New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


GpECEFECATIONS EOf. anE CONTRACT
- for paving with square blocks Burgundy street from Canal
quarry AND nMrNsIoNs OF THE MArEn1.1s-The square
EUIN S s Su fHsd or o5 Sey a S
obong shape, less twelve nor more than sixteen
inches in width Nn4 not less than twelve
They shall be well Qnniet wing parallel or square sides and
square flat md free from Jumps The square blocks adjoining
the gutter stones shall he cut 1t On angle Of forty degrees
bordering the sidewalks
Boston, They shall be from asny thirty gche onS Twelve
inches vide and OF les ,hI Gg inches hi k They shall
make tight joints and tic tops snal 10 perfectly well hcwcd
III" cnrSn" be- u No rySr To stones perfectly
we'll hwed and dressed bcve dressed on the top w the
Unity inches wie and in less than four inches in thick
The crossing stones shall be Of North river blue the
best quality perfectly well hewc aud dressed not less than four
the ends angie of foynye degrees with the sides
The ssoEc for the sis%aEs Shall be Of North river blue
stones The best pn.y rubbed or fooled On The surface Or
one shat measure less than three feet square By two and
The shall he the best London gravel and
Tie plates for the Tops The bridges Inc intersections of
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wiH'h The widths shall he fa1n,heo y s ' S"ryyor
tough! s'ns each six fee, long by nrh thick and
MASSrn IN WHICH THE WORK SHALL ne ExrcursnTh old
good by The ny ShNcNo H mot new rurbSt0nta snail he
substituted ia Their stead The nr" and dcrbNoncs shall 10
set nccorpg to NJ lines ana grades lie Eveny the surveyor
lEo'd JoiS ava III VIZ nam tf ihrf Ahai tuuy
miereptFsed nEs OF from fte 10 So srt throughput tie
work ana encA rnronc shnil n'rH sope Of three inc" o
every ooto ITS he Ehl towards eADohl i!e"hlk and shall
also be s"hN hAcn AUG uaeEe1 N "" most approved manner
Ac"re Tor draining lois shall benreIy cut through the same
by tho contractor whenever reqn red y The surveyor.
The crossing stones snail he laid according The line, aud
grades to zen by IN" surveyors in good joints and m the
sand mixed, OF At least six inches i'll th krss said he'd
well nmird ana HtldGntd with the hrai OF the crowbhr.
re gutter stones sinai JON in their CHgth the carb,oucI and
snail he lHd with IN INC lnal1nn or slope Iowa of
SAND mHtd shlu boiiog TO be strongly hHleHrd wi II the
head OF the croWor until solid The stones shall be- well iup
Inc 1ous not 10 lie over M nm inch vide, ot rwte They shall
be rejected and 10 be hd up with tine gravel aud sharp sand
mixed.
The contractor shall take the round paving and
after the sumo snail be uHltdHly by him. shall pick and grade
the surface OF the street i'll accordance with the grades he
given by The Surveyor TO deph Of fourteen che how the
superior face OF the blocks when laid The
snail dress the road bed OF the to the be
the Suyor and shall place on The tupo the som
not less than -four inches of London gHve aud sharp sand
mixed, and shall thoroughly roll the with GOUJ pound
roller until forms even and hard foundation. The square
flock paving shall then be laid In laying the paving the
shall lay the blocks dagoney angle of forty
five dgrcSS VI the street line breaking johns with every
carefully eddtnE tho blocks aud hardening the materials
the same i'll 0rdGr thai each block may rest solid ouru
ton ihey shall use all care 10 lay The blocks tnry touch
and make cIo'e joints rs all joints half inch wid
Shnt most post vey be rejected by the SURVEYOR When the
blocks are laid the Joints Sa be accurately filed with fine
vel and sharp sad mixed aud the paving shall be conveniently
covering Of three INCHES of fine gravel and sharp sand raxcl
for imyy.
Ihr Sds bottoms and ~inE Of the bridges sh@li be Of curb
like manHr in nsrodmce with The directions given by
E surveyor me cASt non pits io ne tops Of v bridges