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<br />PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.
<br />THIS AGREEMENT, Made and enterdd ' into this 31st. day of March 1919 by and
<br />between Staples & Ackerman of the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, (here in —
<br />after re.farded to a.s- the " Contractor"),, and the City of .South Bend, in the County of
<br />St . Joseph and State of Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works, (hereinafter
<br />referred to as the " City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly
<br />of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, approved
<br />March 6,19659 and a.11 amendatory and supplemental acts thereto:
<br />W itnesseth that the contract covenants and agrees.to construct in Lincoln
<br />Wary West from 1436 feet west of olive Street bo City Limits, a pipe sewer at and for the
<br />following prices: —
<br />75C lin. feet :of 15" inch pipe sewer, ,per lin fit.......... 2.25
<br />816 lin. ft. of 12" -.inch pipe sewer, per lin,ft.; .......... 2.00
<br />"360 lin. feet, of 8" inch ..pipe sewer per Iin,ft..,..... .60.
<br />1552 conduit p.ipa sewer, per lin: ft........................ .90 .
<br />62 lin. ft . of manhole, per l in ft................ ; , ....... 7.00
<br />10 storm water grades,, each.. .:..........:.............. 8.00
<br />5 manholes, curb and -cover, each...,-.,.... , .....:=.........18.00
<br />sadto petiform ai v'wk ; n -I r ml,se erIttan said.it twove wn+ tinder and according to 'tlte ' terms aad CO&W
<br />Old*v§ of Itt oov- tweet wanhtltion N6+ w........ i^ +. `Ivy the Build esf l of Oe "? arks._.._ :.:..............
<br />and the ft!an,s,.profile a-4 spee#fitations on file ut the o�{itee of the j)epart-:r1 nt of "u�� c 'Yorks. -which said
<br />rc3ohttionplans, profile $Yid speclFcttioNts $tom m,44e. $..pajt htreof qs N11-v .an ? eNc;-, .a iy. as if copied ant,
<br />Set O'lt ,I_t f ill lrr:^•*i. -
<br />cr, T-aeee r lfurthc-r elfpressly coy arts drd $Vries `7+lar iY11 Iblit prase(.14*1-Ii of -1,M work- All proper'
<br />,'gill >~r.:i care ti'iil he eynoissd ; tite►'the t1f►3i: pprop r�, ?��arA apro' � t excav$iYons end iange ous places„
<br />art" ._i? vseilq due Ord proper pre✓eautt ion 2a=p;revt 'tn > 0 8�t� �e*Ser-ortiar�pt*t j� i �h�t itt event Of
<br />any Injury ev48rn44&. re9uVrng f-rov? -twevv.yX fis milti re'rtt'lig Cannec2ed t_.;:r,.v.i'.11 or
<br />arisingt til t#F f)-rr,-I& arty.Persen 6Yrrept.Yt .''/�14'iM1 .: , f r 3' a c-,rn exp^t se, at?d -as-
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<br />V V l:t n.yr>c`t , the .itv i)y t' �.. ` �1 .`'• 14 t - it r <�. ^.- S ')`' .;iiCtihn� the S11
<br />e ntr<,. t.na r!F(1 at histi ✓�i X^f -5,.'t. i �. T �' 'i» �:erein, and will in
<br />all respects tally t IfTrYrtClfV and S'T fi9G o ^`I t : c sfr rut S .L� t r f ?>.i3tivdR s from all host,
<br />expeitse� payment or judgment cecover-,A i., cofmcetxj, ,} .ta st �'.air� cr cla .,,s, action er actions. And tf'.
<br />within ten day% after alay ouch aCticia ss bevurr, the city sl,a'l notify th_ coptracibr of %kee pendency thereof,
<br />.any;v te:rxt re et' tnst the city shaft cQr1cli=sive l'ust`tlic. ec�raclf� "4 agah"t.tbe &gate w.
<br />tins c�sirewctiesII,bd A $*to * . juo tt, tiabi&y and other Wfatre�rs pert02- -
<br />And the conaractfar Agrees to n.atirtain sa, ii ,pravememt a.1�.,a. e sees%. �tigs.apm„� 1ti,�,.c.o.,� ey
<br />die period aid to th'e maltntr.:as fixed by the specifica`ions, and to scc"re c
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<br />to hie with tSe Board of Public Works a -bond with sufficient surety therer„_ ard i an amount am ed +v
<br />specifications. And in doing such repair work the -contractor and the surety o;. hi gmararitce 10tr! s`ial 1;:,
<br />aetblect to the same l:tability to the city and any Atfier person for any injt:ry or dare g to any ptr, ' Or prci*,r
<br />trty in, the same manner and to the same extent as is hied in the last I)recedlug paragraph cocri a zize
<br />itrlxetiOr� foot' .
<br />And it is further agreed by and between said parties that the acceptance of the v"^rk PTO-,id`d for in this
<br />contract, or. the,p, rr it thereof, shall not constitute a waiver on the..part.of the city of ac y o- t..c provis-
<br />ioris of this contract, nor shall it release said contractoi or the sureties on his bnndi for thin faithful pfrt =:n-
<br />awn=e thereof ; nor shall the acceptance be prima facie evidence of the oerforma.nce of a;;y provision of teas
<br />Contract, ex, apt to the extent of entitling the contractor to the contract price therefor.
<br />The contractor agrees to pay for all labor and materials used or furnished to be used in the making of
<br />such ii0provernent and in the performance of this contract, whether done or furnished for him, or his agent,
<br />aasignyst IIsltcessor or subcontractor; and the city may reserve out of any allowance made on any estimate
<br />in fa>r>p� tl3a 1pntractor or his assigr>;a, or out of the amount due him or his assigns upon the completion
<br />of the wm*, as much as rnE T br vtecessary to pay all labored; or materiai .ttten for ampunts due ti7etn for
<br />worlix,.,thWoe qc materials use4a:r }UTnished to be used in the perfotnance of this contract and the doing of
<br />said wik and the va;, ounty trzarer, acting as city treamor, tna retain money collected from property
<br />owtws°lit eessed for said improvarnent to pay such debts or until the contractor shows that they have been
<br />paid or satisfied
<br />Tk2 Ffi::iVCt0 rellT(3VC R11 re%hl??ail, corth, and amised material itt the strc its or sides tberwi
<br />op" the completion of the improvement or the repairing thereof.
<br />The work of making slirh improw-ment %hall lit cornr4eted aceorrliesg to the terms of this contract -on or
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<br />.riless the time for the corr.ple*inn of the s?r:e shall b�, extender: ,in writing by the. Boardof Public Works.
<br />'And it is agreed that any st2rh extension of time. or any alteration of this contract or o` the tra.)rer or meth-
<br />od of doing stteh work shall in no way a fect the diaries, obligations or liabilities of the contractor or his sure.
<br />ties.
<br />It is agreed that the contractor Fhall not. assign this crintr,a,,t. or 50)-let the work or any part hereof to
<br />be done hereur+drr. wichnvlt the writ! -;a toff " f; of the Board <;f Pl..blic Works.
<br />It is further agreed and 4tipv!A.tf_d "t�F 'he c i*itractor shrill give to residents of id city aril CO-anty
<br />preference in the employm:nt of all labor aeeeSsary in the Performance of this co?'.'ra.ct, a'--; fwil=:ig to do so,
<br />shall forieit to the city the $urn of tier. dollars for each failure to observe this st:ipulatiOn.
<br />And upon the performance of ad :the terms and conditions .of this. contract, a; t things to be done and
<br />performed, by said conMctor the said city agrees to cause the cost of doing such worn to be assessed, col-
<br />lected and pouf to Sa14, .ttaft'ch' in the manItet'' fixed by the statute governing the making of such improve-
<br />ments. r.
<br />To each cif tho.waftifto aaad stipulations of this contract, including all ar}d singular the provisions and
<br />terms of the TO.", s, profile-, specifications and-regolution aforesaid, the undeir$igned blinds himself or itself,
<br />and the respecctve successor or aassig r.3 of such parties.
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