New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-06
SPECIFICATIONS


in default, adudcated to him the nineteenth day
of June, 1866 for a term Of three years.
PAS. LABARRE, Deputy Controller.
SPECIFICATIONS
For the contracts for repairing and Ike ping in re.
pair all the street bridges Of the city' and for
the construction of all new bridges which may
The work shall be adiudicated into fopr separsts
and distinct contracts, as follows, to wit:
First CSntract-Au the bridges of the First Dis
Second Contract-An the bridges of the Second
Fourth COntIact-Al the bridges of the Fourth
District.
All the bridges now IN existence in the several
districts of the city shall be delivered to the con
tractors in whatever condition they may be- on the
day Of the signing of the contracts and it shall be
bridges placed in good order and condition within
thirty days thereafter; TO alwa keep and maintain
the same in the best repair and condition during
the continuance of their contracts; and at the ex
piraton of the said contracts, to return the
the CITY in perfect good order and condition. to the
entire satisfaction Of the Street Commissioner and
of the Chairman of the Committees on Streets and
Landings of the Common Council
Whenever any part the whole of the bridges at
the intersection of streets and over the draining
hereafter be built shall be rotten and decayed as
to require to be built anew the contractors shall be
bound to bui d the same anew, without extra com.
pens alton, and in the manner here below explained
for the construction of new bridges
In many Of the bridges now in existence, as there
are no iron bars, and the tops not properly
fastened and as in many others where there iron
@ SI % he I onnd ay
a new top or part of a top snail be wanted-in the
first nstance-to take out all the wooden bars and
IN fee5 yea1 mon oSFI qms
ed for the construc OF bridges in the second
ms ance, to take out all iron bars deCAyed as to
render them too weak and substitute in their stead
iron bars OF the anne dimensions and in the same
OF new bridges and in both instances to secure and
fasten all top planks Of said bridges in the same
manner hereinafter explained for the building OF
new bridges, so that they may not be carried away
The contractors snail also be bound to keep IN
60 repair and condition al tho bridges With iron
cayed, placing an fastening in workm ankle man.
ner all cast iron bridge tops which may from any
placing ali new cast iron plates, wherever the ones
now in existence may be worn out or hr ken;
ton Of bridge or to widen the same, the necessary
trench and work shall BE done BY the contractors
city the same rates as new bridges, and the
tractors sh all fill up at the sides so as to restore the
Of the street whenever the shall have been dis
turbed by them.
wooden crossings across the streets and the plank
CROSSINGS over the Cutters now existing, or which
hereafter be constructed at the intersections OF
the streets,
At the expiration Ct their contracts the contract
ors shall be- bound TO return to the city all the
bridges crossings and crossing steps in perfect good
order and condition otherwise the Street Oommis-
soner shall retain the last certhcate and the re
served percentage nereinaterp divided fer until the
same be placed by the IN the good order
If not placed IN good order and condition within
thirty DAYS thereafter tie last certificate and the
said reserved per centgge shall be forfeited for the
use of tine city.
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