New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-23

Deputy Controller,
SPECIFICATIONS, for Contract for Cleaning
ings Of tie City Of New Orleans for one year
commencing from date Of approval Of contract:
FIRST
The contractors shall be bound to empty the
vaults of all their contents and thoroughly clean
any and all the Priyies attached to the Public Build
buildings which may Be or shall hereafter be rented
or Leased By the sad city for public purposes
City Hall, City Hall No. 2 Oourthouses, Work.
house, Boys and Girls Honse. Of Refuge, Police
Asylum, Public Pounds, etc, in the manner pre-
scrlbed and agreeable to the provisions OF any ex-
sitter Be enacted IN reetsnee 70 ths subiecs 81 us
contract and to the entire satisfaction Of the Street
Commissioner his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies.
SECOND. p.
The contractors for the cleaning and empty ing Of
four hours with all written orders from the Street
Commissioner his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies,
organizations. In the event of the failure on the
part Of the said contrastoEs to comply within the
i've dollars for the first ofense and fifty dollars for
the second ohense, in addition to further penalty
which in allcases the Street Comm ssioner will be
bound to DO Or cause to be done at whatever cost
and labor. The amount Of the fines, the wages of
denoted oa Of he n 9oDtby psgmen 70 bs " r.
to said contraclors and for the third ofense they
anS posoS K e aRf dGrS d9s e
them in the month in which the said third offense
may have been committed.
THIRD
The contractors shall be bound to call at the
Street commissioners Office daily at u O'Clock NJ.
to receive orders relative to the work TO be done by
them, and all orders written in the order book in
served upon the contractors in person. at the dates
thereof and the said contractors shall be further
bound TO report to said Office the work performed by
them on the previous day, under q penalty Of ten
orders and the amount of work performed each day
and twenty dollars for the second and each subse.
quent otfense, and which fines shall be deducted out
Of the monthly payments to be made to said con
tractors.
To guarantee the faithful performance Of their
CONTRACTS. the contractors shall furnish bond |
in solido in sum equal to half the amount of their
in the parish Of Orleans and owning nnincumbered
rea estate IN the city OF New Orleans OF the foil |
In no instance win city contractor or one who /
5ss been CITY contractor and has been placed 10 |
be received as surety.
FIFTH
Payments to be made monthly on the certificate /
1t the Street Commissioner, with tho approval Of L
he chairmen Of the Committees on streets and |
landings and Finance, and ten per cent on each
9HpiFation Of the contract which ten per cent shall
hen be paid, should the vaults or privies OF the
condition by the Street Commissioner, Jointly with
landings-otherWise to be forfeited to the city.
SIXTH
The said contract shall take effect from and after
Is execution before the City Notary, and the appro
al Of the requisite bonds by the Finance Commit
SEVENTH.
The prives shall be delivered to the contractors in
VIA ever condition they may be on the day they
legin 70 work, The contractors shall Immediately
hereafter, and during the whole period Of the said
UeClnaQ. and thew shall at the ~
ontracts deliver the 10 the city in good order
o only forfeit tie amount Of The te M psr tneg T
AIMED IN guarantee but also the whole amount OF
ne 'a'S certlhea'e EIGHTH
1t is well understood that in case Of failure by the
ontraetors to begin OF finish the work, or any part
aon Council be dissatisfied with the manner in
Ehieh the work is being executed. the Common
rithout putting the contractor in default, as re.
uired BY article 1905 Of the civil code and without
lithout indemnity: and it is also we'll Understood
hat IN case the contractor shall any time abandon
ormity mis- contract the said Contractor snail for
cit all claims ne may have against the city for any
abandonment and that the city shall be tberebI dts
haired and released from any and ali liability
be contract be res0ld the Contractor aud Ms saeri
les shall be held and bound in soldo 10 paw unto TIE
he CONT actors originally contracted 70 perform th
ork and the price at which it may be adudicated At
resale or readjudisAtion-
NINTH
1t is also agreed that should the Contractors prom
ry comply with the conditions Of this coutaaot SSd
n0uld there be no charges against them for neaiect
the same on ME IN the Street ommissionef'e
nice within thirty days altar the expiration 81 IN
ontraet, the Street Commissioner shall be bound 70
sue the cartihcate for the ten per cent retained
nd the bonds given for the faithful performsnoe III
be contract shall be cancelled. Y
Bids % be 50 much per sink per anuum.. III i b..
GEO. d. FIELD,
Street Commisaionor.
i lStgneD d. s, UEWEES.
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ghAirHsn gommittses Streets and Landings.
s. q. BHoWER, Deputy gcntroller. \. foiet snhs /