New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-07

d2S 62t V. DUPLEssIs. Comptroller
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CoNTRAcq
for furnishing tho city five miles Of east iron pipes vi
be doveTsd on tae syns in front Of the city If s. Pete
Isl mile or $50 feet when laid, of thirty inch pipe
I'd Two miles, 1860 feet when laid of wenyfour Incl
3d. Two miles or 1860 feet when laid of twenty inch pine
4th Three thousand four hundred and eighty feet
5h Threc thousand and nineydve feet less
9Th twenty pieces of thirty inch pipe with twelve incl
IN TEirtyx pieces of twenty pipe, with elv,
Thysix pieces of twenty inch pipe with twelve inch
9h Ninety pieces of inch pipe with six inch
10th One hnndr ed and eightywo six inch elbows.
l2th Eight thirty inch elbows.
Ps S Ranges for bolts
l7sh Two straners Or seiye cans suction valves
nsc}ioas bstvesa samney S@ds Of form and 81
b sp s saa castings
psss 9 pss ar ya &
of the work. shall be furnished by the contractor with
Tic thntv inch pipe shall be twelve feet in length one inch in
thickness and rahened with projection bands and formed
The pipe shall twelve feet in ensth one
inch in hckness and strengthened with projecting bands
me inch pipe hs be twelve fee. in length
Bands and formed represented plan P''''"S
The six inch pipe shall be about eight feet in length
bands nd and formed .s :, s;1s o. mt The plan
branches shall feet Inches Length one inch IN
thickness md the branch will be foot nine inches in length
The thirt5sx pieces of wsny-fonr inch pipe with twelve
inch branches shall be feet six inches length inch in
thickness and the hranch will be foot nine inches length
and inch in thickness and formed on thu
The thiryz pieces of twenty inch ppe twelve inch
branches shall be four feet inches id engh one inch in
thickness and the branch will be foot in length
and inch in thickness and formed represented
The ninetyone pieces twelve inch pipe, with six inch
of inch in thickness and the branches will feet long
and Of inch in thickness and formed
The hundred and eghytwo six inch elbows be one
in thickness and formed represented on the plans.
The one bundled and six inch valves for side
valve and valve seat bshed with brass valve chamber and
be eleven and three quarter inches in the clear and
clear in the height the valves 10 st neatly in their
be six inch spout about eighteen inches in length conduct
nished. ~ '"'-
The eight thirty inch elbows will inch in thickness and
The four thirty pSh curved PIPE and four pieces taper
form and dimensions as represented on the plans Ao OF Se
The nine thirty inch cnt of valves shall be constructed as
motion BY hand wheel working the nqt valve screw. SIX
inch Chain to nm in Ali the valves sn d 50T
when they in contact to be ped and ground perfectly
Ranges two inches with bolts aud bothoes The hoss to b.
about five inches apart and the bolts inch in diameter All
aangfs in pipes to be drilled for bolts valve ange
All the aforementioned valves work nut
together IN the best workmanlik manner
All the foregoing work shall be of the best cast iron excep
where iron or brass may be used free from all flaws
umLs, blisters etc, andto be Glenn and trle.
Al wrought iron and brass work shall be OF the best materials
All the foregoing pines valves etc. to be made to the sntire
satisfaction of the City Surveyor otherwise they shall be
The contractor bind himself begin the delivery of the
sSye FL Pes @ or SsoE the t Nay
LIST OF January 1862 under penalty of TWENTY-FIVE dollars ue
lay for each and every day thereafter the not
Security amount of $4,000 shall be required to guaran
ee the faithful performance of the contract.
Payments in cash the delivery of each and every one
hundred or more tons of pipe and acceptance of the
jy Surveyor the city retaining in oneeuh of
mount of each delivery until the completion of whole
contract.
understood that in case of failure by the contractor
iod fixed oriu the Council be dissatisfied the
which the pipes valves etc have been executed the Council
contractor in default required by article 1906 Of the Civil
Code, and without applying court of Justice the
hat in the shall any time the work
'r not finish and complete the in conformity with his
delivery OF deliveries made by him mp to the
late of the abandonment and TINT the city Shn thereby
understood that in case The contract be resod the CON-
ractor and his securities shall be held in soo to
which the contractor originally perform the work
1d the price at which may be adudcaed at resale
Bids be per 22O weight pipes furnished and
elvered or the leTee above specified including elbows
sS nS Gang o5 etc. per x inch valve fur
alves furnished aud delivered complete.
[signed LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved BY the COMMITTEES Streets and Landings of both
rs. Signed s l. KiS!!NGsLAND, ohairnen
d2s SIT N''' l'''D A. F TpV c"Rnitroller.