New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-12
SPECIFICATIONS For THE coNTRA Acrs

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
- tof me Oh Driek slde@aks borleed by curb
from Felicity Road 10 ST. Andrew street; on The southeast
side of Locust from Clio Thali street, also on
both sides of BienYille street, from johnson to Dorgeno
CONTRACTS.
First ecnttaeThe sidewalks the side Of Dryaaes
street from Felicity Road 10 ST. Andrew Said sidewalks
Second conactThe sidewalks the southeast side Of o.
Gust street from Clio TO Thaiia street Said sidewalks
Third contract-The sidewalks on bsh sides Of Benvie
Snyys ss a IL With 9St @ 9n feet in width
aud feet along the eurbstone the remaining
es TO be hlsd Up and Graded smoothly correspond
supported on each side Of said portion left unbreked
GuResroNrs-Hewed aud dressed curbstones shall line The
OF N9a river blue stones or other stones of equally
she slope Of the sides from three long from III to
inches wide and not less than SO inches They shall be
well tet in good Joints and in wornnne shall
end with apsrares nleey c9 through the where required
from three feet throughout work according to fhe di
recons and levels which will be given BY the surveyor and
Of ts hight towards the Hue Of the adjoining houses shaft also
prevent cTeyice wash and sinking o bricks usually
from m lhs respect and no crbsone less than
than sig inches below the upper sraee of the oEing gutter
WOODEN GUrrERsFhe cutters shall be made Of the best
mill cypress twelve inches wide by four inches ie IN
lengths Of not less than twenty feet except where
shorter lengths necessary hayed and scae ten inches nj
i've feet viii pins less than four feet ong by so ii
ches in diameter driven through suitable auger holes
the cubsone Shall be beyeed on fhe other Of out.
deep eight thereof in these cypress
braces 9f not les than four feet long h eight inches wide
e army driven down and spiSed with said gutter
ea Tee Of ss men at spikes to each brace and oyer this
BY inches thick we nailed to the gutter nan
be Of dry river sand inches thick and soid 5edded 6so
@ Ss sts na hs c R' tgP eE M eag board sh
aud the latter shall be laid with slope towards The
built by he contractor They SHAH he Inches vide by
sgn inches deq aGd sha hs made of one and bali inch
cosspees on e TOP to keep he sides from being Displaced
BUCK PAvraEsr-The walk pavement shall be laid with
saRd % q ohs sand of sanay @ g0od qua With i
bricks shall be well filled with sharp sand and coating Of il
hslf ~ inch ick Prssa, e whole surface beknE
broken and well CANNED and made level graded smoothly
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sharp sand or blue billy under the bricks and said bricks
lad In close onts without amy rugged hollow plaees Il
pavement will bear straight edge otherwise shall
GEsERAI CLAUSES whole work sha be executed to the
entire satisfaction of the City Surveyor who will be sole
in5ss Ri # ,Ss sGiy .baIi # NJ {. art e ~;
nished by the contractors, as well as the labor.
The contractors shall be begin The work in the ter
Council and the same az foow oy IT, The eon
tractor % er ~ M hss y the sty days following the
tract SIX months after, and the fhe
for each and every day thereafter the same BE-
| completed.
solvent securities shall be required from the con
tractors to guarantee the faithful performance Of their
tracts follows, tow In sum OF 81 from the con
tractor for the hrs contract in the Of 5000
the contractor for the third contract.
Payments 10 be made the completion of each thre
of sdewGks acceptance Of The same b,
the City Surveyor aolows proportion to be pad b.
the holders in bills against said property
City Charter said bills collected by the Contractors
who shall be snhFogaed a the rights city sue
seize the property N case OF of all Of
bills and the city Of New Orleans liable or respo
sibe for Of said bills should same net be pnd nm
proportion to be paid by the city in cash the
until the completion Of the whole work included each
tract. ~
ceying his certificates the cost of publication petitions
the holders 1t being well understood that said con
tractor shall have the right Of demanding of said petitioners til
| reimbursement OF said cost of publication
IL is well understood that in by the contract
os 70 begin Or finish the work any thereof within
period liked in the Council be dissatisfied with tn
manner in which the work being executed the Council hai
have the right 70 annu the putting the con
tractors in default required article 1905 the Cy Code
and without applying nstice annnl ihe
and without indemnity and II il also we'll
case the contractors shall at time abandon
finish and complete the in conformity their contracts
the contractors shall forfeit all they may have for nm
part OF the work done by them the date the
and all liability therefor is also we'll understood fbst
the contracts be resod the their
or difference between the price which contractors origin
ally contracted to perform the work and the price which
Bids 70 be running foot oil sidewalk complete ncudin
| the turning of the corners.
/ New Orleans, June 1, 1867
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of bot
/ Boards Of the Common Council.
p.-., 90 ,o RoBT HUYGHE, ohahmsh.
ie2a IN HENRY DuREI, for Comptroller.
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