New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1916-03-25

maintain in thorough and workma,
u like manner, and in accordance with II
2 Specifications attached hereto. and to II
= satisfaction Of the Highway Department
2 the New Iberia -Jeanerette" State High
way the said highway beginning at ii
corporate limits Of the City Of New lbs
8 ria and extending in aneasterly directio
to the town of Jeanerette. Iberia Parish
s Louisiana. a distance about nine e
7 miles.
It is further agreed and understoo
. that the work to be done under this con
= tract and specifications shall be pa
e for by the Parish OF Iberia, on approve,
| vouchers or bills. and at the expiratio.
, OF the contract or at intervals of abe u
every three months. and so long as tn
. work is progressing satisfactorily, tn.
Parish OF Iberia, through the Pre>iden
Of the Police Jury, shall submit ar
itemized list of expenses incurred in the
performance of this work under this
contract, attaching such -sceipted stat.
ments. bills, certificates, etc. etc, that
may go to substantiate such disburse-
ments, and upon receipt of such dccu-
ments. the State, through the Highway
department. Boaic of State Eng sinee,s
agrees to reimburse the Parish OF Iberia,
ehalf 12) the amount SO disbursed.
provided that none of the quarterly pay
ments during the life of this contract,
shall exceed the rate Of Two Hundred
(S2O0oO) Dollars per mile, per year,
and should for any cause, the total cost
OF repairing and maintaining this high
way as herein required under this con
tract and specifications exceed Two Hun
dred ($2O0OO) Dollars per mile, per year,
that the Parish of iberia, shall be liable
and shall pay this extra cost and ex-
pense, that tine State shall not be liabl.
for more than One Hundred ($1OO.OO)
Dollars per mile, per year.
Time Limit; The work shall be com
menced On rbefore the 24th day of
February, 1916 and continue until 24th
of February, 1917. the date of the expi-
ration of this contract.
In witness whereof. the State Highway |
Engineer of the State of Louisiana has
hereunto subscribed his name, and the
Chief State Engin has countersigneG !
1t as President of the Board of State
Engineers. together with the Presiden:
of the Police Jury of Iberia Parish, in the
presence of Chas. M. Kerr and Chas. F.
wood. on this z4th day of February 1916.
J. WOFFORD SANDERS.
President Police Jury, Iberia Parish.
w. E. ATKINSON,
State Highway Engineer.
FRANK M. KEPR,
President Board of State Engineers.
Chas. NJ Kerr.
Chas F. Wood.
SPECIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
REPAIR WORK: Within ten davs
after the award of contract for the main
enance of the "New iberia -Jeanerette,
State Highway, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
he Contractor will be required to 50
such repair work as is considered neces-
'ary by the State Highway Engineer, OF .
lis official representative This repair ,
vork as is considered necessary by the
State Highway Engineer, or his officia! 8
representative. This repair work, in the
irst place. consists of putting all drain :
ge structures into first class condition. =
All bitches. both side and lateral are to =
'e cleaned out and deepened, if neces :
AIRY. and, after all refuse and vegetable !
natter. or other perishable material which ,
nay have collected upon the surface Of :
he road from the sides or otherwise, has !
'een cleaned off and removed. the road
way must be shaped up to proper form.
s. per standard of the Highway Depart
nent of the Board of State Engineers.
Any and all soft or worn spots in the
DAD must be repaired in such manner as
he State Highway Engineer or his rep
sentative, may direct. such as digging
ut and removing all Objectionable mat
er and replacing same with acceptable
material.
Maintenance: The Contractor shall. at
he discretion Of the State Highway En-
1neer, or his representative, drag the
oad covered by this contract at least
vice m onth. and more when the con-
ition of the road requires it. ard when.
yer and wherever directed by the State
highway Engineer or his representative.
n the event the road. or a section thereof
oes not need but two draggings per
lonth. the intervale Of time between
uch dragging shall be not less than two
Feeks, unless otherwise directed by the
state Highway Engineer or his repre-
entative. This applies particularly dur
lg the dry season.
BESIDE the two regular draegings as
eren set forth. the Contractor is re-
equired TO drag the road after each rain.
nd just as soon thereafter as the char.
cter of the soil or sections thereof will
ermit. that IS. as soon as the soil IS y
liable enough TO spread xmoothlv and $
venly into the ruts. withou, sticking to
r clogging the drag. In the event the d
tagging after each rain shall fall or be "
the time of one of the two regular b
rageings, such dragging will be counted d
s one OF the said two regular draggings s
In order to derive the full benefits tron, n
lie dragging OF the road. the Contractor :.
hall also be required to keep the weeds :
nd other growth cut down foe, the full ;,
'idth Of the sixty 900 feet o{ 0,ght-of-
-ay. and to keep the culverts. bitches
nd roadway free OF all fallen trees, Y
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