Sharp County record., 1919-03-14

notices, one OF which shall be upon
the court house door in the town of
Evening Shade and another upon
the court house door in the town of
Hardy, and the remaining ten shall
be posted at conspicuous places
along the road upon which improve
.ments are to be made, and at said
time and place the said county
judge shall let a contract or con.
tracts to the lowest responsible bid
ders for the making Of said improve
ments on said portions Of road
selected, provided that said judge
may reject any and all bids if he
shall deem them not for the best
interest of said road district, in
which he shall re-advertize for bids
and proceed as before prescribed.
All contracts for the making OF
said improvements upon said por.
tons Of road shall be in writing,
signed by the person or persons to
whom the contract is let and also
by the county judge Of said county,
and the same shall be a attested by
th be district road commissioner.
Said contract shall clearly state and
designate the portion or portions of
road to be improved and the charac-
tor Of the improvements to be made
and also the time within which said
improvements shall be completed.
Section 7. All such contractors
shall at the time Of the execution Of
said contract or contracts enter into
bond to the State Of Arkansas for
the use of the road district in which
said improvement is to be made in
a sum equal to the amount Of his
bid, conditioned upon his faithful
compliance with and execution Of
his contract, said bond shall have
good and sufficient security to be
approved by the county Judge, "
any such contractor shall fail to
complete the work contracted fer
within the time prescribed in such
contract he and his bondsmen shall
be liable to the road district as liqu'
idated damages for such failure to
complete said work in the sum OF
$500 a day lor each and every day
such contractor shall fail to COLL
plete said work after the expiration
Of the time prescribed in his con-
tract.
Section 8. II shall be lawful for
the county court to allow the claims
OF said contracts from time to time
for the work done under such con.
tracts as the work progress provided
that at least fifty percent Of the
amount OF such contracts shall be
reserved until the work shall be
completed in accordance with the
terms OF such contracts. When any
such contractor shall have complel"
ed the work prescribed In his COL
tract he shall notify the county
judge Of such fact, and the county
judge shall thereupon 60 over the
work u d carefully inspect the
same. II such work be found in
any particular deficient or not con-
pleted in compliance with provision 8
Of the contract, the county Judge
shall point out to such contractors
the deficiencies therein and require
tnat the same be completed as pr,
scribed In the contract before pay
Ing therefor Whenever the county
Judge shall, after a careful inspet
ton, find that said work has been
completed In every particular In
compliance with the contract lC
shall approve and receive the samf
whereupon such contractor may
present his claim TO the county
court for the unpaid portion due
him for such work, aud II shall Ee
lawful for the county court to allow
such claim and direct the paymel
thereof