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<br />The following contract signed and approved.
<br />PUBLIC IMPROVEME9T CONTRACT,
<br />THIS. AGREEMENT,, :.Vadde and 'entered', into this 23rd. -day- of November
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<br />1926-by -and between `'Jodeph A. Luther of 'the. County of- S-t J $eph and ' State of
<br />Ind iaAa (hereinafterreferred to'as the " Contractor"), `and the City of South Bend,
<br />in the ;County °of St. Joseph ` : and ; State of Indiana, b and throu#h its •.Board of
<br />Publ id Works, (hereinafter ref err ' ' to as the " Cit " ). under and bey virtue of an
<br />Act o ' the General Assembly of the_ state of Indiana. ent itl ed " An Act eoneerning
<br />Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and all arendatoyya,nd supplemental
<br />- acts thereto:_.
<br />Witnesseth, that,: the contractor covenants and agrees •toc'Onstruct
<br />water connections on Wayne Street from Sti,, Joseoh Street to Lafayette Street.,- in the
<br />City of South bend, , Ind iana at and for the ' following pr ices: - ,
<br />.12 taps on short side, each.... ,........... « ..... $29.20
<br />8 tapk. on long s ide, each.. , . .....'... 48oo
<br />and to perform w01°lc tart Ate prosecution -said improvement under and according to the terms and oa..
<br />diti . s of Itnprt�vement R-esotution, Nis - 846 "". pted-by the Board of Public+'vl!6rks..... .iat.--•-�,J920.
<br />and the plans, profile and specifications on. file in the of ce of: the Department of - ublic Works, white said,:.
<br />resolution; plaris, `prof"ile and 'specifications -are rtiahfie a; pazt tereof as fully and effectually as if copied and '
<br />set, out herein'a"t full length.
<br />The contractor further expressly covengtrfs,a*4 agmes that in the prosecution of said work all proper
<br />skip and care vrill be exercised-; that he tilt 1wopAtIf'v r_ and p�o`^ct all excavations and dangerous placrs;
<br />anal y,,Rl use all due and proper precaution.tcl ;.ry person or F- ��r`v; tl'a`_ in eh� eve,+
<br />an_y injury or dam'a.ge'resultirg from the w7f dY te%uFtri~g mom a- y ^ titter or. thing; cnn^..actp t t#��re�,vi `c+r
<br />arising, therefrom, to, any person or propetfy, ate v,•11 pav:ar4 lir=iidate the same at b;s ovrn expanse, and as
<br />some the li$bility therefor; and in ttie� evefit of stiy cl 'ia:i or ciair_is,be;ng made or any action or act;.ons q
<br />brought against the city by reason 6r 6ft 166dunt of or growing out of s7.id work or its comtruction, th s� -I`
<br />contractor will at his own expense defend fhe same, and will pay any judgment recovered therein, and will.i?
<br />all respects fully indemnify and !a t6 hA*1d99 said city; its officers, agents or representatives from all cost,
<br />expense, payment or iudgmenf recovered' irt� Codnectiori with sucf' claim or claims, action or actions. And $'
<br />within ten -days aher any such action is teegurr the city shall notify,the contractor of tTae penelercy them )f,
<br />chest 8ny.judgment. rendered againfit the City, shall be conclusive against the 'contractor and against the surety
<br />on his eanstructiosibaud, as --to tbtaznaunt, liabilii y and tither matters pertaining. thereto.
<br />And the contractor agreds of ftk>jff4tain sat() i i rci`cinenta�:.:,
<br />the period and in the rziafifier ltxec y fhe s 4l cations acid to secure rae maintenance and red r
<br />to file with the Board of � ublic VOorks a lion wyth sufficient surefy,�tlnereon and in an amount,., fisxed.n
<br />specifications, And in bing.suth repair word'the contractor and the surety on his guarantee bond shall lira
<br />subject to Elie sane rnerli n do th-a cifyt and any other person for any injury or damage to•any per or ¢ro-�;_ city in the same manner cad i:o- the same extent.as is fixed, in the last preceding paragraph coveririf; the coil-
<br />-And it is further agreed by and
<br />JP etween said part ,es that the acceptance of the work provided for in aji
<br />' 1 contract, or 'the payr"Ont thereof, :#all: got •constitute a waiver on the part of the city of any of the pier:;- y
<br />ions -of :this contract, ,nor shall it release said contractor or the sureties on his bond for the faithful perform-
<br />- elite t4lpreof ; ` nor. shalt the acceptance be�.�.prima facie evidence of the performance of any provision of:-t Lis
<br />contract, except to tie extent of entitling the contractor to .the contract price therefor.
<br />.The ,c6ntractor agrees to. pair' all fabpr and inxterials used or furnished to be used in' the making.of
<br />such improvement and in. the-peifo;rnance of this tontract,�whether done or furnished for him, or:his atit,
<br />assignee; successor br stibcoiitraeteir"'; and go tit may reserve out of any allowance made on any estimate
<br />an laver of the contracts or �*•� as�si ►ns, or ouf of the amount due him or his assigns upon the completion
<br />of the work, sb mucl2ps.1 :cesary to pay all laborers or material men for amounts due them for.
<br />work donq, or rriatenal&_ 4 aF, iur"ed to be used izl the performance of this contract and the dote =ef
<br />said work, and. the count treasurer, Sleting :as city treasurer,. may retain money collected from prope ty-
<br />oRcnekS aeses5 d for :mod: improvetnent, to pay such debts or ufiul the contractor shows that they harz._been
<br />'paid O� stead
<br />� ter, t(�t� a % G4 ask �• �` Y ,
<br />it 4sr t i ` `.1 ', Oarth,. arid unused material in the streets or a,+144 . t ctkj�,
<br />ate`Oe>fpaiting thereof.
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<br />frQVPMf* A,h�jl be tbpkted according to the terms of this can
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<br />B► ts:. r~ &."a a ended agbythe Bc�ar$s#Public irl"s;
<br />t be xt in wr+'ti
<br />� e otl a sr'�;-Qr y-alters-ice of this contraC! or of the manner or myth
<br />tip'lg �hG duties, obligations or liabilities of the contractor or hi ' R `
<br />ties
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<br />c� t utra '�hll tiRk a.ssip this contract; or sub -let the work or any part thereat .to
<br />ids >ltereia � t`t Ali WrtMf conCent of the Board. of Pi. blic Works.
<br />urther 091FAIt d 5
<br />- ` 1 1 2t t.. contractor shall give to residents of said city and county
<br />pE° exence in emF �y 5411 t$bQ€ necessary in the performance of this contract, and failing to ,del..*),; f©rfeit tt� eithpn} pill, ten dollars for eacfr failure to observe this stipulation.
<br />find { li ce of }l the terms and conditions of 'this,eontract, and things to be done and
<br />ed siS ..ta9�t; the stain eitx agrees°to cause ;the cost of doing such work to be assessed, "ol-
<br />nci~ aicl too
<br />GAA.raatgr 111 th.lnanner fixed by the statute governing the making of suck .improve-
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<br />To eeL* b thq Conditions and tions of this contract, .including all and siniFular the pro`dsiew. and
<br />is bf the �ians,:pxofile� specifications :and resolution" aforrsaid, the
<br />' ,.{"00i,:te Succ sro; or- as,s 4 of such parties. n }aiivsslf mr s.isei#.
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<br />In' Test im© Aihere We the 1flracin9amed parties , hire-
<br />ti get Our hande U18 �3 d. day of kov. 1920,
<br />I'T :SOP',Z-0TJTg BENS . IND 1;A.: JUE A LUTHER1. CONTRACTOR.
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