New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-22

ket square, bounded By Felicity road, ST.
Andrew Magnolia, and Soils streets.
WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALKS.
The sidewalks or banquettes shall be twelve feet
IN Wldth, measured from the curbline.
cuRBsToNEs.
Hewed and dressed curbstones shall line the side
walks OF North river blue stone or other stone of
to answer the slope Of the sides, from three to Six
teet long, from thirty TO thrtysx inches wide They
manner. they shan be duly interspersed in lengths
OF from three to six feet throughout the work, ac
cording to the directions, lines, and grades to be
given by the Syeyor and each ourbstone shall have
slope OF three inches for every foot of its height
toward the adjoining sidewalk; shall also be goidg
fixed and backed in the most approved manner and
joints well filed with cement mortar to prevent sink.
ing of the, tagging usually experienced from neeii-
four inches or shorter than three feet and having in
case less than six inches below the upper surface
work
The gutter stones shall be twelve inches in width
not less than eight inches in thickness and in length
not less than four feet Of North river blue stone or
to present an even saffaae on top ard To- "a VII
iointed and bedded in four inches Of river sand.
FILLING AND GRADING.
The contractor shall furnish and grade all nsees
sary filling, which shall be of good solid earth, we'll
rammed and covered with coating of two inches Of
river sand TO bed the tagging upon.
FLAGGnG.
The flags shall be of North river blue stone of tine
bost quality rubbed or fooled the surface DR. half
dressed to smooth surface. They sha measure
four feet long by not less than two feet wide and two
inches thick. They shall be well laid and bedded in
p5T a Sn9 ins s ts
SHALL when completed, present an even and smooth
sapsS If eS epS EsgsSd ana hoST psee5 Snd
wise it shall be rejected by the City Surveyor The
ary oEdressed channel for the water shall be fur
nshed and set every thirty feet by the contractor
wherever desired by the City Surveyor.
GENERAL cLAUsRs
The whole work shall be executed to the satisfae-
ton of the City Surveyor and in accordance with the
directions lines, and grades to be given by said
All the materials shall be of the best quality, and
labor.
The contractor shall be bound to begin the work
in the ten days following the approval Of the adiud
cation by the Common Council and TO complete the
sixty days after under penalty ten dollars
per day for each and every day thereafter the
Good and solvent security in the sum of $500 shall
be required to guarantee the faithful performance
of the contract.
Payments TO be made on the completion of the
veyor and Committee OF Streets ana Landings.
it is wen understood that in of failure by the
part Thereof within the period liked or in c Sas
the Common Council be dissatisfied with the man
Council shall have the right to annu the contract
without putting the contractor in default, ~ re;
applying to court of justice to annu the same and
without indemnity and it is also well understood
abandon the work or not inish and complete the
same in conformity with bis contract, the said con-
tractor shall forfeit all claims he may have for any
part Of the work done by him mp to the date Of
thereby discharged from any and all liability there
for; and it is also we'll understood that in the
contract be Tesold the contractor and his securities
shall be held and bound in solido to pay unto the
city all loss difference between the price at which
the contractor originally contracted TO perform the
work and the price at which it may be adjudicated
a resale naturalization
Bids to be per running foot of sidewalk complete
including the turnings OF corners.
New Orleans, January le, 1868.
JSigned1 w. II. BELL,
Approved by the Committees of Streets and Land.
ings.
(signed) u. S. DEVICES,
Signed 4. W. PERKINS.
Registered January q, 1863
s. G. BRowER, deputy Controller. jaaI5s