The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23


SPECIFICATIONS CONCERNING THE CONTRACT FOR
GRADING AND SMELLING JOSEPHINE STREET, FROM
CARoNDELKT (LATs APOLLO) TO LIBERTY sTREEr.s
The road way between the cutters shall be
graded in accordance with the lines, levels and
curvings 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 filed 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 5000 pound
roller, as often as necessary TO make the whole
solid and compact.
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 bound TO begin the work
in the ten days following the approval OF the ad'
Indication by the Common Council, and to COM
plete the same ninety days after, under penalty
Of ten dollars per day for each and every day
thereafter the same is not completed.
The contractors shall be bound to 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 chairmen of the committees on streets and
landDgs; and to guar antee the faithful perform
ance of this condition, the treasurer will retain
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.
Payment in cash on the completion of the work,
and acceptance Of the same by the city surveyor
and chsirmen 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 is well understood that in 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 default, as re-
quired by article 1905 of the Civil Code and with
out applying to a court Of justice to annu the
same, and without indemnity and it Is also well
understood that in case the contractor shall, at
any time, abandon 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 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 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
ence between the prices at which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work, and
the price at which it may be adjudicated at a re
sale OF REHABILITATION.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete.
New Orleans, Aug. Is, 1868.
(Signed) L. SURdI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the committees of streets and land
ings.
(Signed) 7. Il. SHIELDS, Chairman
| GERALD FARRELL, 'N'
Registered, Aug. 10, 1868.
Pas. LABARRK,
Deputy Controller.