New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-03
GPECIFICATION FOR THE CONTRACTS
p for lighting with oil AZ the oil lamps n the city

4 SPECIFIcATIoN FOR THE CONTRACTS
for Lighting With o II the III lamps q hs sly
FIN the oil lamps in the First District
| Third contract-A the oil lamps the Third District
Zach 81 he shove mentioned shall be audcaed
for three to date from the sgnisg Of said
The lamps shall be delivered the contractors in whatever
the Street Commissions and the contractors shall be bound
within forty days after to have the repaired and placed in
etaiions e The same as will afford sufficient quantity quail
light and also during the continuance Of their contracts
should Of the lamps require REPAIRS TO have the taken
down and put in good repair and condition. the whole at their
The did Contractors shall further bound the expiration
of their return TO the city ali The oil lamps IN per
them to the satisfaction Of the Street Commissioner failing
which the part Of Of said contractors said Street Com
be sds and he eo hof Deducted m IL lit monthly
HE eonsractors sha during the whole Term of their con.
tracts regularly and faithfully Light and keep burning
to he Ioon d. whilst there IS neither day nor moon ghi] al
the oil lamps existing which may hereafter be putup
cept;ng those where gas be substituted and they shall
shas ssss quality f sperm gng such
geaied sperm O. lard oil 1t OPTION during weather
they s round wick the three
blocks other fixtures required for suspended lamps and
they shall good repair and return to the city good
dion all the ladders and other fixtures used in lighting which
In Of bad weather and nights The contractors shan
BIT bound light and keep lighted during said darkness all
oil lamps included in their several contracts
may be designated BY the Street Commissioner shall be lighted
every night half hour after until half
before and these lamps sa be counted al double
There shall Be deducted from each monthly certificate fifty
for each and lamp reported by city and police
officer citizen who shall make the report in their names
moi burning giving sufficient light during within the
occurrence It Is well understood however, deduction
pedcated only the report made the Commits
soners Office and police stations of the District in which
lamps are reported
Security of $1,000 shall be required each Of
the contractors 10 the faithful performance Of their
contracts.
Payments will be made monthly the Street Commissioner
Certificate the city reseryng five per from each monthly
payment until the expiration Of the contract.
The notara acts by all parties shall be signed in the days
following the approval Of the adindieaons by the
Council otherwise said adjudicaions shall be- pso faco null
Upon the adjudiraons being made By the Comptroller each
Of the contractors shall deposit into the hands Goptro
ler the sum Of security for the signing Or the contracts
and should Of the contractors refuse neglect sign The
contract with his security his security refuse sgn
otherwise shall be returned 10 the contractor in,e
da,ely upon The perfection q the contract
~ = wen .nat IN ease Oh iaiure by me contractors
fixed in the Council be dissatisfied win the manner In
which the work being executed the Council sha have the
right annI contract without putting lie CONTRACTORS III
default required by article 1906 of the Civil Code and without
denty and il also well understood case the CON
tractors shall time abandon the finish and
plee the conformity with their contracts the said eonrac
Tors shall forfeit all claim they may any part Of lie WORK
done by them the date Of that the city
and well understood in case the contracts be rsod
the and their securities be held and bound in
price at which the contractors originally contracted to perform
the work and the prices at which they may be audcated
Bids to be per lamp per annu the whole work included
In each and every contract complete.
Signed. LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of
Signed H 4 : yT aHYaHa }schairt.sn.
feb25 ~ HENRY DUREL, for Comptroller.