New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-22
SPECIFICATIONS for repairs TO BE- made to the
stsbe OF the Engine House Of Fire Company


NO IL
FOUNDATIONS. ~.
good foundation of five brick footinRs laid upon
Two thieknesses Of atboat planks sAa De put under
ne entiTe stable building; the walh snail be thirteen
snasi new sils Of exs Of good sound cypress, free
Four new sanehion posts Of 6x6 clear Of sap, with
plates Of Axe, will be placed in front. All stlddng
be sound will be replaced by new material,
New flooring in the stable is to BE- laid; said floor
ing 10 be SKIP, well seasoned yellow pine plauks laid
on sX6 sleepers and we'll spiked said floor to have an
lnCIinauoh 70 suitable gutter to convey the stable
Same as new stables of the engine houses c Ncs u
and ~ The feedroom shall have new 2ias h l.adi
ing resting on 4x6 sleepers well spiked down, Also
new door and CASING said door 70 be 42x7s aui le
provided with suitable hinges and locks.
The stairway is TO have new flooring Of Ia mill
dressed tongued and grooyed yellow pine resting
sleepers Of Axe, The stairs are to be repaired and
every oad Or detective place IN them made new, also
the stair landing,
All joists that may be defective she'll be replaced
with sound ones OF same size; tie flooring in the
rooms Is TO De put in perfect repaiL Inc flooring of
the gallery stairs to be laid anew with I narrow
mill dressed tongued and grooved yellow pine and
also the railing and bausters and 70 be Of the same
pattern as the old ones.
ing that are in any way defeetiveor loose 70 be
taSen away and replaced by new ones;
Plasterng shall be entirely renewed in the rooms
ap stars, also stair landing and stairway beneath,
and that on the gallery.
thoroughly repaired and renewed where necessary,
and new ones TO cistern.
The roof to be Strengthened and repaired n every
way in workmanlike manner
All the doors and windows shall be repaired, ad-
Justed and new hinges and locks pat on wherever
vii be furnis shed for the windows!
TIE privy sink will be three tes sway from tine
party wall: SAID sink shall have nlneirgd brick
wall laid in cement; a vapor chimney shall be at
tached TO IT, Privy 70 nave new Scoring seat win
dow, and steps outside.
PAINTING,
All wood work to receive three coats Of the best
oil paint Of suitable coors, and veil pat on; all
broken glass to be replaced with good ones,
ne inside Of stable shall receive three coats Of
In the yard shall be placed new eisteru of the
coveriDg, faucett and conductors from the roof
The Tagging that may he taken up TO exec-te this
work mast be NJ down again in good sabstautA al
GENERAL c1AUsEs
AL the materials shall be of the best Qrality and
shall be furnished by the contractor we. as the
labor AL items omitted to be written IN the present
specification which may be foundnecessary BY TIE
Clty Surveyor, to complete the aiorem eutoned re.
pairs and make tne same in every respect well finish
ed snail be supplied BY the contrtet6r without ami
extra compensation.
The whole Of this work is to be erscute1 TO the en-
tre satisfaction Ct the Committees Of Streets and
Landings and Of the City SDrveyoE
The contractor snail be bound to begin the work
IN tea days following the approve Of the a6judica
tiCn by the Common Council, sLe 70 complete the
same ffty days after under penalty Of ten dollars
per day Tor eacn and every day tAsFeRier the same
Good and solvent Sc drity in thasum Of $500 shall
be required TO guarantee the faithu performance Of
the contract.
Payments to be made on the completion Of the
work and acceptance OF the same BY ne Cts Sur.
| veyoT and Committees Of Streets and Landings
Il is we'll understood that in cas- of failure by the
contractor TO begin or finish thework or any part
thereof within the period fixed, or 10 case the Com
Council be dissatisfied with the mannerin which
! the work IS being executed, the Common Council
shall nave 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 annul the same anC
without indemnity; and it is all also well understood
that in the contractor shall at any time abandon
| the work, or not finish and complete the same II
| conformity with his contract, The said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he may hare for ny p lrt O.
the work done by him up to the date of MS tandon
from any and all liability therefor; and it is ais,
| well understood that in case thecontract be resol,
the contractor ard his securtiesshan be held ant
bound in soldo 10 pay unto the city al loss or dit
ference between the price at which the contracto
originally contracted to perform the work and to
price a. which it may be adludrated az a resa
Bids TO be for the whole work omplete Agreeable
TO the foregoing specifications.
| The adjudication by the COutrClsr 70 be subiec
10 the approval or rejection OF thoCommon Council
| New Orleans, May Il, 1868.
tsignedJ WIZ BELL
Approved By the Committees Of Streets auc
| Signed Fw PERKINS. ,,..-.----
Signed D. S DEWEEs }Charmen'
Registered May 10, 1868.
| tSgned) s. G. BROWER
myls l0t Denty Controller