The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-07
Commissioners
Release Paving
Contractors And
Work will Soon
Begin Again

granted certain concessions by the
City Commissioners whichwill enable
them to continue with this work. At
the time the contract was made, con-
ditions were different from what they
now are-labor was obtainable and
the price Of asphalt was not almost
prohibitive, as at the present. The
contractors desired the Commission
ers to make funds available as re-
quired by the needs of the work and
also to release them from the SIS
day forfeit, which they would have
been unable to meet.
The concessions granted the paving
company by the Commissioners are
set forth in the following resolution,
passed by the Board at their meeting
this morning:
Whereas, Alabama Paving Company
on the 26th day of January, 1917. en-
tered into contract with the City
of Lakeland. to pave and otherwise
improve certain streets and avenues
in the City of Lakeland. Florida,
And, whereas, said Alabama Paving
Company is. now DESTROYS of securing
and extension of time in which to
complete said work and to secure GER
tain aid from the City of Lakeland.
And, whereas, the United States Fl
deity & Guaranty Company OF Bal
timore, Maryland, did on or about the
10Th day of February, 1917, execute u
the said City of Lakeland, as urety
fer said Alabama Paving Company, a
bond for the performance by said Ala
bama Paving Company Of the afore'
said contract, etc,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the City Commissioners of the City 0.
Lakeland, Polk county Florida, as
follows:
Sec. /. That the time for the com
, pletion Of the work contracted to b.
! done by said Alabama Paving Com
pany in their said contract of Januar.
26. 1917 be and the same is hereb.
: extended for a period of six months
from this date and that the penalt.
of SIS per day for failure to complete
said work by the time specified l
). hereby waived for the aforesaid pc
Rod of six months.
: Sec. 2. That $4,000 of the monte
heretofore retained by the City 0
:. Lakeland upon the estimates of tn
contractors work be advanced to sal
:. contractor in the following manne
to-wit: Payment of said sums to b
made by the city direct to the vendor
for materials to be used in the cor
~ struction of the work provided for
J. the Alabama Paving Company's afor'
. said contract and then only Whe
"a said materials are placed on u
~ ground in Lakeland and when II
= rurchase of same and the bills II
- same are O. KID by the City Ell
r gineer.
is Sec. 3. That sufficient monies,
earned, be paid to the contract
weekly in an amount necessary to e
= able said contractor to meet its wee
u " pay roll for labor provided that Z
~ citv shall not be required to pay sa
:, contractor more than 80 per cent
ia the estimate of the sum or SUI
:, earned. said estimates being made
7 the City Engineer, and provided III
ho the city be not required to advan
ho money on such estimates or tor m
al terials as provided in section
-, cept as same be available in I
"a hands of the city from the payne
- nv property owners OF certificates
= Indebtedness or from the sale
bonds based on certificates, such G.
-. t;ficates of Indebtedness being issu
for work done under the aforesi
contract of Alabama Paving Compa
Sec, A. That this resolution a
} , every part of same shall be OF
q force and effect unless the Alaba
. Paving Company shall within ten d'
= from this date. secure and file W
. the City Clerk of the City oil La
! q land satisfactory to the CITY At'
nev a written consent to the pre-
l.. sions Of this resolution, from Uni
States Fidelity and Guaranty u
:" pany, the surety on the aforesaid
". tractors bond furnished by Alapa
. paving Company said written cons
stimulating that the said bond so
acuted by it for the completion
the work, etc. by Alabama pa'
company under said last named c
nonv,s contract of January 26, ]
with City of Lakeland, be contin
in force and virtue for the fulh'
Of said Alabama Paving Company
IFS said contract under the orig
,ror,sions of same and under the