New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-08
OFFICIAL NQTIORs--olTY.
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the con.
strueton Of Foot Bridge across the New Canal
The bridge. pier. bulxheads sbuiments. etc, shall
be constructed in all points in accurdance With the
plans; sections and protiles hereto annexed and
snail have the dimensions marked on the same.
- PIER. -
The pier supporting the turning portion of the
bridge shall be built Of best hard burnt lake bricks
laid IN the best hydraulic cement mortar resting on
proceeding four feet outside Of The her masonry
sUPERsTRUCTURE. a.lr
All the timbers and lumber shall be of Pearl river
red cypress Of the bsst quality well framed and
having the dimsnsons marked on the plans. All the
tlmbers snail be paned and shall receive good tar
ring of half and half rosn or asphaltum on the
edges and wherever two or more pieces shall be SUI
perposed The floor shall be OF narrow cypress planks
Ts IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
omen sDd shut he tufnne nopton as ~ bdTs AZ
well as all wndasses, ETC., shall be OF the best cast
ing 70 the plans The bolts SUSPENSION rods straps
hog chains, etc, and all the required fsstenings
shan be Of the best Tennessee lrOn and snail Be Of
the dimensions marked on the plans. The hog
chains to be one and haf-inches In diameter.
ABUrMEET PIERS ETC.
The abutment piers shall be lined with row of
l2Kl2 inch piles, driven ten feet into the solid
ground. at distances Of five feet from centres said
cypress panks strongly allied with six inch pressed
spikes and also l2xl2 inch caps The spaces between
abutments into the canal shall be filed up and
graded as per plans and the filing shall be covered
and solidly rammed. Ratings similar TO those Of
the bridge shall surround the pile Innings.
Fender piles to protect the bridge against injuries
rom vessels navigating in said canal shall be driven
and framed as marked on plans
TIE outside faces Of the beams and frames, the
wood and iron WORK usually painted shall receive
GOV ng OF three good coats of the best white
French zinc in linseed oil of such colors may be
selected by the City Surveyor.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
Allthe materials shall be the best quality, and
sDdIl Dc 1u1nsneQ by the contractor. well the
labor.
The bridge when completed. shall be perfectly
well equilibriated in order that il may be easily
opened and shut and the work in all its details shall
be perfectly welt executed the entire satisfaction
OF the City Surveyor, otherwise it shall be rejected
The contractor shall guarantee the bridge to
stand for term of year from its completion and
its acceptance by the City Surveyor and to guaran
tee the faithful performance of this clsuse the
Treasurer shall retain in guarantee ten per cent of
the contract price until the expiration OF said yesr
which ten per cent snail then he paid only If the
bridge be then found in perfect condition by the
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the adju.
| dication by the Common Council and to complete
the same three months after under penalty of ten
dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
Security to an amount of one thousand dollars
ance Of the contract
Payment in cash on the completion of the whole
vexa Ah aa &c OF ehe same oy ;ne Oy SoT
It well understood that in case OF failure by the
thereof, within the period fixed, Or in case the
Common Council be dissatisfied with the manner
| in which the same is being executed, the Common
Counc! shall Lave the right to annul the contract
without putting the contractor in default, re-
quired by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and with
out applying to court Of justice to annul the same,
| and without indemnify; and it is also we'll under
stood that in the contractor shall at any time,
abandon the work, or not finish and complete the
same in conformity with mis- contract, the said
| tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have
against the city for any part of the work
1OnmRnt nDn ri ali ha bry
discharged and released from any and ali liability
therefor and it is also well understood that in case
the contract be resod the contractor and his securi
ties shall be held and bound, in soido, to pay unto
the city all loss diff renee between the price at
which the contractor originally contracted to per-
form the work. and the price at which 1t may be ad
| Indicated at resale or readjudIcation.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
| New Orleans, September Is, 1858.
[Signedl H. SURGT
City Surveyor.
| Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land,
iDgs of both Boards
Signed 4 II. SHIELDS, r,.;.
GERALD FARRELL, ! OnShnleu'
Registered, October 2, 1867
j. o. LANDRY, Controller