New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-14
SPECIFICATIONS FoR THE CONTRACT


y for the construction Of turning bridge across Canal caFon
PIas-@The bridge piers bukheads. ETC. shall be construct
% n all points similar 10 bridge Canal Carondee at
Claiborne and alO in accordance Win the plans sections
and profles hereto annexed, and she'll have the dimensions
PFR-Te pier supporting the bridge shall he built Of best
hard burnt lake bricks laid in hydraulic cement mortar aud
resting platform Of hicknees Of by II inches
press panEs laid close end crossing each oher in the best
cypress ps driven Leaf fifteen the sod ground
framed boiled and il,iaLea as uak ed On The plans.
EePER.TRUeTURE All HE ngers and lumber shall be Of
Pearl river cypress oi the bet quality yell framed and having
paned ard shall receive good tarng Of opehalf and
sS sS p sr WIKI ~ ia MACY ssisee nsSas ah9
t hs The moor snail pc q marrow cypress paR' 'a'' inches
lRos woRk AID GAsrlsgs-The bed plssss roller and
chiuery open and shut The bridge ha be OF the hest
iron, properly set in and fastened in workmanke anne
the whole according tn said plans.
he bolts SUSPENSION rods hogeans etc. and all the
iron, and shall be OF the dimensions marked the plans Tie
hoselains 10 9e u inches IL nd, diameter
the hard lake bricks laid ID hydraulic moran
e gS + pe % sPa Sps o f q h HI III
driven least cnfeet into the solid ground and shall be strongly
s space between tbe existing roads on SIDES Of the ca
up and graded Ascending 70 plans and lie film shall be Covered
with coat Of lake snc at least foot slick and soaIy
Ralns smla! 70 those Of tho bridge will surround the
pile lining, and sidewalks similar those Of The bridge shall
be built aI along said ratings The whole shown the
FESDERs-Fendey piles 10 protect the bridge from beng in
edby vessels shall te driver and framed marked the
PAisrlsGThe outside faces Of beams and frames the ratings
posts, The hogcans, fact all wood
usually painted shall receive covering of three coats Of best
GENERAL cLAusE4Ie bridge when completed shall per
fecy well eqlibraed in order that may easily Managed
and The work in al tp details shall be perfectly we'll executed
otherwise it shall he rejected by the Surveyor.
All the materials shall be of The best quality and shall be fur
nshed by the well The nbor and the necessary
windass ropes chains requlFed open and shut sad
bridge shall be furnished By the contractor.
The sha the bridge stand for
Of two years from The completion Of te ats snd s rears
traitor at lis own expense and to guarantee the faithful
Torrance Of This clause the Treasurer a retain onef of
ahch NIL shall be aid only IL The bridge We hea found ~ per
feet order by the surveyor otherwise 1t sti he forfeited for
Tie contractor shall gin work in the thirty
days following the approval Of the naturalization BY The Common
penalty Of n dollars day for each aud every day thereafter
The same is not completed,
ity amount 81 SO shall be feaped to guarantee
the laithfEl performance q the contract
Payment in cash the completion of the Work and accept
Of lie same by the CT, Surveyor.
is we'll understood that in Of failure By the
% begin or finish te work OF 9 par thereof within the
IN which tile work being executed the Council shall have
s 70 @an e GoEs y a PgRE 1 eo s n a
applying TO court OF justice to anna the same and without IN
dennty: and is also well understood thai the
tracar shR A. any tine @bandGp III wotk p net dns aa
shall forfeit all claims he ave any Of the
the city shall be thereby hargea any and ~ liability
t5r. well understood that III the CONTRACT
@ res9d ihs contractor and Nj SECURITIES sha bo hed aa
re which the contractor originally per
form the work aad the price AT which e adiudcatea
Eids to be foT IT, rsG@ie work complete
CSig1eD LOUIS H PILE, City surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
boaFd' Gs sis as Gom'no" B sGsaSl HARRISON
tsigaedi 81 KINGsLAND, ehnirnen.
ALFRED DUcRos
au7 IT egs.0. Clerk Of Conn roller