New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-22
WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALKS.
The sidewalks shall be twenty-five feet in width.


cURBsroNKs.
Hewed and dressed curbstones shall line the side.
Walks Of North river blue stones, other stones of
equally good quality, bevel dressed on the top to an
swer the slopes Of the sides, from three to SIX feet
and four inches Thick Tbey shall Be- we'll set Nip n
good Joints and in workmanike manner, and shall
when desired for draining lots They Shall be duly
lnterspersed in lengths Of three TO six feet through
which viii Be given By the City surveyor and e esob
cprbstone shall have slope Of three inches for ev.
cry foot of its height toward the line of the adioin-
ing houses shall also be soidy fixed and backed in
the most approved manner to prevent creyice- wash
and sinking q bricks usually experienced from
four inches thick or shorter than three feet and
having in no case less than six inches below the up
per surface OF the adjoining gutter. shall be admitted
WOODEN CUTTERS.
Inc cutters shall be made Of the best sawmill ey-
press, twelve inches wide by four inches thick in
length not less than twenty feet except in cases
where shorter lengths are necessary, halved or
scarfed ten inches at the jennings pinned there at
every intermediate space OF five feet with oak pins
Of not less than four feet long by two inches in
diameter, and driven through suitable auger holes
in the gutter planks, pierced slanting The edge Of
the planks nearest the curbstone SD ali be eyesd to
suit, and on the other outer edge it is to have
notches of eight inches long by inches deep cut
out every eight feet thereof and in these cypress
braces OF not less than four feet long by eight inches
vide and two inches thick, pointed at the end
and spiked with said gutter with least three five
lneh cut spikes TO each BRACE and these there
wide by two and a half inches thick well nailed to
the gutter panks aforesaid with sxinch cut spikes
The gutter boUtoming will be of dry river SAND four
inches thick and sohdly bedded before the pins are
driven. The top edge of the facing board shall pro
Jeet one and nan men above the upper surface
the gutter plank. and the latter shall be laid with q
slope of one inch toward the curbstones Wooden
boxed gutter Tor draining lots shall be built by the
contractor They shall be four inches wide by eight
inches deep, snail be made Of and halfineh cys
press planks with Two by fourinch cross pieces on
the top 70 keep the sides from being displaced; and
sad gutter snail run through the whole width Of the
ap1Cx- pAvEurNr
Twelve feet in width next to the houses and two
feet in width next to the curbstones shall be brIcked
and the remain eleven feet between SAID bricked
portions snail be tilled up and smoothly GRADED to
correspond with grade OF said bricked portions The
walk pavement shall be laid of lake bricks of the
best quality in herring bone, on bed of lake sand,
or other sand Of equally good quality, or on gas
ashes, generally called blue billy. The joints be-
tween the brick shall be well filled up with sharp
sand, and coating of IT, half an inch thick spread
over the whole surface OF the brckng. On the out
side Of the bricked portions there shall be row Of
bricks LAID on ends to prevent the brloking from
caving in and the whole OF the intersections shall be
bricked. Pror 20 Laying tine bricks the earth OF
ground snail be cut up, broken, and we'll rammed,
Or slope toward the outline of onehaf OF an inch per
foot. The ground where too low shall be filled up by
the contractor at ms own expense and well rammed
0ne-haf Of an inch Of sharp sand under the bricks
which shall be properly bedded therein in herring
bone, regularly laid in close joints, without any rug
ged or hollow places, so that the pavement Will beSr
a straight edge, otherwise 1t shall be rejected.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
An the material shall be Of the best quality and
shall be furnished by the contractor as well as the
The contractor shall bind himself TO begin the
work in the ten days following the approval Of he
adjudication by the Common Council, and 10 com
plete the same sixty days after, under penalty OF
ten dollars per day for each every day thereafter
tine same is not completed;
guarantee the faithful performance of the contract
Payments to be made on the completion Of the
work ano acceptance OF the same by the City Sur
| yeyor Said payments to be mado BY the propertv
holders On the eeItlheate o. the City Surveyor in
ter, and to be collected by the contractor and the
city shall not be held responsible liable for any d
said bills should the same not be paid and said con
tractor shall be subregated to all the rights Of the
ment OF any all Of said bills.
The contractor shall pay into the city treasur,
prior TO receiving his certificate the of pubca
ZION 81 the petitions Of the property holders It be
the right OF demanding Of said petitioners the REIN
| bursment of said costs OF publication.
1t is well understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work or any par
thereof within the period fixed, or in the Coun
| Gil be dissatisfied with the manner in which the
| work is being executed the Council shall have tht
right TO annul the contract without putting the con
civil code. and without applying to court Of iustie,
70 annul the same, and without indemnity and it il
| also well understood that in case the contracto
| shall at any time abandon the work O
! not finish and complete the same in eOniormit
with his contract the said contractor shall forfeit al
claims he may have for any part of the work done b
him up to the date Of the abandonment, and the cit
snail be thereby discharged from any and all liabt
therefor; and It is also well understood that in cas-
the contract be resod the contractor and his
ties shall be held and bound in sodo to pay unto tn
city all loss or difference between the price at whic
the contractor originally contracted to perform tn
work and the price at which it may be adjudcate
at a resale rehabilitation.
Bids to be per running foot of sidewalk complete
including the turning Of the corners.
| New Orleans, May 10, 1865.
Ioigneug ~. ii. BELL,
| City Surveyor.
Approved By the Committees of Streets and Land
| ings
| (Sipned) ID. s. DEVICES,
| (Signed) 4. W. PERKINS,,
| Chairmen.
| S. G. BROWER,
my20 St Deputy Controller.