London gravel and sharp sand mixed and the paving shall be
g n Tee S % aDd hap n
gravel and sharp sand mixed and the street shall then
earth picked Of the street shall be the of the
Ths @ @ oe eon ma 70 Rgep e PAYNE y perfect
don the Treasurer will retain Of The amount Of The
ssian f said should he paving be them found IN
good condition, otherwise shall forfeited the
the materials shall be Of the quality be
The contractor shall be bound 10 begin the work in the ten
days following s e q the BY the Common
penalty q Ten dollars PER day Tor each and every day thereafter
security the sum of four thousand dol
shall be required 10 guarantee the faithful performance of
The shall to the entire satisfaction of
the CITY Surveyor who will be the sole judge of the quality
Payments to be made the completion of the work on
the City Surveyor as follows, to-Wit: =
The 9poGsa to Be Paid sy the holders n bills
in conformity with section l9 the city charter
said bills be collected by the contractor who shall
ogaed all the rights Of the city and seize the property
II ease Of Of the whole of said bills and
should the be not paid and the proportion TO be paid BY
the city in cash.
The shall pay the City Treasury prior to re-
ceiying his certificates and bills, the of publication
have q dsssdn aae Of sad pe
1t Il we'll understood that failure by the contractor
70 begin finish the work. any part thereof within Pc
Rod liked In the Council be dissatisfied with
N which / Is being executed the Council shall have the right
to annu the contract without putting the contractor In default
required by article 1905 of the Civil Code without apply
ing court of Justice annni the without
nifty and Is also well understood that the
shall At time abandon the work not finish and complete
the in conformity with his the said
shall forfeit all claims he have for part Of the work