The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-26
CRY Commission PANS HAGGART
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR ITS
SUSPENSION OF PAVING CONTRACT
Bonding Company Is Be- Held
For Work On Streets. Hare If
Haggart Company Fail To
Carry Out Its Stipulated
Terms.C City Dads Pass
Drastic ReaSlution.

The board Of city commissioners in
session last night, handed the Haggart
Construction company Of Fargo Il
pannizg for it's withdrawal Of work
crews and suspension Of work on.
paving operations here. A, formal
resolution was adopted by unanimous
vote, directing the Dakota Trust
company that operations here Jhad
ceased and that 'it would be held as
the bonding company on the contract
for completion Of the contract.
City Engineers sAtssipsons Hall,
both members @of the firm, were pres
ent at, the meeting and offered severe
criticism Of the methods adopted by
the Haggart outfit. It was announ-
ced that no dilatory tactics would be
permitted by the Haggart company:
"They must 60 on with the work or
the bonding company will be held for
it. Haggart's bond for completion of
his contract to pave approximately
forty blocks of city streets is fixed
at $36o,9QO.
The paving contractors have discon-
tinued all operations here. Last
week, crossing sidewalks. in the cen
ter Of the business district were torn
up and left in bad shape. Saturday
night all work was suspended "for
an unstated cause
The resolutionaa copyof which was
sent to the Dakots Trust company
who bonded the Haggart Construc-
tion company and to the contractor,
follows:
Whereas; there was heretofore en-
tered into between the Haggart Con-
struction company Of Fargo, North
Dakota and the City Of Devils Lake,
North Dakota, contract under the
terms Of which the ssid Haggart Con-
struction company contracted and
agreed by and with the City of Dew
lis Lake, aforesaid to- pave certain
streets and alleys within the said City
of Devils Lake as inF said contract is
fully set forth, and in which contract
the said Haggart Construction com
l.pany sagreed to commence the work
/ Of street paving on or before the 18th
day Of April, 1920, and progress reg
ularly and uninterruptedly until its
completion which shall not be latel
than the 18th, day az October, 1920
Eunless otherwise ordered by the city
engineers representing the City Of
!; Devils Lake, and; q.
Whereas; It appesrs that the said
work Of street paving has been de,
LATED and Ills not been carried on reg
sularly and lninterrupt eddy and; 75
s. Now Therefore; be II resolved by thu
Board 81 City commissioners Of the
City Of Devils Lake, North Dakota
that the Haggart g obstruction com
pany be n6tided that the CITY Of Dey'
Ills Lake does not consent Or agree Il
the SdelaS iii carrying ont the terms
i Iof sid paving contract or 70 the ab
4 andonnient Of the aaid work, and sthat
4 the Hagkart Cons nstruction company
Hbe ordered ana directed that The,
must proceed at once with the worl
nnder said scontre and carry 81.
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