New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-23

| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
the twentytixth day Of May, 1893, at noon sell to
the lowest bidder or bidders the above contract.
s. o. BROWhR, Deputy Controller.
SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the con-
strueton Of brick sidewalks boIdered by curb
,Doth sldesl, from Dorgenois to Broad street.
WIDTH OF TIE SIDEWALKS.
Inc sidewalks shall be twenty-five feet in width.
CURBsroNEs
Hewed and dressed eurbstones shall line the side
walks Of North river blue stones or other stones OF
equally good quality bevel dressed on the TOP to an
swer the slopes OF the sides from three to SIX feet
long, and from sixteen to twenty.siI inches wide,
good Joints and in q workmanlike manner and shall
end with apertures nicely cut through the same
nterspersed lengths Of three to six feet through
out the work according to the directions and levels
curbstone shan have slope Of three inches for ev-
cry foot Of its height toward the line Of the adioin
ng houses shall also be solidly fixed and backed in
the most approved manner to prevent crevicewasb
and sinking OF bricks usually experienced from neg.
four inches thick shorter than three feet and
having IN no case less than six inches below the up
per surface Of the adjoining gutter shall be admitted
WOODEN CUTTERS.
ne cutters snsll be made OF the best sawmili cy
press; twelve inches wide by four inches thick in
length OF not less than twenty feet Except in cases
acarted ten INCHES at the oinings pinned there al
every intermediate space Of FIVE feet with oak pins
diameter, and driven through suitable auger holes
u the gutter planks pierced slanting. Tie edge Of
the panks nearest tine curbstone all be leyeed to
suit, and on the other outer edge it is to have
notches Of eight inches long by two inches deep
out az every eight feet thereof and these cypress
braces Of not less than four feet ong by eight inches
VIDE and I've inches thick, pointed at the end
wnicn enters he ground, will be firmly driven down
and spiked with said gutter with least three five
.nch cut spikes to each brace and over these there
WIZ Oe verge or iacla OF cypress suns ten inches
wide by two and half inches thick we'll nailed 10
1He Elttti panks aforesaid with siEinch cut spikes
IRE cutter hottomng VIII be OF dry river sand four
inches thiGk and solidy bedded before the pins are
.ect one ana halt inch above the upper surface If
the gutter plank, and the latter shall be laid with
slope Of one inch toward the curbstones. Wooden
contractor They shall be four inches wide by rht
press plsnks, with two by fourlnch cross nieces ~,
lne TOP &c keep the sides from being dsplac ID and
sad gutter snail run through the whole width Of the
BRlcE PAVEMENT.
Twelve feet in idth next to the houses and two
feet width next TO the curbstOues shall be b- csd
aud the remain eleven feet between said bricked
cores pond with grade Of said brcked portions me
walk pavement snail be laid OF lake bricks Of the
OF other sand Of equally good quality, or on gas
asAes, generally called - blue billy. The Joints be-
sand. and a coating q it, half an inch thick, SPREAD
over the whole surface OF the bricknR On the out
sde OF the brlcked portions there shall be row OF
urlchs LAID on ends 70 prevent the brcking from
cay.ng n and the whole Of he intersections snail be
ground snail BE cut mp broken and well ramued,
and made level and graded sm oothy with declvity
foot. The ground where too low shall be filed up by
the contractor at his own expense and well rammed
ous.half OF an nch Of sharp sand under the bricks
which snail be properly beddtd therein in herring
eed or EO " places, that the pavement will bear
a straight edge, otherwise 1t shall be rejected.
GENERAL CLAUSES
All the material shall be Of the best quality and
snal! be furnished by the contractor as well is the
The contractor shall bind himself TO begin the
work IN tne ten Gays following the approval Of the
adjudication by the Common Council and TO com.
plete the same SIXTY days after, under penalty of
ten dollars day for each and every day thereafter
Security 70 an amount Of sl5Ol shall be required to
guarantee the fathtol performance Of the contract
work anu acceptance OF the same BY the CITY sur.
yeyor. said payments 10 be made by the property
conformity with section lls Of the new CITY char.
ter and TO be collected by the contractor aud the
said bills should the same not be paid and said CON
tractor snal be subrogated TO ali the r lhts OF the
nent Of any or ali Of said oils III Ease u Hon'paS'
Ihe contractor shall pay into the city treasury
zion OF the petitions Of the property holders II be
ing well understood that said contractor shall have
! bursment Of said costs Of publication.
IL we'll understood that in Of failure by the
/ contractor begin finish the work or any uart
thereof within the period fixed, or in case the Coun.
| GIL be dissatisfied With the manner in whichHhe
work is being executed the Council shall have the
gnt annul the contract without putting lie con
tractor in default as required by article 1875 Of the
civil code, and without applying a court Of Justice
annul the same, and without indemnity: and it is
| SO well understood that in case the contractor
| snail at any time abandon the work or
| not finish and complete the same in conformity
with bis contract the said contractor shall forfeit al
claims he may have for any of the work done by
him up 10 the date OF the aban donment and the city
shall be thereby discharged from any and an liability
therefor; and II is also well understood that in case
the contract be resOld the contractor and his secur
ties snail be held and bound in sodO TO nay unto the
city all loss difference between the price at which
the contractor originally contracted TO perform the
work and the price at which it may be adiudcated
| al resale or rehabilitation,
Bids to be per running foot of sidewalk complete
| including the turning of the corners.
| New Orleans, May 10, 1862
| (SignedJ W. H. BELL,
| City Surveyor.
Approved By the Committees of Streets ana Land
| ings.
| ,Sigue6 D. s. DEVICES,
| Signed =, W. PERKINS,
| Chairmen.
Registered May 20, ls5s.
s.. @. BROwER,
| WY nava,, ~, Iii,