New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
mo. 553q.1

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l..
New Orleans, April s, 1861
mo- 55S9,]
RcSor9 That Comptroller hereby authorized
to ududcate the lowest bidder after days in the
oiciai urnal contract for repairing and keeping in thorough
xeyor - At of the plank roads G the city Of NSW Orleans for the
val or rejection Of The Common Council;
Lsgncd] [iS.SS'. LE% F. 'iSaIS h%E&WEii e Aiftmen
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
lSgnedI JOHN T. MONROE, Mayor
Notice is hereby given that on MONDAY the 18th April
asst V. nUPLEsSIs Comproller.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TE5E CoaFRACT
roads i0 c hS w. ana keeping !" thorough repair Al" the "
Tbs conacor shall lie bound on tc orders Of the Street
missioner take such parts of he plank roads Of The city
may ad and decayed condition. and repair The
in the follow ing manner ow: Tho contractor Shall block up
and raise their original level and grade n eepers which
may aTS sunk s9dy ra,n,mnE the arh under and on both
be level with the and shall Aen PLACE the
pine fee dF sap pits bSd knots and ohsr dc!eis cSntd
10 impair the strength durability and shall twenty
feet long by twelve inches wide and three inches thick They
Shall be laid on the Sesnes So g to touch each ose1 and make
with six nch pressed spikes at each end CT every plank and
one ct M every itemen@te snhst Isl sIesper @ e,
nished by the contractor as well as the labor
missioner and to tho entire satisfaction Of said ofcer and the
contractor shall be allowed days from the te Of eac order
therein mentioned and should said fail to comply
with this condition he shall be subject and liable fine OF
dollars day for tnch and every neglect and further penalty
of having the work done by the Street Commissioner what
the said officer be able procure labor and male
uls the fines and Of the labor and materials
be deducted ont OF any of the monthly payments to be mnde to
TIE contractor
Security to an amount $500 shall be required guarantee
the fphfu performance of the contract.
Payments made monthly the certificates Of the Street
Commissioner the City Treasurer retaining in guarantee one
tenth Of the Of each certificate until the completion Of
the whole work
The contract shall be aAudcated three years to
the day of this approval Of the adjudication by the
Common Council.
It we'll understood of failure by the contractor
10 begn finish the work any part thereof within the pc
riod fixed or in the Council be dissatisfied with the
in which the is being executed the snd Council shall
have the right 10 Hunul the contract without putting the
tractor in default required by article 1905 of the Civil
same, and without indemnity and is also we'll understood
that the contractor shall time abandon the work
not finish and complete the in conformity with his
contract the said shall forfeit a claims he
for any part OF the work done by him up to the date of the
Abandonment and that the city shall be thereby discharged
from and all liability therefor: and it Is also well under
stood hat in the contract be cSnd the and his
securities shall be held and hoVn1 in soio, the city
all losses differences between the price which the
originally perform the work and the price which
may be adju Heated Gt sale or Feldjudcation.
Bid be running foot of plank road repaired before
stated complete.
New 0 leans March 5, 1861.
[Signedl LOUIS II. PILE City Suryt yor
Approved by tho Committees Streets and Landings OF b9h
[Signedl BENZ. S. HARRISON, c,a;-,,,,
lSignedl s. A. KINGSLAND, 5'h'Tn'en
ALFRED A. DUCROs,
asst For Comptroller