New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-27

SPECIFICATIONS for a Contract for Cleaning
and Implying the Priyes of the Public Build
ings of the City Of New. Orleans for one year
commencing from date OF approval OF contract
FIRST.
This contractors shall he bound to empty the
vaults of all their contents and thoroughly clean
ngs belonging to the City Of New Orleans or to any
buildings which may be or shall hereafter be rented
amounting to one hundred more or less, viS
City Hall, City Hall No. 2 Oourthouses, Work
house, Boys and Girls House of Refuge, Police
Stations Public Schools, Parish Prison, Insane
Ass lum Public Pounds, etc. in the manner pre-
isting ordinance or any ordinances which may here
after be enacted IN reference to the Of this
contract and to the entire satisfaction of the Street
Commissioner, his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies.
SECOND
The contractors for the cleaning and emptJing Of
the Prvios shall be bound to com oily within twenty
Commissioner, his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies
relative to 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 as above stated they shall forfeit twenty
the second ofense, in addition to further penalty
Of the amount Of dong the the work SO nege,GGted
bound to do, or cause to be done at whatever cost
he may be able to procure the necessary materials
and labor. The amount of the fines, the wages of
the workmen, and the cost of the materials to be
deducted out of the monthly ayments TO be made
shall be placed in default and forfeit ali claims to
any portion OF the moneys which might be due to
them IN the month IN Wnlcn the sa1d tllrd OHenSe
may have been committed.
THIRD.
The contractors shall be bound to call at tho
Street Comm lssoner's office daily at II O'Clock NJ.
to receive orders relative to the work TO be done by
them and all orders written in the order book in
said Office shall be equivalent to written orders
served upon the contractors in persoR at the dates
thereof and the said contractors shall be further
bound to report to said Office the work performed by
them on the previous day under penalty Of ten
orders and the amount Of work performed each day.
AND twesy doari IG5 me second ana edGn s9ose
tractors
To guarantee the faithful performance of their
contracts, the contractors shall furnish bond
in solido in a equal to half the amount of their
contract, with good and solvent suretes domiciied
in the parish Of Orleans, and owning unincumbered
value and amount tor which they may obligate
themselves on said bond,
In no instance will city contractor, or one who
has been a city contractor and / as been placed in
default nor 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 appioval Of
the Shalrme1 Of Of the committees on Streets and
certificate shall be retained in guarantee until the
expiration q me contract which ten per cent shall
said public buildings be found in good order and
3Snufloh 6g Ihe StIset Soisslener' Jointly with
Landings-otherwtse to be forfeited to the city.
SIXTH.
The 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
tees. -
The prives shall be delivered to the contractors in
whatever condition they may be on the day they
begin to work The contractors shall Immediately
contract empty and clean the same as hereinbefore
specified, and they shall at the expiration of their
contracts deliver the same TO the city in good order
and properly cleansed, in default of which they will
not only forfeit the amount of the ten per cent
tanned in guarantee but also the whole amount of
'-'' ' 10 '1 EIGHTH.
1t 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 ia
Council shall have the right to snnul The ooptrSet
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. or not finish and complete the same In con
formity to bis contract the said contractor shall for
part Of the done BY him up to the date Of his
abandonment. and that the city shall be thereby dis
therefor and Il Is also we'll understood that IN oass
the contract be Tesod the contractor and his socur
city allloss difference between the price al which
the eontfa , originally contracted = perform the
a resale or rehabilitation.
NINTH
II is also agreed that should the contractors prop
erly 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 COMMISSIONER
office within thirty days after the expiration Of the
CONTRACT the Street Commissioner shall be bound TO
issue the certificate for the ten per cent retained
and the bonds given for the faithful performance Of
the contract shall be cancOled,
Bids to be so much per sink per anuum.
GEO. ID. FIELD
Street Commissioner.
tsigned %. Is, DEVICES,
tolRneO f. w. PERKINS,
:. VitairInen Commuters Streets anu Landings.
Registered February Is, 1863
s. q. Brewer Deputy Controller. feie tmh3