The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-22

SPECIFICATIONS CONCERNING THE CONTRACT FOR
GRADING AND SMELLING JOSEPHINE STREET, FROM
CAKoNDELET (LATs APoLLo) TO LIBERTY STREETS
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 10 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 chairmen Of
the committees on streets and landings, Jointly.
The contractor shsll 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
landings; and to guar sntee the faithful perform
snce 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.
oVVu hhu soiVunt sannrity. In the 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 pc iod 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 10 default, as re-
CURED by article 1905 Of the Civil Code aud with
out applying to q court Of justice to aunul the
same and without indemnity and IL 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
ell liabilities therefor, and It is also well under.
stood that in 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 1t may be adjudicated at re-.
sale or rehabilitation.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete.
New Orleans, Aug. Is, 1868.
(Sgned) L. SURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the committees of streets and land
ings.
(signed) T. H. SHIELDS, lch.;r.,
GEaALD FARRkLL, Onarmen'
Registered, Aug. 10, 1868.
PAS. LABARRE,
Deputy Controller.