The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-23
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Some of the Clauses in the Contract
Which Bind the Contractor to
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services of Engineer Pope, and he
will retire the first of next month.
Mr.. Pope's services have been very
valuable and have been appreciated
by the board, but the work has pro-
gressed until mechanical and not
civil engineers are needed, if, indeed,
the services of an additional engineer
are wanted at all, the able young men
now in the office appear to be all the
force needed.
Contractor Corrigan, whose bond
represents about 100000, added
some Austin men to it yesterday.
CONTRACT CLAUSES.
AS matter of interest to the pub
lie, the following clauses in the dam
contract are given:
Any unfaithful or imperfect work
that may be discovered before the final
acceptance of the work, shall be cor
rected Immediately on the require
ment OF the engineer, nOtwith-
standing it may have been overlooked
by the proper inspector and estimated
1t being distinctly understood that tt e
inspection of the work does not relieve
the contractor OF any obligations to
perform sound and good work as here
in described.
II any person, employed by the con,
tractor on the work, shall appear to
the engineer to be incompetent or die
orderly, he shall be discharged imme
diately, on the requisition of the en-
gineer, and shall not be again en-
ployed on the work.
1t is hereby agreed that no claims
for extra work shall be made unless
the work shall have been done in ODE
dience to a written order from the en-
gineer. All such claims are to be
made to the Board in writing within
thirty days after the completion of
said work, and failing to make such
claims within the time required, all
rights of the contractor for extra pay
for such work shall be forfeited. And
1T is further agreed that the work shall
be commenced and carried on at such
points and in such order as the en-
gineer may from time to time direct,
and that all cotferdams, entertainments
and works for the exclusion of water,
and all pumping machinery and boil
ers for draining the work, shall be of
the form, dimensions and character
approved by the engineer.
The said contractor hereby further
agrees that he will give personal at
tention to the fulfillment of this con-
tract, and that he will not sub-let the
aforesaid work, but will keep the same
under his control, and that he will not
assign by power of attorney, or other
wise, any portion of saiu work, unless
with the previous consent of the
Board of Public Works, to be signified
by Endorsement on this agreement.
Whenever the contractor is not
present on any part of the work where
it may be desired to give directions,
orders will be given by the engineer
and be received and obeyed by the
superintendent or foreman who may
have charge of the particular work in
reference to which the orders are
given.
All work contemplated and de-
scribed in this contract and these
specifications shall be done to the sat
isfaction of the engineer, and all ma
terial and workmanship of whatever
description, shall be subject to his in
spection and rejection.
The said contractor hereby further
agrees that he will commence the
work within fifteen days of the award
of the contract; that he will prosecute
the work with such force and diligence
that in six mon tbs from the date of
said award the value of work done and
of materials delivered shall not be
less than one-sixth part Of the total
value of work to be done and materials
to be delivered under this contract;
that in one year from the date of said
award the value of the work done and
materials delivered shall not be less
than one-half of the work to be done
and materials to be delivered under
this contract; thatin eighteen months
from the date OF said award the value
of the work done and of materials de-
liyered shall not be less than three
fourtbs OF the value of the work to be
done and materials to be delivered
under this contract; and that the
work shall be fully completed accord.
ing to the terms of the contract, in
two years from the date of said award.
The said contractor further agrees
that if the work to be done under this
contract shall be abandoned, or if this
contract shall be assigned by the said
contractor otherwise than as herein
specified, or f'the conditions as to the
rate of progress are not fulfilled, or if
at any time the engineer shall be of
opinion, and shall so certifyin writing
to the board of public works, that the
said work or any part thereof is un-
necessarily or unreasonably delayed,
or that the said contractor is wilfully |
violating any of the conditions or
covenants OF this contract, or is exc
cutting such contract in bad faith, the
said board shall have the power to