Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-03-05

Contract in Duplicate


This agreement signed this
= 1909, by and be-
tween W. D. Faus of Great Benc
Kansas, party of the first part
and the Board of County Com
mlsSlOners of Barton County,
State of Kansas, party of the
second part.
+. Wltnesseth That the party
tn first rart AGREES to fur
nish all material except Sand and
stone and to construct and
complete ready for the earth
flll, one 30 #. arch in Logan
township between sections s and
., one 20 #. flat top bridge in
independence township between
section 16 and q, one thirty #.
arch in Cleveland township be-
tween sec II and IL, and one
- f. flat top bridge on county
line at cor. of secs. l and 2.
leveland twp. for $4,000. Al
so, floor anu repair on old bridg-
thea emOunt paid to be cost of
work and material plus Is per
cent for experimenting said
bridges to have 1T. clear road
way and to be built to conform
with the plans and specifications
now on file in the offnce of the
County Clerk; drawn and sub
mitted by the said W. D.. F'aus,
whio hmay hereby be made a
part of the contract.
/ The first party hereby agrees
to have the bridges completed by
May l, 1909, unless that by reas-
on of the violence of the ele-
ments, or for other reasons un-
avoldable and beyond the con-
troll of the party of the first
part, it shall be impossible to
perform the said work within the
Tine above specified, in which
case the time shall be extended
for a period not less than that
necessary to complete the work.
In consideration for the lore
going material to be furnished
and work to be executed by the
party of the first part, said
party of the second part agrees
to pay said party of the first
part in the following manner, to-
wit at the end of each month
| $50 per cent? eighty per cent of
the estimated amount of work
done and the cost of all material
delivered to the nearest rail-
road station during said month,
the balance to be paid upon the
completion of said bridges ac-
cording to the plans and specifi-
.. said payments to be in
cash.
And for the performance of
each and every article of this
agreement said parties hereby
bind themselves by these pres
ence. In presence therof witness
the signatures of said parties.
Party of the second part to do
all hauling except the concrete
outfit. Any extra concrete re-
quired at $500 per cubic yard
extra, including excavating.
W. D. FAUS,
Contractor.
N. W. KEEPER,
Chrmn. Board Of Commsrs
In the matter of the board pc
tition for a roadway between sec
tions 16 and q, twp lS, range II
The former action of the Board
was reconsidered, and the road
way was allowed as prayed for
in the petition presented by H.
H. Deskin and eighteen other
house holders.
Mrs. M. E. Mathewson was
refunded 1922 and on personal
property valuation of $20O0(
said valuation being excessive,
} The Board viewed bridges on
Dry Creek, lately constructed b
W. D. Faus.
The. resignation of j. G. Ulch
as clerk Of Cleveland township
was accepted and F. A. Peirano
was appointed to fill vacancy.
Contract between W. D. Faus
: and Board of Com. for tn cree
tion Of cement bridges in Inde
n pendent, Cleveland and LogaI
twp. were signed and duly filed.
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