New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-30

SPECIFICAT'IONS FOR THE CONTRACT
y fot the construction of Shell Road Main street from
Broad street to she BayouS ST. john.
between the Gitees shall bc graded accordance with the
lives ana levels and oundpgs be given by the City
ana hauag Tie dr where ugh, and removing
all stunps roots etc. 10 depth Of twelve inches below the
bitches and a-h4f width top eighteen inches
the each side Of the roadway the sides
toms Of said bitches sail be cut in straight lines and well
Twenty in width in the center of the roadway shall be
eebe in & @ be- md T ne9 q @ shS @ 4
pound roller hree Tines and second layer Of Shells x ce e
in thickness sha then be PLACED he of the fist layer
may be AID in neh manner az the whole Thickness
% Sand and Shens when eopReed and made sold shall be
Al the materials shall be of duality and shall be fur
The contractor shall bind himself begin the work
o s md s to ns ey es
penalty Of ten dollars day for each and day there
sontrasoE shsi bnd himself to keep perfect gqod
and guarantee the faithful performance this condi
be paid By the city until The end of said which per
cent shall be paid to the should the road be found in
good order and condition. otherwise it shall be forfeited
Good and solvent security in the sum of $1,000 shall be required
10 guarantee the faithful performance of the contract,
acceptance of he BY the CITY Surveyor as follows
towt The proportion to be pad by property holders in bills
in conformity with section l19 of the city charter said
nonpaynen of any all of sad bills and the city New
Orleans not to be held liable responsible for Of said
bills should the not be paid and the proportion be paid
by the city in cash.
shall pay into the City Treasury, prior
cevng their certificates the of publication the petitions
of the it being well understood that said
tractor shall have the right of demanding of said petitioners
the reimburScm Mt of sad cost of publication.
The whole work shall be executed to the entire satisfaction
lie same.
is well understood that in failure by the
obe1n or ihh the work part thereof within the period
hXed the Council be dissatisfied with
which the work is being Council shall
right to annH the contract without putting the de-
FAULT required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and without
applying to court of Justice annu the and without
demnity and tits also well understood that the
shall at time abandon the work. finish and complete
the conformity with their the said
shall forfeit all claims they have for of the work
done by them the date Of the abandonment and that the city
shall be thereby discharged from and all liability therefor
is also we'll unerst0o that the be resod
the contractors and their securities shall be held and bound
soldo to the city all loss difference between the
prices at which the originally contracted perform
the work. and the prices at which be adudcaed
sale or readjudcntion
Bids to per running foot for the whole work complete.
New Orleans, ADIil Is, 1861
[sgnedl LOUIS H PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards of the Common Council.
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a22 1T ALFRED A. DUGRos for Comptroller.