The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-16

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CosTRAcT FOR FURNISH.
ING ALL TIE LUMBER NECESSARY FOR THE USE
or TIKI CITY FOR ONE YEAR.
The lumber shall be partly Of yellow pine and
partly OF cypress, of the best quality, free from
cap, splits, bad knots and other defects calau.
lated to impair its strength or durability 1t shall
be OF various sizes, varying from one to five
inches In thickness, from twelve to eighteen
inches In width, and from twenty to thirty feet in
length, being mostly wanted for the construction
OF street bridges, repairs If wharyes, stage panks
etc.
The said lumber shall be delivered on duly
authorized acquisitions, approved as required by
existing city ordinances in such quantities and a.
such places as may be required by both the city
surveyor and street commissioner, within the time
specified 10 said officers orders under a penalty
OF Ten dollars for each neglect or non-compliance
and further penalty Of having the lumber
neglected to be furnished by the contractor, pur-
chased by the said officers at said contractors
expense, at whatever cost the said officers might
be able TO procure the same. The amount of the
hnes and OF the lumber thus purchased by said
ShceTs, to be deducted out OF the settlements to
be made by the city TO said contractor.
Security to an amount of five thousand dollars
Rball be required to guarantee the faithful per-
1Ormance OF the contract
Payments in cash on the delivery to the city of
each and every ten thousand or more feet of lum-
Der, and acceptance of the same By the street
commissioner and the city surveyor respec iyelv
The city retaining in guarantee, until the per.
Torrance OF the whole contract ten per cent. of
the amount Of each and every settlement To be
made to said contractor.
The contract shall be sdjudcated for a term of
one year, to begin on the day of the approval of
the adjudication by the Common Council.
1t ID well understood, that in case OF failure by
abe contractor to begin or finish the delivery of
sad lumber, or any part thereof, within the pc.
RODS fixed, or in case the Common Council be
dissatisfied with the quality of or the manner
IN which the same is being delivered, the G .mmon
Council shall have the right to annul the con-
tract without putting the contractor in default,
rs required by article 1905 of the Civil Code and
without applying TO a court of justice to annul the
same, and without indemnity; and it is also well
understood that in case the contractor shall at
any time, abandon the furnishing and delivery
OF said lumber, or not furnish and complete
abe same in conformity with bis contract, the
said contractor shall forfeit all claims he may have
for any part of the deliveries made by him up TO
the date Of his abandonment, and that the city
shall be thereby discharged and released from any
and all liability therefor: and il il also well under
stood. that in case the contract be resod the con
tractor and his securities shall be held aud bound
in solido, to pay unto the city all loss or difference
between the price at which the contractor ori
lumber, and the price at which it may be adj adj
Gated at a resale or adjudication.
Bids TO be per thousand feet (board measure)
OF yellow pine lumber, furnished aud delivered
and per thousand feet (board measure) cypress
lumber, furnished and delivered.
New Orleans, August ID, 1868.
(Signed) L. SURGI.
City Surveyor.
Approved by the committee on stree : and land.
iDgs of both boards of the Common Council.
(signed) y. b. SHIELDS, Cbairmen.
GERALD FARRELL Nnai' HeH'
Pas. LABARRg,
Deputy Controller.
Registered August Is 1858