New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-15

| SPECIE1CATIoNs FOR THE CONTRACr
- for furnishing the city five miles Of iron pipes wi
to be deneyd ON erse front Of the the c ey M ne s.
street to the United States Barracks and from St. Joseph
lst one mile $50 when laid of thirty inch pipe
"a Two miles, or $3.50 feet when laid, of twentyour
81 Two miles or 1856, feet when laid twenty inch pipe
4h Three thousand four hundred and eighty feet more
5h Three thousand and nneyve feet more or less of
9th Twenty pieces of thirty inch pipe, with twelve inc
III ThTysix pieces Of twenty four inch pipe with lively
h Thirty six pieces of twenty pipe with twelve inc
oh Ninety pieces of twelve inch pipe, with six iuc
1g 9t One One bundled and eishtytwO sx inch elbows
18Th Four pieces thirty inch Curved pipe.
h S SGnF Rfse n %gs cn nps for @
10TH Two selfacing valves FOE mouths mines
l5th Two sraincrs seye caps suction valves
mne and Spb d Of such "Ra @9 Il
nensions be by plan Said castings to b
Al pieces Of pines air chambers elbows, valves etc no
herein mentioned and which become The
progress of the work. ha be furnished by with
The Thirty inch pipe shall be twelve feet in length one inch in
thickness and heightened with projection bands
The inch pipe shall twelve feet in length one
inch in thickness and strengthened with projecting bands and
ms twenty incq pipe shs feet length end hrso
quarters o. an nda IN hicknsss sensthned with projecting
1 The six 4 inch RPs ina b about sh length and
' Ss 1s T.Sr e.s as p S1t1 On The n
branches shall be- four feet six inches IN leneh ONE p hGn
thickness and the branch will be inches length
and ono inch IN thickness and formed
plan.
thickness and tte ha1ch will be foot nine inches length
piaa. ~>. N '',-',' go ''t' ''s'''Su OIL me
bS ts sa s e nis Ps With sys inch
thickness and the branch will be foot in length
plan. ' .''''' anu -''-''1 80 represented on Inc
branches shall be foot nine inches long and
of an inch in thickness and The branches will be feet long
The hundred and eighty six inch elbows will be on,
foot nine inches and each way vee,ghhs of an inch
in thickness and formed as represented on the plans
Gks shall be constructed agrees to plan with screw
bon & sm rsss O. sambe and
be eleven and three quarter inches in the clear inches
light valve chamber there viii viii
be six inch >pout about eighteen inches in length conduct
nshed "''0 '"s''0 waive Keys shall be fur
The eight thirty elbows will be one inch in thickness and
and represented On the plans anu
The four thirty inch curved pipe taper
form and dimensions represented on the plans.
shown hs Win de valve and s D0 Of ed
motion By hand whcs Working the nut on valve screw
three inch chain Al the valves and grooves
smooth and be # brass The Of sad valves to 6ars
aangss two inches hick with bolts aid bolt holes holes to be
aangfs pipes TO b drilled for bolts Hinges
and
together in the best worEmanike manner.
All the foregoing shall be best cast IRON Cezcent
where wrouh iron or brass be used free from all flaws
Jumps, blisters, ETC., and TO be clean and true
All wrought iron and brass work shall be of the materials
Ind good execution.
All the foregoing pines etc. to be made to the entire
abstraction Of tie City Surveyor, otherwise they shall be
The contractor shall bind himself to begin the deliverv f
boYe mentioned pipes valves before LIST of NAV
SOL complete the delivery the whole on or before e
of January 1862 under penalty of twenty-five dollars per
elfvered ~ " 0'
Security amount $4,000 shall be required to guaran
% the faithful performance of the contract.
Payments IN cash on the delivery of each and every one
undred of pipe and acceptance of the same v h
NY Surveyor the city retaining in Of The
mount of each delivery until the completion Of tile yhos
on1rac ~ ~
well understood in case of failure by the contractor
beg1h or finish the work any part thereof within the ma
od fixed orn the Council be dissatisfied with the manner in
hall have the right to annul the contract without nnt,in La
default as required BY article lg5 Of tha %
ode and without applying to court Of justice to annul the
anne and without indemnity aud it also we'll understood
hat in case the contractor shah any time abandon the ork
not finish and complete the same conformity with h
ontrac the said contractor shall forfeit all he NAV have
ate OF the Abandonment and that the city shall thereby
isGharged from any and all liability therefor is also
actor and his securities shall DO held bound in sodo to
unto the city all loss difference between the nricr nj
hic the contractor originally perform the work
10 me price at which may be adiudicaed or re-
Bids 70 be 22o lbs weight pipe. furnished and
enches castings for chmneys etc. per six inch valve r
shed and aeliyerfd c9mpee and per thirty inch and other
Tsignedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor
approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
!ss sPss s!E? k!y 9aastE1ESfS0N' ohnren
mo -. ALFRED A. DUCRos
10 Oh For Comptroller. i