New Orleans Republican., 1868-05-21

stones and wooden cutters On Bienville street,
(Doth sldes) from Dorgenois to Broad street.
WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALKS.
The sidewalks shall be twenty five feet in width
cURBsToNEs.
Hewed and dressed Curbstones shall line the side
Walks OF North river blue stones, other stones of
equally good Qualty bevel dressed the TOP to an
swer the slopes Of the Sides from three to sig feet
% l0ng and from sixteen to twenty;six inches vide,
good joints and in workmsniike manner and shall
end with apertures nicely cut through the same
interspersed in lengths Of three TO six feet through
out the work according 70 the directions and levels
ourbstone SHAH have a slope Of three inches for ev
cry foot of its height toward the line of the adjon
ing houses; shall also be solidy fixed and backed in
the most approved manner TO prevent crevice-wash
and sinking of bricks usually experienced from neg
four inches thick or shorter than three feet and
having in no case less than six inches below the mp
IN the work.
WOODEN CUTTERS.
The cutters shall be made of the best sawmil cy.
length OF not less than twenty feet (exeept in cases
WheFe shorter lengths are necessary, halved or
every intermediate space Of five feet with oak pins
OF not less than four feet long by two inches in
ulameter ana driven through suitable suger holes
IN the gutter planks, pierced slanting The edge Of
the planks nearest the curbstone SD all be eyelsd to
SUIT ana on tue other or outer edge it is to have
notches OF eight inches long by two inches deep cut
out at every eight feet thereof and in these cypress
braces OF not less than four feet long by eight inches
| wide and two inches thick, pointed az the end
which enters the ground will be firmly driven down
and spiked with SAID gutter with least three five
inch cut spikes to each brace and over these there
VIII be verge or facia OF cypress sunk ten inches
VIDE by two and half inches thick, well nailed to
the gutter planks aforesaid with sxinch cut spikes
The gutter bottoming will be of dry river sand four
driven The top edge Of the facing board sba nrn Sre
lect one and half inch above the upper surface If
| slope of one inch toward the curbstones Wooden
boxed gutter for draining lots shall be built hy Inc
contractor. Ihey shall be four inches wide by eight
inches deep, shall be made Of one and half.iuch ev
press planks WITH two by four zach cross pieces on
the top to Keep the sides from being displaced; and
SAID gutter shall run through the whole width Of the
| sidewalks,
ERICH PAVEMENT.
| Twelve teet in width next to the bouses and tvo
feet in width next to the curbstones be brcked
and the remaining eleven feet between said bricked
correspond with grade said hricked portions The
| walk pavement shall be laid OF lake bricks of the
bost quahty IN herring bone, on bed of lake sand
| or other sand Of equally good quality or on gas
| ashes generally called blue billy The Joints be.
sand and coating of it, half an inch thick spread
over the whole surface Of the brcklng. On the out
side Of the bricked portions there snail be a row OF
bricks laid on ends to prevent the brtcking from
oaynR in, and the whole OF the intersections snail be
| ground shall be cut up, broken, and we'll rsmmed
and made level and graded smoothly with deciIvit5
or slope toward the outline of one half of an inch per
| foot The ground where too low shalt be iled 10 by
the contractor at ms OWE expense, ana well rammed
| until completely solid. There shall be bedding n
One-haf Of an inch OF sharp sand under the bricks
| which shall be properly bedded therein in herring
/ nv rI1ts
ged hollow places so that the pavement viii bs
straight edge, otherwise it shall be rejected
GENERAL CLAUSES
All the material shall be of the best quality and
| labor ~
The contractor shall bind himself to begin the
adjudication by the Common Council and To- com.
plete the same sixty days after. under penalty Of
Yen uoar per gay ior eaeh ana every day thereafter
Security e amount Of s15Oo shah be required to
guarantee the faithful performance of the contract
Payments to be made on the completion Of the
| work ano acceptance of the same by the City Sur.
| yeyor. said payments TO be made by the property
holders on the certificate OF the City Surveyor h
conformity with section ll9 OF the new city char.
ter and TO be collected by the contractor and the
city shall not be held responsible or liable for apv i
said bills should the same not be paid, and said con
tractor shall be subrogated to ali the rights of the
msnt of any or all OF said bills.
The contractor shall pay into the city treasury
prior to receiving his certificate the OF pubhca
zion OF the petitions Of the property holders; be
the right of demanding OF said petitioners the REIN,
bursment of said costs of publication.
1t is well understood that in of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work or any part
thereof within the period hGed, or case the Coun
| ell be dissatisfied with the manner in which the
work is being executed, the Council Shall have tht
right to annul the contract without putting the con
tractor in default as required by article 1905 of the
civil code and without applying to court of iustic,
10 annul the same and without indemnity; and il Il
also well understood that in case the contracto
shall at any time abandon the work o.
not finish and complete the same in contormit
WITH MS contract te SHQ contractor shall forfeit
claims he may have for any part of the work done b.
him up 10 the date OF the abandonment and the cit
shall be thereby discharged from any and all liabii
therefor and II is also we'll understood that in cas-
contract be resod the contractor and his secur
ties shall be held and bound in sodo to pay unto thu
city all loss difference between the price which
the contractor originally contracted to perform tn
work and the price at which it may be adiudicatei
| at a resale rehabilitation.
Bids to be Der running foot of sidewalk complete
including the turning OF the corners.
New Or'sans, May -, 1868.
(SigneuJ W. II. BELL,
| C,ty Surveyor
Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land
ings.
Signed D. s. DEVICES,
| lSlgned) 7. w. PERKINS,
Chairmen.
Registered May 90 1855
S. G. BRowER
| Iny20 bt Deputv Controller