New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-20
for repairs to be made to the
stable Of the Engine House OF Fire Company



A good foundation of fire brick footinrs laid upon
two hicknssses Of latboat planks shall De nut under
the entire stable buildingi the walls shall be thirteen
inches in the rear and nue inches on the front and
ends new sils of 6xs Of good sound cypress free
from sap or any bad detects are 10 rest on saj d
foundations and be framed into the stable bYiidinS
-Four new stanchion posu of exc clear Of AN with
plates OF 416, will be PLACED in front. All studdng
and other material in the building which may naf
be sound will be replaced By new material
New flooring in the stable is to be laid; said fnor
ing TO De 3xl2, well seasoned yellow pine planks laid
on 4Xo sleepers and well spiked said lOur to have an
inclination TO suitable m ter to convey the stable
waShlngs away. stable TO le hiEad for two horses
including tIGughs, Inanaers and harness racks
Same new stables Of the eng houses Of Nos Il
and co. The feedroom shall h. new inch floor
ing, resting on AIS sleepeB vel spiked down, also
new door and casing, said door be 42y7s and be
provided with suitable hinges and locks
The stairway is TO have new flooring OF Z mill
dressed tongued and groossd yellow pine resting on
seepers Of Axe. The stairs are 70 be repaired and
every bad or defective place in them made new ago
the stair landing. r
All ioists that may be detective shall be rsnlaced
with sound ones Of same size; the flooring in ia
rooms Is to be put in perfect repair. The flooring Of
the gallery upstairs to be laid anew With . narrow
mill dressed tongued and grOoved yellow pine and
Jolnted with white lead Gallery posts to he new
also the railing and balustsrs and be Of tie same
All the weather boards on the outside of the bnid
ing that are in any way defective OF loose are TO be
taken away and replaced b. new ones.
PlasteNng shall be entirely renewed in the rooms
up stairs, also stair landing and stairway beneath
and that en- the gallery.
All the cutters and conductor pipes are to be
thoroughly repaired and renewed Were necessary,
and new ones to cistern.
The roof to be Strengthened and repaired in every
way IN workmanlike manner.
All the doors and Windows shall be repaired, ad
Justed, and new hinges and locks pgJ on wherever
required. Halfrolling blinds with proper fasEenings
will be furnished for the windows
The privy sink will be three feet away from the
party wall. Said sink shall have a niaeiuck bricS
wall, laid in cement; a vapor chmney Shall he h.
tache to it. Prigy to have new flooring seat win
dow and steps outside.
PAINTING.
All wood work to receive three coats Of the best
oil paint of suitable color and well put on; ali
broken glass TO be replacedwith good ones.
good wnitewash. E
In the yard shall be placed new eistern Of the
same capacity as the old one now in ICE with ION
covering, faucet and conductors from the roof
The tagging that may be taken up TO execute this
work must be put down again in good Substantial
GENERAL CLAUSES
All the materials shall be Of the best quality. and
shall be furnished by the contractor as wen a. the
labor. All items omitted to be written N the present
specification which may befound ne ssary by the
CITY surveyor TO complete the af0re toned re-.
pairs, and make the same in every respect well pis
ed, snail be supplied BY the contractor without any
extra compensation.
The whole Of this work iso be executed to the en-
Landings and of the City Surveyor,
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
ton by the Common Counai' and to campiste the
fifty days after under penalty OF ten dollars
per day or eaeh and everyday thereafter the same
is not completed.
Good and solvent security in the sum Of $500 shall
De required to guarantee thu faithful performance Of
the contract
Payments to be made on the completion of the
work and acceptance of the same by the City Sur
veyor and Committees Of Streets and Landings
1t is well understood thatn case Of failure by the
contractor TO begin or finish the work or any part
thereof within the period fired, in case the Com
mon Council be dissatisfied with the manuerip which
the work IS being executed, the Common Council
shall nave the right to annul the contract Vthout
putting the contractor in default as required by
article 1905 OF the Civil Code and without applying
TO court of justice to annul the same and
without indemnity and it i all also well Understood
that in case the contractor shall al any time
the work, or not finish and com plete the same in
conformity with his contract the said Contractor
shall forfeit all claims he may have for nv hi Of
the work done by him up to the dateuf his sbandon-
ment, and that the city shall be thereby diseharged
from any and all liability therefor md ID Is also
zen Understood that IN case the contract be resold
the contractor and his securities Snail be neld and
bound IN soido to pay unto the city all loss or diff,
ference between the price al which the contractor
originally CONTRACTED to perform the work and the
price at which it may be 4djudicaysd al d resale
or readludieations
Bids TO be for the whole work complete agreeabIy
to the foregoing specifications
The adjudication by the Controller 10 be subject
to the approval rejection ofthe Common Cor ngil
| New Orleans, May le, 1858.
tSignedJ w. H. BELL,
City Surveyor
AppIoved oy the Committees OF Streets and
SEnsdl B. s. ). b 5EsERkHSs' CHairmen.
Registered May 49, 1865. S'
lSenedj sc, BRowER,
myIS IOt Deputy Controller.