New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-07
SPECIFICATIONS FoR THE co ,TnAcTs


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keeping in repair f y s efgss & n ey
First conrsct-Al the bridges Of the First District
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ric,s of the city shall Delivered contractors in what
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sa bridges put IN good and condition within thirty days
during the continuance Of their contracts and the expiration
seoa order and and t. ,s entire
Streets Landings Of the Common Counsel '
Whenever the whole Of the brides the
may hereafter b built shan be 50 rotten and
70 1s s s built e5 The
In The manner here below explained for the construction
In many the bridges existence there are no iron
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them too weak the shall be whenever
bars sas;tns in their stead oa
alter for ne IN e as
eond instance TO take all iron bars decayed
dimensions in the explained
cure and asten ali top blanks Of said br dyes in ths same
ner q hereafter explained for The building q new bridges
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shall keep good repair and
and bottoms when decayed, placing and fastening
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Whenever 4 shall be TO alter the position of
done by the the additional width shall paid
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shall repair the paving whenever disturbed BY them
Streets plank Crossings over gaess
existing Which hereafter be constructed
AT tho aspirations contracts contractors SHAH be
crossing steps peiee Eoed order and condition
reserved hereinafter provided until the
and i not repaired within n thirty The last ce
INV BRipeEs NJ bridges shall constructed in &C,
The lines and Levels and Of The widths to b. gwen BY the City
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anaty free from spi bad Knots other caca
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depths re bottom pls shs omen and hall
Thick and les ihan twelve inches vide
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such cases hss sha b II I've snghs The pieces
shall extend 9. least foot ,e outside Of The sides,
required cross pieces and shall
be strongly pinned y distances e feet viii, OAK
sides and entering least feet toto The ground The wings
The iron bars shall the sides distances
thickness mo the sides Top paaks rest on the ror
bar and shall be fastened the sides with inch pressed
spikes and the with iron cramps the who in the
The two center top panks shall be ef
said two two paaks S shall Be Win he ~,
side panks means Of driven into the panks and b.
shah be fastened Of she side plak with piece of chan
Of suitable length The whole plan of the City Surveyor
inch nails All trenches required in The construction of TIT
bridges shall be dug the contractors without extra compen
bridges Including tie whole extent wings to elevate III
hight of said bridges and wings shall also be dom
BY New Bridges it must be understood all bridges to
made where there is IN existence all other bridge
existing included in the section relative 70 repairs
GaosssGs1The crossings and shall be of vel
low pine Of he best qualify and shall measure twenty fou
inches wide inches thick and Of such lengths
respond the between curbstone The
shall be firmly heded aud well secured with oak pins of
inches IN diameter driven al least two feet iaohe ground
shall be LAID according the Levels and directions BIZ giye
BY the Git, Surveyor and in such places a. the Street Commits
GENERAL CLAusEsAl! the materials shall be of the hes
quality and shall be furnished by the contractors we'll tn
contractors shall comply Immediately with all verbal 0
written orders from the Street and his deputies
from the chsmsn Of the Comm on Streets and Landing
dollars each neglect and further penalty Of the
the Street shall be boand
whatever cost he be able 10 obtain the necessa
The Of the hne the wages of the orkmen
Of the materials shall be deducted ont Of Of the monh
Y payments to be made 10 said contractors.
The contractors shall be bound TO call At the Street Commit
Sss each md dSy q 4
orders written in the order book in said occ shall be
deIed written orders served the contractor
The shall b responsible Tor all damages hat
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cid lumber taken on the bridges when new lumber is sn,
n'ed oy ne shall belong % and be
Each e contractors shall fsrnish good ard ssent sess
~ IN 1he sum Il ye Thousand dollars to guarantee tbs fahf
peffoE nance OF the contracts.