The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-08
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall, Oct. 26, 1865. (
INn. 1000 M 81

MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, Oct. 26, 1865.
mo. 1890 IN. 81
WHEREAS, Daniel Mulligan, contractor for re-
pairing and keeping in repair and building new
city, has failed TO comply with the terms of bis
contract and has been put In default by the street
commissioner; therefore be 1t
Resotred, That the controller be and he Is here.
by authorized to adjudcate, after five days.
notice in the official journal, to the lowest bidder
bidders, contracts for repairing and keeping In
repair and building new bridges 10 the 1st End and
4th Districts of the city, under the original speci
fcations on file In the Office Of the street commits
sioner; and further, that Daniel Mulligan, con-
tractor, and bis securities, be he'd liable under
said specifications of said contract
(Signed) ALFRED KEARNY,
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) THOMAS MARKEY,
President Board Aldermen.
Approved Oct 26, 1868.
(signed) JOHN r. CONWAY, Mayor. 4
true copy:
JOHN W. OVERALL, Secretary.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE. CRY HALL,
New Orleans, Nov. 4. 1868. I
sNotice is hereby given that the controller will
at his office. on Wednesday, November IL, 1868 at
noon, sdjudicate to the lowest bidder or bidders,
the unexpired term of Daniel Mulligan's contracts
Of June, 1866, Tor term of three years.
Pas. LABARRB, Deputy Controller.
SPECIFICATIONS.
For the contracts for repairing and keeping in
repair all the street bridges of the city, and for
the construction of all new bridges which may be
ordered.
The work shall be adjudicated into four sepa-
rate and distinct contracts, as follows to-wit:
First Contract-All the bridges of the First Dis
trict. nf.
District.
Fourth Contract-Al the bridges of the Fourth
District.
REPAIRS.
All the bridges now in existence in the several
districts of the city shall be delivered to the con-
tractors In whatever condition they may be. on
shall be the duty of the said contractors to have
the said bridges placed In good order and condi-
ton within thirty days thereafter; to always keep
and maintain the same in the best repair and con-
dition during the continuance Of their contracts
and at the expiration of the said contracts, to
return the same to the city In perfect good order
and condition, to the entire satisfaction of the
street commissioner and of the chairmen of the
committees on streets and landings Of the Common
Council. r
Whenever any part or the whole of the bridges
at the intersection of streets and over the drain.
ing canals of the city, now In existence or which
may hereafter be built, shall be 80 rotten and
decayed as TO require TO be built anew, the con-
tractUfs shall be bound TO build the same anew,
without extra compensation, and in the manner
here below explained for the construction of new
bridges.
In many Of the bridges now in existence, as
there are no iron bars, and as the tops are not
properly fastened, and as In many others where
there are iron bars the said bars so decsyed as
to render them too weak, the contractors shall be
bound, whenever new top or part of top
shall be wsnted-in the first instance-to take out
all the wooden bars and Substitute in their stead
iron bars Of the same dimensions and in the same
manner as hereinafter explained for the construc-
ton of new bridges in the second instance to
take out all iron barsso decayed to render them
too weak. and substitute in their stead iron bars
of the same dimensions and In the same manner as
hereafter explained for the construction of new
bridges and In both instances to secure and fssten
all top planks Of said bridges in the same manner
as hereinafter explained for the building of new
bridges, so that they may not be carried away by
overfows from heavy rains.
The contractors shall also be bound TO keep in
good repair and condition all the bridges with rcn
tops, making anew thu siaes and bottoms when |
decay ed. placing and fastening in workmsnlike |
manner all cast iron bridge tops which may from |
Any cause whatever be displaced, and furnishing |
and placing ell new cast iron plates, wherever the
Dnes now In existence may be worn out or broken.
Whenever II shall be necessary to alter the posi-
lion, Of bridge or to widen the same. the neces-
tractors, and the additional width shall be paid /
for by the city Of the same rates as new bridges
and the contractors shall gil up at the sides so as
10 restore the grade Of the street, and shall also
repair the paving OF the street whenever the same
shall have been disturbed by them.
The contractors shall also keep in repair all the
wooden crossings across the streets and the plank
crossings over the cutters now existing, or which
nay hereafter be constructed at the intersections
,f the streets.
At the expiration of their contracts the con. |
tractors shall be bound to return to the city all /
he bridges. crossings and crossing steps In per.
ect good order and condition. otherwise the street
commissioner shallfretan the last certificate and /
he reserved per centage hereinafter provided /
or, until the same be placed by the contractors
n the good order and condition required BY these |
'pecifcations, and il not placed in good order and
condition within thirty days thereafter the last |
certificate and the said reserved percentage shall
be forfeited for the use of the city. |
NEW BRIDGES. |
All bridges shall be constructed in accordance |
With the directions Of the street commissioner &C.
,ording to the lines and levels and of the widths
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