New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-18
MAToBALTY OF NEW ORLEANs, I
City Hall, May 10. 1870.
mo. G2-Administration Series.

tNO. OA-AuululSLTGtlOn series.
Resolved That the Administrator OF
Police be and he is hereby authorize. 40
receive sealed proposals for and adiuaicate.
after (5) five days notice in the official jour-
| nal. contract for furnishing fresh beef for
| one o. year to the City Workhouse. Boys
and Girls Houses of Refuge under the fol-
lowing specifications:
The contract shall be adjudicated for the
term of one Q) year from the twenty fth
day of May. 1870, or from the date OF ap-
prevail by the Council.
The contractor shall be bound to deliver,
every morning, between the hours of five
and six O'Clock, to the Warden of the Work
house, the superintendent of the Boys
House Of Refuge, and Matron of Girls House
OF Refuge, all fresh beef which may be re-
quired 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 slalI have the
right 10 reject ali 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 be weighed and g<e 10 the con-
tractor or his agent a receipt Tor tn amount
ofoMeat received by them. The receipts
shall be Kept ty[the contractor as his vouch-
ers, and shall accompany his demands on
the City for payment, and said demands
shrG 2lD be certified correct BY the officers
above named before payment shall be made
by the city; payments to be made monthly
Oh vouchers approved by the Administrator
of Police.
Security to the amount sf two thousand
dollars $4,000 shall be required to guaran-
tee the faithful performance of the contract.
1t is well understood that in case of fail.
ure or neglect by the contractor to deliver
% nnat as ohnul Hnd fho
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 article
1911 of the Revised Civil Code, and without
applying to a court of justice to annul the
same, and without indemnity; and it is,
also. we'll understood that in case the con-
the furnishing and delivery of said meat, or
not finish and complete the same in con-
formty with his contract, the said coLtrac.
tor shall forfeit all claims he may have
against the city for any part of the delive-
ries made by him up to the date Of his aban.
donment, and that the city shall be thereby
discharged from any and all liability there.
for; and it is also well understood that III
case the contract be res0id the contractor
and his securities shall be held and bound,
IN soltdo, to pay unto the city ali loss or diff
ferebce between the price at which the con-
tractor originally contracted to perform the
said deliveries of meat, and the price at
which the same may be adjudicated at re-
sale or re-adj Indication. Bids to be per
pound of beef all around.
And be it further resolved, That the Ad-
ministrator of Police is hereby authorized
to reject any and all 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
Work house, House. of Refuge, should be
awarded to -, he will faithfully per-
form his contract; and we hereby bind our
selves in the sum of FIVE hu"dred dollars
$4,000 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, DelassIzo, Emley,
Pierce, Walton, BonZano.
Nays: None.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
A true copy:
H. CONoITEST CLARKE Secretary