New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-08
SPECIFICATIONS Eols THE ooNrlnA.!oT g!


@ ~ LILY &sp Nsssioss OF ra aATERAtsThe square
ors shall good hard granite, in eci interior
quality the granite obtained from Boston They shall be
aee aH. in n n G and no less than tWts that twenty
"F sy Sp Sa oS Viii "pa asF 9 n ae @ Ss
ends 50 rs tight joints ard the tops shall be dressed
9pes ] 6n, a shah be chi Al an angie Il forty i've degrees
he sides be laid dagonay FROM the eprbsionsS b'F
Ths gae shall he Of good hard granite obtained from
length twelve inches vide a9d nst less ,si haG ssys Gnes
s I 5hsy ss @ Is BE TO gs afs @ a n Pel b tops s. @ % Re
etetl, %e ewed and dressed otherwise they shall be re-
Tie @ he Of North rlser blue N, stones esset1S
ene Ur lie sides from long eighteen
hf wide and in less Than four inches in
Tbe Crossing stones shall river blue stones the
feet long two vide not less than six inches thick with
ends At MI II m e Il goSa Wiz s seu w,' @ SIDES 50
Tie agoncs sidewalks shall be of North river blue
ba s tesseS ct snf ss siaes and having ab5e joints
astone shall less than three feet square by two and
Tie gravel the best London gravel not aud
@ The sand clear sharp sand Of lsFgf IS grain
streets fsml cast iron dopgh similar in pat
tern length aud thickness 10 those n"w on Royal Gargnee
@a fa9nishs G'asi BY stGss tis CitI surSesor
o nSfGE s ai Tfs s ts 2
good y ns e s as s NE I S and HSa o
according the lines aud grades 10 be given by the
Shall be da ntefspersed in lengths rom feet
Throughout and each cnrbsione shall have slope Of
sidewalk and shah Sodly fixed and backed n tile
draining lots shalt be nicely
through the by the contractor whenever required by
the Surveyor.
The crossing shall be laid according to the lines and
grades given the in good joints and IN the
best wprkmaniile manner bed Of London gravel aud sharp
least inches thickness, said bed to be
well rammed with the head of the crowbar.
The sides bottoms and wings OF the bridges shall be OF curb
sone and shall be laid in good johns anu in the best workman
City Surveyor The cast iron plates for the tops OF the
bridges shall upon he sides and a he all joined.
shall join in their length the cstOies ard
shall he laid with inclination or slope towards HE seo
inch bottomn four inches Of LonGn gravel and satl
sand mixed said bottomng he strongly hardened with tht
head the eIowbar until solid The shall be vel
they he rejected, and 10 be filled up with fine grei
) sharp sand mixed
Tie conraeor shall take up the round paving ae
the hauled by him. shall pick and grade fh
accordance with the grades
by the Surveyor depth of fourteen inches below the
face blocks when laid The contractors shall res
the snlipg ot
tian four inches London gravel and sharp sand mixed
thoroughly roll the with tN pound roller until
forms an even and foundation. The block payin
shall laying the paving the contractors sa
tile blocks diagOnay, angle oil forty live degree
with the breaking joints with every tier carefully
in order that each block rest solid ey sa
oluy the blocks ey touch and make close joints
joints half inch in width shall most positively b
by the When the blocks LAID the JOINT
shall be accurately filled with hnc gravel at sharp sand mixed
the paving shall be conveniently rolled with 6ta ponn
roller and of he necessary ana covering OF te
inches of fine sharp sand mixed sial he placed upo
the paving, and The shall be opened for travel
The The crossing the gutter
shall upon the cnbnnes bordering the sidewalks ami III
Gurhstpues of the wings the bridges shall be sunk
inch into the said curbstones.
The old bficking of the sidewalks shall be taken
hauled by the contractors the sidewalks shall be lled