New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-18
CPECEFICATI0Ns FOR THE ONTRACT
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Q-tltTH 80 hlNsSSHoNs OF THE MTERlus--fhe sauero
h9eG a " 81 so93 aaga En3 sa r. ny glsFor
nhl1ug If share, ia,' ihaH than sixteen
inches in with aHd e than twelve nor thai twenty
fU9r ucbfs ahg ami oi less thn Line inches ~ thickness
They shall he well Qmted haeng parallel sides and
.4uare t d free nnr> The qoate boeks adjoining the
grte ooe snail b GU 4t aiaqyiv of ogyhye degrees With
the side so 10 b. laid dasoHey fren the curb=teneS bor
Tht safft soaes hall be Of good hard granite Obtained from
Boston They shall be twenty thirty Is inches aud over
iniemgh twelve inches wide aud pct less than inches
perfectly wei dresssd Otherwise they shall IL re
N curb shall be Of North river blue stones perfectly
well hewqa aud dressed beyedress"d On the Top answer HE
Slope Of e sides Qin three 10 six feet long from eighteen TO
IHe crossing stones shall Of North river blae stones Of the
guilty perfectly well hewel and dressed
long feet vide aud less than six inches thick
lat ea s st vii be S e. Gss via aSF G gh he sides
The agsones for The sidewalks shall pc Of North liver blue
half dressed to smooth surface End havine rubbed No
agone shall measure less than three tee square BY o aud
Lsgraye shall he the best london gravel
The sand shall b clear, sharp sand Of large grain.
length and thickness to 1hose Royal garonde
furnished by the City surveyor
old erboncs shall Ge taken npGy tbs conactor and rgad
iynnd good by The Cf SLfeyor ana not new enDsl9t
shall be se according The lines aud grades TO be given b% the
shall be dny nteTspersed in lengths Of from three six feet
throughout the work and each curb shall haPe slope
three inches eF every foot Of its hight towards The adjoining
sidewalk and shall also be soaly fixed and backed lie
cut through The by the contractor whenever required by
The crossing shall be laid according the lines and
grades he given by the Surveyor iii good joints and in e
os asd Of a. ea s hces 3 b 4 e
well anmed and hardened win The head Of he eroylar
tones and shall be nd II good joins and 4 The best workman
tie City The cast iron plates for the op the
b5gea shall resi- srgu + 'hS sides md shall be al joined
shall he laid with Az inclination slope Iownr The
sanj mixed aid botomiug to he strongly htrGcei ai az
head q ne etowhar until solid Tho stones shat ae 81
they snail be REJECTED and to be filled up with line gaye a
Tle contractor shall lake up the round stone paving.
y hs M depth Of nees Re"M n
the oadyG of street curve given BY he sur
yeyo shall The Of the soilqg less
sn thoroughly roll the with 5000 pound roller until it
forms and hard foundation The square block paving
shall then be laid In laying the paving, the shall
lay the blocks diagonaF Or at an angle of forty five degrees
bedding The blocks and hardening the materials same
use ali 10 lay he blocks 50 they touch and make close joints
joints over half inch in width shall most positively be
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Toe AID as efen as may aecery and covering Of three
inches of gravel and sharp sand mixed shall be placed upon
The plates for the crossing steps over The cutters
en- y the wings Of the brse and shall be sunk one
| inch into the said curbstones.
haued away by the the sidewalks shall he filled by
s S them % sa 81 Me Be 5 a %s
bed in cement and close Gned in the same and shall be
al e III or SoR au
capable OF supporting straight edges otherwise it shall be
the old tagging Of the sidewalks shall be up by
sidewalks shall be flied correspond with The grades
laid in The best wokmane manner and to the entire sasac