The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-04
mo. Joan. ST.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT FOB GRADING
AND SMELLING WITH LAKE Shells EIGHTH
STREET, FROM MAGAZINE TO TcBOuPIrouLAs
sTREET. f.
The road way, between the cutters shall be
graded in accordance with the lines, levels and
curvings to be given by the city surveyor.
trench in the center of tho road kay, twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, shall be filled with
clean and sound bank lake shells, free from dirt
or sand; said shells, after the trench being filed.
shall be rolled and compressed with a 6OOO pound
roller, as often as necessary to make the whole
solid and compact.
The sides shall also be rolled. 90 as 10 make the
whole road, earth and shells, perfectly hard,
smooth and even.
The whole work TO be performed tb the entire
satisfaction OF the city surveyor and chairmen
OF the committees on streets and landings
jointly.
The contractor shall be bound 10 begin tbe
work in the ten days following the approval OF
the adjudication by the Common Council, and
to complete the same ninety days after, under
penalty OF ten dollars per day for each
and every day thereafter the sane is not
completed.
The contractor shall be bound to keep IL per
feet good order and condition the laid st'eet.
for and during one year. after the completion of
the work, and its acceptance by the city sur
veyor and chairmen OF the committees on streets
and landings; and TO guarantee the faithful
performance OF this condition, the treasurer
will retain in guarantee ten per cent. Of the
shall then be paid 10 the contractor should the
street be und In perfect good order and con.
dition, otherwise to be forfeited for the use Of
the city.
Payment in cash on the completion of the
work, and acceptance of the same by the city
surveyor and chairmen OF the committees on
streets and landings, jointly.
GOOD and solvent security, in the sum OF two
thoussnd dollars, shall be required to guarantee
the faithful performance of the contract.
IL Is well understood that Ia case 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 annul the
contract without putting the contractor In de-
fault as required by article 1905 of the Civil
Code, and without applying to court Of Justice
to annul the same and without Indemnify: and
il is also well understood that in cass the con-
tractor shall, at any time abandon tho work. or
not finish and complete the same in conformity
with his contract, the said contractor shall for
let az claims ms he he may have for any part Of the
Comment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all labili-
ties therefor; and it Is also well understood
that IN case the contract be resod. the Contractor
and bis securities shall be held and bound, in
soado, to pay unto the city all loss or Inference
between the prices at which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work, and
the price at which 1t may be adjudi6ated alta
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete. go
New Orleans, September Is. 1858. -.-
(signed) n j. A. D'HExEcoUsr,
Approved by the committees on streeis ann
ardings Of both boards.
(Signed) T. II. SHIELDS,
Registered October 2, 1868. -
J. o. LANDRY. Controller.