New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-22

what is expected Of the contractors anu hehoo wv
,pbsh below copy of the entire contract that tne
people NAV perceive exactly to what extent the con-
tractors carry out the terms OF said contracts
..N. THE AGREEMENT.
TIL, .,reeeo made this 9th day Of June in the year Of our
Lord 1855 between C. Godfrey GuntbeI Mayor 19nI
Hoffman; Keeerder Mathew \. n smd Inbp peyen
the Corporation Of the cry o. NV tS State
Of Newly oi passed May 1855 to make contract ioT the
cleaning Of the streets the city of Newfo as sucn
Ssm H. Deroe and shepherd knapp all Of the city Of New
York Contractors parties OF the seco,1 pau, "a .nS nv
these presents do for their heirs executors administrator,
and assigns covenant promise and agree 20 o WIN .,
tioned and contained under the penalty expressed IN
bond bearing date with these presents and ns,
heirs executors administrations and assigns sha ana
form or ssSe to se sn and al
and all cutters, whsrves piers and heads o. sp IN se err
= accordance with the following
sPNCIFIcsrIoss: -,
Al the paved streets and avenues, ana al lanes anu
ard All gnt,e wbares piers heads slips in the city OF
New YORK shall be well faithfully ard ,horeg:hy cleaned
OF the contractor shall be well and thoroughly performed
and an cutters whaves piers and heads Of slips shat be swept
each week. unless prevented D; io. o.
q majority OF the
and the sweepnss edistey removed unless III tne JUG
men: Of the City o, m S ,oe hal not requIe
70 be swept often ia which case he or they nay ID
q dispense
All ashes garbage Rubbish and sweepns Of every kind
he delivered the contractors that
placed in barrels. boxes pal bncAe or any ohei 'e
upon the sidewalks or in tine front area OF upon te n
sea seps OF dwelling house, store, OF puohc pnus'
shall removed from the streets in tight carts every
The driver Of each every employed as an ash
cart OF gafb ge-csr shall bell Of me SIZE now IN use
tSs , es and such drivers shall ashes
bage sweepng and rubbish which shall be delivered TO HEM
respectively which may be placed upon the Sidewalk ~
Ssrres boxes pals buckets any other vessels OF IN the
area upon the cellar steps Of any dwelling house. store OF
Broadwsy from the Battery to Tweny.siHst shall be
swept during the night and before the hour Of n s'eIs
Flhaye, from wsverey place to fiy-nnths and Broad
Sufna the night and before the least three
tine. in each week Tuesdays Thursdsys, and Saur
yend., Fi.btbaye to forty seconds State st. White.
hast WaLst. Commanded Madenane Fu!ionst Cham
and Canal west Broadway, each shall be swept least
twice week unless prevented by frost or snow sub
In case Of parade procession public demonstration
any street shall cleaned written notice by the
All streets Chamber.st except around the markets
and where the stand (which shs be cleaned
daily in the forenoon shall be cleaned during the night aud
before the hour Of "a between the 10, day of May and
The LIST day of October end the lt day of May each
wear the Judgment of the City Inspector ndored
Iy two other judgment of majority
Of the other Commissioners the performance Of any work Is
inpraeticabe the state of the weather other
may from time to time in writing ndor'ed by two Other
yense with the temporarily.
C. All dirt garbage ashes rubbish snd sweepngs Of every
hind which the shah collect and
herein provided and all shall belong to the Contract
sf who snail pay therefor twenty thousand Of
q 1 for S %Ssss kS
en OF ners city debt and said dirt garbage ashe
rubbish sweeping and fast the same can be
collected shall removed from the city in boe or .cows
the which shall be approved by the Try In
,pectOr majority OF said Commissioner. sad boats OF
time than sha per'f,ed the City Inspector or ma
jonty said Commissioner it, in his or iheir JUDGMENT tn
shs be made within city except such as in the judgment
ofthe City Inspector and any two other y
b. suitable I'll low ground sunken iot and "hlch may
TIE Samppr ground. dumping boards docks and places q
eepo for weepngs and used for street ces
aspsd TO soeh Contractors for the purposes Aforesaid to BE-
aeS free Of charge and such additional dumping grounds.
dumping boards docks aud places Of deposit a. may De pu
Tor sha be furnished Contractors free Of charge; ou
no change grounds boards docks places OF depo.
and majority of tie in of the
on Of this contract by the suIees OF any them escP
majority Of the Commissioner a., ,, E.
The streets shall be kept conveniently psssable Tor
vehicles during the Winter and and all CUTTERS
nteecng same shall be kept clear Of snow sDd Zee ana
cuvers the shall be kept nee ana eesf 80 hs'
the water shall not be prevented flowing through them
The streets shall all instances be sprinkled IN edv.nce
20 the LIST Of November in each year the CUTTERS snail be
washed the Contractors may think necessary
thew NAV from be required by the City
Inspector unless objected by majority Of said Comnis
soner mud or other substance beng nrs IsOSea ON
sewer sad water which the Contractors may
deem neeeary for the Performance Of ta eo.seI sS De
and regulations be made by majority oil the Conns
g. The purposes Of he provisions this contract to
clean streets In s city, and protect the pnbc hea
aited expenditure Of Hney r the period Of ten year.
The work shall be performed und the eiae supervision
o. s e r.. the have failed ~ any respect, to
comply with any of;he Obligations Of this con~st or any
other shall notify him Of any such iasTo he
shall forthwith notify the Contractors IN whiting Of the de.
fault and Contractors shall not without unreasonable
vxgifh the
respect 70 uch default such officer shall notify ms associate
Commissioner Of the fact who shall thereupon on twenty
tours notify the Contractors OF the particulars OF Ucb
and Of meeting Of the Commissioners 10 CONSIDER
the sane and place to be mentioned in such notice.
bu.ness In the city Of NewYork Of such Contractor The
omnf hearing such complaints and the Con
he has npressonaby made default execution this
tract any It's provisions under then hands respective
declare this terminated which declaration shall be
Med in the Of the Comptroller and thereof ed
Contractors and their orees III the manner pro
ss him .Dd q .ee, & contract hal be- at an
end unless his said sureties or such OF them as may be will
Eng this contract within twenty four hours after
writing assume and undertake the performance Of
this contract. o. much thereof as shall then
TO perform Aforesaid shall be entitled 10
receive the compensation provided by this contract together
ter at the Of year and the bond gwen upon TIE
execution Of this contract shall be applicable end apply 70
such sree uudertske to perform the work AFORESAID
in the and to the same extent as though y had
been the o gDn Contractors under this contract Al case
said suretes shall TO perform the sd WORK
Aforesaid the SAID WORK sha immediately thereie,
Of the contractors for the time whh shall remain
OF the period provided for the continuance OF THIS conrac
the agreed to be paid by the new contract io aid
WORK during Is existence the performance Of said work
under of the amour. herein stipulated ana sch
the premises shall be OF damages to be paid by the
Contractors such violation Of default in, executing TINS
contract and shall DE reimbursed to The ny ie