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RESOLUTION NO. 76
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING.the number of the improvement district,
Describing the boundrics thereof stating the purpose of creating
aid diatric?gthe character of the improvements to be madepthe
pproximate cost of constructing the same,the protion of the costs
f said improvements which it is proposed to have,to be paid by
pecial assessments and the time when the council will hear object-
on to the making of the said improvements.
BE IT RESLOVED BY HE CITY COUNCIL Off' THE uI TY OF LAUREL:
Section 1. That the City Council desires to lay extensions to
the Sewer mains of the ci$$,and that there is hereby created for
that purpose a Special Improvement District.
Section 2. That the number of said Special Improvement District
Iis hereby designated as No-2Z 10.
Section 3. That the boundaries of said Special Improvement
District No 10 are hereby designated and declared to be as follows:
A line on the center of each street and alley,herein after named
Iin each case,ex$ending to intersect the center line of each street
and alley,subsequently named at their corsstng beginning at a point
F on the Intersection of the alley of block 20,of the Laurel Heights
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GSubdivision,withthe north boundary line of the City of Laurel thence
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running south to the intersection of the alley with First street;
thence southwest to the intersection of the alley o-1' block one,of
the townsite of East Laurel,with First st.reet;thence south to the
intersection of the south boundary line of lot Seventeen(17),bloek
one (1) of East Laurel,with the alley of the said block;thence east,
to the intersection of the south boundary line of lot seventeen. (17)
of the said block,with first avenue;thence south east to the inter--
seetion of the souht.bounday line of lot thirteen (13) og block one
(I) of Laurel Realty Subdivision with First avenue;thence east to
r the intersection of the south boundary line of lot b hirteen (13) of
the said block with the alley in t1m said bleck;thense south down
F the alley of the said block to.the intersection of the north and south
alley with the east and west alleyoof the said bloek;thence east to
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t e intersection of the north and south alley with the east and west
a ley of block two (2) of the Laurel Realty Subdivision,thenee north
t the interseation of the alley with First Btreot;thence northeast
t the intersection of the east boundary line of lot nine(9) of block
s x (6) of the Laurel Realty Subdivision with First street;thence
n rth to the intersection of the east boundary line of lot nine (9)
o w the said block with Third streetlthe.nee rAH+haast to the intersection
o the allgry of block nine(9) with Third street;thence north to the
1 tersection of the alley of block nin ?9) ,With Fifth'-I street;thence
w st to the intersection of Fifth street with Montaaa Avenue;thence
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s uth to the intersection off; the alley of block twenty (20) with
M,ntasna Avenue;thence west kkx to the intersection og the north
a' south alley with the east and west alley of block twenty (20);
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t ?nce north tc the intersection of the alley with Fifth street;
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t ',nae west to the intersection of the east boundary line of lot
n e (9) of block tw(anty-one (21) with rifth street;thence north to
the intersection of the east boundary line of lot nine (9) of the
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sad block with the alley;thence east to the intersection of the
no th and south alley with the east and west alley of the said block;
th=e north to the intersection of the alley with Sixth street;
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t nce west to the intersection of the east boundary line of lot
ni a (9) of block thirty-seven (37) with sixth street;thence north
to"the intersection of the east bouhdary line of lot nine (9) of the
said block with the alley;thence east th the intersection of the
no th and south alley with the east and vest alley of the laid block;
th nee north to the intersection of the south boundary line of lot
fi teen (15) of the said block with the alley ;thence west to the
intrersectiop of tkn south boundary line of lot fifteen (15) of the said
bl 'ek with first avenue;thence north to the inter;,ection of First avenue
with the north boundary line of the City and thence west to the point of
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be J,?Iingjall property herein described is located in the Laurel Heights
Su idivision,Laurel Realty Second Subdivision,Laurel -".ea;ty Subdivision
an East Laurel according to the plat thereof now on file in the office
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of a Coutty Clerk of Yellowstone Cpunty,State of Mentaa. However lots
onI;t`W,o,three,four and twenty of block seven of the Laurel Realty Sub-
div sib are excluded from the foregoing Improvement District -
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Section 4. That the purpose of creating aid district is to lay
extensions to the sewer mains of the City of Laui,el and the imporvements
ropc)sed to be made in said distric* Under this resolution consists of
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he laying of appromimately 3745 feet of8'-inch sewer pipe; together
14th the nesessary man holes,flush tanks and other accessories.
Section 5. That the approximate zzatxxdxIkw estimate of the
1 cost of the said improvements are $ 6650.®8p
Section 6. That the entire cost of making said improvements
Ehall be paid by a special improvement district by means of special
asessments,eaek lot or parcel of land within said district to be
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seised for that part of the entire distriot,exclusive of tln streets,
IRkb;V5X alleys and public plates.
Section 7. That the special assessment shall ne paid in eight
equal annual installments,extending oller a period of seven years,
id special assessments shall constitute a fund to be known as fund
o Special. Improvement District No 10.
Section 8. That on the 13th day of October A.D.1914,Ikzxdttt:yxxx..
dputbAlCouncil chambers in the City Hall of the City of Laurel,
%ntana, the said council will hear objections to the final adoption
this resolution at which time and place any person/ or persons
are the owners or agents to any lots or parcels pf land within sai
ovement distriot,shall have the right to ap ear at said meeting
e ther in person or by councel D nd show cause,if agy there be why
t 4e improvements mentioned in the resolution shall not be made.
Section 9. This resolution shall be posted in the respective
p I' aces in each of the three wards of the City of Laurel,
? Section 100 This is an emergency resolution and includes only
v4esh measures as are immediately necessary for the preservation of
p ace, health and safty,and shall be in full, force and effect from
a 4 after its passage and approval.
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Provisionally passed by the City Council and approved by the"
M yor this \ 0 Day of A.D.1914.
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Finally passed by the City Counc,i and approved by the Mayor
tl,:Ls day of A.D. 1914'",,
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P L A N S,
S P E C I F I C A T I 0 N S,
P R 0 P 0 S A L,
C O N T R A C T.
IMPROMIENT DISTRICT
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Laurel, Montana.
C. E. Shipman,
City Engineer,
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Laurel, Montana..
INPROVEVENT DISTRICT NO. 10.
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To 11,he Honona'vle Mayor and City Council,
Laurel, Montana.
Genii men,
he undersigned, after having,carefully 6amined the plans,
specifications, and site of the proposed work, propose to furnish
all °t a labor, plant, and material necessary to complete the work
in :;roper and workmanlike manner, according to the Plans and
spe i ications hereto attached, and under the supervision and
direc ion and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and subject
to Y?i acceptance and the approval thereof by the City Council
at the following unit prices,---
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S-i`csewer, per lineal foot
ManlHoles, per each
Flu h tanks, per eac
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The Undersigned further proposes and agrees to fully complete
all,t a work contemplated in this proposal within the time specified.
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Laurel, Montana.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OP S.BuRS.
vided by Resolution No. 769 creating Improvement District No.10.
;Vertise xamined and approved by the City Council, and Clerk directed
to for bads G 10 1914.
Att$slt :
ayor.
SEALED BIDS
or doing the above work, endorsed "Bid for Improvement District
No. ", also with the name of the person or persons making the
same, will be received at the office of the City Clerk until 8.00
o'clock P.M. IV ov , (O 1914.
idders are hereby notified that no bid can be withdrawn after
havi been opened by the City Council, on account of alleged error
Of f any cause whatever. Any bidder who refuses to enter into
a co tract after the same has been awarded to him will be declared
irresponsible and his certified check will be forfeited.
Bidders are invited to be present at the opening of bids.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
1. eh bid must be written on a form provided by the City, and
must .b enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk,
Laur rl Montana, and endorsed "Bid for Improvement District No.10."
2. ch bid must be accompanied by a certified check on some
respo ible bank for Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, payable to the
City Laurel, which shall be forfeited to the City if the bid is
accepted and the contract awarded and the bidder fails within fifteen
days ter the certification of the award to enter into a contract
according to the terms of his bid, together with a bond in the sum of
Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars with a good and sufficient Surety
Company to be approved by the City Council as a guarantee that the
bidde will faithfully keep and perform the termer
of sa ^d contract. z.,
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3. Each bidder must write his name in full, his Poet Office
ad sea, and shall also give the name of the Surety Company offered.
4. Anyone signing a proposal as the agent of another must file with
such proposal legal evidence of his authority to so sign.
56 The individual names of the members of a firm must be signed
in ;full, giving the Christian and surnames.
b. No erasures, interlineations, or alterations will
babe allowed,
anJ any bid upon which they occur will not be considered.
7• All prices must be expressed in words as well as figures.
$. ?. The adequacy of the security offered, the previous experience
andlresponsibility, as well as the present ability, of
the bidders,
independently of the bond required, will be considered in awarding
thelcontract; and permission will not in any eas7S be given for the
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withdrawal, modification, or explanation of any bid.
9. ? Bidders must
present satisfactory evidence that they are fully
pre Ared with the necessary capital, resources, implements, and
mat rial to conduct and complete the work if awarded the same,
All11 bidders must thoroly acquaint themselves with all the details of
the proposed work, and if there is anything obscure, the same will
be explained in writing upon a•written request being given for the
samele The approximate quantities given in these specifications are
for Ithe information of bidders only and are not guaranteed to be the
exact' quantities that will be called for in the actual construction,
but hey will be used as a basis for comparing bads.
10. 'The City of Laurel reserves the right to reject any and all
bids or to accept any bid, and it may waive any technicalities
that,in the opinion of the CIty Council may be desirable.
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SPEC I It' z c A T I O N S.
WORK TO BE DONE.
The work contemplated herein is the construction of lateral
sewerp and appurtenances in the City of Laurel as shown on the plat
hereto attached. It involves furnishing all tools, materials, and
laborinecessary or required for performing all the work in accord-
ance ?ith these specifications.
,'ESTIMATE OF gU'ANTITIES.
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3745 linealAof excavation
3745 " feet of 8-inch sewer
146 Y branches
12 Man Holes
i 2 Flush Tanks and appurtenances.
1,SNWER PIPE.
;The pipe shall be of the best quality, standard strength, salt
glazed, vitrified sewer pipe, sound and well burned throughout its
thickness, impervious to moisture, with smooth well glazed exterior
and anterior surfaces, and free from objectionable cracks, flaws,
blis$ers and other imperfections. Y branches for house connections,
of the same grade as the straight pipe, shall be furnished and laid
at such points as may be directed by the Engineer. Each Y branch
shall be provided with a clay stopper securely cemented into place.
„CEMENT.
iThe cement shall be some standard brand of American Portland
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Cem4t, and shall conform with the Standard Specifications for
Portland Cement of the American Society for Testing Materials.
SAND.
The sand shall be clean, sharp, course sand, free from loam
or dirt, and all sticks and gravel shall be removed by screening.
MORTAR.
Mortar shall be made of one part Portland cement and two parts
sand by measurement, thoroly mixed dry, and such a quantity of clean
water added as will produce a stiff mortar of the proper consist-
ency. All mortar shall be made fresh for the work in hand, and any
mortar which ha s begun to set shall not be used.
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GRAVEL.
'Gravel for concrete shall be clean bank gravel, free from dirt,
stic s or rubbish of any kind, containing no piece larger then three
inc s, and containing enough sand to make a dense concrete con-
taining no voids.
CONCRETE.
lConcrete shall be composed of one pert Portland cement and six
parto gravel by measurement.. It shall be mixed on a tight mixing
boar , twice dry and twice wet, sufficient water being used to make
a sl ppy mixture. Machine mixing will be preferred to hand mixing.
5ho d concrete work be carried on in freezing weather, the Con-
tractor will be required to take such measures as are necessary to
ins a satisfactory results. 'h'ater for concrete will be furnished
free'by the City at the stand-pipe at the City Hall or at other
places under the direction of the Water Commissioner.
EXCAVATION.
,All excavation for trenches shall be in open cut from the surface
of t e ground except when tunnelling is required or permitted by the
Engineer. When the character of the material will permit, the
bott m of the trench shall be shaped to conform to the bottom of the
sewer pipe. No more then 300 feet of trench shall be opened in
adv 4ce of the completed sewer unless by permission of the Engineer.
'W'henever necessary for the protection of the work or the work-
men,,the sides of the trench shall be supported by suitable bracing,
sheathing, and shoring; these supports shall be removed as the work
pro+esses unless the Engineer orders them left in place. The cost of
such bracing, sheathing, and shoring shall be borne by the Contractor,
except that that which is ordeded left in place by the Rngineer will
be paid for at the rate of $28.00 per M. for all lumber so used.
The Contractor shall at his own expense keep the trenches free
from water during the progress of the pipe laying.
Excavated material must not be placed so as to interfere with
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travel on streets and alleys, or inconvenience occupants of adjoining
proporty.
The Contractor will be required to make good immediately and
at h a own expense any damage, including freezing, that may occur
to a* water main or service connection.
UNVATIONS.
the material at grade line is suitable, the sewer skull
be 1'i.d thereon, but whenever, in the opinion of the Engineer, this
is n't the case, the Contractor will be required to take such
meas*es as the circumstances may require in order to secure a
sati4factory foundation, such work to be considered as extra work
and ?sid for at the actual cost to the Contractor plus 15f.
{when running sand, quick sand, or other bad or treacherous mat-
eria7, is encountered, the work shall be carried on with the utmost
vigor, and it shall be proceeded with day and night should the
Engi eer so require.
PIPE LAYING.
The pipe shall be laid on a firm bed to the exact line and grade
as given by the Engineer, and any pipe laid and found not to conform
to such line and grade shall be taken up and relaid at the Con-
trac"pr's expense. The pipe shall be joined by inserting into the
bell'end of one piece, and to its entire depth, the spigot end of the
next;suc'ceeding piece, and in such manner as to leave no shoulder
or lack of uniformity of surface inside the pipe. The annular space
in t 4:e joint must be entirely filled with mortar, thoroly pressed in
on t#e bottom and sides, so as to make a joint as nearly water tight#
as possible. The joint shall be finished with a neat and generous
bevel.
he Contractor
will be required to put a gasket of oakum, which has previously been
dipped in cement grout, into the bell of each pipe, and after this
has Men rammed in, the joint shall be finished with the usual
ceme It collar.
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d BACKFILLING.
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As soon as possible after the pipe has been laid and the cement
joi s have set, it shall be covered with the material taken from
the excavation, but no sewer shall be covered until the City
Engineer has measured up and recorded the location of all Y branches.
In b? kfilling, care must be exercised not to disturb the pipes.
Sho4d the Council or Engineer require, the Contractor will be
req red to thoroly water tamp all trenches, the water, hoze, and
noz;e for this operation being furnished free by the City. The
hose;and nozzle may be obtained upon application to the Water
Commissioner at the City Hall, and must be returned to the City
Hal in as good condition as when taken out.
Material not needed for filling the trenches shall be the property
of the City and shall not be hauled away or otherwise disposed of.
DMASUREMENTS AND PAYMENTS.
'Pipe sewers will be measured in place from center to center
of nholes and flush tanks. They will be paid for at the rate
bid therefor per lineal foot, which will include furnishing the pipe,
excavation, pipe laying, backfilling, cement, Y branches and stoppers,
and all other labor and material necessary to complete the work.
MANHOLES.
,Manholes shall be built where indicated by the Engineer, and
sha be of the form and dimensions shown on the plans hereto
attached. They shall be provided with cast iron covers following
closely the cover shown on the plans and satisfactory to the
Engineer. Concrete shall-be made as specified above. Wooden or
metal forms shall be used for holding the concrete in place until
it has set. The surface of these forms next to the concrete shall
be smooth and clean, and so prepared as to prevent the concrete from
adhe ing thereto. They shall be left in place uhti1 the concrete
is strong enough to permit their removal. After the forms are re-
mov-A T I the inside surface shall be rubbed smooth with a wood float
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and then given a wash coat of neat cement grout so applied as to
fill'all the pores of the surface.
Manholes will be paid for at the price bid therefor per each,
whic will include all excavation, backfilling, steps, cover, and
all abor and material necessary to complete the same.
FLUSH TANKS.
Flush tanks shall be built where indicated by the Engineer, and
shalt be of the form and dimensions shown on the plans hereto attached.
Conckete and forms shall be as specified for Manholes, They shall
be n4ovided with a 6-inch Tiller Automatic Siphon. Each flush
shall be connected with the water main with a 3A-inch service,
the Otop box of which shall be located one foot inside the nearest
curb "line. This water connection shall conform in all respects
to to requirements of the Laurel Water Department.
'Flush tanks will be said for at the rate bid therefor per
eac I, which will include all excavation, backfilling, water connection,
sip n, steps, overflow pipe, cover, and all labor and material
nee ` nary to complete the same.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
1. TIME OF COMMENCEMENT. RAT3 OF PROGRESS. TIDE OF COMPLETION.
The Contractor shall commence the work herein specified within
thi' y days from the date of his contract; and the rate of progress
of is work shall be such that by 191
the whole work covered by these specifications e 1 be fully com-
pleted, the time of commencement, rate of progress, and time of
completion being essential conditions of said contract. The council
may however for sufficient cause extend the time of completion.
2. SKILLFUL WORKMEN TO HE EMPLOYE.
The Contractor shall employ only skillful, competent workmen to
do the work, and whenever the Engineer shall inform the Contractor in
writing that any man on the work is in his opinion incompetent, or un-
fai'hful, or disorderly, such man shall be discharged immediately from
the':Ork and shall not again be employed thereon.
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3. SUITABLE APPLIANCES TO BE USED.
9 The Contractor is to use such methods and appliances for the
performance of all operations connected with the work as will secure
a set sfactory quality of work and a rate of progress which, in the
opi rion of the Engineer, will secure the completion of the work
wit `n the time specified. If at any time before the commencement
or ing the progress of the work, such methods or appliances appear
to a Engineer to be inefficient or inappropriate for securing the
quality of work required or the rate of progress specified, he may
orde the Contractor to increase their efficiency or improve their
cha oter and the Contractor must conform to such order; but the
fai a of the Engineer to demand such increase of efficiency or
imp vement shall not relieve the Contractor from his obligations
to s, cure the quality of work and rate of progress required.
4. PAYMENT OF WOR10W AND MATERIAL MEN.
The Contractor shall promptly pay the gages of all worlumen, and
for ssistance of every kind employed on or about the work, and for
all *aterials purchased therefor, and the City Council may withhold
any smd all payments due the Contractor until satisfied that such
wage?b, assistance and materials have been fully paid for.
5. assignment of Contract.
The contract for this improvement shell not be assigned without
the onsent of the City Council, and no assignment that shall be
made shall release the contractor therefor or his surety from any
liab lities arising under the contract. No sub-contract shall
unde any circumstances release the Contractor from his liabilities
and bligations under the contract.
6. *BANDOMWT OF CONTRACT.
IIf at any time the Engineer shall be of the opinion and shall
so certify in writing to the City Council that the work in un
reasonably or unnecessarily delayed, or that the Contractor is
wilf*lly violating any of the terms, covenants and agreements of the
contract, or is not executing the contract in good faith, or is not
maki Iterials, such progress in the execution of such work as to secure its
camp tion within the time specified, the City shall have the right
and ver to notify the Contractor to discontinue all work or any
part hereof under the contract, and said City shall thereupon
have he power to employ by contract or otherwise, and in such
mane and at such prices as it may determine, any person, and obtain
any tools and appliances which it may deem necessary,
and to use such materials, tools and appliances as may be found
along the line of said work, and to complete the work, and charge
the expense necessary.for said completion to the Contractor.
Expenses so charged shall be deducted and paid by the City out of
any money then due or that may thereafter become due to the Contractor,
and in case such expense is less than the sum which would have been
payable under the contract if the same had been fulfilled by the Con-
tractor, then the Contractor shall be entitled to receive the
difference; and in case such expense is greater, the Contractor shall
pay to the City the amount of such excess due.
7. REMOVAL OF CONDEMNED WORK.
Defective work or material may be condemned by the Engineer at
any time before the final acceptance of the work, and,when so con-
demo;, it shall be immediately removed and replaced with satisfactory
work and material. Should the Contractor neglect or refuse to remove
or r lace any rejected work or material, such work or material shall
be removed or replaced by the Engineer at the Contractor's expense
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8. CONTRACTOR TO KIEP FORE14AN AND COPLES OF PLANS A11D SPRC9-
IFICATIONS ON THE GROUND.
At all times while the work. is
man 'or head workman on the gusund,
ifi,ations. Instructions given to
be ,onsidered as having been given
g. EXTRA WORK.
No claims for extra work will
sha 1 have been previously ordered
staling prices to be paid therefor.
10 . NO CLADS FOR DAMAGES.
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in progress, there shall be a fore.
also copies of the plans and spec-
such foreman or head workman shall
to the Contractor personally.
be allowed unless such extra work
by the Engineer in writing,
'; The Contractor will not be entitled to any claims for damages
forrany hindrance or delay from any cause whatever, or for any losses
or amagas arising from the action of the elements.
11.'!: PROTECTION OF WORK.
The Contractor shall at all times properly protect the work, specie,
care being taken to guard such places as may be dangerous to the public.
AlV dangerous points shall be indicated at night by a sufficient display
of fed lights. The Contractor shall also indemnify and save harmless
the City of Laurel from all suits and actions of every name and descrip
tiop brought against said City for or on account of any injuries or
da *ges received or sustained by any part* or parties by reason of the
fai ure of the Contractor to maintain guards, barricades, or signals,
or y'or in consequence of any neglect of the Contractor or his agents
or 'mployees in carrying on said work.
12 . , PAYMENTS.
onthly payments will be made on the estimate of the Engineer,
approved by the City Council, at the first regular meeting of the
Council in each month. Twenty (20%) per cent of these estimates
will be reserved until the final completion of the work and its
acceptance by the City Council when full settlement will be made.
Payments will be made in warrants drawn on the fund of Special
Improvement District No. 10. The Contractor shall receive such
warrants at their full face value and shall rely exclusively upon
the fund on which said warrants are drawn for their payment.
The Engineer shall include in his final estimate such sums,
not exceeding $550.00, as he shall estimpete are necessary to cover
thi actual cost of engineering, printing, legal expenses, preparing
asgessment rolls, and other incidental expenses properly a charge
against the District. The Contractor shell, before his bond is
released, pay to the City Treasurer in cash the amount so included
in:the final estimate and shall receive warrants against the Dis-
trict for the amount so paid.
13. TRUE INTENT.
All work under this contract is to be performed in accordance
with the true intent and meaning of these specifications and with in-
st uctions given from tame to time by the Engineer or City Council.
14. AUTHORITY.
This District is,provided for by Resolution No. 76 and Ordinance
No, whi.oh'are hereby made a part of the contract, and where these
Sp di ioations conflict with said'Resolution or Ordinance, or are
si ent, the latter shall govern.
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