New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-09
SPEcIEIcATIogys Sc. FOR THE coNTRAcq

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
soaa f ap YIN round sqns' street. from Basin to
said Gaquet street Basin Claiborne street. having
already for the for the paving with
f on saaei from
or dsmsge b. he FOR lie FOUND s
ing and said contractor shall be bound without compen.
y 8 be ea u place o
repair the brickng the sidewalks which be disturbed
There being sidewalks both sides said Gaseaet
ing to the lines and grades be given BY the City Surveyor
line said sidewalks with earbstones in the following manner
Tie crstones shall be Of North river blue stones other
he tace and on he TOP to the slope
TO thirty inches wide and not less than three and half inches
They saai be well set in good joints and in 7orrnanlke
manner and shall end With a9el9,rss nicely sat through the
rps n lengths Of from hree 70 * fse fhoae6oaI he
work and m have slepe of three inches
eisa be sod Eed and backed in The approved
NJ earss soisi ess ha sce s half inches
three feet and having In six inches below the
sssl surface Ct 'hs adjoining sa''e q admitted IN the
the intersections Of streets shall be of the quality and
en,sd and laid in accordance With reeogs to BE- given
laid bed of London gravel and sharp sand four
The gutter stones shan be Of North river blue stones of the
best quality hewed and dressed easuring from three six
Thsy sls join in their length Tie curbsones shall bs we'll
Joined the best workmanike and shall be laid
f
hs b aafs sasirihg not ass than * inches Long They
bs iaid On bed q less inches
other and close and broken joints and az shall be
@ ~ all as n be ' a az b.
picked and graded BY The contractor accordance with the
receive coating Fl river sand -four INCHES thick ihe round
The joints shall filled up with dry river sand and after
ne ra has settled ne same down. me payng sha DC
ondon gravel sharp sand mixed AID the paving shall be
es q hee M j. pGas a sss a sa
London gravel and sharp sand mixed and the street shall then
Tie earth picked Of the shall be the property Of the
contractor and shall be removed and hauled by him.
The contractor shall be bound keep the paving in perfect
good repair and condonfof and during after ~
Tse sasaff rstsa sont q he
ho BE pad to the @ e nj ge
good order and condition. otherwise shall be forfeited for the
DC materials shall be Of the best quality and shall be fur
The Contractor shall Be bound to begin The work ten
days following the ef the by The Common
penalty a dollars day for each and every day thereafter
Good and solvent security the four thousand dol
lars shall be required guarantee the faithful performance Of
The whole executed the entire satisfaction Of
lse Cy Surveyor who will be the sole Judge Of the quality
paynsnts be made the completion Of The work
,hs s Surveyor e ap as f sfss wit =
against lie sd properly BY city
conformity 1l9 Of the city charter;
said bills be collected by the contractor who shall be sub
rogated all the rights Of the city to and seize the property
n Of nen-payment Of the whole Oh said bile and
the city Be held liable responsible for any Of said
should the paid and the proportion to be paid by
the city In cash II
The contractor shall pay the City Treasury prior to
ceng certificates and bills of publication Of the
petition the property holders being well understood that
said the right Of demanding OF said petit
TONERS the reimbursement of said cost of publication.
u well understood that in OF failure by the contractor
TO begin finish work part thereof within the pc.
Rod fixed Council be dissatisfied with the manner
IN which II being executed the Council shall have the right
TO annul the without putting the contractor In default
required by article the Civil Code and without apply
ing to Of justice annul the Same and without tnde-
and also well understood that in the contractor
shall al time abandon the work, not finish and complete
the in conformity with his contract the said contractor
snail forfeit all claims he have for part OF the work
city shall be thereby discharged from aHd all liability there
tori and II Is we'll understood that the contract be
feola the and his securities shall be held and
pound in sodo the city all loss difference between
inc price at which the originally contracted 70 per
form the work and the prices at which be adadcated
at resale or readjndeation za-==,Z,a
Bids 70 be per superficial yard round stone paving furnished
anu laid complete per superficial foot Of cufbsones and gut
teIsones furnished and laid complete.
new Orleans, Feb. II, 1850
isgnedl LOUIS Il. PILE
City Surveyor
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Isisned1 r , {; gEN ISisI.fe sehsirsnen.@
Registered March l. 1860
M Il HENRY DuREI. for Comptroller.