The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1897-08-14

PIoyment OF unskiIled home labor.
K. The contractor shall indemnify and
save harmless the town of Lafayette. La,
and its mayor and City Council from all
suits or actions for any injuries or damages
sustained by any party or parties By or from
the causes, under the control of said con-
tractor assigns in the constructing of the
work or any part thereof or any negligence
in guarding same or by or on account of
any act or omission of the said contractor,
his assigns, agents or employees.
l. The said contractor or assigns, further
agrees to be responsible for the entire work,
enumerated in this contract until its compile
ton and final acceptance, and that any UNI
faithful or imperfect work, that may be
discovered at any time before such compile
ton and acceptance, shall be removed and
replaced by good and satisfactory work
without charge.
1t is fully understood by the contractor
that the inspection of the work shall not re-
lieve him of any obligation to do sound
aud reliable work as herein prescribed. In
addition to the stipulations herein contained
it is further agreed that should any defec-
tive work be discovered within four months
after the thirty days limit for acceptance of
work; the contractor shall be notified to
correct the same and upon failure SO to do,
the correction shall be done at his expense.
M. 1t is hereby understood between the
said two parties to this contract that any and
all differences of opinion between the en-
gineer and contractor or assigns as to the
quality of the material furnished, the amount
of the extra compensation, allowed the con-
tractor under the provisions of this contract
and any and all differences of opinion that
may arise during the construction of this
work shall be submitted to the mayor and
Council of Lafayette, La, whose decision
shall be final and absolute.
N. No person shall be employed on any
part of the work where he may be consid-
cred by the engineer incompetent or d'sor-
derby.
o. In the event of abandon ment of said
work at any time by said contractor the
surety on his bond shall be notified and
upon their failure to make satisfactory ar
rangements with the mayor and City Coun-
Gil for the continuance thereof then said
mayor and Council shall have the right to
take charge Of said work.
p. The said contractor agrees to be re-
sponsiblc for the entire work enumerated in
this contract; that he will 81 We his personal
attention to the fultiliment of this contract
will not sublet the aforesaid work, but will
keep the same under his control, provide
that this contract may be sublet with the
consent of the City Council.
MODE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.
In consideration of the faithful compli-
ance with and performance of all the FORE
going requirements. in relation to the con-
struction and completion of said water
Ferguson, contractor or assigns, the said
!. NJ. Ferguson, contractor assigns, shall
be entitled to charge and receive payment
from the city and corporation of Lafayette
cepted by the corporations engineer, the
following sum to-wit;
For the sale; work complete the sum of
thirty-six thousand dollars $3.50 ,ooo) payable
len thousand dollars ($1o,ooo) when the
pipes, specials, hydrants, valves and boxes
are delivered at Lafayette, La.
Ten thousand dollars $40, ooo) when bal
ance Of machinery has been delivered and
work OF construction commenced.
Zen Thousand dollars $50, ooo) when the
plant Is complete and ready for steam.
And the balance six thousand dollars
e, ooo) after the plant has been operated
thirty days and has been tested and &C
cepted by the corporations engineer.
1t being part of this contract that the said
James NJ. Ferguson, contractor or assigns,
is to accept thirty six Thousand dollars in
the bonds of the town of Lafayette, La,
at par, issued for the purpose of this work
under authority of act No. 90 of the Cen
crai Assembly of Louisiana, in general ses-
in CONFORMITY the various laws and ordi-
nances of the town of Lafayette. La, rela~
tive to the said issue of bonds, ana of the
constitution and laws of the State of LOUIS
csions of the Supreme co:rt of the State of
Louisiana, in the case No. 1888 of the
docket of said court, entitled State of Louis
lana, ex-rei J. Nj. Ferguson VS.. Chas. D.
Cafery, mayor of Lafayette, La, the whole
issue or said bonds to be delivered to the
said James Nj. Ferguson, contractor or his
assigns, at the times, in the manner and in
the amounts stipulated above regarding the
payment of the contract price by the
cashier of the First National Bank of Lafa-
yette, in whose keeping said bonds are to
be deposited trustee, Immediately upon
signing these presents.
And comes and intervenes herein
Mr.. S. r.. Parkcrson, cashier of the First
National Bank of Lafayette, La, who &C
| knowledges having this day received seven
| ty-two (72) bonds of the issue hereinbefore
described in the denominations of five hun
dred dollars each, amounting in all to the
sum of thirty-six thousand dollars $3.50, ooo;)
the said S. r. Parkerson, cashier of the
First National Bank, accepts the trust i'm
posed in him and agrees and binds himself
to deliver the bonds to the contractor or his
assigns herein stipulated.
And the said James NJ. Ferguson, con-
tractor, does herewith file his bond or obi
cation in the sum of ten Thousand ($1o,ooo)
dollars, WHICH bond obligation is hereto
annexed and made part of the contract.
which said bond obligation the said
Chas. d. Cadery, mayor, herein acting in his