New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-29

SPECIFICATIONS for a Contract for Cleaning
and Emptying the PIivies Of the Public Bald.
commencing from date of approval OF contract
FIRST.
Fhe contractors shall be bound to empty the
any and ali the Priyes attached to the Public Build
ngs belonging to the City Of New Orleans or to any
or leased by the said city for public purposes
amounting 70 one hundred, more or less VIZ
house, Boys and Girls House Of Refuge, Police
Stations, Public Schools, Parish Prison, Insane
scribed and agreeable 70 the provisions any ex-
isting ordinance or anv ordinances which may mere
Contract and to the entre satisfaction Of the Street
Commissioner, his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies
SECOND. ....-
The contractors for the cleaning and empty ing of
the Prives snail be bound to omDly within twenty
Commissioner his Deputies, or Assistant Deputies,
relative to work to be done BY them under these
paIt of the said contractor to comply within the
time and as above stated they shall forfeit twenty
the second offence, in addition 70 further penalty
Of the amount of dong the the work so neglected,
bound to do, cause to be done, ut whatever cost
he may be able to procure the necessary materials
the workmen, and the cost of the materials to be
deducted out of the monthly pay ments 70 be made
shall be placed in default and forfeit all claims to
any portion Of the moneys which might be due to
may have been committed.
THIRD.
The contractors shall be bound TO call at the
Street Commissioners office daily at II O'Clock Nj.
to receive orders alive to the work TO be done by
thera, and all orders written in the order book in
said Office shall be equivalent to written orders
thereof and the said contractors shall be further
bound to report TO said office the work performed by
dollars for the first oifense in falling to report for
orders and the amount Of work performed each day,
quent offense and hch fines shall be deducted out
Of the monthly payments to be made to said CON
tractors.
To guarantee the faithful performance of their
contracts, the contractors shall furnish bond
contract, with good and solvent sureties domiciled
in tue parish Of Orleans, and owning unincumbered
value and amount for which they may 9blieate
themselves on said bond.
In no instance will city contractor, or one who
has been city contractor and has been placed in
default, any person who is debtor to the city,
be received as surety.
Payments to be made monthly on the certificate
of the Street Commissioner, with the approval of
the charmen Of the Committees on Streets and
Landings, and Finance, and ten per cent each
certificate shall be retained in guarantee until the
expiration Of the contract, which ten per cent shall
then be paid, should the vaults prvies of the
said public buildings be found in good order and
condition by the Street Commissioner, Jointly with
Undergraduates to be forfeited TO the city.
SIXTH Z
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
SEVENTH.
The privies shall be delivered to the contractors in
wha condition they may be on the day they
begin to work. The contractors shall Immediately
thereafter, and during the whole period Of the said
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
not only forfeit the amount of the ten per re-
tanned in guarantee but also the whole amount of
''' ''''' W '''' EIGHTH.
It's well understood that in case Of failure by the
contractors to begin OF finish the work, or any part
mon Council be dissatisfied with the manner in
oun fGf Gs1f rS S sg5u ne the
without putting the contractor in default, re-
quiTed BY article 1906 Of the civil code, and without
without indemnity: and 1t is also we'll understood
mat IN case me contractor sna e. any time abandon
formity to his contract the said contractor shall for
felt all claims ne may have against the city for any
abandonment and that the city shall be thereby DIS
char ed and released from any and al liability
the contract be resod the contractor and his secur
ties shall be held and bound in sodo to pay unto the
the CONT aetorh originally contracted to perform the
work and the price at which it may be adudicsted at
a resale or readjudication.
NINTH.
1t Is also agreed that should the contractors prop
cry comply with the conditions Of this contract and
should there be no charges against them for neglect
OF the same on file in the btraet I commissioners
office within thirty days after the expiration Of the
contracts the Street Commissioner shah be bound to
issue the certificate for the ten per cent retained
and the b0nds given for the faithful performance OF
the contract shall be cancelled.
Bids to be so much per sink per Annum.
GEO. ID. FIELD,
Street Commissioner,
fSigned) D. 8. DEVICES.
tSgnod II. w. PERKINS. +
ChAirmen Committees Streets and LandinRs
Registered February Is, 1903
s. O. BRowER, Deputy Controller. fele tmh3
FOE THE REJECTION OF A BUILD.
ing ON the Lot belonging to the city Of
New Orleans, ON Lafayette Street, neaF
the corner Of DrYndea street, 60 be
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