Contract Volume 207-211 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...York, acting either directly or through his properly authorized agents, such agents acting severally within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them. Contractor shall mean the party of the second part, above designated, enter-Contractor' ing into this contract for the performance of the work required by it, and the legal representatives of said party, or the agent appointed to act for said party in the performance of the work. Ton shall mean the short ton of 2,000 pounds. Ton Rock, whenever used as a name of an excavated material, shall mean theRock. ledge-rock removed, or to be removed properly, by blasting, channeling, wedging or barring; also boulders of y2 cubic yard or larger volume, removed, or to be removed from the excavations, and any excavated masonry, except as otherwise specified. Earth shall mean all kinds of materials excavated or which are to be exca-Ear,1vated, except rock as above defined. required.' Wherever in the specifications or upon the drawings the words directed, permuted, etc. required, permitted, ordered, designated, prescribed, or words of like import are used, it shall be understood that the direction, requirement, permission, order, designation, or prescription of the Engineer is intended, and similarly the words approved, acceptable, satisfactory, or words of like import, shall mean approved by, or acceptable, or satisfactory to, the Engineer, subject in each case to the final determination of the Board, unless otherwise expressly stated. Datum of levels. The figures given in the contract and specifications or upon the drawings after the word "Elevation," or an abbreviation of it, shall mean distances in feet above the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Datum, which is mean sealevel at Sandy Hook. In...