New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-09
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for. the con.
structiou of Foot Bridge across the New Canal
- Basin at Liberty street
be constructed all points in accordance with the
plans; sections and protiies hereto annexed and
shall have the dimensions marked on the same.
The pier supporting the turning portion Of the
bridge shall be built OF best hard burnt lake bricks
lain IN the best hydraulic cement mortar, resting on
platform of four by twelve inch cypress pianks
projecting four feet outside of the masonry.
sUPERsTEUCTUEE.
All the timbers and lumber shall be of Pearl river
red cypress of the best quality, well framed and
timbers shall be paned and shall receive good tar
ring OF hsf tar and half rosn or aspha'tum on the
perposed, The floor shall be OF narrow cypress panks
IRON WORK AND CASTINGS.
The bed-plates rollers and machinery required to
open and shut the turning portion Of the bridge,
o prepeTy e IN ana fastened Z tle 9 oe e ses9 69
ing to the plans. The bolts, suspension rods straps
ho s chains etc and all the required t9steiqnngs
the dimensions marked on the plans. The hog
chains to be one and half-incbes in diameter.
ABUTMENT PIERS, ETC.
The abutment piers shall be lined with a row of
l2rl2 inch piles, driven ten feet into the solid
ground at distances Of five feet from centres. Said
piles receive double sheath of 3xl2 inches
cypress panks, strongly nailed with six inch pressed
spikes and also l2xl2 inch caps The spaces between
the banks of the canal and the projection OF said
abutments into the canal shall be flied up and
gradod per plans, and the filing SHAH be covered
with coat of lake shells at least six inches thick
and soidly ramIned. Raings similar to those OF
the bridge shall surrop iaa, the ple hnlugs
Fender piles to protect the bridge against Injuries
from vessels navigating in said canal shall be driven
dad framed as marked on plans
PAINTING.
The outside faces of the beams and frames, the
iings and posts, the hog CHI aims ere in fact All
wood and iron work usually painted shall receive
covering of three good coats OF the best WINE
selected by the City Survegor.
GENERAL CLAUSES.
he MI ria1g hall ha nj Inc kagt III
shall be furnished by the contractor we'll - tho
labor
well eluilibrated, in order that II may be easily
opened and shut and the work sl its details shall
be perfectly well eIecuttdto the eut re satisfaction
Of the City Surveyor otherwise 1t 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 to guaran.
tee the faithful performances Of this clause the
Treasurer shall retain in guarantee ten per OF
the contra price until the expiration Of said ye,r.
which ten per cent shall then he paid only il 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 adu-
dication by the Common Council and to complete
the same three months after, under penalty Of ten
dollars per day for each snd every day thereafter
the same is not completed.
Security 10 an amount of one thousand dollars
shat 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
veyor less ten per to be retained in guarantee
II ms we'll understood that in of failure by the
contractor to begin finish the work, any part
| thereof, within the period fixed, or in case the
Common Council be dissatisfied with the manner
| in which the same is being executed the Common
Council shall lave the right to anuul the contract
without putting the contractor in default as re.
| CURED by article 1876 of the Civil Code and with.
out applying to court of justic to aunul the same
and without indemnity; and it is also well under.
stood that IN case the contractor shall at any tim e.
| abandon the wOrs, or not finish and complete the
same in conformity with his contract the said con.
| tractor shall forfeit all claims be may have
| AGAINST the city for any part Of the work
Comment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged and released from any and all liability
therefor and is also well understood that in case
tine contract be resold the aud his secur
ties shall be held and bound in solidU to pay unto
the city all loss diff renee between the price at
which the contractor originally contracted to per,
torn the work, and the price at which it may be- I'D
| judeated at a resale or readjudcatian
BIDS to be for tue whole ,rk complete
| New Orleans, September %, 1869,
Signed l.. SURGT
City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees of ST eets and Land
ings of both Boards.
signed 2 Il. SHIELDS, ! r,.
GERALD FARRELL, : OuAirmen'
j. o. LANDRY, Controller.
CONTROLLER OFFICE, CITY HAIL,
New Orleans, ctDher ?, lst-
Notice Is hereby given The yg,1 a