The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19


SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CoNrRAcT FOR FURNISH
ING ALL THE LUMBER NECESSARY FOR THE USE
OF THE CITY FOR ONE YEAR.
The lumber shall be partly of yellow pine and
partly of cypress. OF the best quality, free from
sap, splits, bad knots and other defects calcu-
lated TO impair It's strength or durability. IL shall
be of various sizes, varying from one 10 hVe
inches in thickness, from twelve 10 eighteen
inches in width, and from twenty to thirty feet in
length, being mostly wanted for the construction
of street bridges, repairs II wharves stage pianks,
etc.
The said lumber shall be delivered on duly
authorized requistons, app owed as required by
existing city ordinances in such Quantities and at
such places may be required by both the city
surveyor and street commissioner, within the time
speeifed 10 said officers orders, under penalty
Of ten dollars for each neglect or noncompliance,
and further penalty Of having the lumber,
neglected TO be furnished by the contractor. pur-
chased by the said officers at said contractors
expense, at whatever cost the said officers might
| be able TO procure the same. The amount of the
| fines and of the lumber thus purchased by said
officers, TO be deducted out Of the settlements TO
| be made by the city to said contractor.
| Security to an amount of five thousand dollars
| shall be required to guarantee the faithful per-
| torrance of the contract.
| Payments in cash on the delivery to the city Of
each and every ten thousand or more feet of lum-
| Der, and acceptance of the same by the street
| commissioner and the city surveyor respectively,
| the city retaining in guarantee, until the per.
Torrance of the whole contract, ten per cent. OF
the amount of each and every settlement to be
made to said contractor.
The contract shall be adjudicsted for a term of
one year, to begin on the day of the approval OF
| the adjudication by the Common Council.
1t is well understood, that in case of failure by
| the contractor to begin or finish the delivery OF
| said lumber, or any part thereof, within the pc
| RODS fixed, or in case the Common Council be
dissatisfied with the quality Of or the manner
in which the same is being delivered, the Common
| Council shall have the right to annul the con-
| tract without putting the contractor 10 default,
as required by article 1905 of the Civil Code, and
without applying to court of justice to annul the
sane, and without indemnity; and it is also well
understood that in case the contractor shall, at
| any time, abandon the furnishing aud delivery
| of said lumber, or not furnish and complete
the same in conformity with his contract, the
said contractor shall forfeit sl claims he may have
for any part Of the deliveries made by him up to
The date of bis abandonment, and that the city
shall be thereby discharged and released from any
and all liability therefor and 1t ia also well under
stood that in case the contract be resold the con-
tractor and his securities shall be held and bound,
in solido to pay unto the city all loss or difference
between the price at which the contractor orr
gnalIy contracted to furnish and deliver the said
lumber, and the price at which it may be adjadi-
Gated at q resale or REHABILITATION.
| Bids TO be per thousand feet (b0ard measurel
| Of yellow pine lumber, furnished and delivered
and per thousand feet (board meas1re) cypress
lumber, furnished and delivered.
New Orleans, August IA, 1868.
(Signed) L. sURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the committee on streets and land
| ings of both boards of the Common Council.
| (Signed) 7. II. SHIELDS, ch.i.mon
GERALD FARRELL, Onsi'Hien'
PAS. LABARRE,
Deputy Controller.
Registered August Is 1868.