New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-10
OFFICIAL NoTICEs--o CITY.
mo 1031-New Series, /

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| SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for the CON.
s,ruction Of a Foot Bridge across the New Cana
The bridge, pier, bulkheads, abutments etc. shall
DC constructed IN all points in accordance with the
| plans, sections and prohles hereto annexed and
shall have the dimensions marked on the same
| PIER.
bridge Ss ba St n be aT 1drb rgnip gron o. ne
lad ~ the best hydraulic cement mortar resting
f oI four BY Twelve iPeh cypress panks
| sUPERsTRUCTURE.
All the timbers and lumber shall be Of Pearl river
red cypress of the best gu 4lity, well framed and
having the dimensions marked ON the plans. All the
timbers shall be paned and shall receive good tar
ring of half tar and half rosn asphaltum on the
| edges and wherever two more pieces shall be SUI
perPosed. The floor shall be Of narrow cypress panks
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
The bed plates rollers and machinery required to
well as all wndasses, etc, shall be of the best cast
iron properly SCI in and fastened, the whole accord
hog chains, etc, and all the required fastenings
shal be of the best Tennessee IRON and shall be Of
chains to be one and half.inches in diameter.
| ABUTMENr PIERS, ETC.
| The abutment piers shall be lined with row of
| l2xl2 inch piles driven ten feet into the sold
ground at distances Of five feet from centres Said
cypress panks strongly nailed with six inch pressed
spikes and also l2xl2 inch caps The spaces between
abutmsnts into the canal shall BE- ed up and and
graded as per plans, and the filing shall be covered
and solidly rammed Ratings similar to those Of
the bridge shall surround the pile Innings.
TENDERS.
Fender piles to protect the bridge against Injuries
from vessels navigating in said canal shall be driven
and framed as marked on plans
The outside faces Of the beams and frames. the
Too6 s15 shd the 1Gg sS in fact
covering OF three good coats Of the best VII re
French zine in inseed oil of such colors may be
selected by the City Surveyor.
,, GENERAL CLAUSES.
All the materials shall be OF the best quality and
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labor.
The bridge. when completed, shall be perfectly
well equilibriated, in order that IL may be easily
opened and shut, and the work in all its details shall
be perfectly well executedto the ent re satisfaction
of the City Surveyor otherwise it shall be rejected
The contractor shall guarantee the bridge to
stand for term of one year from its completion and
its acceptance by the City Surveyor and guaran-
tee the faithful performance Of this clause the
Treasurer shall retain in guarantee ten per Of
which ten per cent shall then Be paid only if the
bridge be then found in perfect condition by the
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the adju
the same three months after, under penalty of ten
dollars per day for each and every day thereafter
Security to an amount of one thousand dollars
shall be required to guarantee the faithful perform
|, Payment in cash on the completion of the whole
work and acceptance of the same by the City Sur
ey9r less ten per cent to be retained in guarantee
It we'll understood that in case of failure by the
thereof, within the period fixed or in case the
Common Council be dissatisfied with tie manner
in which the same is being executed. tbs Common
Council shall Lave the right to annul the contract
without putting the contractor in default, as re-
quired by article 1905 Of the Civil Code and with.
out applying to court Of justce to annul the same
and without indemnity; and it is also well under.
stood That in case the contractor shall at any time
abandon the work, OF, not finish and complete the
same in conformity with his contract, the said con-
against the. city for any part of 'he WORK
done by him up TO the date of his Aban-
donment and that tine city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liability
therefor; and it is also well understood that in case
the contract be resod the contractor and hrs secur
ties shall be held and bound, in sodo, to pay unto
the city all loss or difference between the price
which the contractor originally contracted to per-
form the work. and the price at which it may be ad.
Indicated at resale or readjudIcaton.
Bids to be for the whole work complete.
New Orleans September %, 1853
Signed L. SURGI,
City Surveyor
Approved by, the Committees of Streets and Land
ings of both Boards
Signed T II. SHIELDS, ru..-
GERALD FARRELL, ! OhAiInen'
Registered, October 2, 1868
}. o. LANDRY. Controller
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, CITY HALL, /