New Orleans Republican., 1868-05-21
SPECIFICATIONS for repairs TO be made to the
Staple OF the Engine House Of Fire Company


good foundation of FIVE brick footinRs laid upop
TWO tnloknssses OF hatboat plan shall be put under
tne entire stable building the walls shall be thirteen
inches in the rear and nine inches the front and
ends; new ss Of 6xs Of good sound cypress, free
from sap or any bad defects are TO rest on said
foundations and be framed into the stable building
-Four new stanchion posts of 6x6. clear of sap with
plates Of 4x6, will be placed in front. All studding
and otner material in the building which may not
be sound will be replaced by new material.
New hoorng in the stable is TO b. laid; said floor
ing to be 3xl2 well seasoned yellow pine pauks laid
inclination to suitable gutter to convav gle s. M,
washings away Stable to be fitted up for t' horses
including Ioughs, mangers, and harness y IS
Same as new stables of the engine houses Of Nos IL
and 1) Inc tesdroom shall have new Pinch door
ing, resting on Axe seepers well spiked down. also
new door and casing, said door 10 be 42x7 and be
pIoyided with suitable hinges and locks
The stairway is to have new flooring Of l. mill
dressed tongued and grooved yellow pine testing on
slsepers Of Axe. The stairs are to be repaired and
every PAD Or defective place in them made new also
An josts that may be defective shall be replaeed
WIN SOUND ones Of same size; the flooring IN the
the gallery upstairs to be laid aneW with narrow
mil ore ssed tongued and grooved yellow pine and
also the railing and balusters and 70 be Of e sams
pattern as the old ones.
All the weather boards on the outside Of the build
ing that are IN any way defective loose are 10 be
taken away and replaced by new ones
PlasternR shall be entirely renewed in the rooms
lp staiTs' asq star landing and stairway beneath
All the, cutters and conductor pipes are to be
taoroughly repaired and renewed where necessary
The roof to be Strengthened and repaired n every
way in workmRnlike manner
All the doors and windows shall be repaired, ad.
Justed, and new hinges and locks put on wherever
required. Halfrong blinds withproper fasteuings
VIII De furnlshed for the windows.
The privy sink will be three feet away from the
party, wall: Said sink shall have nineiueh brick
val, la!d II cement; vapor chimney shall he at
dow, and steps outside.
PAINTING.
All wood work to receive three coats OF the best
Oil paint Of suitable oOors, and we'll put on all
broken glass to be replaced with good ones,
Ihe inside Of stable shall receive three coats Of
good wnitewash.
In the yard shall be placed new cistern Of the
same capacity as the old one now n use, with top
coyering faucet and conductors from the roof.
Inc tagging that may be taken up TO execute tx is
manner.
GENERAL CLAUSES
All the materials shall be Of the best quaIty and
shall be furnished by the contractor We. as the
labor. Alltems omitted to be written in the present
specification which may be found dnecessary by the
pairs, and make the same in every respect well nisb.
ed, shall be supplied BY the contractor without any
The whole Of this work is TO be erecuted to the en-
tire satisfaction OF the COMMITTEES OF Streets and
Landings and Of the City Surveyor
The contractor shall bs bound 10 begin the work
in te3 days following the approval of the adjudca-
ton bv the Common Council, and TO complete the
same titty days after under pensty of ten dollars
pei day Tor each and every day thereafter the same
Good and solvent security in thesum OF $500 shall
be required to guarantee the faithul performance of
the contract,
Payments to ne made on the completion of the
work and acceptance of the same BY the CITY Sur
geyor and Committees of Streets and Landings
II is well understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish theWork or any part
thereof within the period fixed. OF In case the Com
mon Council be dissatisfied with the emRunerin which
the work is being executed, the Commou Council
shall have the right to annul the contract without
putting the contractor in default as required by
article 1905 of the Civil Code and without applying
| TO court OF justice TO annu the same and
without indemnity; and it il all also well understood
that in case the contractor shall any te abandon
| the work, or not finish aud complete the same in
conformity with his contract, the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he may haze for ny trt Of
the work done by him up to the date of MS abandon
ment, and that the city shall be thereby arred
from any and all liability therefor; and ID & asC
well understood that in the contract be resold
the contractor and his securities shall be held and
bound in sohdo TO pay unto the city all loss or diff
| originally contracted to perform the work and tbf
price at whioh it may be adjadioated at a resale
| or rehabilitation,
Bids TO be for the whole work complete sEreeabL
| to the foregoing specifications.
| The adjudication by the Controller to be subject
to the approval or rejection of theCommon Council
New orleans, May ls, 1868. -
Approved by the Committees of Streets ant
(SigneD F.w PERKINS, a,.,.-..
tSignei D. S. DEWEE CAalrmeu'
Registered May 10, 1862 :, r, -,
nly49 IV0 Deputy Controller.