St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-10-04
ORDINANCE NO. l52
Fixing and Determining the LiabiI-
ity as Liquidated Damages Of
Youngfcrdorf & Son and Their
Bond, to the City Of 81. Johns
for Failure and Neglect TO
Complete New City Hall Ac-
cording 10 Their Contract.
The City Of St Johns does ordain a,

The City Of ST. Johns does ordain as
follows
That whereas. on the nth day of DC.
tobcf, 100 at the city Of ST. Johns,
/ Multnomah county, state Of oregon, the
said city of ST. Johns entered into con.
tract with Noungicrdoff X Son, IN which
said contract the said YOungicrdorf x
Son, for the consideration therein stated
agreed Ia erect, finish and deliver IN .
true, thorough, artisan, substantial aud
workmanlikc manner n NEW CITY
HALL on land owned by the said city Of
st. Johns, situated IN the city Of ST.
Johns, county of Multnomah, state of
Oregon, on lot (one), block (oncl
James Johns addition, fronting on Phila.
dclphia, Hayes aud Burlington streets,
IN accordance with plans, designs, spcci.
hcations aud detail drawings made for
the aforesaid building operations by W.
W. Goodrich, signed by the aforesaid
parties on said October nth, 1910, and
Whereas, By aud IN said contract the
said youngtcfdori x Son promised and
agreed to M finish aud deliver 10 the said
city of ST. Johns said New City Hall on
or before the first day Of January, 1897.
or should they fail to finish the various
works as n whole at or before the time
agreed upon, they, the said Younger.
dori * Son should pay 10 the said city Of
ST. Johns the sum ot Ten Dollars $1,000
per diem for each and every day there.
after the said contract should remain un.
finished. which sum should be taken rs
aud for liquidaiing damages; and
Whereas, A. the time OF entering into
said contract the said Noungierdori X
son, Ia secure the faithful performance
by them oi said contract, procured Ia be
given Ia said city OF ST. Johns the surety
bond OF The United States Fidelity aud
Guaranty company In the sum of Two
Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ga.
So.opl conditioned as stated in said con.
tract aud bond, aud
Whereas. The said NoungferdoHi x
son failed, neglected aud refused to
complete said contract according Ia its
terms aud wholly abandoned the same
aud continued such failure, neglect, re-
iusal aud abandonment until the said
city of 81. Johns, by ordinance. passed
aud approved by the council aud mayor
oi said city ON the 10Th day of April,
1877, undertook Ia aud lid proceed to
take over and complete said New City
Hall according Ia said plans and speci6,
cations. greatly Ia the damage and in
of the said city ot st, Johns,
aud which said failure, neglect, refusal
aud abandonment of said contract by the
said Noungieplort X son continued fiom
the first day of January, 1897, until the
said 10th day of April, I9o7, both DAYS
inclusive, amounting to one hundred and
six Nool consecutive days. Now, there
fore,
The city of st, Johns does ordain as
follows;
That the liquidated damages provided |
Ior in said contract between the city OF 1
81, Johns and Noungierdort \ Son aud /
A. secured To the said city by the bond of /
he said The United States Fidelity aud |
guaranty company is hereby fixed and |
determined at the sum of one Thousand /
lnd Sixty Dollars (sIo6o.ool which said /
,um is hereby declared 10 be due the |
,aid city OF ST. Johns, from the said
\ son aud their said bond
rhe United States Fidelity and Guar.
'nty company, as such liquidated dam
Iges ON said contract aud bond as above
'nd herein set forth, aud the city attor-
iey of the said city of st. Johns is
hereby authorized and directed to take
lac necessary legal steps and proceed
ngs Ia eniorce the collection and pay
nent thereof,
Passed the Council Oct. l, 1897.
Approved Oct, /, 1897.
X. Z. coUcH,
Attest Mayor.
A. NJ. ESsoN,
Recorder.
'ublished in the st, Johns Review Oct.
I, 1897.