New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-20

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
y for digging cana in the center Of London avenue from
and widening Broad h canal from Orleans street TO Lon
The ne canal in the center of London avenue Broad
street. canal the draining mach Mt near the Gentis
top thirty feet in width at the bottom and eight feet in
dsph below the surface Of 'he lowest ground of the section
shall be cleaned dug and enlarged to hive thryfour
depth below the face of the lowest ground in the
The sides and bottoms Canals shall neatly cut and
sohed off, and dressed according 10 the lines and levels to bs
bS be no out T cS from he sides Of d cana
| and shall be the property OF The city.
ratings tbc side The which be disturbed dam
ensaed in their former condition previous the making of
He shall bind him elf to have all das constructed
him opened every night so as to prevent the water from
The whole work shall be executed under the supervision Of
City Surveyor and to the entite sasacon Of said officer
t! and ID shall be fqrqIsbed by he eenrqeor: ~ ' e
ten tys toowne the approval of the adjudication by
mon Council and complete the four months after under
s Ps"S s let H not Completed ' I'll"
Gfy Surveyor the Treasurer retaining snara ten per
fS v be ' wo oo @ the eoast "
fsb Of H. sn4 be required
we'll understood that in case Of failure by the contractor
ss Be- @
which the work being executed the Council shall have the
default rs required by article 1905 the Civil Code with
indemnity and it is also understood Aa ia case the
tractor shall at any ting the YORK or not finish Gf com
tractor shall forfeit S may any part Of the
Ts n re ed from s ana ali fhst
and Is also well @ m @ in gas the a
bound in sodo to P%y INTO s the city a" loss Or
perform the work and the price at which it may be adudcnted
His to be- per tuning scre of 20s feet for the Canal in the
Of london Avenue complete and per running of eos
feet N6 for hS Cana" D SI r. s s1Fe' complete
SiEs% LOUIS I,I PILE City snEvsyqr
Boards Of the Common Council.
Iss"'a'l 5h T. k f SHAER5sS0N }charnon.
ai5 April 4 ALFRhD A. DUcRos for COMPTROLLER
City of New Orleans, April Is 1851.
mo. 5559.J
led TO adndic"e AFT aef in the E ona
lay ballast rod on Gayez street from Common
order and use Sad vol d2re accordance
with to be furnished * The F. G SEEsEI
$50, President Board a Assistant visit! Aldermen
President Board Of Aldermen
'-'''' lsighedl JOHN t. MONROE, Mayor
AS e hi Win T aaeas the 2d sy %
the lowest bidder, the above contract irz, 1,ss,
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT
. nyng Ialas road HE southeast Of Ga vez
street. from Common the New Canal in lieu of the
The old plank road existing said street shall be taken up
road shall he constructed in lieu thereof and in the @
lowing manner: wit ,,-
shall be graded in accordance with The lines and grades be
where loo low aid pck6g and hauling away the dirt he too
Twenty feet in width in the center of the roadway shall he
ed with coating Of large ballast stones eight inches in
eg p from OF 10 S @ e hs be-
said 4 coating 10 De tour inches IN ana o me road
roller WI ths r rolling shall have been completed the
Of Single nst or London gaveI and sharp sd nxed FAM
inches ia thick and he ROADWAY shall again be led with
whole ballast broken stones and gravel snnl
S0 the a Of the best % and sa he
fnTnished BY the contractors as well as the labor
days following the approval Of the adjudication BY the
Council aud to complete the three mouths after under
penalty of ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
The contractor shall bind himself keep the ballast
repa for and during after its completion and accept
fG by S and p a The 1" per
of of the who'll work; which tenth st il be paid
road be then f"nnd in good o"e ard condition. Otherwise
Go and solvent security in the sum Of 5000 shall be required
to guarantee e the aihtu performance Of the contract
the City Surveyor who will be the soils judge The quality
ancc Of The same by the City Surveyor.
IN wen ai aSsooa INA! m Sse o. aps 6{ e contractor
azed the Council BE- dssased with the en- nisq
right annu the contract without pntting The contractor in de-
fault required by article 1906 of the Civil Code without
applying court justice annul the same without
demty and it is also well understood that the
tractor shall time abandon the work finish
complete the same in conformity with his contract the
tractor shall forfeit MI claims he may have any part
work done by him up the date Of abandonment and that
the city shall be thereby discharged from any and all liability
therefor and is also well understood that contract
be rcsod the contractor and his securi b. bel AMI
bound IN soldo pay The city loss difference be-
tween the price which the contractor originally
perform The work. and the price at which may be adudicei
at resale Rehabilitation.
Bids per running foot for the whole work complete
New Orleans April TO- 1851.
tsgnedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings of both
Boards Of the Common cornell.
[Signedl BENZ. s HARRISON, c.t
lSignedl S. A. KtNGSLAND, }oH"'Heh'
Registered, April Is, 1851.
ALFRED A. DUCROs,
alb It For Comptroller