The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-10

of the chairman Of the committees on streets and
landings, and Of finance, and 10 per cent Oh each
certincsfe VIII be retained in guarantee until the
which 10 per cent. shall then be paid, should the
streets be found in good order and condition BY
the street jointly with the chairman
o. me ccmmittees on street. and landings, other.
wise to be forfeited to the city.
The contractors FOR the cleaning Of all the
paved streets and unpaved streets shall comply
within twenty-fouf hours with al the verbal or
written orders from the street commissioner, his
deputies or assistant deputies. relative to the
work to be done by them under these specifics.
tons. In the event Of the failure on the part of
said contractors to comply within the time and as
above stated they shsl forfeit 6fy dollars for the
first offense and one hundred dollars for the sec.
ond, In addition to further penalty of the amount
of doing the work 90 neglected BY the said con.
tractors, which In all cases the street com nis
sioner will be bound to do, or cause to be done.
at whatever cost he may be able to procure the
the fines, the wages Of the workmen and the cost
of materials to be deducted out of the monthly
payments to be made them; and for the third
ohense they shall be placed in default, and forfeit
might be due to them in the month In which the
said third ofiense may have been committed
To guarantee the faithful performance of this
contract, good and solvent security to the salts.
faction of the Common Council shall be fur
Dished by the said contractors to the amount of
one-third of his or their contract. The contract
to take effect from and after its acceptance by the
Common Council. the approval Of the securities,
and its execution before the city notary.
The streets shall be delivered to the contractors
In whatever condition they may be on the day
they begin to work. The contractors shall imme-
diately thereafter, and during the whole time of
the continuance Of their contracts, clean and
make all the necessary repairs as hereinbefore
specified. and they shall deliver the streets at the
expiration of their contracts In good order, and
In default Of which they shall not only forfeit the
amount OF the ten per cent. retained in guarantee
but also the whole amount of the last certificate.
1t is well understood that In case Of failure by
any OF the contractors to begin or finish the work.
or any part thereof, within the period fixed, or in
case the Common Council be dissatisfied with the
manner in which the work Is being executed, the
Common Council shall have the right to snnul the
contract without putting the contractors in de-
fault 90 required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code
and without applying to court of justice to annui
the same, and without indemnity; and ft is also
well understood that In case any Of the contrsc-
tors shall, ct any time, abandon the work or not
finish and complete the same in conformity with
their contracts tho said contractors shall forfeit
all claims he may have for any part Of the work
done by him up to the date of his abandonment,
and that the city shall be thereby discharged and
released from any and all liabilities therefor and
it is also well understood that in case the con.
tracts be re-sod the contractors and their securi
ties shall be held and bound. in soIido TO pay unto
the city all loss difference between the price at
which the contractor originally contfacted to per.
form the work and the price at which it may be
adiudicated at q resale or adjudication.
Bids TO be so much per year for the whole in
cuded in the contract complete.
Jos. MURPHY, Street Commissioner.
Approved Oct. Z, 1868, by the committee on
streets and landings Of both boards.
GERALD FARRELL, Chairman.
THos. II. SHIELDS.
Registered Oct. S, 1868.
PAS. LABARRE, Deputv Controller.