The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-11


x,ne TO Ichcupi'ou'as street 10 accordance with
plans and specifications in the once of the city
lsisnedl ALFRED xsARNr,
tsigned) THoxAs MARKEY,
President Board Aldermen.
approved September %. lsss.
lsigned) john B. CoNwAr, Mayor.
JoHx W. OVERALL, Secretary. ,1
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT ron GRADING
AND SMELLING WITH LAKE SHELLS EIGHTH
sr FROM MAGAZINE TO roaouPrrouLAs
The road WAY between the CUTTERS shall be
graded In accordance with the lines, levels and
curvngs to be given By the city surveyor.
trench IN the center Of the road way, twenty
clean and sound bank lake shells, free from dirt
or eand said shells, after the trench being filled
shall be rolled and compressed with d 5000 pound
roller, a. often a. necessary to make the whole
The sides shall also be rolled, 90 ss to make the
whole road, earth and shells, perfectly hard,
The whole work to be performed to the entire
ss e s OF the city surveyor and chairmen
jointly. 7a7l'...
The contractor shall be bo.nd- 10 begin the
Work n the ten days following the approval Of
to complete the same ninety dsys after, under
penalty Of ten dollars per day for each
and every day thereafter the same il not
The contractor shall be bound to keen m per-
feet good order and condition the said street.
Tor and during one year. after the completion of
the work: and is acceptance by TIE city sur
veyor and chairmen Of the committees on streets
performance Of this condition, the treasurer
viii retain In guarantee ten per cent. Of the
contract price for one year, which ten per cent.
shall then be paid to the contractor should the
the city. : - - 1'' ~
Payment in cash on the completion Of the
work: and acceptance Of the same 5y the city
!. Good and solvent security, in the sum Of two
Thousand dollars. shall be REQUIRED to guarantee
the faithful performance Of the contract.
=, wen understood that 10 case Of failure by
part Of the same, within the period Fixed, or in
cese the Common Council be dissatisfied WITH the
manner IN which the work IL being executed, the
Common Council shall have the right 70 annul the
fault, as required by article 1905 Of the Civil
Code, ana without applying to Q court Of Justice
70 annul the same, and without indemnity: and
i 10 also well understood that In case the con-
not finish and complete the same in conformity
with his contract, the said contractor shall for
felt oil claims he msy have for any part Of the
work done By him up to tho date Of his aban-
dopment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and ali lisbili-
ties therefor; and 1t 10 also well understood
that IN case the contract be resold the contractor
and his securities shall be held and bound. in
sohdo, to pay unto the city all loss or difference
between the prices ct which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work, and
the price at which It may be sdjudicsted ct q
resale or rehabilitation. 'E'a7
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete. n 90 III -
New Orleans, September %, 1868. i|d
(signed) J. A. D'HExscouxr.
Acting Surveyor.
Approved by the committees on streets ana
landings Of both boards. H'N N d
(6igned) 7. H. SHIELDS, lc.,,-
GERALD eARIELL, onAumen'
Registered October 2, 1868. si
]. o. LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CrrY HALL
New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1858.
Notice Is hereby given that the contrslIer will,
u this office, on Tuesday, October IL, 1868, at
loon, adjudicate to the lowest bidder CT bidders
he above contract. o. per specifications.
ocz l0s j. o. LANDRY, Controller.