New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-12
SPECIFICATIONS FoR THE ooNTRAoT

1 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
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in quality the granite obtained from Boston. They shall be
in and not than twelve nor more than twenty
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make light joints and the shall be dressed
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sides to be laid diagonnly from the curbsone bordering
The gutter shall either Of good hard granite
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inches long inches wide less than eight inches
and to make ana he toss a
perfectly well hswed and dressed otherwise they shall be
me cubstonss shall be Of North river blue stones perfectly
slope of the Sides from three six feet long from eighteen
thirty inches wide and no case less than four inches in thick
The crossing shall be Of North blue Of the
FEET long Two feet wide and sis inches s6iek with The
ends angle u forty degrees with ihe sides
sSeS sqpirsd oS a. Sidewalks shall
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joints .5 No mi nsb. shall less than two feet
Ths bricks which b required e. the sidewalks on IS
The gravel shall be the best London gravel not and
half inch in diameter.
Ths plates s Ut lie tops. d liz Bridges liz
the street shall bs Of the best cast ron oagh) similar in pat
varying width The widths shall b furnished IL the Cy
cutters for draining lots shall be of the best cast on
similar the pattern in the Surveyors office shall run
MANNER IN WHICH THE Work SHALL BE EXECUTED. - The
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sitne n their stead new eurbone should the City Surveyor
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shall b according the Lines and given ~
shall b duly nteEpered in lengths Of from three
Sidewalk sody azed and backed n he MOST
eut through The BY the contractor whenever required BY
crossing shall be laid according to the lines and
grades e be given BY the Surveyor in good Joints and in the
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well ramed and hardened with the head 81 erowbar
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shall be laid with inclination slope towards the same
nch bostomng of four inches of London gravel
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onted the joints not to be half inch wide otherwise
they shall BE- rejected and be filled up with gravel and
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Surveyor 70 depth o. fourteen inches below the superior
Of the street 70 the to be given the Surveyor
snd shall place on the top IF the song Il not less than
roughly roll the with 5000 pound roller until it
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diagonal or at an angle of foryye degrees with the
and hardening under the Same in order that each
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9y s half an nsh II Ed shall most positively b sfed
caraey Oiled with gravel and sharp sand mixed and the
paving shall be rolled with 5000 pound roller Alter the rain
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The breing and tagging of the sidewalks on Esplauade
street shall BE- taken by the wherever ordered %
correspond with the grades to be furnished BY officer
md e essg and and tagging shall Be sad The 6est
AL In Se I bricks and ags which may bs required
aished BY the without Compensation
GENERAL CLAUSES whole work shah be executed to
sole judge Of the quality of the
paving and The earth picked from The street e sba b sfe M
property Of the contractors and shall be removed
Al e materials shall be Of the best quality and shall be fur
ahsa ss hs hs . ss well as the labor
months following The approval Of the adjudication BY the Com
nd q complete The same within Two yeas a pnde
penalty OF ten day for each every day thereafter
Good and solvent security TO amount of $4,000 shall b
easred Of the contractor GUARANTEES the faithful performance
Payments be made the completion of the work on each
follows Tie sf y Sad WIZ e a lo
holders in hills against said property to be made
aid b be 81 ihs IN "a s
@ho shall b. to 81 the rights Of the city and
bills ana he city Ct New Orleans not be held liable or
proportion to be paid BY the city cash. The Treasurer retain
ing guarantee settlement until The com
peton Of the whole work. - -
The eg s1t shall into the CITY
q the holders being well understood that said CON
snail have the right Of demanding OF said petitioners the
of said costs of publication.
" well that In Of failure the contractor
nen 81 hnish the work part thereof within the pc
Rod liked in the Council be dissatisfied with hs manner
wnich the Work Is being executed the Council shall have the
sn 70 ahn the contract without putting contractor in
au required py article 1905 Of the Civil Code ard without
applying to court Of Justice the same and without in
demnity and it is also well understood thai in eae be rnn
acor shal any time abandon the work or NOT finish and
complete the same in conformity with his contract Tia aid can
tractor sha forfeit all claims he for apy mari Of the
NJ uoe py nun up TO the date Of the abandonment and
ana Ills Also well understood In case the contract
e ne contractor and his securities shall h. hold and
sohde 70 pay unto the city ali loss difference between
w pes ~ whch me contractor originally contracted 10 par
resale rehabilitation. ~ "'1uaaeHea nv
@ 70 e az follows towf per superficial ward of souare
paving FURNISHED and laid complete including fla ,tter
s snpencia loot Of eurbsones furnished and lad com
per superficial foot Of crossing frnisbad ~ III
1901 81 pftckng and tagging Of the sideaiss -
iheshang the materials which may ha ranas
~, e e IRON cutters for draining lots and ner ron
L New Orleans Nth November 1880
Arn lS, ~ ~ LOUIS H PILE, CITY surveyor
/ boards OF tne common Council sso VI oo'i'
Registered March 9Th, 1860 NJ Il,
mle II HENRY puREI. for Comptroller
1 SoMPIRoLLER's OFFICE. +,
Z eliy Of New Orleans July 4 1855
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/ RESoLyED. That the COMPTROLLER he and