South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-28

whether worked or unworked. and shaL
take down al portions % the work
which the engineer shall by Ike written
notice condemn a. unsound or improper.
o In any way falling TO- conform o. the
plans and specifications and the cone
tractor shall make good al work dame
aged or destroyed thereby, al lf The
sole cost and expense ~ the contractor.
II the contractor shall refuse or neglect
q remove such materials or O. take
down such work or 10 make good such
work within the time above specified tha
engineer may purchase such materials
ana perform such labor and deduct no.
expense thereof from any money due or
that may thereafter become due said
contractor under this contract IT, how
ever. az the time ~ making monthly cr
other estimate the engineer should ne
glect 10 condemn defective material or
work. such neglect shall not De cone
strued as su acceptance u any such m1
terial or work
Responsibility for the Work
All necessary guardsmen shall hc cm-
ployed and barbados and lights shall
he furnished day and night hy the con-
tractor Prior 90 the completion ~ the
work by the contractor and the accept
ance thereof Toy the engineer and The
County Commissioners. the work shall
remain no the risk ~ the Contractor.
and said contractor shall be required 20
repair replace. reLew and make good NO
bis own expense all damages caused Dry
fire. force or violence 81 the elements or
any other cause whatsoever. provided.
however. that I'm such cases the con
tractor shall De entitled O. g reasonable
extension ~ time within which % COM
plete the work.
Measurements.
No extra or customary measurements
Of any kind lot In accordance with the
actual length. area solid contents or
number shall be considered In measur-
ing the work 81 the contract
Forms.
All forms shall be free from warp and
90 sufficient strength % resist springinC
out OF shape. The forms shall he well
Staked or otherwise held 10 the estab-
lished line and grade and their upper
edge shall conform % the established
grade Of the road All wooden forms
shall be thoroughly wetted and metal
forms oiled before depositing concrete
against them All mortar and dirt shall
be removed from forms that have pre-
viously been used.
Expansion Joints.
To allow for expansion. the pavement
shall be built in sections Of thirty feet
In length and M each end ~ each Sec
tion soft steel plate three sixteenths
~ an inch thick three inches wide. eN-
tending the entire width N the road.
shall be imbcdded in the concrete and
fdsteLed To the sections 10y projections
from the steel or I'M some other man
rer satisfactory 90 the engineer. In the
plates. between these sections. cutting
the entire depth ~ the concrete. shall he
placed an asphalted felt one-fourth
inch thick Special care must be exer-
Cised 10 have the expansion plates flush
with the surface ~ the road So that
there viii he neither an elevation nor a
depression nc the joints.
Transferring or Sub-letting.
The contractor shall not transfer or
sub-let the work or any part thereof %
any person. except with the written con-
sent Of the County Commissioners IT,
case such consent IS given 10 shall not
relieve the contractor from any N the
obligations OF the contract and any
tIansferee or sub-contractor shall be
considered the cgeLt ~ the contractor
and as between the parties hereto the
contractor shall be and remain liable as
N no such transfer or sub-lctting had
been made During the progress 81 the
work. drawings will be furnished Oh"
contractor as the engineer from time a.
time may deem necessary. Anything
shown in the specifications and not on
the plans. necessary 10 maxi the work
complete. shall DE furnished and cone
structcd by the contractor without extra
charge the intent and meaning ~ the
81 ecihcatiOnS being that the contractor
shall finish the work complete boz ail re-
spects ready for use. FOR the contract
price. II any sub-contrartpr OF work
man on said work persists in doing any,
work or furnishing any material inn
properly or persists I'D refusing t'
obey The directions of the engineer or
Board 81 County Commissioner or
superintendent. they shall have rLe
power 20 discharge said sub-contra tor
o. workman.
The cross section and profile n -aid
work hereinhefOre mentioned are Wn0e
n part Of this the viewers report aur arr
filed in the office Of the Auditor n~ s.
Joseph County, Indiana.
Nothing I'm this report shall TO- ans
way be binding II I'm conflict with tltH
laws now in force and governing o.
location and construction 90 .r.--
macadam. grave or stone roads
We, the undersigned engineer anal
viewers Of the Improvement described
herein. hereby subscribe our names anu
make the within our report iu the
premises.
HENDERSON MCCLELLAN
Engineer.
FRANK =. CHRISTOPH
ERNEST BEEBE. Viewers
Subscribed and sworn 90 before me
this 30th day OF January, 1917
ARTHUR T. WOLF Auditor
State OF Indiana. ST. Joseph County. -.
In the Commissioners Court Jahu-
arv Term. 1917
In the matter Of the petition 90 improve
the Niles Road In Portage aud Clas
Townships.
To the Honorable Board % County
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