New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-02
OFFICIAL NOTICES--OITY.
mo l03l-New Series,1

mo 1031-New Series.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract Tor the con
syruction of Foot Bridge across the New Canal
Basin at Liberty street.
The bridge pier buikheads, abutments. ETC.. shall
De constructed IN all points in accordance with the
ph annsl sections and prOti'es hereto annexed and
snail nave the dimensions marked on the same.
PIER.
me pier supporting the turning portion of the
IA; ~ sls be put OF best hard burnt lake bricks.
pafoIno 81 hydranl cement mortar resting n
proJeetng four feet outside of the masony
suPETsrRUcTuRE.
a. vne Ilinpsrs and lumber shall be of Pearl river
ns ~ ot she oest "a 1hty, well framed ant
tmbers shall be planned and shall receive good tar
edgs ana bsrea a rosln or aspha tum on the
perposed The floor hall be uf marrow cypress blanks
two inches thick.
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
Th5 bed-plates rollers and N achinery reonired m
open and shut the turning portion Of the bridge as
well as all windasses, etc, shall be Of the best cast
ing to the plans The bolts suspension lod stTSps
log enains, etc, and all tine required fastenings
snail be OF the best Tennessee IRON, and shall be Of
the dimensions marked on the plans The hog,
ehains to be one aud hafnenes in diameter.
ABCrNENT PIERS ETC.
The abutment piers shall be lined with a row of
ground, at distances OF tive feet from centres. Said
cypress planks strongly allied with six inch pressed
spikes and also l2xl21uc1 caps. The spaces between
the banks OF the canal and the projection of said
aontments into the canal shall be filed up and
graded as per plans and the filing SHAH be covered
WITH coat OF AXE smells At least six inches thick.
ana sohdly rammed. Ksings similar to those OF
the bridge shall surround the pile linIngs.
TENDERS
Fender piles to protect the bridge against injuries
from vessels navigating in said canal, sha be driven
anu framed as marked on plans.
PAINTING.
The outside faces Of the beams and frames. the
ralungs and posts, the hog chains, etc in fact all
covering of three good coats of the best white
french zinc in linseed oil of such coors may be
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materials shall be OF the best quality and
shalI be furnished by the contractor as well as the
The bridge. when completed, shall be perfectly
wei equltbriatedi in order that il may be easily
opened and shut, and the work all its details snail
be perfectly well executed to the satisfaction
VI the CITY Surveyor, otherwise it shall be rejected
me contractor shall guarantee the bridge to
stand for term OF year from completion and
its acceptance by the City Surveyor and guaran-
zee me faithful performance of this clause the
treasurer snail retain IN guaranT ee ten per cent OF
the contract price until the exp ration OF said year
which ten per cent shall then &c paid only II the
pruge De then found IN perfect condition by the
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
IN the ten days following the approval of the Adju
dication by the Common Council and to complete
the same three months AFTER under penalty Of ten
dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
the same is not completed.
Security to an am iunt of one thousand dollars
ance of the contract.
Payment in cash on the completion of the whole
work and acceptance of the same by the CITY Sur
yeyor less ten per cent to be retained in guarantee
by the City Treasurer.
1t IS well understood that in case Of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, any part
thereof, within the period fixed. or in case the
common Council be DISSATISFIED with the manner
in which the same is being executed, the Common
Council shall have the right to annu the contract
without putting the contractor in default, as re-
CURED by article 1915 of the Civil Code, and with,
out applying TO court of justice to annul the same
and without indemnity; and it is also we'll under
stood that IN the contractor shall at any time
abandon the work. or not finish and complete tine
same in conformity with his contract the said con
tractor shall forfeit all claims ne may have
against the city for any part Of The
done by him up to the dale of his Abap-
discharged and released from any and all liability
theretOr aud it is also well understood that in case
the contract be resod the contractor Aud his secur
ties shall be held and bound, solido 10 pay
which the contractor originally contracted TO per-
form the work, and the price at which may be Ad
Indicated at a resale or readjudlCstion.
BIDS TO be for the whole WORK complete
Signed /. sURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved By the Committees of Streets and Land.
ings of both Boards
Signed z 4. SHIELDS, Ct.i.r,o,
GERALD FARRELL, : Cha'fmen'
}. o LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE. CITY HALL,
New Orleans ctober 2, 1868
Notice is hereby given that the Controller will at
his ottCe. TUESDAY, October 49, lsGs at noon
above contract as per specifications.
oe2 lot j. u LANDRY, Controller.