The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-24
THE SEWERAGE CONTRACT.
Text of the Agreement Proposed to
Be Entered Into BY the Sewerage
Commission and Engineer ". w.
Lyor.

I
LyoE.
The following is, the text Of the
proposed contract between the Sew
erage Commission and Supervising
Engineer w. ". Lyon, over which a
difference of opinion has arisen in the
commission:
State OF South caroIna-County os
Sumter.
This indenture n:ade and entered
into by and between the Sewerage
Commission of the city OF Sumter. I
municipal corporation under the laws
Of South Carolina; parties Of the FIRST
part; and William ". Lyon of Pa
latka. Fla, party Of the second part,
witnesseth:
1st That the party of the second
part hereby agrees to make survey,
prepare plat, furnish plans, oe1ailed
drawings working plans of disposal
works, septic tanks, filter beds, flush
tanks, man holes and lamp holes. and
profile Of all streets, showing grade
Of pipe, size Of pipe, with velocity and
discharge in gallons per twenty-four
hours; also showing cuttings On all
trenches (number Of feet deep for
every hundred feet) and has agreed
and obligated himself to furnish and
supply all other drawings, plans anil
blue prints, and to, perform all SER
vices necessary to complete the sew
erage system Of the city Of Sumter;
also Specifications and estimates Of
the cost of the same, said plans being
in accordance with the best engineer
ing practice for work Of such charac-
ter.
I'd. The parties Of the first part
HEREBY agree to pay to, the party OF
the second part, two and one-half per
cent. OF the contract price OF the sew
erage system aforesaid; the same TO
be due and payable when the said
plans. specifications, estimates, etc.,
have been completed and accepted
and contract for the said sewerage
system has been let: or when work
thereon is ready to be started by the
parties Of the first part, should they
construct the said system themselves
and not let it out on contract. In
which latter case the said two and
one-half per cent. commissions snail
be upon the estimated cost. But
should the estimated cost prove to be
more than the actual cost, the party
Of the second part shall refund to the
parties Of the first part ali commits
sions which may have been paid to
him over and above two and one-half
per cent Of actual cost; and should
the estimated cost prove to be less
than the actual cost the parties of the
first part shall pay to the party OF the
second part a sum which shall make
his commissions two and one-half
per cent. OF the actual cost Of the
said sewerage system. The said sys-
tenn to extend only so far as the pres
ent water system of the said city eX-
leQQS, OI " SuCi PoI!ilS e'' e-iS Pe,A -
of the first part may direct in addi-
ton thereto.
Sd. The parties Of the first part
hereby contract with and engage the
party of the second part to supervise
and superintend the construction Of
the said sewerage system for the
city of Sumter, according to plans
and specifications to be prepared and
adopted as aforesaid; or as the same
may be modified and changed.
4th. Therefore, it is agreed by and
between the parties hereto, that the
party of the second part shall super
wise the engineering during the con-
struction # the said sewerage system
shall lay out all lines furnish prop
er rades, diagrams and blue prints
and shall carefully inspect the work
during the construction thereof, so
that. in all particulars, it shall be IN
accordance with the plans and specl-
fications hereinbefore recited, until
the said sewerage system shall be
completed in accordance therewith;
and should the parties of the first
part construct the said sewerage Sys-
tenn themselves. and not let it to con-
tractors-then and in that event, the
party of the second part agrees TO
give all information. Instructions and
directions to such feremcn or other
persons in charge Of the work as nsay
be necessary for expeditions and cor
rect construction Of the said @ewer-