The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-31

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BID. )ERs ARR WARNED NOT TO
FILL OUT ANY OF THE FOLLOW
Ing BLANKS. AFTER THE CON
TRACT IS AWARDED THE
BLANKS WILL BE FILLED OUT
BY T'1E: COMPTROLLER:
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Executed in Duplicated
Between the city Of Shreveport. OF
the first part, anu ......... -.
minimum.
Contractor of the second part, for fur
nishing all material and paving .......
from ................ .........'.....
TO .........s..... .......... WIFI. .
............... in pursuance to the fol-
lowing, to-wit:
Resolution to improve said ...........
passed by the city council ........ 19O..
duly advertised ............... ........
....... commencing ......... ...19O.
Bids duly advertised for in .............
.............. .................
commencing ............... $50.
Bids opened by the city council .....
-. -. -. -. $780,.
Contract awarded by the city council
to the said Ion ............
......... day of ............. 100.
Resolution to contract with the said
Observation-Disclosures. adopted by tn"
city council .......... ..... ...... 19O..
This agreement, made and entered
into this ............ day of ....:.... :.
in the year one thousand nine hun
dred and .................. by and be-
tween the City of Shreveport of the first
part, and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Con-
tractor, Of the second part.
WITNESSETH That the said part. Of
the second part ha.. agreed and by
these presents do agree. with the said
party of the first part, for the consid-
Grafton hereinafter mentioned, to fur
Elsh at ........ -. own proper
cost and expense all the necessary ma
terial and labor of every description
and to carry out and complete in
good, firm, and substantial manner, the
paving .......... .........
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
to
in accordance with plans and pro-
gineer, and to the specifications herein
after set forth, subject to such changes
as may be made from time to time by
the City Council, and City Engineer of
said city.
It is hereby agreed that everything
heretofore agreed upon shall be strong
ly bound with this instrument, and
form essential parts Of this agreement.
Payment for the work herein propo:5-
ed shall be as follows:
The city to pay one-third Q3 of the
cost, or it's total portion in cash, On
final acceptance of the work.
The abutting property owners and
street railway companies are to have
the option of paying their respective
amounts all in cash, on final acceptance
of the work, or 20 per cent in cash on
final acceptance of thhe work, and the
balance in equal amounts in one, two
three, four and five years after COM
pletion and acceptance of work, with
interest at a rate not to exceed per
cent.
The work under this agreement shall
be commenced at such time as shall be
designated by the city engineer, IN pur-
suance of an ordinance from the city |
council, by written notice mailed to the
contractor to such address as given in |
this contract, but such notice shall be |
mailed at least ten days before the time
so fixed for the contractor to begin
work. All work under this agreement |
shall be completed and submitted TO |
final acceptance within ......... days
from the time so fixed for the con-
tractor to begin. CBy days is meant
calendar days, not working days.)
SPECIFICATIONS.
DEFINITION OF ENGINEER.
/. Whenever the word engineer" is
used. it shall be held to mean the city
engineer for the time being of the City
IF Shreveport.
DEFINITION OF CONTRACTOR.
2. Whenever the word contractor" is
Used, it shall be held to mean either any
contractor or firm of contractor or
my member Of the firm contracting for
any of the work, or any corporation I'M
the contract.
WORK TO BE STAKED OUT BY
ENGINEER.
3. The work to be done under this
agreement will be staked out by the
engineer or his assistant, and the con-
ractor will be required to carefully
reserve all stakes.
.DEFAULTING CONTRACTOR
LIABLE.
4. Whenever the contractor fails to
omplete- the work as herein specified
within the time named, he shall be Ii
BILE for the wages of the inspectors ap-
'ointed upon the work from such time
s specified for the completion until the
NAL acceptance of the work, and the
mount of such wages shall be deducted
rom any moneys which may be due
i'm from the city. He shall also be IL
BILE to a penalty of $25 per day for
ach and every day that the work is
OF completed as aforesaid unless the