New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-23
SPECIFICATIONS Eos THE CONTRACT

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
. fo the construction of Shell Road Main street from
The whole roadway which twenty feet in width
between the bitches shall be graded in accordance with the
the contractor filling the where low and picking
and hang away The Ws1g too hgh and also
surface Of the roadway when graded;
wide the bottom and eighteen inches deep shall dug by
e c s c zach a q en ia he e and
sheel With clean without dir and sound mot roen lake
shells ii he following b @ al aysT Of shSs
pound roller three nes and layer Shells
and shall be conveniently rolled with the same roller as ofte8 s
be necessary and in such the whole thickness
fully sz IL. sSs shf be 1sIsef
By he Oe % veil SGi he 4 5o and shall be
The contractor shall bind himself begin the work in
Council and to complete the three months after
penalty of ten dollars day for each and day there
The contractor shall bind himself to keep in perfect good
9a a af Its ion n BY he Gy
p the Teae s tf a TEN per- ce Of N 1
be paid by the city until the end Of ad which pei
perfect good order and condition. otherwise shall be forfeited
Good and solvent security the $1,000 be required
TO guarantee the faithful performance of the CONTRACT
and acceptance of the by City Surveyor as follows
d d S BE pea b by % M 5 S
in conformity with section 1l9 of the city charter said
all the rights Of the city to sue and seize the property in of
Orleans not to be held liable responsible for of said
bills should the same not be paid and the proportion be paid
by the city in cash
The contractors shall pay the City Treasury prior
eeivng their certificates the of publication the petitions
of the property hoders being well understood that
tractor shall have the right of demanding of said petitioners
the rembursem nj of said cost of publication.
The whole work shall be executed the entire satisfaction
the City Surveyor who shall be the sole judge of the quality
the
is well understood that in of failure by the
begin finish the work thereof within the period
liked in the Council be dissatisfied with the in
which the work is being executed the Council shall have the
right to annu the without putting the
fault required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and without
applying to court OF Justice to annu the and without
demny and It's also well understood that in the
o shall at any time abandon the work. finish and complete
the same in conformity with their the said
shall forfeit all claims they may have for part of the work
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
and is also well understood that the contract be eso
the contractors and their securities shall be held and bound ii
sodo to pay unto the city all loss difference between the
prices which the originally contracted perform
the work and the prices at which it may be adudcaed
sale or readjudicaon.
Bids he per running foot for the whole complete
New Orleans, Anil l5 1861.
[signedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings OF
Boards Of the Common Council.
isignedl s. a; K1NGSLAND, 'n"'nen'
a22 l2 ALFRED A. DUCRnS for romntrol1er