New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-04
OFFICIAL NOTIOEs--CITY.

Corridor Of tho Prison above:
Two brackets.
NenI ns .r Ug Sc llTi,
An this work shall be done with the best materials
and guaranteed for one year.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c1sTERS IN THE YARD.
The cistern ia the yard shall be made Of clear,
firmly bound together with sufficient number OF
strong iron hoops; it shall be feet diameter and l
large size pewter faucet screwed into the cstern.
HYDRASTs.
An iron hydrant with large brass cock shah be
prison; it shall 81 luppied with water Through IL
inch lead pipe from the main pps in Lafayette str OF
FITTING UP TIE REeoRDER's coURTRc ON.
The court room shall DO finished as ger drawing
on H'e. The necessary platforms ade of Tho afore-
described narrow flooring he steps on each side
to be made of "a inch tread and II inch risers,
with nodded and returned nosing.
The railing around the Judge and Clerks desk
handrsii, mounted on fancy turned inshoRsny or
walnut btusters 2 inches IN diameter. There shall
truss newell at each opening end 81 he railing.
The to be made semiciaele as per draw
green cloth; also the reporters table.
THE PRISONERS DOCK.
The prisoners dock to have 9 bench the entire
length, ana be fenced of by iron railing Of feet
tern snail be placed in the railing and secured by
All iLs otueE ttliusS inc OOuhtIuoh hudu DC
placed as per drawing file. and be Of cast iron, of
neat and substantial pattern.
CONDITIONS.
All the work shall be executed in the best and most
workmanlike manner, OF proper and appropriate
materials according 10 the drawings hereinbefore
cited and the foregoing, specification. under the
superintendent of the City Surveyor, and be sub
Jet to entire approval II any alteration should
hereafter be made by order of the Council or Sur
veyor, by varying from the plans or the foregoing
specification, either in adding thereto or diminish
ing therefrom, or otherwise however, such altera.
oh all mot n
into, but tile value thereof shall DO asoertained by
the Surveyor and added or deducted from the CON
tract amount, as the case may no. Nor shall such
alterations, either in addition, dmnuton, or other
wise supersede the condition for the completion Of
the whole of the works; but the contractor shall If
such alterations OF Whatever sort require it, increase
the numbe of his worlmen so the same, as well as
shall be completely finished aud delivered up to
the City Surveyor in the time hereinafter mentioned
GENERAL CLAUSES
The whole work shall be executed to the satisfac-
ton of the City Surveyor and in accordance with the
directions, lines, and grades to be given by said
officer.
All the materials shall be of the best quality and
shall be furnished by the contractor as well as the
labor.
The contractor ahall be bound to begin the work
in the ten DAYS following the approval OF the adjudi
oatien by the Common Council, and to compete the
same in four months after, under penalty of TWEEN
t live dollars per day for each and every day there
after che same l. not completed
Good and solvent security in the sum Of $4,000 shall
be required, to guarantee the faithful performances
Payments TO be made as follows: one.fourth of
the contract price when the walls are ali up one
story and timbers nefourth when the walls are
up and the roof on: the balance upon the co npie-
tion of the work. and acceptance of tine by the
City Surveyor and Committees of Streets and Land
ings.
It is we'll understood that in case of failure by the
contractor to begin or finish the work, or any
part thereof, within the period fixed, case
the Common Council be dissatisfied with the man
ner in which the work is being executed the
Council shall have the right to Rnnul the contract
without putting the contractor in default, re-
gu red by article 1906 of the Civil Code and without
applying to court of justice to snnul the same and
without indemnify; and it Is also well understood
that in case the contractor shall, at any time,
same in conformity with his contract, the said con-
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have tor any
part of the work done by him up 70 the date of
the abandonment, and that the city shall be
thereby discharged from any and all liability there
for; and 1t is also we'll understood that in the
contract be resOld the contractor AMI his securities
shall be held and bound IN sOiido to pay unto the
city az loss difference between the price at which
the contractor originally contracted to perform the
work and the price at which it may be sdiudicRted at
a resale or REHABILITATION.
Bids to be for the whole works complete agreeaby
to the foregoing specifications and plans on file Ia
the Office of the city surveyor.
New Orleans, January 20 1868. -
(Signedj W. II. BELL,
City surveyor
Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land.
ings. -
(Signed) D. s. DEVICES.
(Signedl h. w. PERKINS.
Uhairmen.
Registered February g. 1863
S. q. BRowER, Deputy Controller. fe5 90t