The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-30
NO. 6. 1913

An Ordinance authorizing and empow-
erinJ the Mayor and Board OF
Councilmen of the City OF Pasca-
gouls. Mississippi TO enter into a
Contract in The name OF SAID City
and under its Corporate Seal with
Hancock Company being the trade
name of j. hIlliard Hancock TO do
the necessary work for the Drain
age of West Convent Avenue near
Catholic Church and Catholic
school in the City of P~ascasoula and
setting forth the conditions. terms.
and provisions of said Contract and
the amount of compensation to be
paid for the performance OF said
work.
Be IL Ordained by the Mayor and
Board of counciimen of the City
of P~ascagoula. Mississippi. as fol-
lows. fo-wit:
SECTION /. That the Mayor and
Clerk of the City of Pascagoula, Mis-
sissippi. be and they are hereby autho-
riZed to enter into a contract in n
nam and for n on behalf of the
City of Pascagoula under its corporate
seal with Hancock Company, being
the trade name of j. Hilliard Hancock
for doing the necessary work of curb
ing and drainage and other work in
cidental thereto on West Convent
Avenue rear the Catholic Church and
Catholic School in the City of Pas
cagoula and all of said work 10 be
done and performed in all respects
in conformity with and to the plans
and specifications made by D.. J. Sim
mons. Engineer, and on file: and fix
ing the compensation of the contractor
therefor at and for the sum OF One
Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-six
and 96f1o0 Dollars ISL ,976. 96l.
SECTION 2. Be IL further ordained
that said contract shall be substantially
the following form, to-Wit.
CONTRACT
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
THIS AGREEMENT, made and en-
tered into on the.....day of April. l948,
by and between Hancock Co., Party
OF the First Part, and City of Pasca-
goula, Miss, Party of the Second Part.
WITNESSETH:
That the first party, for the con-
sideration hereinafter fully set out,
hereby agrees with the second party
as follows:
1. That the first party shall furnish
all the equipment. materials and labor
required, and perform all of the work
in this manner and form required by
the accompanying specifications and
other documents. which are hereto
attached and made a part hereof as
fully as if contained herein. all owe F,
concrete curbing and necessary drain
age on West Convent Avenue near
the Catholic Church and Convent .
School in the City of P~ascagoula. Miss. /,
and which consist of the following:
1. Notice to Contractors.
2. Instruction to Bidder and Gen
eral Conditions.
3. Proposal.
4. Special Provisions.
5. Detailed Specifications.
6. Contract.
z. Bond.
q plans and drawings
2. The second party hereby agrees
to pay to the first party for the faith
full performance of this agreement, :
subject to additions and deductions as
provided for in the above mentioned
documents, in lawful none of the
United States of America, such am
cunts as become due to the first party
for work actually performed under this
agreement at the unit prices stated in
the attached and foregoing proposals.
the approximate amount of which is
estimated at Nineteen Hundred Sew
enty-Six and $500 Dollars t$t976. 96). 1t
being understood and mutually agreed
by the parties hereto that the specifi-
ed items of work to be performed
hereunder. as well as the exact am
cunts of each items cannot be pre-
determined. and that the unit price
stated in the proposal will prevail.
3. On or before the 18th day of
each calendar month, the second party
shall make partial payments to the
first party on the basis of a duly
and approved estimate of
work performed during the preceding
calendar month by the first party.
less 100 of the amount of such esti-
mate which is to be retained by the
second party until all work has been
performed strictly in accordance with
this agreement. and until such work
has been accepted by the second party. /
Similar payments will also be made
for the materials which have been
inspected and approved and are
properly stored. in amount not to
co. of the value of such ma
terials. Title to the materials shall |
pass to h owner upon payment;
however, the contractor shall remain
responsible for the safety and stor-
age of said materials after payment
until use.
4. Upon submission by the first |
party of evidence satisfactory to the
second party tina. all pay rolls. ma
terials bills and other costs incurred
by the first party in connection with
the construction of the work have
paid in full, final payment on |
account of this agreement shall be
mace within 80 DAYS after completion |
by first party of all work covered by
this agreement, and the acceptance of
such work by the second party. The
work shall be subject to the approval
of Engineer. d. ]. Simmons.
5. The Contractor agrees to cont
mence work under this contract on a
date to be specified in a written |
Work Order" issued by the Engineer
and to fully complete all work requir-
ed hereunder within 40 consecutive
calendar days from said date.
s. It IS further mutually agreed be-
tween the parties hereto that If, a.
any time after the execution of this
agreement and the Surety Bond hereto
attached for its faithful performance,
the second party shall deem the Surety
or sureties upon such bonds to be
unsatisfactory. or If. for any reason. |
such bond ceases to be adequate to
the performance of In work.
the first party shall at its expense.
within 5 days after receipt of notice
from the second party so to do. fur
nish an additional bond Or honds in
such form and amount and with sueh !