New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-24
SPECIFICATIONS for repairs to be made to the
stable of the Engine House Of Fire Company


FOUNDATIONS.
good foundation of FIVE brick footinRs laid upon
Two thcknes5es OF hatboat planks shall be put under
the entire stable buding the walls shall be thirteen
inches in the rear and nine inches the front and
from sap or any bad defects are TO rest on said
foundations and be framed into the stable building
plates Of 4R6 will be placed in front All stnddine
and other material in the building which may not
Now flooring in the stable is to be laid: said floor
ing to be 3Tl2 well seasoned yellow pine panks laid
inclination to suitable gutter to convey the stable
washinRs away. Stable to be fitted up for two horses
same as new stables Of the engine houses Of Nns ID
and 2O) The fesdroom shall have new inch floor
new door and ssn ala door ~ Re q3Sn 5so
provided with suitable hinges and locks
dresssd y "a nays new ooIlng OF IA mill
sleepers Of Axe. The stairs to be repaired and
every bad or defective place in them made new, also
An ioists that may be defective shall be replaced
with sound ones OF same size; the flooring in the
rooms Is TO be put iii perfect repair The flooring az
the gallery upstairs to be laid anew with 4 narrow
mill dressed .5 topgued and gro9ved yellow pine and
also the railing and balusters and to be Of the same
pattern as the old ones. --
All the weather boards on the outside of the hull
ing that are IL any way defective loose are 10 be
taken away and replaced by new ones.
Plastering shall be entirely renewed in the rooms
up stars, also stair landing and stairway beneath
and that on the gallery.
thoroughly repaired and renewed where necessary
and new ones to eistern.
The roof TO be Strengthened and repaired n ever,
way in a Workmanlike manner.
All the doors and windows shall be repaired, ad
required. Halfrolling blinds with proper fasteniue
will be furnished for the windows.
party wall, Said sink shall have nineiuch briei
wall, iaid IN cement a vapor chimney shall be a.
dow, and steps outside.
PAINTING.
All wood work "a. receive three coats Of the hes
oil paint Of suitable colors, and well pat on; al
broken glass to be replaced with good ones
The inside Of stable shall receive three coats o
In the yard shall be placed a new eistern of til,
same capacity as the old one now in use, with toJ
eo,yyering, faucet and conductors from the roof
The tagging that may be taken up TO execute thi
work must be put down again in good subst6ntiA
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materials shall be of the best quality an,
shall be furnished by the contractor as well as tn
labor Al items omitted to be written in the presen
specification which may be found necessary BY tn
CITY surveyor TO complete the aforem toned re
pairs and make the same in every respect well finish
ed, SHAH be supplied by the contractor without an
The whole Of this work is to be executed to the en-
tire satisfaction Of the Committees Of Streets am
Landings and of the City Surveyor
The contractor shall bs bound to begin the worl
ton By the Common Council and to compets IN
same fifty days after under penalty of ten dollar
| is not completed.
Good and solvent security in the sum Of $500 shal
| the contract.
Payments to be made on the completion of tn
work and acceptance OF the same by the City SuI
| veyor and Committees of Streets and Landings
1t is well understood that in case of failure by tn
contractor to begin or finish the work or any par
thereof within the period fixed, or in case the Com
mon Council be dissatisfied with the mRnnerin whic
the work is being executed, the common Uounci
shall have the right to annul the contract Wlthou
putting the contractor in default, as required b
article 1905 Of the Civil Code, and without applyn
/ to court of justice to annul the same, an
without indemnity and it i all also well understoo
| the work, or not finish and complete the same il
conformity with his contract, the said contracto
shall forfeit all claims he may have for NJ art
the work done by MIN up to the date of his abandon
ment, and that the city shall be thereby discharg
from any and all liability therefor; and il is ais
well understood that in the contract be resol
the contractor and his secur ties shall be held an
bound in solido tc pay unto the city al loss or d
| ference between the price at which the contracto
originally contracted to perform tine work, and tn
| price at which it may be adjudicated at a resal
/ or rehabilitation.
| Bids 70 be for the whole work complete agreeabl
| TO the foregoing specifications.
| The adjudication by the Controller to be subjec
| tsigned) W. Il. BELL,
| City Surveyor.
| Approved By the Committees Of Streets an
Landings.
tSigned) F.w PERKINS, I r,,...-..
'tSigned) d. s. Devices, SAs'Fhen'
Registered May l9, 1868.
lsignedj S. G. BRowER,
myl9 lot Deputy Controller.