New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-06
OFFICIAL N6TI0ES--olTY.
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sPECIFICATIoNs7t for the contract for the CON
struction Of Foot Bridge across the New Cana
Basin at Liberty street.
Tbs bridge, pier, bulkheads. abutmeuts. ETC., shan
plans, sections and proiiles hereto annexed and
shall have the dimensions marked on the same.
I At. PIER. HEH @
Inc pier supporting the turning portion of the
bridge shall be quilt OF best hard burnt lake bricks
aid n the best hydraulic cement mortar, resting on
projecting toqI feet outside of the masonry.
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Al tne timoers and lumber shall be Of Pearl river
having the dimensions marked on the plans All the
timbers shall be psned and shall receive good tar
edges and wherever two or more pieces shall be SUI
Perpossd The floor sha be Of marrow cypress planks
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
Tne bed plates rollers snd machinery required to
op e snd shut me turning portion of ths bridge.
IRON properly set in and fastened the whole accord.
Ing % tne plans The bolts suspension rods straps
s h be Of the best Tennessee ron and snail be Of
e ehs t 81 marked On the plans The hog
ABUThENr PIRRs ETC
me aDutment piers shall be lined with a row of
ground at distances Of five feet from Centres n said
plies 70 receive double sheathirg Of 3xl2 inches
spikes and also i2Ei2 ineh caps. The spaces b.tTsep
Oh n TIE t canal and The Of said
graded as per plans and the filling shall be covered
With 6 SCAT Of lake smells At least sx inches thick,
az ~ b song Tammed Ratings similar to those Of
'he Drioee shali surround the pile Innings.
FESDEBs.
Fender piles to protect the bridge against injuries
from vessels navigating in said canal shall be driven
and framed as marked on plans.
PAINTING. .l.t
The outside faces Of the beams and frames. the
faiings and posts, the hog chains etc in fact all
eavering of three good coats Of the best white
snen 1Inc IN Hnseed OIL OF such colors as may be
GENERAL CLAUSES
the materials shall be OF the best quality and
shall be furnished by the contractor as well a. the
Tbs bridge, when completed. shall be perfectly
well eluilibrated, in order that it may Be easily
be perfectly well executed the ent re saisfaction
Of the City Surveyor otherwise it shall be rejected
stand for term of year from it's completion and
its acceptance by the City Surveyor and to guaran
tee the faithful performance OF this clause the
Treasurer shall retain gusrsn tee ten per cent Of
the contract price until the expiration OF said yesr
which ten per cent shall then be paid only if the
bridge be then found in perfect condition by the
This contractor shall be bound to begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the adju-
dieation by the Common Council and to complete
dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
the same is not completed. -
Security to an amount of thousand dollars
shall be required to guarantee the faithful perform
snoe of the contract III 49, -
Payment in cash the completion of the whole
work and acceptance Of the same by the City Sur.
yeyor less ten to be retained in guarantee
by the City Treasurer. ~ -
It's we'll understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, or 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, tho Common
Council shall lave the right to annul the contract
without putting the contractor in default as re-
quired by article 1895 of the Civil Code and with
out applying to court of Justice to annul the same
and without indemnity; 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 conformity with his contract the said con-
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have
against the city for any part of the work
done by him up to the date Of his Hban
Comment, and that the city shall be thereby
DISCHARGED and released from any and ali liability
therefor and it is aso well understood that in case
tine contract be resod the contractor aud his secur
ties shall be held and bound in solido, to pay unto
the city all loss or difference between the price at
which the contractor originally contracted to per-
form the work, and the price at which it may be ad.
ludicated at a resale or readju dIeation.
BIDS TO be for the whole work complete.
tSignedj /. SURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land.
ings of both Boards
signed 4. II. SHIELDS, r,-.
GERALD FARRELL, ! OnAHineh'
j. o, LANDRY, Controller.