The New Orleans crescent., 1868-11-06

commissionsr shsIl.retain the last certificate and
tie reserved per centage hereinafter provided
for. until the same be placed by the contractors
specifications, and IL not placed 10 good order and
condition within thirty days thereafter the last
certificate and the said reserved percentage shall
be forfeited for the use Of the city.
NEW BRIDGES,
All bridges shah be constructed in accordance
win the directions Of the stre ct commissioner,
cording to the lines and levels and of the widths
to be given BY the city surveyor, and in the fol-
lowing manner, to wit: ~ q So .ta-sf
All the lumber for the sides, wings, bottom and
cross-pieces to support the sides and bottoms shah
be of either cypress or yellow pine Of the best
quality, free from sap, splits, bad knots and other
defects calculated to impair its strength and du-
rability, end the lumber for the tops shall be Of
splits bad knoss or other defects. The iron bars
shall be Of the best wrought iron four inches wide
by one inch thick. The lumber for the sides shall
be five inches thick, and Of suitable lengths and
depths to suit the width of the streets and the
depths of the gutters. The bottom plsnks shall
be one half inch thick, and of suitable lengths
and widths to suit the length and width Of the
bridges. The top planks shall be four inches thick
snail be five inches thick. twenty-five feet long,
eight inches wide st one end and twenty-four
inches wide ct the other end. All the sides az
well as the top plsrks shall be Of the lengths OF
QIIOXc8, IN
shall be more than thirty feet long iu such cases
they shall be In two lengths. The cross pieces
shall be three inches thick by twelve inches vide;
shall be laid fiat upon the solid ground. shall ex-
tend Of least one foot on the outside of the sides,
and shall be placed at distances OF I've feet from
centres. and cloaer u required. The sides shall
rest ON she cross pdeces. and shall be strongly
pinned, q oi.ssnses 2. nvS less' WIN OAK pins 81
auRur holes In the sides and entering at least three
feet into the ground. The wings shall be pinned
In the same manner, and shall be well framed with
the sides in the usual way. and In the best work
manike manner. The iron bars shall rest on the
sides, at distances of five feet from centers, and
shall be sunk of their whole thickness into the
sides. The top planks shall rest the iron bars.
and shall be fastened to the sides with n inch
pressed spikes, and to the iron bars with iron
crsmps, the whole in the best workmanlike man
ner. The two middle top planks shall be left
loose in order to allow the trunk Of the
bridges to be cleaned. but said planks shall be
fastened at the ends with the two side planks by
means Of eye bolts driven into the planks. and Of
one inch iron bolts passing through said eye bolts;
the said bolts to be fastened to one of the side
panks with piece of chain of suitable length.
The whole as per plan of the city surveyor. The
bottom panks shall be well nailed to the cross
pieces with four.inch cut nails. All trenches re-
quired in the construction of said bridges shall be
dug by the contractors without extra compeusa-
ton, and all filing required between and on the
side of the bridges, including the whole extent Of
the wings, to elevate the streets TO the height Of
the bridges and wings, shall be done by the con-
tractors without extra compensation.
By "new bridges" IL must be understood all
bridges TO be made anew where there is none in
existence as all bridges now existing are iucluded
in the section relative torepsirs and are to be paid
by the year. L
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low pine on ue pess qualisys snu snah msasuio 70
twentyfour inches in width by four inches 10
thickness and shall be of sufficient lengths to suit
me wid.ns OF sne sseI os'wesn s sns m %
tney man pe nrmIy peeuou anu snan ps VII 30
cuieo witn OAK Pins OF Two ~, mcnes ~ ols9ese,, s,,
orven ~ lesss TWO Zee. mso tns grounu; anu sns. Al
tb ct ~ and a. such pacss AZ
ssen ~ 'ne eIy saa ~ y, ..e - s1eA P'"e'' -
tne street commissioner may require
rflr-f ftf GENERAL CLAUSES.
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shsIi ha e1 fnrn;shsd hv The cor,rsctors ys az
the labor.
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comply VIII al vS.vs. W ".'1a ~; oseo.s s.. e.ns.
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,hsr urds, ,sre,tv oS teu dollars for sacS
sncm, unuSi pSns'y " on So S;n .hn IL U.,. 0~oL
neglect, and further penalty Of having the Work
Sb;ch worT AZ ~ yns~IscteS The strsst comm;ssioner
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The contractors shall be bound 10 call at the
street commissioner;s office. once on each and
every day at IL O'Clock NJ, to receive orders rela-
tive TO The work TO be done by them. and all
orders written in the order book 10 said office
shall be considered equivalent to written orders
served upon the contra ctors in person At the
dates thereof.
The Contractors shall be responsible for all
damages that NAV be obtained against the city by
partes who shall have sustained any loss through
he neglect of the contractors. ~
An Old lumber taken Off the bridges where new
lumber has been substitu ted by the contractors,
shall belong to and be removed and hauled away
by them.
Each of the contractors shall furnish good and
solvent security. SATISFACTORY TO the Common
Cancel IN the snm of ten thousand dollars TO
onsrantse the faithful performance of their CON
tracts.
The contracts shall be adjudicated for term of
three wears. to begin on the lst of July 1866 and
| TO expire on the 30th of June, 1863.
The whole shall be performed TO the entire sat-
| isfsciiou of the street Commissioner and of the
cbarmen of the Committees ON streets and land.
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