New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-05
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the con.
struction Of Foot Bridge across the New Canal
Basin Al Liberty street
The bridge pier, bulkheads, abutmeuts. ETC.. ehal
ns constructed in all p1nis in accordAnce With the
plans PAT, sections and prohies hereto annexed and
snail have the dimensions marked on the same.
I '- PIER.
The pier supporting the turning portion of the
bridge Shall be built Of best hard burnt lake bricks.
aid IN me best hydraulic cement mortar resting on
projecting four feet outside Of he neI mssoniy
suP1AsTRUoTuRE.
All the tmbers and lumber shall be of Pearl river
having The %a 81 a Nell ,rsms al 1 inc
tmbers shall be paned and 50 ali receive good tar
edges and wherever two or more pieces shall he SUI
perPosed. The floor shall be Of narrow cypress panks
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS
The bed plates, rollers and machinery required to
open and shut the turning portion OF the bridge as
iron properly SCI in and fastened tue whole accord
ing to the plans The bolts suspension rods straps
Shall be OF the best Tennessee mon and snail be of
the dimensions marked on the plans Inc hog-
Chains 10 be one and half-inches in diameter.
ADUTMENT PIERs, ETC.
The abutment piors shall be lined with row Of
lZxl2 inch piles, driven ten feet into the solId
grGund at distances Of I'VE feet from centres SAC
cypress panks, strongly allied with six inch pressed
II Re 6S he Of @
abutments into the canal shall be filed up and
with coat Of lake shells at least six inches thick,
and solidly rammed. Ratings similar TO those of
the bridge shall surround the pile Innings.
FEEDERs.
from vessels navigating in said canal, snail be driven
and framed as marked on plans.
PAINTING.
The Outside faces of the beams and frames, the
ratings and posts, the hog chains, etc in fact all
wood and iron WORK usually painted shall receive
covering Of three good coats of the best white
French zinc in nseed oil of such colors as may be
selected by the City Surveyor.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materials shall be Of the best quality, and
shall be furnished by the contractor as well as the
The bridge. when completed, shall be perfectly
opened and shut and the work in ali its details shall
be perfectly well executed to the ept re
of the City Surveyor Otherwise II shall be rejected
| The contractor, shall guarantee the bridge to
stand for term Of one year from its completion and
tee the faithful performance Of this clause the
rea,urer snAi retain IN guarantee zen per cene OF
which ten per cent shall then be paid only il the
bridge be then found in perfect condition by the
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the adiu-
dication by the Common Council, and to complete
the same three months al er, under penalty Of ten
Security to an amount OF one thousand dollars
shall be required to guarantee the faithful perform
ancs of the contract.
Payment in cash on the completion Ct the whole
| work and acceptance of the same by the City Sur
veyor less per cent to be retained in guarantee
by the City Treasurer.
1t Is we'll understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, any part
| thereof, within the period fixed, in case the
| Common Council be dissatisfied with the manner
in which the same is being executed, the Common
Council shall have the right to annul the contract
without putting the contractor in default, as re
qured by article 1905 of the Civil Code, and with
out applying to a court of justice to annu the same
and without indemnity; and it is also we'll under
stood that in case the contractor shall at any time
abandon the work, or not finish and complete the
tractor shall forfeit all oiaims he may have
against the city for any part of the wors
done by him mp to the 0ale of his aban
Comment, and that the city shall be thereb!
discharged and released from any and all liabllit!
Therefore and it is also well understood that in
the CONTRACT be resod the contractor aud bis securi
ties shall be held and bound, in sodo, to pay untt
the city all loss difference between the price al
which the contractor originally contracted to per
form the work. and the price at which 1t may be Ad
Indicated at a resale or readiudieaton.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
[Signed L. SURGT,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Of Streets and Land
ings of both Boards.
GERALD FARRELL, ! OnAirneh'
j. o. LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CITY HALL,