New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-31
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE co xTaAcrs

mv2s lit Y. puPLEssIs Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
~ for The construction Of all bridges and the repairs and
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Third Contract-A The bridges Of the Third District
the bridges now Ii exseee IN he evera as
icts of The city shall be Delivered the contractors in what
tracts and shall be The duty Of Said enaeors to have the
during Of their contrasts ana 1t he e son
see esne sn entire II a psfiss s
Streets Landings Of The Common Council ''''''s' "
Whenever any part the whole of the brides the ntersec
which may b built Shall Be- 80 oen and
e $ su Ss 70 oe built the shall
II lhe manner here below explained for the construction
In Of the bridges in existence there are no iron
ea a hs op are no, ppRsy and
them too weak the contractors shall be bound whenever
take out wooden bars and substitute in their stead io
bars the same dnensons and in the
cond nsiaaee take Al iron bars dccyed
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for the construction Of bridges land instances to 81
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that they may not be carried by oyeows from heavy
The shall keep in good repair and
and bottoms when decayed placing and fastening wo k
maaSs manner a s,an br,dge plates which may be dis
plates wherever existence may Be worn Ont or
broken. y
bd 5g Or ~ widen the the ditch and shall
for the bridges ard the contractors shall
shall repair the paving whenever disturbed by them
The Contractors shall aso keep Al The wooden cross
existing which hereafter be constructed Inter
esprations their Contracts the contractors shall he
bound return the city all The bridges crossings and
he Street Commissioner shall the last cerscae and he
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cate and the said centage shall be oeeed for the use Of lie
Ngw BaIpeEs al new bridges shah be constructed in ac
sS nss @ s d a f he s Gs t.
Surveyor and IN the following manner, TO wit:
tie sides BOTTOMS Shall be Of either cypress Of
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sna IN se a ~ sa X # ss pas e e.
impair strength anrsb The iron e En- s sha
b Of the ". wroagh, IRON wide BY thick
BILE lengths and depths suit the wild rs Of he and The
inch Thick suitable lengths suit tie eTsih
and width Of the bridges The top panks shall be inches
wings shall BE- inches thick Is feet long inches wide
s oe ena s T. RI well q
in where the bridges shall be than 30 ongn
thick By wide shall he hid lat On the s .od
s a ssss foot 90 q hs outside Of The sides
if required The sdes rest The cross pieces and bM
inches aesr through subs anger holes n q he
sides and entering At least feet iuo The ground The wings
with lie sides il Inc usual way and best worEmanise
feet cen,es shall sunk The depth Of their wbos
thickness into The sides The TOP panks shall the
spikes de bars Win iron hs Re bsss
n s y tie S . b 9
but said panks shall be fastened the end with the Two
passing eyebos The sa a" So Il
shall be one of the side paks with piece Of
The bottom plank shall be well nailed pieces with
bridges shall be dug by the contractors without extra compen
saon and Al hng required between and the sides Of The
The hight Of said bridges and wings also be done
BY New Bdges it be nnders,ood iii bridges to be
made where there s now none ia existence all ether bridges
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inches wide By thick and Of such lengths as e
sa be my bedded and vol secured Win ak pns y
shall Be laid according 70 The levels and u M xs
by the City Surveyor and in such places the Street
GEsERAI GLrsEsA The materials shall be of the best
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors well
The shall comply Immediately with all verbal or
from the chaimen the comm Streets and Landings
relative to he work Y be done BY them under penalty Of
doing the work 50 neglected BY The contractors which in ali
done al whatever cost he may be able TO obtain the necessary
The amount Of the ne the wages of the worknen and the
cost Of the materials shall be deducted any of the monthly
The shall BE- ut the Street Commits
sioners office each and every day II o'clock NJ to
orders written in the order book in said Office shall be com
sidered equivalent written orders
in person, at the dates thereof.
The contractors shall be responsible for all damages may
any through The q he ss sustained
od lumber taken of the bridges when new lumber IS sub
tited BY M shah belong to and be and
hauled away by them. lj7Ts
Each Contractors shall furnish good and solvent secnr
iy IN The sum Of five thousand dollars guarantee faithful
shall he ah ratad f,rz
year to begin from the date of the signing of the
The whole work shall performed to the entire satisfaction
Of the stee Commissioner jointly the Ghairmen Of the
Committees on Streets and Landings.
Payments shall be monthly certificates of the
and said Street Commissioner in obedience
mittees Streets and Landings City Treasurer to
tam in guarantee until the expiration of the contracts per
Y fs well understood that in of failure the
on Il eas tie # s a the peGd
which the work is being executed the Council shall have the
sa e anna e without Pag The
TO court OF justice annn the and without in
demty and It is also well understood that in the
tractors shall time abandon the work
pete the with their Contracts the said
H ss al claim they may haSs for part 9f work
shall be thereby discharged from any and ali liability therefor
y : also well that N case the contracts be resod
solo 10 pay the city all loss difference the
prices At which the contractors originally contracted to perform
resale or readudcation.
Bids 10 be mnch annu for repairing and keeping all
the bridges and crossings much per foot measure
new bridges complete as vel as new crossings complete
isigned,j LOUIS r. PILE CITY Surveyor.
Approved W s conm.!es on Streets and Landings Of both
Boards Of the Common oouneli ,r
lsisHsa'l R Il {, vf nGYaha, chairmen.
ms2s lii HENRY DuREL. for COMPTROLLER. s