New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-03


SPECIFICATIONS, for Contract for Cleaning
and EmPtying the PTiyies Sf the Public Bald.
commencing from date OF approval Of contract:
FIRST.
The contractors shall be bound to empty the
vaults Of ~ their oontents and thoroughly clean
ings belonging to the City of New Orleans to any
buildings which may be or shall hereafter be rented
amounting, to one hundred more or less viz:
City Hall, City Hall No. 2, Courthouses. Work
Stations, Public Schools Parish Prison, Insane
Asyl um, Public Pounds, etc, in the manner pre-
listing ordinance or ordinances which may here.
after be enacted IN reference to the subject Of this
contract and to the entire satisfaction Of the Street
Commissioner, his Deputies or Assistant Deputies.
SECOND.
The contractors for the cleaning and empt! ing OF
the Privies shall be bound to comply within twenty
Commssioner, his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies,
relative to any work to be done by them under these
specifications In the event of the failure on the
part Of the said contractors TO comply within the
time and above stated they shall forfeit twenty
five dollars for the first oenss, and fifty dollars for
the second ofense, in addition to a further penalty
Of the amount of doing the the work so neglected,
which in all cases the Street comm ssoner will be
bound to do, or to be done, at whatever cost
he may be able TO procure the necessary materials
and labor The amount of The fines, the wages CT
the workmen, and the cost of the materials TO be
deducted out of the monthly payments to b. m ade
shall be placed in default and forfeit all claims to
any portion Of the moneys which might be due to
may have been committed
THIRD.
The contractors shall be bound to call at the
Street Commissioners Office daily at II O'Clock NJ
receive oTpeSs 70 me |9A 20 se zone 2y
said office shall be equivalent to written orders
tssTe R1d ~ sd "a he eng qd5sS
bound to report to said office the work performed by
dollars the first OtfensA in failing
orders and the amount OF work performed each day,
qaent ohense, 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
contract, with good and solvent sureties domiolod
in the parish Of Orleans, and owning uninoumbeTed
themselves on said bond.
has been city contractor and has been placed in
default any person who is debtor to the city,
be received as surety.
FIFTH
Payments to be made monthly on the certificate
OF the Street Commissioner, with the approval Of
the chairmen of the Committees on Streets and
Landings aud Finance and ten per cent on each
certificate shall be retained in guarantee until the
~ na a t soS9 rs v1n on ST sent 4
condition by the Street Corfinissoner Jointly with
the chairman of the Committee on Streets and
Lsnding5-othergise to be forfeited to tie city
SIXTH
Tho said contract shall take effect from and after
its execution before the City Notary and the appro
val OF the requisite bonds by the Finance Commit |
SEVENTH.
The prvies shall be delivered to tho contractors in
whatever condition they may 6e on the day they |
begin to work This contractors shall Immediately |
contract empty and clean the same as hereinbefoie
speeihed and they shall at the expiration of their
and properly ceansed in default OF which they viii
not only forfeit the amount OF the ten per cent re-
tanned in guarantee but also the whole amount Of !
- ''''' - ''' EIGHTH. /
Il is well understood that in case OF failure by the
thereof within the period fixed or in case the Com,
mon Council be dissatisfied with the manner in !
Council shall have the right to annu the contract
without putting the contractor in default, as re.
applying TO court Of justice to annul the same and
without indemnity; and it is also well Understood
the work not finish and complete the same IN con-
fOrmity 70 his contract the said contractor shall for
part Of the work done b rim up to ne sss S % ny
abandonment. and that the city shall be thereby dis.
hsTsfcr; and Il Is also well andsTstood that iS Sass
the contract be resod the contractor and his securi
city eli loss difference between the price al which
me CONT aetors originally contracted toperform tho
4 resale or rehabilitation.
NINTH
1t s also agreed that should the contractors prou
cry comply with the conditions of this contract and
should there be no charges against them for NEGLECT
Of the same on file in the Street omriiasionerjs
office within thirty days after the expiration n the
CONTRACT the Street Commissioners ahEIl be bound 10
Issue tbs certificate for the ten per cent retaine6
and the bonds given for the faithful periorance 81
the contract shall be Cancelled.
Bids to be so much per sink per annun.
GEO. d. FIELD
Street Commissioner.
telanedl I'D. Is, DEVICES,
tSifneG 3. w. PERKINS
Ohairmen Oo1nEr ttees Streets and Landinss
Registered February u.s. 1854 /