bage, ashes, rubbish and sweepings of every kind or nature to be removed therefrom, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week throughout the year, such work to be completed before seven o'clock in the morning of each of said days, between the first of May and the first of October; and before eight o'clock in the morning of each of said days, between the first of October and the first of May.

Provided however, that when such performance is impracticable from the state of the weather, the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps or the Alderman of the ward, may, from time to time, in writing, designate a later hour, or substitute some other day for the performance of such work, or dispense with the same temporarily, but the said officers shall not grant any one dispensation for a period longer than one week from the granting thereof.

SECTION VII.

The said contractors shall also be required to remove snow, ice, and other obstructions from the cross-walks and gutters, in compliance with the ordinances of the Common Council, and shall also remove all snow, hail, and ice, from in front of all public buildings and places (public schools, engine-houses, station-houses, court-rooms, &c.) within twenty-four hours after such snow or hail has ceased falling; and in case of said snow, hail or ice being congealed so as not to permit to be removed, then to be sprinkled with sand, until it is practicable to remove.

And the contractors in the respective districts shall also be required to keep the streets in their districts passable for vehicles during the winter, and clear all gutters intersecting streets.

SECTION VIII.

The said contractors shall, at their own expense, carry off in a sufficient number of boats or vessels, all dirt, manure, garbage, ashes, filth, rubbish and sweepings of every kind or nature, as fast as the same can be collected; and no deposit of any such dirt, manure, garbage, ashes, filth, rubbish or sweepings of any kind or nature shall be made by any contractor or persons in his employ, except that such rubbish as is suitable and proper to fill up low ground or sunken lots may be used for such purpose, with the consent of the owner of such low ground or sunken lots.

The department will furnish the right to use the follow ing berths to the contractors respectively, for the loading of their vessels, but the contractors must take upon them selves to secure their rights from unlawful infringement.

SECTION IX.

Every cart employed by a contractor shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Streets, for his approval, before the same is used on a district; and shall again be submit ted to his approval every six months thereafter; and he shall cause to be painted thereon his approval, and the date of such approval; and no cart, not having such ap proval, shall be used or employed in a district.

SECTION X.

If any contractor shall fail or neglect to perform any duty which he is required to perform by this contract, for space of twenty-four hours after he shall be notified so to do by notice in writing, left at his residence or usual

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place of business, by the Superintendent of Streets or Alderman of the Ward, or Councilman of the District in which such failure or neglect occurs; such Superintendent, Alderman or Councilman shall cause such duty to be performed, and the reasonable expense thereof shall be certified in writing to this department by the officer causing the work to be performed, whereupon this department shall cause such expense to be paid, and to be deducted from the next succeeding payment, otherwise due to the contractor, and such contractor shall lose the amount of such expense.

If any contractor shall refuse, or fail, or neglect to comply with the requirements of these specifications, or any part thereof, for six days, after being notified in writing, to perform the same or any part thereof, as aforesaid, by the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps, or the Superintendent of Streets, or the Alderman of the Ward, or Councilman of the District in which such neglect or failure occurs; such notice to be served by leaving the same at his house or usual place of business; then the said Commissioner of Streets and Lamps, with the concurrence of a majority of the Aldermen and all the Councilmen of the Ward, may thereafter, by writing, under the hand of such Commissioner, and majority concurring, declare such contract forfeited, and said contractor shall not be entitled to claim any moneys upon the said contract, after the time. when the said notice was served upon him as aforesaid, nor shall he be thereafter entitled to any profits, benefits or advantages to be had or derived from such contract. And it shall thereafter be lawful for the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps to procure such work, contracted for,

to be done by other persons, pursuant to law and the ordinances of the Common Council. And the contractor refusing or failing to perform his said contract, shall be liable to pay to the Corporation of the city of New York, all such loss or damage as they may have sustained by reason of such refusal, neglect or failure.