The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-02
mo. JOAN. ST.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACT FOR GRADING
AND SMELLING WITH LAKE SHELLS EIGHTH
STREET, FROM MAGAZINE To TCHoUPIroULAs
STREET.
The road way between the cutters shall be
graded in accordance with the lines, levels and
curvings to be given by the city surveyor.
A trench in the center of the road way, twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, shall be filed with
clean and sound bank lake shells, free from dirt
or sand said Shells after the trench being filed,
shall be roAed and compressed with a 5000 pound
roller, as often as necessary to make the whole
solid and compact.
The sides shall also be rolled, 80 as to make the
whole road, earth and shells, perfectly hard,
smooth and even.
The whole work to be performed to the entire
satisfaction Of the city surveyor and chairmen
Of the committees on streets and landings,
jointly.
The contractor shall be bound to begin the
work in the ten days following the approval OF
the adjudication by the Common Council, aud
to complete the same ninety days after, under
penalty of ten dollars per day for each
and every day thereafter the same ia not
completed.
The contractor shall be bound to keep in per
feet good order and condition the said street.
for and during one year. after the completion of
veyor and chairmen Of the committees ON streets
end landings; and TO guarantee the faithful
performance Of this condition, the treasurer
wall retain in guarantee ten per cent. Of the
contract price for one year, which ten per cent.
shall then be paid 10 the contractor should the
street be I und in perfect good order and con.
diton, 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 chairmen 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 CT the contract.
1t is well understood that 10 case of failure by
the contractor to begin or finish the work, or any
part OF the same, within the period fixed, or 10
case the Common Council be dissatisfied with the
manner in which the work is being executed, the
Common Council shall have the right to annul the
contract without putting the contractor in de.
fault, as required by article 1905 of the Civil
Code, and without applying to court Of justice
to anpul the same. and without indemnity and
it is also well understood that in case the con-
tractor shall, at any time. abandon the work. or
not finish and complete the same In conformity
with his contract, the said contractor shall for
feit all claims he may have for any part Of the
work done by him up to the date Of his abau-
dorment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all iabili.
ties therefor; and 1t Is also well understood
that In the contract be resold, the contractor
and his securities shall be held and bound, in
solidO, to pay unto the city all loss or difference
between the prices at which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work. aud
the price at which it may be adjudicated at a
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
co uplete.
New Orleans, September %, 1868.
(Signed) j. A. D'HEARcoURT,
Acting Surveyor.
Approved by the committees on streets and
landings Of both boards.
(signed) 7. II. SHIELDS, Chairman.
GERALD FARRELL,
Registered October ?, 1868.
J. y. LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE. CRY Hall,
New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1868. (
Notice is hereby given that the controller will,
at this Office, on Tuesday, October Is, 1868, at
noon, adjudicate to the lowest bidder or bidders
the above contract. as per specifications.
oc2 lot j. o. Landry, Controller.