New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-22
SPECIFICATIONS Concerning the Contract fol
Grading and Smelling Josephiue Street from Ga

SPECIFICATIONS Concerning the Contract fol-
rondelet late Apollo to Liberty Street
The roadway bet seen the cutters shall be graded
in accordance with the lines levels. and cLrYngs tc
be given by the City Surveyor.
A trench in the center of the roadway. twenty
feet wide and six inches deep, shall be filed with
clean and sound bank lake shells free from dirt OF
sand; said shells after the trench being filled shall
be rolled and compressed with 5000 pound roller,
as often as necessary to make the whole solid and
The sides shall also be rolled so as to make the
whole road earth and Shells perfectly hard, smooth
The whole work to be performed to the entire sat
stsetion OF the city surveyor and chairmen Of the
Commute, on Streets and Landings. jointly
The contractor shall be hound to begin the work
dication by the Common Council, and 10 complete
the same ninety days after, under penalty Of ten
dollars per day for each and every day
The contractors shall be bound to keep in perfect
good repair and condition the said street, for and
during one year after the completion OF she work,
andits acceptance by the City Surveyor and charmen
to guarantee the fsthful rformance Of this cond
ton, the Treasurer w retain in guarantee ten per
per cent shall then be paid to the conractor shou Id
the street be found perfect good order and III
tion, otherwise to be forfeited for the use OF tie
Payment in cash or the completion of the work,
and acceptance Of the same by the City Surveyor and
chairmen, of the Committees on Streets and Land
Good and solvent security, in the sum Of two
thousand dollars, snail be required to guarantee the
faithful performance OF the contract.
1t IS well understood that in OF failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, any part
OF the same, within the period fixed, or in 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 default, re-
quired by article 1906 of the Civil Code, and with
ont applying TO court Of justice to annul the same
and without indemnity; and it is also well under
stood that in case the contractor shall at any time
abandon the work, or not finish and complete the
same in conformity with his contract, the said CON
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have for
any part of the worn done by him up to the date of
his Abandonment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liabilities
therefor and it is also we'll understood that in case
the contract be resod the contractor and his seeur
ties shall be held and bound in sodo, to pay unto
the city all loss diff renee between the prices at
which the CONTRACTOR originally contracted to per.
form the work, and the price at which it may be a d.
Indicated at a resale or readjudication.
Bids to be per running foot for the whole work
complete
New Orleans, August ls. 1868
(Signedl +. SURGI, g..
City SQrveyo-.
Approved by the Committees Of Streets and Land.
ings
GERALD FARRELL, Nn9'I 1lei'
Registered, August 10, 1863.
PAS. LABARRE,
au % lot Deputy Controller.