New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-09
iPECIFICATIONS

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| PAS. LABARRE, Deputy Controller
SPECIFICATIONS
For the contracts for repairing ard Ike ping in re-
pair all the street bridges of the CITY, and for
| the construction of all new bridges which may
The shall be adjudicated into four separate
and distinct contracts, as follows, to wit:
trlct.
second COntract-All the bridges of the Second
Fourth uOntract-An the bridges of the Fourth
District.
districts Of the city shall be delivered to the con.
day of the signing of the contracts and It shall be
the DUTY Of the said contracts 10 have the said
bTlcTc placed in good order and condition within
/ thirty days thereafter to alwas keep and maintain
the same in tue best repair and condition during
pration OF the said contracts to return the same 10
the CITY IN perfect good order and condition. to the
| of the Chairman of the Committees on Streets and
| Landings Of the ca nmon Council.
| the intersection OF streets and the draining
canals o the city, now in existence which may
to require TO be built anew, The contractors shall be
| bound to bui q the same anew without extra com.
peneation, nd in the manner here below explained
| for the construction of new bridges.
In many OF the bridges now in existence, as there
are no iron bars. and as the tops not properly
fastened and as in many others where there are iron
bars the said bars are SO decaYed to render them
new top or part of a top snail be Wanted-n the
nIst instahceIto take 9ut an the wooden bars, and
aS II fee5 te4d T0e bars Of dmen
ed for the construction of new bridges in the second
instance to take out all iron bars so decayed a. to
render them too weak and substitute in their stead
iron bars Of the anne dimensions and in the same
Of bridges and in both Instances TO secure and
manner IS herein fter explained for the building OF
new bridges. SO that they may not be carried away
by overtows from heavy rains
fne contractors snail also be bound to keen in
GO repair and condition all tho bridges with iron
cayed, placing ard fastening in a workm Mike man.
ner all cast iron bridge tops which may from any
placing ali new cast iron plates, wherever tie ones mes
| now in existence may be worn out or broken.
ton Of bridge OF widen ths same the necessary ST
trench and work shall be done by the contractors,
city a. the same rates new bridges, and the con
tractors sh all fill up at the sides to restore the
of the street whenever the same shall have been dis
tuTbed by them: III,
wooden crossings across the streets ana the plank
crossings over the cutters now existing, or which
may hereafter be constructed at the intersections OF
the streets
At me expiration Of their contracts the contract
ors snail oe pound 70 return TO the rity all the
bridges eros sings and eros ing steps in perfect good
sioner shall retain the last certificate and the re
served percentage hereinafter divided fer until the
same be pa ed by the contractors in the good order
ana condllon required by tnese specifications, and
u not placed IN good order and condition within
uaSS LieTehiber tLle ldst CeIJHcate ana the
said reserved per centage shall be forfeited for the
use OF the city,
An h.i.uo. .t.1 ~, .a,-.,N - :.
a; Al otlgges sna'i pc coSstructed IN accordance
cordmg to the hines and levels and of the widths TO
ue give. by we olIy surveyor and IN the following
al, an Ine lumber IoP tne sides, wings bottom and
pieces 20 support tns soes sna bottoms shall
sy lree IRON sap Spills pad knots and other De
eets % 70 impair us strength and durSbtl.
pine OF ne sest 9aaltg, Tree from sap, spite, bad
S r @ me ron eers sha be Of the
I toi Lnones Wlue Dy one men thick
hs lumber dqT me Sizes snail pc hye inches thick,
Width % Of the srees and tine 5e debtb Of 70 i ne
.erS, ine Vp 9ie99m p1ankEs snaH pc ore and
h& to men s th h a1q OF snitaRie lengths and
me top pianks shail oe Tour inches thick
sba he tve ,nrbes tb1c tet Inc wlngs
sna De Se az Ieet long elg5t
hanks shall he Of the epetbs ~ the bride e 1p
es on S s te e more han thirty
The cross nieces shall he tbree incbas t6;ssS h
sound snail eTtend at East one loot on t te
Side OF the sides and sha be- placed at distances of
sloss shall rest on the cross neces and shai he
strons " p nnt d. at distances Of FIVE feet with oak
pins two inches in dismeter driven through suit
able sugur holes in the sides and entering at least
three ieet into the ground. Ihe wings snail be
with the ides in the s an s s uv S hs os
Workmanhke manner: me ron bars shall rest on
s b 11es az o. N.Y. ieet from centres ana
ias y su . ~ T. TU.e ~ ne INTO the
~ sb al ~ ~ ,5 - t s;s VI sne iIon Dars
Sif S ~; US d ;t s y, WI" ~ ; seNsh anu one
a,1 IN M @ a. ~ " ny Ion paIs WIN
nenna rn,a tyyo 40 niddia nIeS I1 ~ ~.
esn o. orias ~ q ~, ~ t Sna.l Ds ieit
I5 hS 800 Iani- slaii " " 81 ptIIuees " "
;tb ~ w S1 1o Ia NE pe aastenea ~ the
1r;.o - The pad ~ ~ ,e';ls S u eSe oo.s
- ~ ~ 10 o. I'll dIt u pne ilen IRON oots
s ,as ~ ~ o ~ ~ 3J's ae saI9 pots 70 re
chsin of snitSble Ispetb Tba ~bIs SiUn PisEe o
i go =, $780, IL Nioie as pei pan q
aiId 70 The cyoss MSS t shai 3e wen
Ali trenchas reCn1ad in ,bs eH Sut aug
bridoos mil he go ~ AZ, " salu
com5ensatinn and al Iiinc rs 'Sire5 %n. ~
on HE SHE ri the bTidcas fnrIndinS the SaI eIu
tant ~ ~ ,1 W. 49,, ~ y me Hn9e ~
Of The bridTes and Wigs sba he done Nv W. ~ @
tractors wit6opt eTtrs eomrepsation ~ 'He S0H
A. psy br6Sss5' IL yt h +oa al
ss III ;9 - VIZ lieLe rs none N eA-
ne Hecian S ralSt,v rs s fe IN
tbs year " N'iS anu ~ie W De p"'" W
CrooSANpS'
The crossings and crossing steps shall be OF yellow
hEN