New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-02
No. lO34-New Series.
SPECIFICATIONS for the Contract for Grading
and Smelling with Lake Shells Eighth Street.
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SPECIFICATIONS for the Contract for Grading
and Smelling with Lake Shells Eighth Street
from Magazine to Tchouptouas Street
The roadway between the cutters shall be graded
IN accordance win the lines. levels and curyngs 70
| be gwen by the City Surveyor,
trench in the center Of the roadway twenty feet
vide and six inches deep shall be hl!ed with clean
ana sound bank lake shells tree from dirt Or sand;
sad shells, after the trench being ii ed, shall be
rolled and compressed with a 0OpOund roller, s
olten as necessary 10 make the whole solid and COM
pact,
whole road earth and snel Is perfectly hard, smooth
Tne whole work to be performed to the entire sa,.
Committees on Streets and Landings Jointly.
The contractor shall be bound to begin tine worn
IN me ten gays following the approval OF the adjaol
cation by the Common Council, and TO complete the
per Gay Tor each ana every day thereafter the
The contractor shall be bound 10 keep in perfect
good order and conoltlon the SAID street Tor and
during one year, after The completion OF the work
anu lt5 &c eptanee Dy lhe city surveyor and chair
man OF the Committees on Streets and Landings
and 70 Guarantee the faithful performance OF this
cohulon the treasurer VIII retain Ia guarantee ten
per cent OF the contract price for year, which
ten per cent. shall then paid to the contractor
should he street be found in perfect good order and
condition. otherwise TO be forfeited for the of the
city
and acceptance Of the same by the City Surveyor
ana chAlrmen Of the Committee on Stree ano
Good and solvent security, in the sum of two thou.
sand dollars, shall be required to guarantee the
talthtul performance OF the contract.
II is well understood that in case Of
failure by the contractor to begin or hnish
the work, or any part thereof Of the same,
within the period fixed, or in case the Couu.
Gil be dissatisfied with the manner in winch tine
work is being executed, the Council snail nave the
right to annul the contract without putting the
tractor in default required by article 1895 of the
Clyll Code, and without applying TO court of JUS
tlee TO annu the same and without indemnity; and
" is also well understood that in the contractor
shall at any time alb indOn the work, finish
complete the same conformitywith his contract e
SAID contractor shall forfeit all claims he may have
for any part of the work done by him the date of
his abandonment and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liability
therefor and is also Understood that in case the
contract be resod, the contractor and his securities
shall be held and b0uL d in sohdo to paw unto the
city all loss difference between the prices at wb.cn
the contractor originally contracted 10 perform the
WORK and the price al which it may be Gdiudcated
at resale or read Indication.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete.
New orleans. September 2s 1858
Signed j. A. u hEMECOURT
Acting Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees on Streets and Land
lngs OF both Boards.
,slgnedl 7. II. SHIELDS
GERALD FARRELL,
I..., o., ,,o, Charmen.
j. o. LANDRY,
Controller
CoNTRoLLER's OFFICE CITY HALL.
New Orleans, October 2 1865. :
Notice is hereby given that the Controller will at
this office on TUESDAY October l3 1895, at noon,
adludlcate to the lowest bidder bidders the above
Contract as per specifications
y. o. LANDRY.