Year: 1868




For the contracts for repairing and keeping in
repair ell the street bridges of the city, and for
the construction of ell new bridges which may be
ordered. -l


The work shall be adjudicsted into four sepa.
rate and distinct contracts, rs follows t0-wit:


First Contract-All the bridges of the First Dis
trict. e3 t..A


Second Contract-All the bridges of the Second
District.


Fourth Contrsct-All the bridges of the Fourth
District.


REPAIRS.


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 1t
shall be the duty Of the said contractors to have
the said bridges placed In good order and condi-
ton within Thirty days thereafter; to always keep
and maintain the same in the best repair and con-
dition during the continuance of their contracts
and at the expiration of the said contracts, to
and condition, to the entire satisfaction Of the
street commissioner and Of the chairmen Of the
committees on streets and landings of the Common
Council.


whenever any part or the whole Of the bridges
at the intersection of streets and over the drain
ing canals of the city, now 10 existence or which
may hereafter be built, shall be so rotten and
decayed as to require 10 be built anew, the con.
tractors shall be bound to build the same anew,
without extra compensation, and In the manner
here below explained for the construction Of new
bridges. s'


In many of the bridges now in existence, as
there are no iron bars, and ss the tops are not
properly fastened, and as 10 many others where
shass iso. bars te SAID Dars are so uecayed as
torender them too weak, the contractors shall be
bound, whenever Q new top or part OF top
shall be wsnted-in the first instsnce-to take out
ell the wooden bars and substitute in their stead
iron bars Of the same dimensions and in the same
manner as hereinafter explained for the construc-
ton Of new bridges in the second instance, TO
take out ell iron barsso decayed as to render them
too weak, and substitute In their stead iron bars
of the same dimensions and In the same manner o.
hereafter explained for the construction of new
ell top planks Of said bridges In the same manner
as hereinafter explained for the building Of new
bridges, so that they may not be carried away BY
overfows from heavy rains.


The contractors shall also be bound TO keep In
good repair and condition ell the bridges with rcn
tops, making anew the sides and bottoms when
decsyed. placing and fastening In workmanllke
manner all cast iron bridge tops which may from
any cause whatever be displaced, and furnishing
and placing all new cast iron plates wherever the
ones now in existence may De worn out OF oroten.


Whenever IT shall be necessary TO alter the posi-
ton, of bridge or to widen the same. the neces-
ssry trench and work shall be done by the con-
tractors, and the additional width shall be paid
for BY the city ct the same rates 81 new bridges,
and the contractors shall MI up st the sides so IS
repair the paving of the street whenever the same
shall have been disturbed BY them.


The contractors shall also keep in repair all the
wooden crossings across the streets and the plank
crossings over the cutters nov existing. or which
NAV hereafter be constructed at the Intersections
At the expiration of their contracts the con.
tractors shall be bound to return 10 the city oil
the bridges. crossings and crossing steps in per.
feet good order and condition, otherwise the street