The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-12

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]. WESLEY LEE, Mayor.
Attest:
G WOOD OWENS, city Clerk.
! SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CITY
OF NASHVILLE ADOPTED 71h
DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1915.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
]. WORK IN CHARGE OF ENGI-
! NEER AND INTERNAL IMP. COM
! MITTEEi-The work shall be in charge
OF and under the control of the City
Engineer and the Committee on Inter
nal improvements.
.. STALKING OCT-The work to be
done under this agreement will DO
! staked ont by the City Engineer or his
assistants. and the contractor will be
I required to preserve all stakes on the
work. until authorized by the Engineer
or his assistants to remove same, and
any expense in replacing said stakes
removed without permission shall be
borne by the contractor.
3. NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE IN
= STALKING OUT-The contractor shall
give twenty-four hours notice when
he shall require the service of the En-
gineer, and shall furnish the Engineer
all necessary labor which he may re-
quire to help in driving stakes or IN
setting out his work.
4. INSTRUCTlONS-The contrac-
/ tor shall obey all orders and instruc-
! lions given in the line of his work by
! the Engineer or a duly authorized in
, spector
.. DAMAGES TO BE ASSUMED
! The whole work under these specffi-
cations is TO be done at the contrac-
, tors risk. and he is to assume the re-
sponsibility of all damages to the work
or the property on the line of the work,
which may be occasioned by floods,
= back-water, caying OF the streets or
! from any other causes whatever.
/ g. RLOCKADING STREET-The
work shall begin at such points, and
at such times, as the Engineer may
| designate. Each square shall be
thrown open to the public as soon as
required by the Engineer; but such
opening or using of the street shall
| not be deemed or held to be an accep-
lance of any part of the work.
T. QUALITY OF MATERIAI4-All
material furnished shall be the best Of
their respective kinds. No material
of any kind shall be used until it has
been examined and approved by the
Engineer, who shall have full power
to condemn any work or material not
in accordance with these specifica-
| lions. and to require the contractor to
remove any work or material to the
satisfaction of the Engineer In case
/ the contractor shall neglect or refuse,
after written notice, to remove or re-
place said rejected work or material
same shall be removed and replaced
by the Board of Council at the contrac-
tors expense.
g. TINE ALLOWED-When days
are mentioned in these specifications
It shall mean working days, exclud-
ing holidays and Sundays.
8. MATERIAL TO BE PILED Up
Upon any stoppage of the work. all
material is to be piled up snugly and
safely. so as to least impede travel on
the sidewalk or driveways, or drain
age in cutters. and all rubbish or sur
plus material to be removed immedi-
ately thereafter from the street by the
contractor
10. MATERIAI4-HOW PILED
Material delivered shall be compactly
and safely piled up along the sides nj
the street, as the Engineer may direct,
in such manner as to least incOnve-
nience the property owners and gen
eral public. and not within five feet
ia. 1,,o IL 90 ,,s
improvements shall he protected from
any damage
II RUBBISH AND OBSTRUC-
TIONS-The contractor will be re-
Quired 10 remove any or all obstruc-
tons, old material. trees. stumps, or
refuse of any kind that may he en-
eountered in the work. at his own eV
pense.
70 MEASUREMENTS-No extra
nor customary measurements of any
kinds will be allowed. The actual
length. area. solid contents or mum
Der shall only be considered.
10. LABOR--ContractOr shall give
the preference I'm employment of labor
to residents Of Maysville.
IA. LIGHTS AND BARRICADES-
lne CONTRACTOR snail eicCl All lne nee
, essary slgnal-llghts. barricades. EN-
plOy all the necessary watchmen. and
take all precautions TO prevent in
jury or damage to any person what
ever.
10. CLEANING UP-The eontrac-
tor shall clean the street upon which
the Improvement is located, and all
intersecting streets and alleys. of all
old material. rubbish and refuse that
may have accumulated during the pro-
eress OF the work. and by reason
thereof, before the work is finally ac-
eepted
/ 10 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are
required TO see that all OF the prOyi-
FiOns OF this contract aud specification
are fully complied with. No approval
Of an inspector shall be construed into
an acceptance Of defective work OF
material which must be removed and
properly replaced whenever dlscov-
cred a. any stage OF the work during