New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-06
OFFICIAL NOTICES,
sEALED PROPOSALS Fob SHELL
ING sTKEETs, LAYING DOWN
BANQUETS, CLEANING STKEET0.
REPAIRING AND BUILDING
BRIDGBs AND CLEANING AND
DIGGING THE bitches IN THE
CITY OF JEEERRSON.


In accordance with the following Ordinance Of the
Proposal. will be received at tho Controllers office.
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Torrance of the works of public Improvement spec
viii conform their bids the provisions Of the SUB.
Joined Ordinance in all PARTICULARS:
No. 20-New Series.
An Ordinance to receive Sealed Proposals to shell
certai streets, to lay down banauettes, to re-
pair and build bridges. and to clean snd dig
the UontroIler or, in his absence the Mayor. 70
advertise for the same.
Be it resolved and ordained by the Common Couu.
in his absence the Mayor, be directed to give pub
tic in the following newspapers of the city OF
man Gazette, and in the official newspaper of this
city, that he win reoeiv: sealed proposals for the fol-
10 NJ, paymen is for the said work to be made in
bonds of the said city, having thirty years to run.
annum payable semiannually. Parties proposing
to do the work will present their securities and
sealed enveIop to secure the faithful performances
IS M sa
The following are the contracts for the doing CT
| which proposals will be received. to wit:
contract to shell according to specified measure
ment
the width of twenty feet on each side OF the rail-
road track said street, the shells to be laid twelve
Pension Street, from wster to Apollo street. the
width of sixteen feet in the centre OF said street
the width of twenty feet in the centre OF said
Napoleon avenue. from Water to Apollo street. t2
| track in the centre OF said street.
| Valmont street, from Water to Apollo street, to
the width of sixteen in the centre of said street.
| Coliseum street, from Toledano to Joseph street.
to the width OF sixteen feet in the centre OF said
VsIence street, from Magazine to Water street,
to the width OF twenty feet In the centre OF SAID
1t is understood that the contractors in making
their bids will be required to bind themselves to
| conform in laying down the shells upon the above
streets to the lines and levels to be BY the
Each street will be graded and rounded of in
in regular order aud will be well rolled three times
in laying down the shells, once at each deposit OF
0 Contractors may base their bids or the prop6si-
tien TO use oyster shells the first inches
next above the ground the five inches next the sur
face be laid in lake shells OF the same description
those used on Washington street, in the city OF
It understood further that the Smelling done on
Of the middle ground. allowing twenty feet ban.
Quete on each side That is the entire street sto be
entire length Of the avenue to Apollo is to be graded
| and made of uniform width and level
tot she
Apollo streets and Napoleon avenue and the Missis
repair the old ones for term Of five years.
| Contract for clearing and keeping in repair tho
and
| Mississippi river and building new bridges and
| keeping in repair the old ones Tor term OF i've
| years .
Contra for laying wooden walks on the ban.
QUOTES OF the city, upon such streets as have no
| walks to be three and four feet wide.
Contract for dtchpg the streets in rear OF Apollo
street. and between it and Claiborne street, betwees
Toledano and Joseph streets;
Contract for lay ing brick sidewalks on the follow
| ing streets: Louisiana avenue, both. sides, from
| Magazine street to Apollo street. "a,
| Magazine street, south slde its entire length
| from Louisiana avenne to Joseph street, and or
north side of said streets, from Napoleon avenue K
\ Joseph street.
| Napoleon avenue, from Water street to Apollc
street, both sides, twenty feet for bsnquette.
| Levee street, from Napoleon avenue to joseph
street. north sice or so much thereof as is not al
1t is understood and agreed that payments viii b
| made in the proportion of one half of the amount
due per running foot fast each layer OF she'll
is laid down for two squares, and the City Suryeyo
| certifies to the laying of the same.
raid sealed proposals VIII be received by ana ae
Office in the City Hall, City of Jefferson. and TIM
deposit will accompany each proposal
| The above mentioned deposit of five hundred DOL
lars, it is understood will be refunded on the msa
| ing of the notarsi act, which must be completed
within twentyfour hours after the acceptance OF tht
bid and If the bidder fails to comply with the.propo
sitou which he may make, the said deposit shall b.
forfeited to the and benefit of the Cityof JEFF
This ordinance takes effect from and after it
| date.
l. Passed March S. 1870. = - ppsrvp p.,so..
. Approved March s. 1870.
Attest:
! Tire Controller being absent, by virtue of the an
horty in me vested By tfs city osarter and "a
of Jefferson, do hereby sign ard direct the xn6hca
ton of this notice. JOHN /. LOWE,
! Mayor of the City Of jefferson. and Acting Con