New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-19
HAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hau, May 10, 1870.
mo. administration Series.

Resolved, That the Administrator Of
Police be and he is hereby authorized to
receive sealed proposals for aud adiudicate,
after 80 five days notice in the official jour
nal, contract for furnishing freah beef for
one U) year to the City Workhouse, Boys
and Girls Houses OF Refuge under the toll
lowing specifications:
L The contract shall be adjudicated for the
term of one ~ year from the tWenty-tith
day of Mad 1870, or from the date OF ap-
prevail By the Council.
The contractor shall be bound to deliver,
every morning between the hours OF hve
and six O'Clock, to the Warden OF the Work
house. the superintendent OF the Boys
House Of Refuge, ami Matron Of Girls House
of Refuge, all fresh beef which may be re-
CURED by these institutions, and which will
be of the best quality.
The officers above named shall be the sole
Judges of the quality of the meat furnished
by the contractor, and they shall have me
right to reject all the meat that may not, IN
their Judgment, be acceptable for the use OF
said institutions.
The officers above named shall cause the
meat to De weighed and give to the con
tractor Or bis agent q receipt tor the amount
of meat received by them. The receipts
shall be kept By the contractor as his vouch'
ers, and shall accompany his demands on
the city for payment and said demands
shall also be Ger flied correct by the officers
above named before payment Shall be made
by the city: payments to be made monthly
on vouchers approved by the Administrator
of Police.
Security to the amount of two thousand
| dollars $4,000 shall be required to guaran-
tee the faithful performance of the contract.
It is we'll understood that in case of fail
ure or neglect by the contractor to deliver
| the meat as above specified, or in case the
Council be dissatisfied with the quality OF
said meat, the Council shall have the right
to annul the contract, without putting the
contractor in default. as required by artlc e
1911 of the Revised Civil Code, and without
applying to a court of justice to annul the
same, and without indemnity: and 1t Is,
ALSO well understood that in case the con =
tractor shall at any time abandon
the furnishing aud delivery OF said meat, or
not finish and complete the same in con
formity with his contract, the said coLtrac.
tor shall forfeit all claims he may have
against the city for any part OF the deIve-
| ries made by him up to the date OF his aDan-
Comment, and that the city shall be thereby
| discharged from any and all liability there
for; and it is also well understood that IN
| case the contract be resoid. the contractor
and his securities shall be held and bound,
IN so}td0, to pay unto the city all loss or dill
| ference between the price at which the con-
tractor originally contracted 20 perform the
| said deliveries of meat, and the price at
which the same may be adjudicatea ut re-
| sale or re-adj Indication. Bids to De per
pound of beef all around.
And be it further resolved, That the Ad,
miustrat0r of Police is hereby authorized
to reject any and al proposals which are
not tor the interests of the city; and that to
each proposal there shall be appended q
guarantee as follows: We, the undersigned,
do hereby guarantee that in case the con
tract for furnishing fresh beef to the City
Workhouse, Houses of Refuge, should Dc
awarded to --, he will faithfully per
form his contract; and We hereby bind our
selves in the sum of FIVE hundred dollars
| ($50O) to sign bonds to that effect.
Adopted by the Council Of the city OF
New Orleans, May 10, 1870, the following
members being present and voting:
Yeas : West, Shaw, Delassize, Emtey
Pierce, Walton, Bonzano.
Nays: None.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
A true copy:
H. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.