New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-07
OFFICIAL NOTICEs--olTY.
mo 103l-New Series. /

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the con-
Basin at Liberty street.
The bridge pier bulkheads, abutmeuts, ETC., shall
be constructed IN I'll points in accordance with the
plans, sections and profies hereto annexed and
shall have the dimensions marked on the same.
PIER.
The pier supporting the turning portion of the
bridge shall be built OF best hard burnt lake bricks
ap'atform Of four by twelve inch cypress panks
protecting fOdfseet outsd :. y ssOniy.
surERsIRUcTURE. ,a
AL hetimbers and lumber shall be Of Pearl river
having the dimensions marked on the plans. n the
ring Of half tar and half rosin asphaltum on the
edges and wherever two OF more pieces shall be SUI
perposed The floor shall be OF marrow cypress planks
two inches thick.
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
Inc oed-plates rollers andmachinery required to
open ana shut the turning portion Of the bridge, as
well as al windasses, etc, shall be of the best cast
ron properly SCI in and fastened. the whole accord
nog chains, etc, AID all tine required fastenings
sha be OF the best Tennessee ron, and shall be of
chains 70 be one and half-inches in diameter.
ABUrMENT HERS, ETC
Iae anatment piers shall be lined with row Of
ground, at distances Of five feet from centres said
piles 70 rsoelye double sheathiSg Of ax2 inches
spikes and also l2Kl2 inch caps. The spaces between
the banks OF the canal and the projection of said
Rbutmeuts into the canal shall be filed up and
graded as per plans, and the filing shall be covered
with coat OF axe shells AZ least six inches thick,
The bridge shall surround the pile linipgs.
RENDERS.
Fender piles to protect the bridge against Injuries
from vessels navigating in said canal shall be driven
and framed as marked on plans
PAINTING.
The outfide 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 a
covering Of three good coats Of the best white
selected BIZ the City Surveyor.
GENERAL CLAUSES,
All the materials shall be of the best quality, and
labor.
The bridge, when completed, shall be perfectly
opened and shut and the work in ali its details shall
be perfectly well e1ecutedt to the entire satisfaction
OF the City Surveyor otherwise it shall be rejected
The contractor. shall guarantee the bridge TO
stand for term OF one year from its completion and
tee the faithful performance 81 this csnse the
treasurer shall retain in guarantees ten per cent of
the contract price until the expiration OF said year
which ten per cent shall then be paid only il the
2Tioge be then found in perfect condition by the
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
" theten days following the approval of the adju-
the same three months after under penalty Of ten
dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
the same is not completed
Security to an amount Of one thousand dollars
snail oe required to guarantee the faithful perform
Payment in cash on the completion of the whole
work and acceptance Of the same by the City Sur
Veyor less ten per cent TO De retained in guarantee
by the City Treasurer.
It we'll understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin fnsh the work, OF any part
thereof, within the period fixed, or in case the
Common Council be dissatisfied with the manner
in which the same is being executed, the Common
Council shall lave the right to annul the contract
without putting the contractor in default, re-
CURED by article 1895 of the Civil Code and with
out applying to court Of justiee to annul the same
and without indemnify; and it is also well under.
stood that in case the contractor shall at any time,
abandon the work, or not finish and com pete the
same in conformity with his contract, the said
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have
against the city for any part of the work
done by him up to the date Of his Aban-
Comment, aud that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liability
ne CONTRACT be resod the contractor and his securi
ties shall be held and bound, in sOdo, to pay unto
the city all loss difference between the price at
which the contractor originally contracted to per-
form the work. and the price at which 1t may be ad
Indicated at resale or readiudlcAton.
Bids 70 be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans September 30, 1868.
Signed L. SURGI,
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees OF Streets and Land.
ings Of both Boards.
Signed r n. SHIELDS, r,.
GERALD FARRELL, Chsrmen'
Registered, October z 1868.
CONTROLLER OFFICE, Cry HALL, !
New Orleans, October 2, 1865. !
Notice is hereby given that the Controller will a.
his office, on TUESDAY, October 49, 1853 at noon
adJudieate to the lowest bidder or bidders the
above contract as per specifications.
&C. lVt t.... j, U. LANDRY, Con troller.