The New Orleans crescent., 1868-10-09


plans and specifications in the Office Of the city
surveyor.
(Signed) ALFRED KEARSY.
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
(Signed) THOMAS MARKEY,
r. President Board Aldermen.
Approved September %. 1868
(eigned) JoHN r. CONWAY, Mayor.
true copy: t.rtrr1,s
JOHN w. OVERALL, Secretary.
SPECIFICATIONS Foh THE CONTRACT FOR GRADING
AND SHILLING WITH LAKE SHELLS EIGHTH
STREET. FRox MAGAzISE TO TcH0UPIroULAs
STREET.
The road way between the cutters shall be
graded In accordahce with the lines, levels and
curvipgs to be Rven by the city surveyor.
A trench in the canter of the road way, twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, shall be filed with
clean and sound benk lake shells, free from dirt
eand; said shellt, after the trench being filed,
shall be rolled and compressed with 6000 pound
roller, as often as necessary to make the whole
solid and compact4 L.. ...... . ..-.. ...s #.
The sides shall also be rolled. 60 as to make the
whole road, eartb and shells, perfectly hard,
smooth and even.
The whole work 10 be performed to the entire
satisfaction Of the city surveyor and charmen
Of the committees on streets and landings,
jointly.
The contractor shall be hound TO begin the
work in the ten days folio wing the approval OF
the adjudication bt the Common Council, and
to complete the same ninety days after, under
penalty OF ten dollars per day for each
and every day thereafter the same is not
The contractor shsll be bound to keep in per-
feet good order sud condition the said street,
for and during one year. after the completion OF
the work. and It's acceptance by the city sur
veyor and chsirmeh Of the committees on streets
and landings; and TO guarantee the faithful
performance of tl,is condition, the treasurer
will retain in guarantee ten per cent. OF the
contract price for one year, which ten per cent.
"a ho IN bo nufr oafo tho
street be und In perfect good order and con-
dition, otherwise 70 be forfeited for the use Of
the city.
Payment in casA on the completion of the
work, and acceptance of the same by the city
surveyor and chairmen of the committees on
streets and landings, jointly.
Good and solvent security, In the sum Of two
thousand dollars. shall be reau red to guarantee
the faithful performances Of the contract
II is well understood that in case of failure BY
the contractor to begin or finish the work, or any
part Of the same, within the period fixed, or ia
case the Common Council be dissatisfied with the
manner IN which the work Is being executed, the
Common Council shall have the right to annul the
contract without putting the contractor in de-
fauIt, as required by article 1905 of the Civil
Code, and without applying TO q court of Justice
TO annnl the same. and without indemnity; and
1t is also well understood that in case the con-
tractor shall, at any time. abandon the work, or
not tnish and complete the same In conformity
with his contract, the said contractor shall for
felt all claims he may have for any part Of the
work done by him up to the date Of his aban-
donment and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and ell Iiabili-
ties therefor; and 1t IL also well understood
that in case the contract be resold the contractor
and his securities shall be held and bound, IN
solido. to pay unto the city all loss or difference
between the prices ct which the contractor
originally contracted to perform the work, and
the price at which 1t may be adjudicated at
resale or readjudication.
Bids to be per rrnniDg foot for the whole work
complete.
New Orleans, September 28, 1868.
(Signed) J. A. D'HEnscoURr,
Acting Surveyor.
Approved by the committees ON streets ana
landings Of both btards.
(signed) IT, II. SHIELDS c..,
GERALD FAnaELL chairmen.
Registered October 2, 1868.
J. D. LANDRY, Controller.
CoNTRcLLER's OFFICE, Cry HALLl
New Orleans, Oct. 2, 1865. (
Notice Is hereby given that the controller will.
at this office, on Tuesday, October l3, 1863, at
noon, adJudicate ID the lowest bidder or bidders
the above contract. ss per specifications.
oc1 10. j. o. LAEDayr Controller.
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