Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-28

Or description brought against him or
or any injuries or damages received
Tor sustained by any party or parties
by or from the contractor or his men
in the construction of the work or in
consequence of any negligence in
guarding the work or the use of i'm
proper material, or on account of any
act or omission of the contractor or
his agents.
ARTICLE Is.
| The contractor shall be held re-
sponsible for the entire work until its
completion and acceptance by the city.
The contractor shall be solely re-
sponsible for all damage to the pres
lent water works pumping station.
pumps. pipes, walls, machinery, boil
ers and all other property. Work
which might in any way put the pres
ent pumps or plant out of service, shall
only be done in a manner agreeable
to the city.
ARTICLE 10.
Necessary sanitary conveniences for
the use of laborers on the work, salts
factory to the city, shall be construct
ed and maintained by the contractor
and their use strictly enforced. The
contractor shall supply sufficient pure
drinking water for his employees. The
contractor shall take full precautions
against infectious diseases and in case
;of such disease occurring among his
lemployes, he shall arrange for the
Immediate removal of the patient from
1.-THE work.
ARTICLE II.
Space shall be provided by the city
adjacent to the proposed work for
storage of material and the operation
of plant used during construction. The
contractor shall assume the custody
lof, and be responsible for. the safety
of all machinery and material and
Ishall promptly replace, at his own ex
Ipense, such materials as may be lost,
stolen or damaged by exposure or
otherwise
ARTICLE IL.
Should the city deem it necessary ~
make any alterations in the work here
in provided for. or increase Or dimin-
ish the quantity of said work, sucn
falterations or changes shall not vitiate
Or annul the obligations of this con-
tract.
ARTICLE 10.
The city may withhold the payment
of any estimate until the contractor
paid all claims for labor and material
used on the work.
ARTICLE 20.
The contractor shall, on the COM
pletion of the work. so notify the city
and the city shall by personal inspec-
ton satisfy itself as to the actual COM
pletion of the work, in satisfactory
manner and if found to be SO COM
pleted shall then issue to the contrac.
tor a properly dated letter of accept
J ance. If found to be completed in a
satisfactory manner then city shall SC
: notify the contractor.
ARTICLE Fl.
The contractor shall execute bond
satisfactory to the city, for the amount
equal to so per centum of the amour.
, of the contract, for the faithful per
Torrance of the specifications, plans
and contract, and it is understood and
agreed that in case any alterations ars
made in the work done under this con
tract, it shall not affect nor discharge
/ this bond
The bond so executed shall remain
in force not less than one % year af
ter the completion of contract
, ARTICLE %.
ii On the completion of the work to be
r performed, the contractor shall. at his
own expense, place the plant in charge
of an expert operator, who shall con
duct the operation of the plant fol
thirty 900 days, during which time
the city may have the water tested
and analysed to determine the degree
of purity obtained and said degree Of
purity shall be as follows:
1.-The publication shall be such thai
in no case shall the average number
per cubic centimeter, except when the
number of bacteria in the applied wa
. ter shall exceed 5000 per cubic cent?
Fmeter, in which event, the average re
duction of bacteria in the filtrate shall
be at least SO per cent
mot more than 5 per cent of the in
2 dividual samples of the filtrate shall
: show more than $50 bacteria per cubic
centimeter, or an efficiency as low a:
l 81 per cent No traces of undecompOs
l ed cOagulant shall be left in the filtratt
nor shall the filtrate show an increase
in iron or alumina The filtrate shall
be clear, bright. and practically FREE
. from color, turbidity or matter in sus
n pension, and shall be supplied at thu
r rate of 100000 gallons per "a hour,
v when the filters are operated at nor
|. NAL capacity"
ARTICLE 23.
The work at all times shall be unde
/ the immediate supervision and inspec
ltion of the Superintendent or his au