New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-30

A good foundation of five brick footngs laid upon
two theknesses Of fatboat planks shall be put under
the entire stable buieing the walls shall be thirteen
inches IN the rear and nine inches on the front and
ends new sills 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 q 4x6, will be placed in front All studding
and other material IN the building which may not
be sound will be replaced by new material.
New flooring in the stable is to be laid; said floor
ing TO be 5Xl2 we'll seasoned yellow pine planks laid
on Axe sleepers and well spiked said floor to have an
inclination to suitable gutter TO convey the stable
washines away stable to be fitted up for horses
including troughs, Managers, and harness racks
Same as new stables of the engine houses of Nos ID
and 1Ol The teedroom shall have new 2 inch floor
ing resting on Axe sleepers we'll spiked down. also
new door and casing, said door to be axis and be
The stairway is to have new flooring Of IL mill
dressed tongued and grooved yellow pine resting on
sleepers Of Axe. The stairs are to be repaired and
every bad defective place in them made new also
the stair landing. '''0
All ioists that may be defective shall be renlsced
with sound ones of same size; the flooring in the
rooms is to be put in perfect repair. The flooring of
the gallery upstairs to be laid anew with II narSo1
mill DIRE ssed tongued and grooved yellow nine AM
j9inted with white lead Gallery posts to be new,
also the railing and balusters and to be Of the same
All the weather boards on the outside of the build
ing that are in any way defective or loose are 10 ba
taken away and replaced by ones.
Flasterlng SNAIL be entirely renewed in the rooms
up stairs, also stair landing and stairway beneath
All the cutters and conductor pipes are to be
thoroughly repaired and renewed where necessary,
and new ones to cisUern.
The roof to be straightened and repaired in every
way in woTkmanlike manner.
All the doors and windows shall be repaired ad.
justed and new hinges and locks put on wherever
required. Hafrollng blinds with proper fastenings
Will be furnished for the windows
The priyy sink will be three feet away from the
party wall. Said sink shall have a nne-iDeh brick
tache3 to it, Privy TO have new fooring, Seat, win
dow, and steps outside.
PAINTING.
All wood work to receive three coats of the best
oil paint of suitable coors, and well put on all
broken glass to be replaced with good ones
The inside OF stable shall receive three coats of
good whtewash.
La the yard shall be placed new cistern of the
covering, faucet and conductors from the roof
The tagging that may be taken up TO execute this
work must be put down again in good substantial
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materials shall be of the best quality, and
shall be furnished ~ the contractor well as the
labor All items omitted to be written in the present
specification which may be found necessary by the
City Surveyor TO complete the aforementioned re.
pairs and make the same in every respect well finish
ed, snail be supplied by the contractor without any
extra compensation.
The whole Of this work is to be executed to the en-.
tire satisfaction Of the Committees Of Streets and
Landings and OF the City Surveyor
The contractor shall BIS bound to begin the work
ton by the Common Council, and to complete the
same nifty days after under penalty of ten dollars
per DAY for eaeh and every day thereafter the
Good and solvent security in the sum of $500 shall
be required to guarantee the faithful performance OF
Payments 10 be made on the completion of the
work and acceptance of the same by the City Sur
veyor and Committees of Streets and Landings
1t is well understood that in of failure by the
contractor TO begin or finish the work or any part
thereof within the period fixed, OF in case the Com
mon Council be dissatisfied with the mannerln which
the work is being executed the Common 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 annul the same, and
without indemnify ard it is all also well understood
that in the contractor shall at any time abandon
the work. or not finish and complete the same in
conformity with his contract, the said contractor
shall forfeit all claims he may have for any part OF
the work lone by him up the date of his abandon
ment, that the city shall be thereby discharged
from any and all liability therefor; and it is also
well understood that in case the contract be resoid
the contractor and his securities shall be held and
bound in solido to pay unto the city all loss diff
ference between the price at which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work. and the
price at which it may be adludicated at a resale
or rehabilitation.
Bids 70 be for the whole work complete agreeably
to the foregoing specifications.
The adjudication by the Controller to be subject
TO the approval or rejection of the Common Council
New Orleans, May le, 1865.
(Sgnedl W. II. BELL,
Approved by the Committees of Streets and
Landings.
Signed D. S. DEVICES, Chalrmen'
Registered May ls, 1893 -
myl9 lot Deputy Controller.