New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-15

No, lO40-New Series.
Resolved, That the Controller be and he is hereby
authorized, after five days notice the efeiA jour.
la, to adjudicate to the lowest bidder or bidders
contracts for cleaning Of the paved and nnpavrd
streets of the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wards o.
the city for two years the be done in strict
accordance with plans and specifications on file in
Signed ALFRED KEARNY,
ssned President B1s5d sssitHTS Aldermen
Pres dent Board Aldermen.
ApPssGsSed sis4ed dS'p''m0'tJ JoHS III CONWAY Mayor
JoHN W. OVERALL Secretary.
CONTROLLERS OFFreE O1rY HAIL.
New Orleans, october g. 1868 !
Notice is hereby given that the Control er will at
his office, on Friday, October l6 ls6t at noon ad-
PAS. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
STREET COMMISSIONER OFFICE, !
City Hail. Room No; I, Basement Floor
New Orleans. October s. 1853.
SPECIFICATIONS of Contracts for cleanine the
Streets and Repairing the UDpaved Streets OF the
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Wards, Ior Term Of
Two Years
The contractors shall e bound, daily IL 40 re
quired. to clean out thoroughly all tine cutters and
under all the bridges, in the streets, alleys and
section, and to remove theretrom, BY six O'Clock A.
NJ, from the fifteenth day of March to the fifteenth
fifteenth day OF Octobar to the fifteenth day Of
March, daily, all Kinds Of tilth dirt vegetable sub,
Ss@hSSof
in or upon the borders Of the same, and to remove
al substances of any descr ptioa what-oever which
IN or through said cutters and under the said
bridges; and they sha be further bound daily ii 50
respective ward section through whicn water il or
shall be conveyed by the Wateiworks Company or
cleaned and washed before nine O'Clock A. M from
the fifteenth day OF March the fifteenth day Of oe-
tober and by ten o'clock NJ, from he fifteenth day
OF october to the fifteenth day o. Marcn in the foi
lowing manner, to,ait: BY causing to be scraped
any description ntained or found therein which
shall be put inIo piles a. the sides thereof and i'm
cutters, the shai then cause the water
to be let into the cutters bv opening the Te plugs
always using uhcient hose for each plug so opened
in such manner as to conduct tine wa ter into said
CUTTERS without unnecessary waste, and while the
swept or cleaned with brooms, excepting on DAYS
when there sh4l be sufficient rain-wa or passing
through the Ruuers for the purpose required
The contractors shall be bound shenever re.
CURED o. cut and remove al grass weeds and other
walks bordering and froutlng any If the public
squares, public places neutral grounds, public build
lngs, or on the paved imp ived Streets cutters or
bitches, and they shall be farther bound to clean
and dig the said bitches TO their original depths
and keep the same clean and dug in &C ordance wit
grades anh levels 10 be furnished by the City Survey
or; and the dirt coming from the same, where the
streets are uupaved shall be thrown upon the centre
o. o. me street ana properly graded; and they snail
further be bound to fill up, with proper Materials
all holes. ruts, ETC." in all the unpaved ttreets com
alleys etc, within the limits Of their respective
ward or section, upon their first appearance, and
snail dlhdyS keep ana preserve the grade of said
form.
The contractor shall be bound daily to cause to he
taken and carried away from and out of ali the
streets, common and private alleys, lanes roads,
he same, b. six O'Clock A M from the fifteenth
day Of March to the tteenth day of October and by
eight O'Clock A NJ, from the fif eenth day OF Octo
her to the fifteenth day of March daily ali tie
hlth, dlrt, rubbish; manure, animal and vegetable
substances, otfals, kitchen stuff and fsccuent mat
ter of any description whatever that NAV he fonnd
contained IN boxes, barrels tubs, baskets or other
any of said the Streets sidewalks alleys public places
and wharves OF upon the border or margin of the
their respective ward or sect on and they shall fur
ther he bound 20 carry away Immediately all dead
contracts, and deposit and bury the same in such
places as the Street Commissioner or his q pu-
Ss hes RSy baSynd dea aSna's and they shall further
put out OF the markets by the farmers thereof 10
99Ta1nee ga win the existing ordinance or ordinances
NhlGh msy hereafter be eracttd. The contractors
shall regularly and daily if SO required take scrape
sweep anu ooeeG az art dust or other substances
OF any nature Whatever found deposited lying or
accumulated on The paved streets within the limits
q their respective ward or section and Immediately
upon tts being mSde int piles shall carry off the
eame within four hours after they shall have been
ssSSIaped or gathered into piles, aud shall deposit
corporation that may require tlling under OF ders
from the street Get Oommissloner or his deputies. The
70 be taken 70 any other places tnan those desig-
mated oy the street Commissioner or his deputies
any dust DIRT or substances whatsoever, under
penalty OF nifty dollars for each and every offeDse
Which nhe shali be dedueted from any monthly pay
ment to be made 70 the ssid contr actors
The contractors shall be bound to sweep three
times week all the streets within the limits Of their
respective ward or section, which are now or may
be hereat er paved with square block stone which
sa sweeping shall be performed within the hours
OF ten O'Clock +, NJ. and o'clock A. M, All of the
above work shall be performed under the drec ion
Of the street Commissioner or his deputies, and to
Payments will be made monthly on the certificates
OF the street With the approval Of the
inRs and Of Finance, and ten per cent on each GER
thcate viii be retained in guarantee until the ex-
which ten per cent. shall then be paid, should the
streets be found in good order ard condition by the
street Commissioner, Jointly with the chairman OF
the Committees on Streets and Landings Otherwise
TO be forfeited 10 the otv
ne ontIActors for the cleaning of all the paved
streets and unpaVed streets shall comply, within
twentyfour hours with all the verbal or written or
ders from the Street Commissioner his deputies or
assistant deputies relative the work to be done
by them under these spec tcations. In the event
OF the failure on the part Of said contractors
ply within the time and as abova stated they snail
forfeit nifty dollars for the first oense ana one hur
dred Collars tor the second, in sddttion to a further
penalty of the amour o. doing he work SO ected
the said contractors which in all cases he street
Commissioners will be bound to do cause to be
DONE at Whatever cost he may be able procure he
necessary materials and labor. The amount Of the
fines the wages the workmen and the cost of ma
20 be ma them: and for the third oense they shall
ton Of the moneys which might be due 10 them in
the month in which the said third Offsnse may have
To guarantee the faithful performances of this eon.
tract good and solvent security 10 the satisfaction
contractors to the amount of one-tnird Of his or
their contract The CONTRACT TO take effect from and
after its acceptance by the Common Council the an
proyS Of the securities and ITS execution before the
City Notary. N
Ihv streets shall be delivered to the contractors in
whatever condition they may be the day they be-
gin to wsrk The contractors shall immedistsiv
thereafter, and during the whole time OF the con.
unuance OF their contracts clean and make ali the
necessary repairs hereinbsfors specified and thew
sha deliver the streets at the expiration of thsiy
contracts IN good order, and in defanlt of which
they only forfeit the amount Of the ten mar
amount Of the last certificate. - ~ f'-0ts
IL is well understood that in case of failura L,,
tae contractors 70 begin orshnish the work or apy
Common Council be dissatisfied wUh the Tnapnss
in which the work is being executed tha ~,
the esSTSot Stba,th shi hSys So right .
y, "a Default as required bg article 1875 OF the
oivn Coue, and without applying 10 a
court q lastiGe 10 snnul the sAwe, and without in
any OF the contractors shall at any time abandon the
.oTk & 81 not nnish and complete the in conform
All saSs Rs F1 the sAS 81
and that the city H5'' sbSil be
md a liability there for; and il Is also well under
tood tnat 10 case the contracts be Fes0d the con
raetors and their securities shall be held and bound
between the price which the contractor originally
'ontracted TO perform the work and the prcs at |
sheh it may be adiudicated 81 resale or adj idica
Bids to be so much rer year for the whnls In.
JOsEPH MURPHY.
Street Uomnissionsr
!, Approved October I; ~ e eT the Committees on
anu 1--A1''A GERALD FARRYry
p..,.,...a ao,.o,.,s sTHos. H. SHIELDS.
PAS FApku1r-