The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-03-19
No. 26.


Come nov the petitioners hefto ani
come also The NieweTs snd engineer
heretofore appointed, and ark i"aye vi
C urt 10 amen their report heretofore
filed. which Was gTsnted; and come also
said viewers aud engineer and file their
report which il in words and figure as
follows.
\ The undersigned viewers and en-
gineer duly appointed by said Board
OF Commissioners at the regular
July term. 1908. 10 view. survey and
TO make the necessary plans. speci-
iications. profles. plats. and esti-
mates OF the cost OF improving "A
certain highway on the HARRISON
and Marion Township line, said coun-
ty. as petitioned tor by A. Lottes ct
AL. by grading. draining aud paw
ing the same respectfully make the
folio wing report of their doings here
in:
They received from the Auditor OF
said county A certified copy of said
petition and the order of said Board
lof Commissioners, relative to said
matter We. in pursuance OF said or
lder so received by US duly qualified
and We're sv lrn as such viewers and
engineer as required by said order.
After being 30 qualified We proceed
ed TO view survey and plat said
route in aid order described as
follows
No. 1 Dep, Road.
| Commencing at a point l65 feet
west OF a stone at the southwest cor
ner OF the northeast quarter OF sec
ton IL, township one south. range
four west on the HARRISON and
Marion Township line. at Station o.
running thence along said township
J line south IS degrees west 10 Sta
ltion 1lx22.2. where il intersacts
with Section Sx53.9 on Road Mum
'ber 3. Depot Road In HARRISON Town
ship. said county. and there 10 ter
inmate Total length of said i'm
lprOvement 1,1222 feet
SPECIFICATIONS
!. The roads described in the
accompanying reports shall be known
as the A. Lottes ct al. system OF tree
gravel roads in HARRISON and Ma
rion Townships, Dubois County, In
diana
2. Wherever the word engineer
is used. IL shall be held TO mean the
engineer appointed by the Board
OF County Commissioners OF Dubois
County. Indiana. in the proceedings
under the petition OF this improve
ment
Whenever the word contractor is
used II shall be held 10 mean any
contractor or firm OF contractors or
any corporation undertation the con-
tract or any memb ber Of the firm con
trs citing for any work under this
proceeding.
4. Whenever the word superin-
tendent is used, IL shall be held 10
mean the superintendent Of gravel
roads construction, appointed by the
Board OF Commissioners OF Dubois
County. Indiana. Such superintend-
cnt shall be on the work at all times
and shall have power TO approve ma
terials or workmanship employed in
the construction OF said improve
ments. and in the event of dispute
he superintendent shall arbitrate
the same. Such superintendent shall
report and receive instructions from
the engin eer concerning the proper
conduct OF the construction OF said
Improvement
5. Whenever the contractor fails
o complete the work as herein speci-
fled. within the time designated or
Il in the opinion OF the Board OF
commissioners OF said county. the
contractor is not pushing the work
TO insure us completion within the
Ilime specified. and shall. after notice
10 that effect from said board, fail.
refuse or neglect to take measures
10 insure the completion. said board
may declare such contract forfeited
and void. and proceed to haev said
work finished and said contractor
shall be liable on his bond for any
Increased cost in the work
6. The contractor shall not have
he right to assign or sublet the
whole OF any portion OF this improve
nent contracted for by him. unless
he said Board OF Commissioners
shall have authorized the same by
ssolution when in regular session.
Z. All the materials furnished
and tools used by the contractor upon
said Improvement shall be OF the
best quality. and shall he furnished
by the contractor al his own expense
nd all materials. tools and work
nanship employed in the construc-
ltion of this improvement shall be
subject at All NlilltS 10 the lHSltAtitu
and approval OF the superintendent
and engineer who shall have the
power to condemn any work or ma
'srials not in accordance with the
specifications herein, and TO require
| he contractor 10 remove any work
lr materials condemned and said
contractor shall at his own expense.
cplace said work or materials. In
| he event the contractor shall, after
written notice. fail or refuse TO re-
move or replace said rejected work
or materials the Board OF Commits
| uoners shall cause the same to be
removed and replaced a. the con-
ractor's expense.
s. The contractor shall at all
ines have competent superintend-
nt or + reman on the work. 10 whom
lfhe notices, orders and Instructions
ngv be addressed Il. and who shall be
he agent of the contractor in this
md all other inn tiers during the con-
i ractor's absence.
il . Monthly estimates will he re-
,orted TO the Board Of Commission
~ by tho engineer upon the first
Monday in each caledar month. and
he contractor WIN be entitled TO
| arpive afrhtv tNnJ npr cent of the