New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-23
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE coNrRAcT

- for paving with round stones Tonti street. from Bayou
The erbsiones which may be necessary for tho lining Of
shall @ i North river 5ue stones or other stones IF cuaay
good quality With them hewed and dressed on the face and
uring from three six feet long from sixteen thirty
They shah ba @el 81 in good joints awomanile
manner na shsl ena Nsth aeE!gse7 gsey en through the
erssrsed il enss # from three 70 IS fec hroshont The
every Of its hight towards the adjoining sidewalk; shah
ALSO he odly a&ed and backed approved
and o the eHIe satisfaction OF the City Surveyor.
No cstone lev than Tee and hqif inches shorter than
three feet and having in less hn SIX inches below the
upper surface Of the adjoining gutter sei he adned in The
!eas and lnid in accerdanee % directions given 5y
the City Surveyor and those for the crossings shall he well
ned md laid bed Of London gravel and sharp sand four
The contractor shall be bound without extra compensation
axe and relay according the lines and grades be
which may be found OF place and also to repair the bek
ing Of the sidewalks which may be disturbed damaged by
The gutter shall be North river blue stones of the
feet os inches vide and not less than four neRe b
They shall join in their length the curbsone hal he well
bed Of London gravel and sharp sand less than four
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take up and relay in their primitive line and grade all old
The round oes ss be either sen shore or bank stones of
s 3 5e a "a s q Pp Tess sud a no s 1 hy
thick in the best workmanlke and
a points as al these ad on FAT sha Be-
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grade rounding Civ BY the City Surveyor and shall
stone paving shall then Be lad
The joints shall be filed with dry river sand, and after
has settled the down, the paving shall
ammed twice and the joints shall be hed with lake shells
well compressed with 6o poand rclsr and With
coating Of three inches Of lake shells and sharp sand mixed,
London gravel and sharp sand mixed and the street shall then
Tic earth picked ont of the street shah be the property Of The
The contractor shall be benna begin The work The
Council and to complete The same Gree months after under
penalty Of ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
Good solvent security IN the of $1,000 shall be
The all he hound 70 keep the paving in perfect
Fiction; and o saafanee the hin Of his eoni
np The Treasurer will retain onctcnth Of the amonnt Of tho
expiration Of sd year should The be Then found in good
order and condition. otherwise shall be forfeited for tho
Ill materials shall be of the quality, and shall be fur
The whole shall he entire satisfaction of
the City Surveyor who will be the sole judge of the quality of
Payments be made the compilation of the work
ctptance of the by the City Surveyor, follows
aS to BE 9a b. ss b s @
in conformity viii, section ll9 Of the now City Char
snbrogGed all he Tigiss Of he city to the
1 e1 ns be- Rsd s 81 Of g oG al d
sad bills should The same not be paid land the proportion TO
The contractor shah pay into the City Treasury prior to
seselSiag his certificates Re cost Of publication 81 ihs ps
snd shall have the right OF demanding said pc.
titoners the reimbursement OF SAID costs Of publication
1t well understood that in of failure the contractor
begin finish the work any part thereof within the period
liked the Council he dissatisfied with the in
which The work is being executed the Council shall have the
right 70 ennul Tho contract without putting he contractor in
detn required by article 1905 OF the Civil Code and with
applying of Justice anRu the aud without
indemnify and also well understood taa il the
tractor shall any tins abandon the work uot ni
pee the in conformity with his eontract the said
tractor s forfeit all cnns he uRy have for any part of the
work done by him up nte of The abandonment and that
the city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor land Is also we'll understood that in the contract
be esod the and his securities shall BIO held and
in HE nj
the price Ut which originally contracted
perform the The price at which may be ajudicaed
at n resale or readiudcaiion.
Bso per superficial yard of round stone paving furnished
and laid complete and superficial foot Of curb md gutter
stones furnished and laid complete
New Orleans. june - 1860,
Fsignedl louis H. PILE City Surveyor
Approved the Committees Streets Landings bot
Boards Of the Common Council.
signed BENZ S. HARRISON, 1f,,a,..,.,
tsignsdl y. A. KtEGsLANB, oh@ilnch-
Registered J1y r. 1850.
ALFRED A. DUnRos,
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