New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-11
SPECIFICATIoNs FOR THE CONTRACT

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
- for the construction Of turning bridge across lanai ""Fon
bridge Pors % s,a ETC. canal s 6 be
Claiborne street and also in accordance VIII the plans sections
PixR-Te pier supporting the bridge shall be bui Of best
hard bnrnt lake bricks laid IN hydraulic eetnent mortar and
ssng On platform o s T9 ss ayr hs b
sid platform shall wooden grating Sf2 ~ u inches
cypress piles driven least fifteen feet into the solid ground
framed boiled and finished as marked on he plans
Pearl river Of the best quality yell framed and hsyng
tie dimensions marked on The PLAN All The ef s ta .5 BE-
onehaf on asphaun OH The edges and wherever two Or
n"S sGss se on each ds q lie dge marked On tic
plans The floor shall be Of narrow cypress pauks three inches
woax led a'ss rollers and ma,
iron properly and fastened in wokmanke manner
@ S according to r 1ad pa oran and all the
required s eMng shall be of the best quality Of Tennessee
h iS aia 70 Sse e y Il inches IL di@iaeter
The Be has rFHs LAKE, 6a IL e a
he whole as marked On the plans and shall be ned on The 9gs
driven least feet into the solid ground aud shall be strongly
The space between the existing on both Of
nal and projection Of ad abriments into he canal shall be filled
with coat Of lake shells at least foot thick and sodly
Railngs similar to those of the bridge viii surround The
pile lining and sidewalks inlar to those OF the bridge shall
FESDgRs-Fender piles protect The bridge from beng
pans
PAIsTrsGThe outside faces Of beams and frames the ratings
posts the hogchans etc in fact all wood and iron work
usually painted shall covering Of three coats of be
GENERAL CLAusEs-The bridge when completed shall be per
fecsy well eqqbEated j. order thai may be easily managed
otherwise it shall be rejected by the Surveyor.
All the materials shall be OF the best quality aud shall be fur
by the well The Tabor and the necessary
wndlass ropes, cans required to and shut said
bridge, shall be furnished by the contractor
The contractor shall guarantee the bridge to stand FOR term
from the completion of the and all repairs
required during said Of two shall be done by The
at his expense and 70 guarantee the faithful per
Torrance Ibis clause the Treasurer shall retain of
the price Of contract until the expiration Of said
which fifth shall be paid only the bridge be then found in
feet order by the Surveyor otherwise shall be forfeited for
| the use of the city.
The shall be bound to begin the work in the thirty
days following the approval of the adjudication by The Common
Council and complete the four months after under
penalty of ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
| the is not completed.
lily Of $1,000 shall be required guarantee
| the aithful performance of the
Payment in cash on the completion OF the work and accept
ance Of the same by the City Surveyor
well understood tat in of failure by the
to begin or finish the work or any part thereof within the pc
Rod fixed in case the Council be dissatisfied with the manne
right annul the CONTRACT without putting the contractor IN de
fault required by article 1865 Of the Cvi Code and whou
applying to cont OF justice to annui the same and without in
denng and it also well understood that in the
shall at any time abandon The work Or not finish an
shall forfeit all claims he may have tor any part Of the wo
dS e S S S9 thereby shsgsd om ay ad ali &
hgrao is well understood that in the
resqa tie and BIZ sfqres sha be held an
prize which the originally
form the work and the price at which may be adudcated
Bids to be for the whole work complete .
tsignedj Louis H PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees on Streets and Landings of boil
Boards Z s .s common BG HS"f HARRISON
tssaed s,A. KINGsLAND, ohaiImen'
''Nf'''F'NN -'0'' ALFRED A. DucRos
/ AMI 1t Clerk of COMPTROLLER.