The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-30

sPEcrFIcArroNs CONCERNING TIE CONTRACT FOR
GRADING AND SMELLING JOSEPHINE STREET, FROM
cARoNDELET (LATs APoLLo) TO LIBERTY STREET.
graded in accordance WIN -. ,snas levels and
curvipgs TO be given by the city surveyor.
trench in the center of the road way, twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, snail De nued win
clean and sound bank lake shells, free from dirt
or sand; said shells after the trench being filled
shall be rolled and compressed with 5000 pound
roller, as often as necessary 70 make the Wnole
solid and compact.
whole road, earth and shells, perfectly hard,
The whole work to be performed to the entire
satisfaction of the city surveyor and chalrmen OF
the committees on streets and landings, jointly.
The contractor shall be boand TO begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the al
| Indication by the Common Council, and TO COM
plete the same ninety days after, under penalty
| of ten dollars per day for each and every day
thereafter the same is not completed.
| The contractors shall be bound TO keep IN per.
| feet good repair and condition the SAID street,
| for and during one year after the completion o.
| the work and its acceptance by the city surveyor
| and chairmen of the committees on streets and
landings; and TO gusl antee the faithful perform
sDce Of this condition, the treasurer VIII retain
| for one year. which ten per cent shall then be
paid to the contractor should the street be found
in perfect good order and condition, otherwise to
| be forfeited for the use Of the city.
PAYMENT in cash on the completion Of the work,
and acceptance of the same by the city surveyor
and chsirmen Of the committees on streets and
landings, jointly.
Good and solvent security, In the sum Of two
thousand dollars, shall be required to guarantee
the faithful performance Of the contract.
Itiswell understood that 10 Of failure by the
contractor TO begin finish the work, or any part
of the same, within the period Fixed, or in the
Common Council be dissatisfied with the manner
in which the work ia being executed, the Common
Council shall have the right to annul the contract
| without putting the contractor in default as re-
uured by article 1905 Of the Civil Code, and with
out applying TO q court Of justice TO annu the
same and without indemnity and ii IL also vel
understood that in case the contractor shall, al
any time, abandon the work, or net dnish and com
plete the same in conformity with bis contract
the said contractor shall forfeit all claims he maj
have for any part Of the work done by him up q
the date Of his abandonment and that the city shall
be thereby discharged and released from any anC
all liabilities therefor, and 1t is also well under
stood that 10 case the contract be resod the con
tractor and his securities shall be held and bound
ia solido TO pay unto the city all loss or differ
! ence between the prices at which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work, sn'
the price at which II may be sdjudicated at re
/ sale or readjudicstioD.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole worl
| complete.
. New Orleans, Aug. Is, 1865.
! (sgned) L. sgRGI,
9 Approved by the committees of streets and land
= ings.
q (sgned) TIL. SHIELDS, chairman.
4 GERALD FARRELL,
Pas. LABARRE,
Q Deputy Controller.