New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-23
sPEoIFIoATIoNs Concerning the contract 70

adJgdlcate to the lowest bidder or bidders the above
PAS. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
Grading and Smelling Josephine Street from "a.
rondelet late Apollo TO Liberty Street.
The roadway bet Heen the cutters snail hA 1raded
in accordance with the lines levels and cIrvinTs 10
be given by the City Surveyor
A trench in the center of the roadway twantv
feet wide and six inches deep shall be filed with
sand; said shells after the trench being Ied shall
be rolled and compressed with a 5000 pound roller
as often as necessary to make the whole solid and
The sides shall also be rolled, so as to make the
WHOLE road earth and Shells perfectly hard, smooth
The whole work to be performed to the entire sat
lsfaction OF the city and chairmen Of the
COMMITTEE Streets and Landings. jointly
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
dioation by the Common Council, and 70 complete
the same ninety days after. under penalty of ten
aoas per asy i9r eaeh and every day tnereafterthe
The contractors shall be bound to keep in perfect
good repair and condition the said street, for and
during one year after the completion of .he work.
and acceptance by the City Surveyor and charmen
of the Committees streets and Landings; and
% guarantee the faithful performance Of this condi-
tlon ne iTessnI er WI retain IN guarantee ten per
per cent shall then be paid to the contractor should
the street be found n perfect good order aud 1-
ton, otherwise TO be forfeited for the of the
city.
Payment in cash on the oomuietion of the work,
and acce 1tance Of the by the City Surveyor and
chairmen of the Committees on Streets and Land
Good and solvent security, in the sum Of two
thousand dollars shall be required to guarantee the
faith al performance of the contract
1t Is we'll understood that in OF failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, 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 annu the contract
without putting the contractor 10 default, as re-
qured by article 1905 OF the Civil Code, and with
out applying to court of jus tiee to annul the
and wthout indemnify; and it is also well under
stood that in case The contractor shall, at any time.
abandon the work. or not finish and complete the
same in contormi with his contract, the said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have for
any part OF the wor done by him up to the date of
his Hbandonmenta and that the city shalt be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liabilities
therefor; aud II is also we'll understood that in
the contract be res0d the contractor ard his seouri
ties shall be he and bound in solido to pay unto
the city all loss or diff renoo between the prices at
which the cantractor originally contracted TO per
form the WORK and the price at which it may be ad
judictted at 3 resale rsadiudIoation.
complete,
New Orleans August IS, lses.
(Sgned) /. SURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land.
ings.
iSigned) n II. SHIELDS. r,.;.o
GERALD FARRELL,
Registered, August l9 1858.
PAS. LABARRE,
au 2lOt Deputy Controller