New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-10
SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS
For the contracts for repairing and ke ping in
the construction Of all new bridges which may
The work shall be adjudicated into four separate
and distinct contracts, as follows, to wit:
First Csntract-Al the bridges of the First Dis.
Second Contract-An the bridges of the Second
Fourth Uontraet-All the bridges of the Fourth
District
All the bridges now in existence In the several
districts of the city shall be delivered to the CON
tractors in VIII 4tever condition they may be- the
the duty Of the said contractors 10 have the said
bridges placed in good order and condition within
the same in the best repair and condition during
the continuance OF their contracts; and at the ex
the ty in perfect good order and condition. to the
entire satsfactionof the Street Commissioner and
| of the Chairman OF the Committees on Streets and
| Landings of the Common Council.
Whenever any part or the whole of the bridges at
| the intersection of streets and the draining
canals OF the city, now in existence or which may
hereafter be built shall be rotten and decayed as
| bound to bui the Same anew, without extra com,
pensation, and in the manner here below explained
In many OF the bridges now in existence, as there
are no iron bars. and as the tops not properly
bars the said bars decayed as to render them
| too weak the, contractors shall be bound whenever
first instance-to take out ali the wooden bars, and
substitute in their stead iron bars of the anne dimen
ed for the construction OF new bridges in the second
instance, to take out all iron bars decayed
render them too weak and substitute in their stead
iron bars OF the anne dimensions and in the Same
manner as hereafter explained for the construction
Of new bridges and in both instances secure and
fasten all top planks Of said bridges in the
manner SIS hereinafter explained for the building OF
new bridges, so that they may not be carried away
by overtlows from heavy rains
go repair and condition all tho bridges wit iron
tops, making anew the des and bottoms when de-
cayed placing al fastening il a Workm ankle man
aDy
| cause Whatever be displaced and furnishing and
placing all new cast iron plates wherever the ones
now in existence may be worn out or br ken
Whenever il shall be necessary TO alter the posi-
ton of bridge to widen the same the necessary
trench and work shall be done by the contractors,
aud the additional width shall be paid for by the
city at the same rates new bridges and the con
tractors sh all fill up the sides to restore the
grade of the street. ami shall also repair the paving
OF the street whenever the shall have been dis
The contractors shall also keep in repair all the
wooden crossings across the streets and the plank
crossings over the cutters existing, or which
may hereafter be constructed at the intersections Of
the streets
At the expiration of their contracts the contract.
ors shall be bound to return to the 'ity all the
order and condition. otnerw Sc the Street Oomms.
sioner shall retain the last certificate and the re,
be pla ed by the contractors IN the good order
and condition required by these specifications and
thirty days thereafter the last certificate and the
said reserved per centage shall be forfeited for the
NEW BRIDGES.
All bridges shall be constructed in accordance
with the directions Of ne Street Commissioner, &C.
oording to the lines and levels and of the widths to
be givea by the City Surveyor and in the following
manner, TO wit
pieces to support the sides and bottoms shall
be Of either cypress or yellow pine Of the best quail
iscts Calculated TO- to mpa It's st4eDst6 and d1rsb
ity and the lumber for the tops shall DO of yellow
O other dect The iron bars Be- 81 tie
hestwrought iron four inches wide by one inch thick
aud Of suitable lengths and depths to suit f-i the
width Of the streets and the depths of the gut;
half inch thick, and of suitable lengths and
widths to suit the length and width Of the bridges
and not less than twelve inches wide The wings
shall be five inches thick twenty five feet long, eight
at the other cad. All the sides as we'll as the top
panks shall be of the lengths Of the bridges except
feet long; in such cases hey shall be in two lengths
The cross pieces shall be three inches thick by
twelve inches wide shall be laid ar upon the solid
ground; shall extend at least one foot on the out
side OF the SIDES and shall be placed at distances OF
Strongly ri nped at distances Of i've feet. w,t6 oaS
pins of two inches in diameter, driven through suit
able augur Ies in the sides and entering at least
three fset into the ground he wings shall be
with the sides in the usual way, and in the best
the sides at distances OF i've feet from centres and
shall be sunk OF their whole thickness into the
sides. The top planks shall rest on the iron bars
half inch pressed spikes and 70 the iron bars with
manner. Tine two top middle 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 mo the pianks and Of one inch iron bolts
passing through said eye bots the said bolts to be
fastened to one of the side planks 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 iournch cut nails,
All trenches required in the construction OF said
bridges shall be dug by the contractors without extra
compensation and all filling required between and
on the side of the bridges including the whole eZ
tent Of the wings TO elevate the street the height
Of the bridges and wings shall be done by the son.
tractors without extra compensation.
bridges 70 he made anew where there is none in ex.
lstenea, as all bridges now existing included
the section relative toIepsrs and are to be paid Dy
' ~ CROSSINGS.
The crossings and crossing steps shall be Of yellow
pine OF the best quality, and shall measure twenty
four inches in width by four in hes in thickness,
and shalt be Of sufficient lengths to suit the widths
be firmly bsdded and shall be veil secured with oak
pms OF two inches in diameter, driven at l0ast two
Feet into the ground, and shah be laid ACCORDING TO
the directions and level 10 be given By the City Sur
vey or and al z1CE phases "a Street Commisssoner
ma require
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materiE shall lie o. The bost quality, IN
SHAH be furnished by the contractors, as well as the
The contractors shall be bound to Immediately com.
ply with all verbal OF written orders either from the
Street Conmissoner or his deputies or from the
chairmen Of the 2mmittees on Streets and Land,
ngs relative TO the work to be done by them, under
a peualty Of ten dollars for each neglect, and a
further penalty Of having the work so neglected BY
them done at ihsr own expense, which work 80 neg
leced tho Street Commissioner will be bound in all
cases. 10 do to be done 81 WhEteveT cost he
may be able to obtain the necessary materials and
abor. The amount OF the tines, the wages Of the
workmen and the cost Of the materials shall be de
Quoted ont of any OF the monthly payments 10 be
| nude to said contra otors.
The contractors shall be bound to call at the Street
commissioners ONCE, once on each ard every DAY
at twelve oelocs to receive orders relative 70 the
work 70 be done by them, and all orders written IN
| the order book in said office shall be considered
equivalent TO written orders served upon the con
tractors in person Al the dates thereof.
Inc contractors shall be responsible for all dam
ages that may be obtained against the city BY parties
who shall have sustained any loss through the neg
leet of the contractors.
All old lumber taken Cd the bridges where new
1 lumber has been substituted 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
| Osuueil in the sum u ten thousand dollars, "a
guarantee the faithful performance of their con
| trRctz,