Pavements and Roads: Their Construction and MaintenanceEdward Gurley Love Engineering and building record, 1890 - 410 páginas |
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Página 152 - And it is hereby expressly agreed and understood by and between the parties hereto, that the said parties of the first part, their successors and assigns, shall not, nor shall any department or officer of the City of New York, be precluded or estopped by any return or certificate made or given by any engineer, inspector...
Página 145 - ... be carefully spread, by means of hot iron rakes, in such manner as to give a uniform and regular grade...
Página 404 - Neither should the ruts be filled with field stones; they will not wear uniformly with the rest of the road, but will produce hard ridges. Trees and close hedges should not be allowed within 200 feet of a clay road. It requires all the sun and wind possible to keep its surface in a dry and hard condition.
Página 148 - Non-Completion.—And the said party of the second part hereby further agrees that the said parties of the first part shall be and they are hereby authorized to deduct and retain out of the moneys which may be due or become due...
Página 149 - Works shall thereupon have the power to place such and so many persons as he may deem advisable, by contract or otherwise, to work at and complete the work herein described, or such part thereof, and to use such materials as he may find upon the...
Página 151 - ... payment for any portion of the aforesaid work or materials except in the manner set forth in this agreement...
Página 146 - All loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work to be done under this agreement, or from any unforeseen obstructions or difficulties which may be encountered in the prosecution of the same, or from the action of the elements, or from incumbrances on the line of the work, shall be sustained by the said Contractor.
Página 148 - ... his right, title or interest in or to the same or any part thereof, without the previous consent in writing of the Commissioner indorsed hereon or hereto attached ; and he will not assign, by power of attorney...
Página 149 - ... under and by virtue of this agreement or any part thereof, and in case such expense is less than the sum which would have been payable under this contract, if the same had been completed by said contractor, then the said party of the second part shall be entitled to receive the difference...