The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-07

EoTty-tour hundred and eighty-uVe teet
TX and four inch pipe reserved for hydIant
and not yet distributed
There snail be crosses or ties at each and 1
every street intersection. The necessary
special castings, crOss-ttes, easy ends, and I
reducerS 70 connect the above described /
p pc are 70 be OF the same quality and I
as the water pipe.
The party of the first part further agrees +
TO furt. ISL all the necessary lead machinery 4
and worEm men, who shah be skilled and /
competent, and to lay all the said pipes and /
special cas- ings, and 10 set the by drRnts /
and water-valves in a good, substRn ial /
and workmanlike manner.
II is understood and agreed that the IOca. /
Il OF the above des ribbed twelve miles of
water pipe may be changed by the Com
lllittoS % W s@tSA " o4As ~ tHtAI u4SCtSS-
tlOn, but that IN no event snail the quanti-
ty be increased to more than twelve miles,
nor the respective sizes or weights in-
creased.
Third. The party of the first part agrees
to furnish all necessary labOrers, imple-
ments and whatever else may be- neces-
sary therefor, aud dig and construct, IN o
skiilful manner, all the necessary trenches
that may be required In constructing and
laying pipes. and special castings for tne
Water Works in said city OF Evans
Vile, and after said pipes and speciai cast
iuRH shall have been laid in said trenches
to back-fiII the same. All the said trehch-
es are to be of sufficient depth to locate
the tops OF all Water-ptpeS three feet below
the surface Of the ground or street, which
viii make the main depth thsreoI as t0l-
lows, toyWit; For twenty inch pipe, four
feet and eleven inches: for sixteen inch
pine. four feet and seven inches for twelve
Inch pipe, four feet and three 1nchesi for
ten inch pipe, four feet and One-half inch
for eight inch pipe, three feet aud ten
inches; for six inch pipe three 1eeJ and
eight fnches; for four 1nch pipe, three feet
The trenches are to be back-dlled, with
the same earth that was taken out OF
them, an the metal Of all streets Is to be
placed IN the trenches, so back dlled,
and the powders placed in piles on the
In the prosecution ofsaid work the par
ty of the first part shall prevent, as far as
possible, all obstruction 20 public travel,
property which, being dope as far as CIR
cunst ces will permit, the party OF the
second part viii hold eae party OF the hIst
part harmless from any damages that any
person may sustain, by reason OF such OBJ
structiOn or delay Ihe party 81 the ATst
part shall use due preeautlons ana provide
| sufficient Safeguards around said trenches
during the const ucLiOn thereof, to prevent
| injury or damage 10 person or property by
reason OF any person fali1pg mo or llos
ing, or driving or walking into said
| trenches. Aud when said party of the
nrst part shall have used said necessary
| pre- cautions the party OF the second part
| agrees to hold the party OF the HTst part
/ harmless from any damage or injury that
may arise by reason OF said Necessary
/ prosecution of said work.
| Fourth. The party Of the 6rst part fur
/ Their agrees 10 furnish thirty three street
valves, and sixty seven bydrant valves,
| of first class, to be mutually agreed upon
/ at his own proper cost, and TO set the same
/ in a good and substantial and workman
| like manner; also one hundred and ten
/ cfscharge. Two street safety valves, aud
/ air. traps, II said air-tTaps shall be ne ces-
/ sary, in the construction OF the work, and
1 to set tns same in a good, fubatantial end
/ workmanlike manner; Also the valve
boxes and cast iron valve covers, said
| valve covers not 10 exceed one hundred
1 and twenty pounds each.
| Filth. The party OF tne nrst part fUrthec
| AGREES TO erect at his own proper cost, and
1 a4zFa all a a
l ter works bui ding, sixty feet by eighty
! i've feet, and a smoke stack, ten feet at
/ the base and battered TO I'VE feet six
| inches at the TOP, and to By eighty Ave
| feet high; said Buii1fng and stack shah pc
| buiit and complex 50 as strictly CONFORM
| TO Rad com ply with the SPECIFICATIONS an
I neze.l hereto in every particular, and
/ which are hereby made part OF this con-
| tract. tits understood and agreed that no
1 extra work shall be performed or ma ERR
/ ais furnished beyond that provided for IN
/ this contract, unless necessary, and II or
| dere6 By the parry o. ms seGoha psrt5 me
! reasonable cost thereof spaI De paid bY
/ said party OF the second part, nor shan
/ the work be changed or varied in any
( of the FIRST part, except AZ the cost Of the
/ party of the SECOND part as aooFe pro-
/ Sixth. The party OF the first part further
/ AGREES 10 construct and build IN close proZ-
| unity to the Water Works building, eAr-
| cuIar reservoir, twenty feet inside anne
| Ter and dfte en- feet in depth, said reservoir
! to be built of the best paving brick laid Ia
| cemsnt. It is to serve as suction reeepta-
| Gle fer the rotary pumps during conhagra-
! tions. Ia said reservoir viii be PLACED an
| ornamental fountain, both for the purpose
| OF supplying the surface cOndenseT and
( keeping the water constantly pure. Said
| fountain shall have four I'd vertical jets
/ one eighth ~ of one inch orihce1 which
/ will constantly discharge Tor the purposes
| above mentioned.
! Seventh. The said party Of the first part
| further agrees to build and complete said
/ well and drift. and 10 furnish and lay the
/ cast iron water pipe and special casting,
/ and TO set the street valves, fire ny
| drants and street safety-valVes, and 10
1 crest and com plete the Water Works
/ building, and to bntld the reserYOir, and
| to deliver the same TO the Water Works
4 Committee OF the city OF evansville, on or
| before the first day of February, Ammo
/ D0mini, one thousand eight hundred and
/ seYenty-one, in complete ana entire Oraer
/ in eve y respect.
| Eighth. For which machinery, nateri-
| ais and work above agreed to be furnished,
| msde and done by the party of the first
| part, and in fall satisfaction for the same,
| complete ana finished, as above specified,
/ the rarity Of the second part agrees TO pay
/ to tie party of the fret part the sum OF
I one hundred anC seventy Ave thousand
! dollars. to be paid as follows, tO-Wit: At
the expiration OF each period OF tlurteen
/ days, until the work shall be completed,
! as aforesaid, the party of the first pert
| shall make . written estimate of the work
/ done and material furnished IN the con
| tho same at the proportiOnate value such
4 labor so furnished and performed bears to
a
/ to be furnished aud performed under the
/ contractg and upon the receipt OF
SAID estimate, the party of the. sec.
/ ond part shall pay TO the party OF
/ the first part q sum which shall
/ be equal to ninety per cent. of the
| amount of each esttmates but the party of
/ the second part shall not, in any event, be
| required 10 pay money to exceed ninety
! per cent. Of the whole price OF the one
i hundred and sevanty.hye thousand dol
4 lars, untu the whole OF the said work shall
have been finished and completed, and
4 delivered 10 the said City OF Evansville.
4 And whenever toe said work snail nave
/ been fully hnisz1ed and completed, snd
| adjusted. IS aforesaid aud shall have
| been found by actual test to be capable
i of throwing six One-fnch streams to the
/ vertical height OF one hundred feet, and
! distributing the water arOut the city in
/ sufficient quantities for domestic use at
/ the same time, then the remainder of the
/ one hundred and seventy-hYe thousand
I dollars shall BE- pad by the party OF the
/ second part to IL e party of the drst part
/ 1t Is agreed between the parties hereto,
/ that the COMMITTEE on Water Works" OF
/ the party OF the second part may appoint
/ a superintendent, who shall supervise the
/ construction OF said Water Works and
i their appurtenances. and shall see that the
1 same is done and completed according to
/ the terms of this con tract; and shall, from
\ time TO time, report to the Committee on
/ Water Works of the party Of the second
part, the condition and progress of said
work. and the manner in which the same
/ is being done. And should it appear from
/ the report of said superintendent, that the
said work is not being carried on in ac-
/ cOrdance with the contract, an tnVeSttga-
/ ton shall be ordered BY the Committee on
/ Water Works of the party Of the second
part, having the work in charge; and
should said report be sustained by prop
\ er proof, the defects shall be RENE
I died and corrected, and If not COR
/ ected, the city may rescind the con-
I tract, and complete said works, charg-
/ ing said party of the first part any
! excess Of cost over and above the contract
| price; and should from any cause the prog
I Tess OF said JOB be suspended for thirty
days, the party of the second part reserves
/ the right TO rescind this contract and take
/ hands, charging the party of the first part
| any excess n costs over the contract price.
/ Provided said delay is not the result of un-
/ avoidable accident, or caused by the death
I of the party of the first part, and in the
/ event Of the death OF the party of the first