The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-15
STREET COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
City Hall, Room No. Z, Basement Floor,
New Orleans, October s, 1868.


STREETS AND REPAIRING THE UNPAvED STREETS
OF TIE SEVENTH, EIGHTH AND NINTH WARDS,
Fob A TERM OF TWO YEARS. 40
The contractors shall be bound daily, IL so re-
quired, to clean out thoroughly all the cutters
and under all the bridges in all the streets, alleys
and levees within the limits OF their respective
ward or section, and to remove therefrom, by
O'Clock A. NJ. from the 18th day of March, to the
18th day of October, and by O'Clock A. NJ: from
the 18th day of October to the 18th day OF March,
daily all kinds Of filth, dirt, vegetable substances,
ETC., that may be found lying In or growing in or
upon the borders of the same, and to remove all
substances Of any description whatsoever which
may obstruct hinder the free passage ofthe water
bridges ard they shall be further bound, daily.
If SO required, in all the streets within the
limits Of their respective ward or section through
which water is or shall be conveyed by the Water
Works Company or the city, to cause all the gut
tiers to be thoroughly cleaned and washed before
Q O'Clock, A. M, from the 18th day of March to
the 18th day OF October, and by 10 O'Clock. A. N.
from the 18th day Of October to the 18th day of
March, 10 the following manner. to-wit: By caus-
ing to be scraped, by the means of suitable hoes,
ETC., ell dirt or filth of any description contained
or found therein, which shall be put into piles at
the sides thereof, and Immediately after having
scrsped and cleaned said cutters, the contractors
shall then cause the water to be let into the gut
tiers by opening the fre-plugs, always using suff-
cient hose for each plug SO opened. 10 such q man
ner as to conduct the water into said cutters
without unnecessary waste, and while the water
is thus running they shall cause Them to be swept
or cleaned with brooms, excepting on days when
there shall be sufficient rain water passing through
the cutters for the purpose required.
The contractors shall be bound, whenever re-
quired, to cut and remove all grass, weeds, and
other vegetable substances found growing on the
sidewalks bordering and fronting any of the pub
lie squares, public places, neutral grounds. public
buildings, or on the paved or unpaved streets,
cutters or bitches, and they. shall be further
bonn IN rIa and Ao fho oh 20 hair
original depths, and keep the same clean aud dug,
In accordance with grades and levels to be fur
nIshed by the city surveyor; and the dirt coming
from the same where the streets are unpaved
shall be thrown upon the center Of the street and
properly graded; and they shall further be bound
to Gil up with proper materials all holes ruts, etc.
in all the unpaved streets, common alleys, etc.,
within the limits Of their respective ward or sec
ton, upon their first appearance, and shall always
keep and preserve the grade of said unpased
streets, alleys, ETC., in q regular curved form.
The contractors shall be bound daily to cause
to be taken and carried away from and ont OF all
the streets, common and private alleys. lanes,
roads, dublic places and levees, and from the
sidewalks Of the same, by O'Clock A. NJ, from
the 18th day of March to the 18th day of October,
and BY O'Clock A.. NJ, from the 18th day of o.
tober to the 18th day of March, daily, all the filth
dirt rubbish manure, animal and vegetable sub.
stances offals kitchen stuff and fecculens matter
Of any description whatever, that may be found
contained In boxes, barrels, tubs baskets or other
vessels, or what may be thrown or found lying on
any Of the said streets, sidewalks. alleys, public
places and wharves, or upon the border or mar
gin of the river down to the waters edge, within
the limits Of their respective ward or section and
they shall further be bound to carry away i'm.
medistely ell dead animals found within the limits
embraced in their contracts and deposit and bury
the same In such places ~ the street commits
sioner or his deputies may designate, and
they shall further be bound TO carry OF all the oals
put out Of the markets by the farmers thereof iu
accord lance with the existing ordinances or ord
rsnces which may hereafter be enacted. The