Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-06
CONTRACT:

This agreement, made in duplicate
thls l4th day OF June, A. ID. 1880, be-
tween Salt Lake City. a municipal
corporation, Of the Territory Of
otah, and Salt lake County, Of
the Territory Of Utah, the par
tles OF the first parf, and c. +.
APponyi, OF said City and County OF
SAT- Lake, the parry Of the second
part.
"witnesseth:-That the said C. f
Apponyi for the consideration herein
after mentioned, promises and agrees
to and with the party OF the first part-
and that he Will promptly make and
use the utmost care in preparing full
and perfect plans and specifications
erection and completion Of the
joint City Hall and County Court
House building TO DO erected in
said city. and for said city and county.
and that the said second party will
execute a bond in the penal sum Of
ave thousand dollars % said firsf
parties for the faithful performance Of
tnls agreement and guaranteeing and
saving said first parties harmless from
any loss, damage or injury sustained
by SAID first parties in the erection
and construction OF said building by
reason Of any mistake or impeTfec4on
IN the plans or specifications Of said
second party, and that he will make
good any and all damages or injuries
affecting said building or sustained by
reason OF, or growing out Of, such mis-
lake or imperfectiOn as aforesaid.
And that the said G. f. Appoint
shall have the absolute control Of the
construction and supervision 81 said
building until relieved as herein pro-
vided, and that he will use the utmost
care, diligence and skill and faithfully
experimenting the construction Of
said building for the consideration
and subject TO the conditions herein
after named.
And the said frs; parties. in consid-
Grafton Of the premises, agrees to pay
said Apponyi for his plans and speci-
iications three and one-haf go per
cent Of the cost Of said building, and
for experimenting the construction OF
said building one and one-half flJz1
per cent Of the cost Of said building:
said payments TO be made in case said
c. Z. Apponyi superintends the con-
structIon Of said building As well as
furnishes said plans aud specifica-
lions, in the following manner, TO
wit.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars upon
executing this agreement and the
bond heretofore mentioned, and
Sl00O, % in four months from the date
hereof; $4,000 in twelve months
from the dale hereof, spd the balance
on completion OF said building; pro-
yided, that IL the said first parties
should deem il necessary or for their
best interests 10 release said c. L. APP
ponyi from the superintendency afore-
said at any time, they may do so and
are hereby expressly given the right in
their discretion SO TO do, upon the
payment Of said three and oue-half
SD per cent for the plans and speci-
fications aforesaid and an equitable
apporiionment of said one and one
half ulkD per cent for experimenting
the work then done and further upon
discharging and releasing said c. Z.
Appoint and his bondsmen from any
and ali liability and responsibility un-
der and by reason Of said bond given
as Aforesaid.
In witness whereof the said salt
Lake City by Its Mayor and Recorder,
the said Salt lake County by Elias 4.
Smith and r chard Howe, two OF the
Seiec;men, and the said c. +. Apponyi,
have. the day and year first above
written. signed. sealed. executed and
deliver, q this agreement
SALT LAKE CITY CoEPoRATIoS,
By NJ. h Prisons, Acting Mayor.
SALT LAKE COUNTY.
BY Elias A. Smith, Richard Howe,
Selec;men.
c. E. APPoSTI.
Witness in the presence OF
LOUIS HYANs, Recorder,
By Thomas B. Shannon. Deputy.
The propriety OF multiplying this
contract has for some time been
agitated. There are different opin-
ions regarding the cause Of this at
titude tOwsrd Mr.. AppoDyi. With
out at present stating them or the
grounds on which they are pre-
sumed 10 be based, we wall here in
trOduce 4 report on the plans and
Specifications from Mr.. Fred. a.
Hale, architect, to whom they were
referred for criticism:
sIR. HALEs' FINDINGS"