New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-21
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
- for the construction of brick Sidewalks borered by cub
and wooden CUTTERS various streets Of the city,

and wooden CUTTERS various the city.
CONTRACTS. sse5 =
sdeSsss on the west side e Arts street
I'd ContractThe sidewalks the west aide OF Lafayette
ID GouracThe sidewalks on the south side Of jackson
street. from Dyade street to the Hebrew Cemetery twelve
4h UonactThe sidewalks on both sides of alyen street
5h Conrac-The sidewalks on the east side Of ST. CHARLIE
and dressed easbsenes shs Mid ae iii
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the slope Of the sides from three to six feet long from k
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ne EVEN esyss wash and sinking Of usually
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less than SIX inches below the upper surface Of Tie
cutters shail y made Of The
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Shall be beveed suit and other outside edge il Is ia
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driven aGw avn and s sssd WITH sd Easr plank with at
two and half inches thick. well nailed to The gutter plank
b dry river sand inches thick and ody bedded before
Jet aud half inches above he surface os lie paa
and the latter shall be hid with slope Of
four aas ~
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cross pieces on the top to keep the sides from being displaced
walks aa'a su'sf sn' " WAos width e the ds
lae bricks Of he best qaaiy, herrlngbone on bed u
lake sand Or other sand Of equally good qgal with IT,
hs bricks shall be well allied with sharp sand coating
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ct broken and well ramed and made level and graded
sw 9ss e s
m BY I s Fab S h and ws until
as a9der Ne bricks Srieks shall e e
Joints without any rugged hollow plees 70 st Tie pave
nen will bear straight sdgs Otherwise J. shall be rejected
entire satisfaction Of the City Surveyor who will BE- the
hs sa sa 6 sG II the best quality and shall
furnished BY the contractors, as well as he labor.
The ten days following the approval Of the adjudication by the
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the contractor for the second contract within months
The fourth contract within three months After
the contractor for The h within months after
under penalty each Of ten dollars day for
day thereafter the same y not completed,
from each Of the contractors 10 the faithful per
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city in cash and the proportion to be paid By the property
e in bills against said property holders be made By The City
Surveyor in conformity with section 9 Of the city charter
said bills be collected by the contractors who shall be suro
gated to all the rights Of the city and property
In OF of all of said bills city
Of New Orleans be held liable responsible for any 81
said bills should the not be paid.
Each OF the contractors shall into the City Treasury prior
to receiving their certificates and bills their proportion
cost of publication Of the petition of the property
Ing well understood that said shall have the right
of publication.
i ii well understood that in of failure by tire contractors
10 begin finish the work thereof within the period
fixed In the Council be dissatisfied with manner
which the work Is being executed the Council shall the
right to annul the contract without putting the
default required by article 1905 the Cy Code and without
applying to court Of justice annnl the and without
shall any time work or not finish and com.
pee the same in conformity with their contract the con-
tractors shall forfeit all claims they have for part OF
the work done by them the date of the and
that the city shall be thereby discharged any and all liza
biy therefor and it is also well understood that
contracts resod the contractors and their securities shall
held and bound in sodo to unto the city all loss differ
raced perform the and the price at which 1t may be
adudcated at resale or readjndicaion.
Bids to be running foot of new sidewalk complete nclnd
ing the turning of the corners.
New Orleans, March s. 1860.
Isignedl LOUIS H. PILE,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
[signedl En- i 7 rygE5N ;li!.la;e ohaIrmep.
HENRY DITRFf