New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-09

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTS
y for the construction of brick sidewalks borered by curb,
wooden cutters various city
holders. = NN p''p'''
First conracThe sidewalks the southeast side of Galvez
street from Benye street TO csrondelet ak Said sidewalks
Second conractThe sidewalks both sides of Custom
R9fs WS from 70 street. 10 be twelve
Third contrac-The sidewalks on both sides of johnson
street. from Canal street to carondelet Walk To be
from Canal Carondeet Walk. TO be twelve feet in
Fifth conract-The sidewalks on both sides of Roman street
from Canal street to Corondelet Walk To be twelve feet
Sixth contactThe sidewalks both sides of st. Louis
street from Roman to Galvez street. To feet
Seventh contract-The sidewalks soh sides Of Cont
Ssifsh from Roman to i'n' Streets 10 be wevs 0 IN
and dressed curbstones shall line the
good quality with hem beveied dressed The Top 10
50 inches vide less than Inches thick They Shall be-
well in good Joints and in workmanke manner and shall
for draining lots They shall be duly nersperscd ir lengths Of
reoos which viii be given BY the surveyor 't and
each eur6stone shall have slope Of three inches for every
be soldly axed and backed in The approved manner
from respect and no cubstore less linn
inches shorter Than three feet having in no cnse les
shai i BE- admitted in Sork SUN Tue ""'0Ds gutter
lengths Of not less than twenty Seet except where
the Jennings pinned there aud at every intermediate space
xi sS s through qn y IN
gutter panks pierced antng The edge panks
sd eRa Rs
' OF 1 0a Gn 5 feet oh 30 Dts these
inches thick pontedath end which ground will
least three Of spikes each brace and over tbs
s @ b. s nce nssa k t. lie Te
e. o S Tn S ss sod @
the pins driven The top edge the facing board shall pro
ecsone and half inch above The surface gutte plank
aud the latter shall be laid with slope OF towards The
curs;ones Wooden boxed guers for draining lots shall be
egh inches deep and shall be made Of one and hi NIX c
press plank for the sides and bottom with by four inches
and said cutters shall through the whole width Of the side
BRICK PAvENESr;The walk pavement shall be laid with
lake bricks Of the best quality in herring bone bed
s SGS1 @s6 VIZ jaa;
and eaans he spread s %'s the oS 1Hq
face Of the Griekng Prior laying the bricks the earth or
and graded dss on e"a oTatd
the GSpe b es ma ia b foot The ground where too
well amed until completely solid There shall be bedding
he bek and d @ &c ede e neS5
in herring regularly laid in close joints without any rug
edge, otherwise it shall be rejected
the CITY Who viii 5s he so
j"dFs Of The q"ai,y s Of If Ss same u" s hos, o
nShed by the contractors as well as The labor.
thirty DAYS following the approval of the adjudcaons by the
Common Council and complete the months after
penalty of dollars each and every day
thereafter the same Is not completed
Good and solvent security of $1,000 shall be required
from each Of the contractors to guarantee the faithful
OF their contracts
Payments be made hecompeton of the included
each acceptance of the by City
Surveyor, follows. towt the proportion 10 he paid
by the city in cash, and the proportion 10 be paid by
the property holders in bills against the said hold
to be made by the City Surveyor in conformity with
19 Of the city charter; said bills be collected the
contractor who shall be subrogaed all the rights of the city
and seize the property OF of any or
all Of said bills and the city OF New Orleans held
liable responsible for any of said bills should the be
Each of the contractors shall pay into the City Treasury prior
receiving their certificates and bills their proportion o. the
cost OF publication of the petitions of the property holders
1t being well understood that said contractors shall have the
right Of demanding Of said petitioners the reimbursement
said cost o. publication.
well understood that in of failure by the contractors
begin finish the work any part within the pc
rod fixed in the Council be dissatisfied with manner
right to annu the contract wit out putting the contractors in
lefaul required by article 1905 the Civil Code and with
1u applying to court of justice to the and without
Indemnity and also well understood that in the
shall any time abandon work finish and
complete the in conformity their contracts the
shall forfeit all claims til may have for any part of
the work done by them the of the abandonment
hat the city shall be thereby discharged from any all liza
oiy therefor; and It is also well understood that
held and bound in scido 10 pay the city all loss differ
between the price at which the originally
acted to perform the work and The price which may be
Indicated at resale or readudcation.
Bids TO be running foot of sidewalk complete including
The turning of TIE
New Orleans Dec. %, 1850.
lsignedl LOUIS H. PILE, Git, Surveyor
Boards Of the Common Connci
s Sighed "a FIX kf L aAKRl6soN chaien
ALFRED A DUGRos,
as 12t For Comptroller.