New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-20
INTERPRETATIONS FoR TIIE CoNTRAc,


iyls 1T v. DUpLEssIs. Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
stones and wooden cutters on the northwest side of franklin
WpTa ~ the sipEwAKs sidewalks shall be twcnty
Hewed and dressed curbstones shall line the
sidewalks of North river blue other equally
lie slope il he sides from hree to sx feet LONG from s
men 70 tny INCHES wide and not les than inches thick
nsr and shall end With nicely snl sGfh e same
in lengths Of from three to six feet throughout the work.
ing TO the directions and levels which sa be given by the Sur.
every foot Of IL gh towards the ne Of the adjoining houses
S "a oo s T Sa ana Sn the mS man
from IN this respect and no
case less than sS inches below tho surface of the aon,
ing gutter, shah 81 be admitted Il, in the work
mil cypress twelve inches Vide y four Inches ek IN lqasths
* @ dssR shsts ne o
ng pinned there and at every intermediate of sc feet
mele through suitable asar holes in the gutter panks
$a be sSa q on hs o s sEe Is
have natGhe of eight inches long by inches deep
THEN; then for set long BY eight inches wide ard inches
s p1ea ny S end wnl WINS enters me ground VIII be firmly
three of i've inch spikes each brace these there
sts gs nasd d I'll he an cutter pa TX
be dry ae sand four nehes thick and f sa S sda sh
the pins driven The top edge of the facing board shall
and litter shall ba ad Win s5pe Of one sh iowara sa ths
bu by tie conaeo They shall 6e four neies VIDE i SS au Re
inches deep, aud shall be made of and half inch ey
on 70 keep sides G beng G dsp Rees
and said gutter shall run through the whole width Of The
BRICK PAvEsEsr-Tweve feet in width next to the houses
aud The remaining eleven set Se,wscn said haked poflSH
shan be llea up ld smoothly graded correspond Ii
the OF ssd hrcked portions The walk shall
be ad with lake bricks of the best quality il herring bone,
m b IL 81 H. Ses KIN ra VS. sq sd S e
half
icsng - he outside Il The oE ErcRed N or is
ing from cayins in ank ne whole Of intersections sbsi Be
brekea Prior to laying the bricks the earth ground shall lie
smoothly viii adeelyIy slope towards the oune & one
ho fs So e dS na gssrs ia S0 Icy m b s
completely solid There shall be bedding onegf Of an
bricks a be property beddsd therein IL s re s
50 mat the pavement will bear straight edge, otherwise It
GrsgRfr CLAUSES The whole work shall executed 10 tie
entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who will be the sole
a de- nS sa1y s & IL Be- s Of the ses ouay and .
furnished by the contractor as well as the labor.
days following approval q the aadcaiion y he Com
men Council a Y to Complete he same sky days alter
there If The same is not completed
from he contractor 10 guarantee the faithful performance
Payents 10 a as follows oit: the proportion TO be
~ s s eqS and s poPpron g b Ps b. the
81 City Surveyor in conformity With seetIo liz u
n neg AZ charter 5 slIi b collected eoaraeo
IL ey u T oa So q be Al q said
ponsibe for Ay of said bills should same not be pnid
The shall pay into the City Treasury nror
to receiving his certificates Ihe Of publication Of The pet
ton Of the property holders 1t being understood that said
contractor shall have tho right OF demanding OF said petition.
ers the reimbursement of said of publication
IT'S well understood that in of failure contractor
Rod fixed or In the Council be dissatisfied with the manner
to snnl the contract without putting the contractor in default
required by article 1905 of the Civil Code without apply
ing to coart or justice to annu tho ard without
and II Is also well understood that in the contractor
.ha q any time abandon the work finish complete
the sHe IN conformity with his contract the contractor
shall forfeit OIL claims be have for ANY nart Of work
done by him up to the date Of the abandonment that ,he
ey sh be thereby discharged and all liability there
for and II il also we'll understood the contract he
tesod the contractor and his securities shall held and
bound IN sedo TO the city all loss difference
the price at which the contractor originally per-
form the work and the price which 1t may adjudcated
at 9 resale or readtudcasion.
Bids 70 be running foot Of new sidewalk complete nclud
ing the turning OF the corners.
New Orleans, June Is 1850
tsisnedl LOUIS II. PILE
City Surveyor.
Approved by The Committee Streets and Landings q both
Boards of the Common Council.
ESxnedl BENZ. s. HARRISON, ,,,s,.
Esignedl s. A. KIStiSLAND Chalrmen.
Registered July IL 1860.
ALFRED A. DUCROS,
jyl3 i2t Clerk of Comptroller