The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-21

epvc,rrc ATOMS cosCERNING THE CONTRACT FOR
GRADING AND SMELLING JOSEPHINE STREET, FROM
CARoHDELKT (LATs APoLLo) TO LIBERTY srREEr.S
The road way between the cutters shall be
GRADED in accordance with the lines, levels and
curyipes TO be given by the city surveyor.
A trench in the center of the road way, twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, shall be titled with
clean and sound bank lake shells, free from dirt
or sand said shells after the trench being nled
sbsll be rolled and compressed with 5000 p Jund
roller, as often necessary 10 make the whole
The sides shall also be rolled, so as to make the
whole road, earth and shells, perfectly hard,
smooth and even. .
The whole work to be performed to the entire
satisfaction of the city surveyor and chalrmen OF
the committees on streets and landings, jointly.
The contractor shall be boand to begin the work
In the ten days following the approval OF the ad
Indication by the Common Council, and to CON-
plete the same ninety days after. ander penalty
of ten dollars per day for each and every day
thereafter the same is not completed.
The contractors shall be bound 10 Keep IN per-
feet good repair and condition the said street,
for and during one year after the completion OF
the work. and its acceptance by the city surveyor
and chsirmen Of the committees on streets and
landings; and TO gusiant the faithful perform
in guarantee ten per cent of the contract price
for one year, which ten per cent shall then be
paid TO the contractor should the street be found
in perfect good order and condition, otherwise to
be forfeited for the use OF the city. I'D
Payment in cash on the completion Of the work,
and acceptance of the same by the city surveyor
and charmen of the committees on streets and
landings, jointly.
Good and solvent security, In the sum Of two
thousand dollars. shall be required to guarantee
the faithful performance OF the contract.
II IL well understood that in Of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, or any part
of the same 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 contractor in default. as re-
uuired by article 1905 of the Civil Code, ana with
ont applying to a court of justice to annu the
same and without indemnity; and 1t Is also wei
understood that in case the contractor shall, a.
any time, abandon the work, or not finish and com
piete the same in conformity with his contract
the said contractor shall forfeit all claims he MAJ
have for any part Of the work done by him up Y
the date of his abandonment and that the city shall
be thereby discharged and released from any AM
all liabilities therefor, and 1t Is also well under
stood that in case the contract be resold the con
tractor and his securities shall be held and bound
In solido to pay unto the city all loss or differ
OrIgnuuy vvntfsOroirAs-at 4 which the contract0
the price at which it may be sdjudcsted at re
sale or readjudicatioD.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole wor
complete.
New Orleans, Aug. Is, 1868.
(Signed) L. SURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved BY the committees of streets and land
iDgs.
(Signed) T. H. SHIELDS, ch.;rmor
Registered, Aug. 10, 1865;
Pas. LABARRE,
..r.. Deputy Controller.