The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-10


splits bad knots or other defects. The IRON bars
shall be Of the best wrought iron four inches wide
by one inch thick. The lumber for the sides shall
be five inches thick, and OF suitable lengths and
depths to suit the width of the streets and the
depths of the cutters. The bottom planks shall
be one half inch thick, and Of suitable lengths
and widths TO suit the length and width Of the
bridges The top planks shall be four inches thick
and not less than twelve inches wide. The wings
snail be five inches thick. twenty-five feet long,
eight inches wide at one end and twenty-four
inches wide at the other end. All the sides as
well as the top planks shall be Of the lengths Of
the bridges, except in cases where the bridges
shall be more than thirty feet long in such cases
they shall be In two lengths. The cross pieces
shall be three inches thick by twelve inches wide
shall be laid dat upon the solid ground shall ex-
tend at least one foot on the outside of the sdes
and shall be placed at distances Of five feet from
centres, and closer II required. The sides shall.
rest on the cross pieces. and shall be strongly
pinned, at distances Of five feet, with oak pins Of
two inches in diameter, driven through suitable
augur holes In the sides and entering at least three
feet into the ground. The wings shall be pinned
in the same manner, and shall be well framed with
the sides in the usual way. and In the best work
msnlike manner. The iron bars shall rest on the.
sides, at distances Of five feet from centers, and
shall be sunk Of their whole thickness into the
sides. The top planks shall rest on the iron bars.
and shall be fastened TO the sides with a inch
pressed spikes, and to the iron bars with iron
cramps, the whole in the best workmanlike man
ner. The two middle top planks shall be left
loose In order to allow the trunk OF the
bridges to be cleaned, but said planks shall be
fastened at the ends with the two side planks by
one inch iron bolts passing through said eye bolts
the said bolts to be fastened TO one OF the side
planks with piece Of chain OF suitable length.
The whole as per plan Of the city surveyor. The
bottom planks shall be well nailed TO the cross
pieces with four-inch cut nails. All trenches re-
quired in the construction of said bridges shall be
Ding by the contractors without extra compensa-
ton, and all filing required between and on the
side of the bridges, including the whole extent OF
the wings, to elevate the streets to the height of
the bridges and wings, shall be done BY the con-
tractors without extra compensation.
By "pew bridges" it must be understood all
bridges to be made anew where there is none in
existence, as all bridges now existing are included
in the section relative tOrepars and are to be paid
by the year. aan. srn-ilr 3
The crossings and crossing steps shall be of vel.
low pine of the best quality, and shall measure
thickness and shall be of sufficient lengths to suit
the widths of the streets between the curbstones.
They shall be firmly bedded and shall be well Sc
cured with oak pins of two inches In diameter,
driven at least two feet into the ground and shall
given by the city surveyor, and at such places az
the street commissioner may require. 81.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the material shall be of the best quality and
shall be furnished by the contractors, as well as
the labor.
The contractors shall be bound to Immediately
comply with all verbal or written orders either
from the street commissioner or his deputies, or
from the chairmen of the committees on streets
and landings, relative to the work to be done by
them, under q penalty of ten dollars for each
neglect, and q further penalty Of having the work
80 neglected by them done at their own expense,
which work so neglected, the street commissioner
will be bound in all cases, to do or cause to be
done at whatever cost he may be able to obtain
the necessary materials and labor. The amount
| Of the fines, the wages of the workmen aud the
cost of the materials shall be deducted out OF any
| of the monthly payments to be made to said con-
| tractors.
The contractors shall be bound to call at the
street commissioners office, once on each and
every day at IL o'clock NJ, to receive orders rela-
| tive to the work TO be done by them. and all
| orders written in the order book 10 said Office
| shall be considered equivalent to written orders
served upon the contractors in person ct the
| dates thereof.
! The contractors shall be responsible for all
damages that may be obtained against the city by
parties who shall have sustained any loss through
| the neglect of the contractors. ,t-
An old lumber taken off the bridges where new
| lumber has been substituted by the contractors,
shall belong to and be removed and hauled away
| by them.
Each Of the contractors shall furnish good and
| solvent security, satisfactory to the Common
/ Council, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to
guarantee the faithful performance Of their con-
| tracts. -.--'9-. al-lA .i3ii.
The contracts shall be sdjudicated for q term of
three years, to begin on the LIST Of July, 1866, and
| to expire on the Both of June, 1862. .
The whole shall be performed to the entire sat-
| iefaction Of the street commissioner and OF the
chairmen Of the committees on streets and land.
ings. si-
Payments shall be made monthly, on the cer-
tifcates of the street commissioner, and said
street commissioner, in obedience to city ordi
nance No. $685. to issue no certificates to the con.
| tractors until the same be submitted for the
/ approval of the committees on streets and land
iDgs and the city treasurer to retain, in guaran-
lee until the expiration of the contracts, ten per
cent. of the amount of each and every monthly
| certificate. t ~ . f-t p
tits weIlunderstood that in case of failure by any
of the contractors to begin or finish the work, OF
any part thereof within the period fixed or In case
the Common Council be dissatisfied with the man
ner 10 which the work Is being executed, the Com
mon Council shall have the right to annul the con-
tracts without putting the contractors in default
| required by article 1905 of the Civil Code, and
without applying to court of justice to annul the
| same and without indemnity; and it is also well
understood that in case the contractors shall al
any time abandon the work or not finish and com
plete the same In conformity with their contracts
the said contractors shall forfeit all claims they may
have for any part Of the work done by them up
to the date of their abandonment; and that the
city shall be thereby discharged and released from
any and al liability therefor and IL Is also vel
understood that In the contracts be resod, the
contractors and their securities shall be held and
bound in soIdo to pay unto the city of New Orleans
| all loss or difference between the price at which
the contractors originally contracted to perform
the work and the price at which 1t may be adjudi
| Gated at q resale or rehabilitation. I'd 4
Bids to be 80 much per annum for repairing
and keeping in repair all the bridges and cross
ines and so much per foot (board measure) fol
new bridges complete, as well as new crossings
complete.
New Orleans, June l, 1866.
(Signed) LOUIS Ii. PILE. City Surveyor.
| Approved by the committee of streets and land
ings of both boards. d"
j. B. PRAGUE, Cnairmen'
| Registered June @, 1866.
(Signed) P. G. NOLAN, Controller.
| JOSEPH MURPHY, o.
Street Commissioner.
Registered November A, 1868.
- Pas. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
ATTORNEYS AT Law. I
John A. GROW. p
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