New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-15

PAS LABARRF, DenDtv Controller
| SPECIFICATIONS concerning the Repairs and Ad-
dtlons to be made to the Courthouse, to fit it up
for the use OF the Seventh District Court, and
also for the wants of the Third and Fourth DIS
triet Courts.
SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT.
The existing partition in the center shall be le-
The center opening shall be filed with transom
light and the remainder with brick wall of
the gallery shall lie demolished, including the two
chimneys right and left, and shall be rebLit solid
| and flush with the two side walls
girder as shown on the plan and section, shall
be placed across the space left to support the oists
of the upper floor.
present room from the Clerks Office of the Third
and Fourth District Courts, the studding being OF
BY yellow pine, PLACED one foot apart
| in place of those existing.
| the openings on Chartres street shall be over
hauled and thoroughly repaired, the walls and cell
ings shall be pastered three coats and hard finished
and Seventh District Courts, shall be a flight OF
winding stairs similar in construction to those al
Courts. Around the walls there shall be fourfeet
high wainsooting, made of narrow, inch yellow pine
be sixteen inches high, one and q half inch thick,
| and three inches holdings.
the platform for the Jury seats the deputy sheris
stand the witness benches and railing shall De smi'
and placed in conformity with plans.
Third story-The floor shall be leveled; the old tie
| beams shall be completed, leveled, strengthened,
| cramped and bolted throughout.
The ioists for the floor shall be of the best
yellow pine by g. supported by trimmers by l. well
nailed to the old timbers and placed l6 inches from
| The upper ioists for ceiling shall be of similar
| The studding forming wall all round the mansard
roof and for the partitions shall be of by placed
foot from centre and resting on plates by
The door posts hall be 4 by4. The chimney flues
now existing shall be pulled down wherever found
in bad condition, and rebuilt from the level OF the
old floor to the top above the roof.
| The flooring snail be Of narrow yellow pine. IA;
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The partition doors, with transom lights, shall be
double PANEL, Ia thick, hanged with 4-inch butt
hinges, and good American rim lock-
The transom lights the partitions shall be of
the dimensions as those above the doors.
The present door of the law library shall be used
The sEirtings all round the rooms and passage
shah be of III cypress II inches high, with 5inch
The walls, ceilings, partitions throughout the
third story, shall be lalhed and plastered, three
-Four new dormants, similar to those already ex-
| listing, shall be p aced as marked on the plan.
The main stairs, leading from the second story to
the third shall be made per plan, with l4-lnch
risers IA inch treads, with mouldings and return
nospg walnut railing, with turned ballusterss dove
tailed in the treads, and fancy turned newell, aso
Two water closets, as per plan, with porcelain
basins, and lead pipes, two inches in diameter de
seending into the yards gutter me flooring shal
be covered with zinc No. 3, having fall sufficient
to carry of the water into the pipes leading to the
yard.
each side; partition six feet high to divide the
| two closets, and one lattice door to each closet.
The stairs leading to the eupoa shall be repaired
dows shall receive three coats the best white lead
and shall be sanded. The wood work usually paint
ed the iron shall receive three coats OF paint
;. The ROOF stating snan be overhsued AMI
pointed all round with good mortar OF lime am
a The Valleys hanging cutters and leaders shall b
"a thoroughly repaired al round the main building
The gas pipes now existing shall be repaired, an
= new ones placed wherever designated on the plan
" | with ordinary fixtures and burners
The fixtures of the Seventh District Court sha
be similar to those of the Third.
American g!ass, and the broken panes OF glass shs
be replaced wherever required.
- GENERAL CLAUSES
Y The whole work shall be executed in confornit
Ia with the plans and specifications, aud under u
y supervision of the City Surveyor,
ly In case of omission Of anything necessary to CON
plete the work above described the contractor sha
upon j, the requisiton Of the City Surveyor
The contractor shall be bound 10 begin the wor
d the Common Council, and to complete the same
the Is of October next under penalty Of twent!
i've dollars per day for each and every day the sam
a is not completed.
: and acceptance of the same by the City burveyt
j. and Committee of Streets and Landings
A security of one thousand dollars shall be II
quired from the contractor guarantee the fathfJ
performance Of the contract.
| !
1 contractor to begin finish the work, any par
thereof within the period hxedsor in case the Cour
| Gil be dissatisfied with tke manner in which tn
work is being executed, the Council shall have tn
right to annul the contract without putting the
T. tractor in default as reouired by article 1905 of tn
Civil Code, and without applying to court of jul
/ tice to annul the same and without indemnity; an
it is also we'll understood that in the contract,
shall at any time abandon the work, not finish
. complete the same in conformity with his contrac
the contractor shall ferfet all claims he
for any part of thevoIk done by him up to the date
II his Abandonment and that the city shall be theret
DISCHARGED a
therefor and it is also we'll understood that in caseSt
contract be resod the contractor and his securi
to snail be held and bound in sohdo to pay unto u
city all loss difference between the price at wht
The contractor originally contracted to perform th
work and the price st which it may be adiudicste
at resale or REHABILITATION.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans, August IL, 1858
tSigned) L. EURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committee on Streets and Ian
ings oflEoth Boards of the Common Council
higned) T. IL. SHIELDS,
GERALD FARRELL,
Chairmsn
Registered August l5 1863
PAS LABARRE,
sell Ct Deputy Controller