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

Notice is hereby given that the controller will
at his Office, on Friday, October l6, 1868 at noon
adiudicate to the lowest bidder or bidders the
above contract, as per specifications.
PAS. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFIcs,)
City Hall, Room No Z, Basement Floor,
New Orleans, October s, 1868.
SPECIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS FOR CLEANING THE
STREETS AND RETAINING THE UNPAvED SHEETS
OF TIE SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND NINTH WARDS,
FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
The contractors shall be bound, daily. If 80 re-
quired, to clean cut thoroughly all the cutters
and under all the bridges in all the Streets alleys
and levees within the limits of their respective
ward or section, and to remove therefrom, by 6
o'clock A. NJ. from the 18th day of March, to the
18th day of October, and by o'clock A. NJ. from
the 18th day of October to the 18th day of March,
daily, all kinds Of filth, dirt vegetable substances
etc., that may be found lying In or growing in or
upon the borders of the same, and to remove all
substances of any description whatsoever which
may obstruct or hinder the free passage the water
in or through said cutters and under the said
bridges; and they shall he further bound. daily.
If SO required, in all the streets within the
limits OF their respective ward or section through
which water is or shall be conveyed by the Water
Works Company or the city, to cause all the gut
tiers TO be thoroughly cleaned and washed before
8 O'Clock, A. M, from the. 18th day of March to
the 18th day OF October, and by 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
from the 18th day of October to the 18th day of
March, in the following manner. to-wit: By caus-
ing TO be scraped by the means of suitable hoes,
etc., all dirt filth Of any description contained
or found therein, which shall be put into piles at
the sides thereof, and Immediately after having
scraped and cleaned said cutters, the contractors
shall then cause the water to be let into the gut
tiers by opening the fire-plugs always using sufi.
Gent hose for each plug 80 opened, in such man.
ner as 10. conduct the water into said cutters
without unnecessary waste, and while the water
is thus running they shall cause them to be swept
brO0ma On do vrhan
there shall be sufficient rain. water passing through
the CUTTERS for the purpose required.
The contractors shall be bound. whenever re-
CURED, to cut and remove all grass, weeds, and
other vegetable substances found growing on the
sidewalks bordering and fronting any of the pub
lie squares, public places neutral grounds public
buildings, or on the paved or unpaved streets,
cutters or bitches, and they shall be further
bound to clean and dig the said bitches to their
original depths, and keep the same clean and dug,
in accordance with grades and levels to be fur.
nshed by the city surveyor; and the dirt coming
from the same where the streets are unpaved
shall be thrown upon the center of the street and
properly graded; and they shall further be bound
to fill up with proper materials all holes. ruts etc.,
in sll the unpsved streets, common alleys, etc.,
within the limits OF their respective ward Sec
ton, upon their first appearance, and shall always
keep and preserve the grade of said unpaVed
streets, alleys, etc., in a regular curved form.
The contractors shall be bound daily TO cause
TO be taken and carried away from and ont OF all
the streets, common and private alleys. lanes,
roads, dublic places and levees, and from the
sidewalks Of the same, by 6 o'clock A. NJ. from
the 18th day of March TO the 18Th day of October
and by oclock A. NJ, from the 18th day of o.
tober to the 18th day of March, daily, all the filth
dirt, rubbish. manure, animal and vegetable sub.
stances, ofals, kitchen stuff and fecculent matter
OF any description whatever, that may be found
contained in boxes, barrels, tubs. baskets or other
vessels, or what may be thrown or found lying on
any of the said streets, sidewalks, alleys, public
places and wharves, or upon the border or mar
gin OF the river down TO the waters edge within
the limits of their respective ward or section and
they shall further be bound to carry away i'm
mediately all dead animals found within the links
embraced in their contracts and deposit and bury
the same 10 such places as the street comRns-
sioner or his deputies may designate, and
they shall further be bound to carry of all the ofas
put out of the markets by the farmers thereof in
accordance with the existing ordinances or ordi.
nances which may hereafter be enacted. The
contractors shall regularly and daily, IL so re-
dust or other substances Of any nature whatever
found deposited, lying or accumulated on the
psved streets within the limits of their respective
ward or section, and Immediately upon its being
msoe INTO piles shall carry on the same within
four hours after they shall have been scraped or
gathered into piles, and shall deposit them In such
unpaVed streets, for the use OF the corporation
that <1ay require filing under orders from the
street commissioner or his deputies. The con-
tractors being forbidden to take, permit or cause
TO be taken, TO any other places than those desig-
mated by the street COMMISSIONER or his deputies
any dust, dirt or substances whatsoever under a
penalty OF fifty dollars for each and every ofense.
which tine shall be deducted from any monthly
pas ment to be made to the said contractors
The contractors shall be bound to sweep three
times week ell the streets within the limits of
heir respective ward or section, which are now
Dr. may be hereafter paved with square block |
'tone, which said sweeping shall be performed |
within the hours OF 10 O'Clock p n. and O'Clock
1. y. All Of the above work shall be performed |
inder the direction Of the street commissioner or
lis deputies, and to their entire satist action.
Payments will be made monthly on the certih
stes Of the street eommissioner, With the approval