Documents of the City of Boston, Issue 74

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Page 7 - ... that no laborer, workman or mechanic working within this Commonwealth in the employ of the contractor, sub-contractor or other person doing or contracting to do the whole or a part of the work contemplated by the contract shall be requested or required to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day and every such contract which does not contain this stipulation shall be null, and void.
Page 7 - Such investigation shall be made by three experts, one to be chosen by each party and the third by the two so chosen. If the...
Page 4 - ... The lamps shall be maintained when in service at not less than sixty (60) horizontal candle power for single-burner lamps and one hundred (100) horizontal candle power for double-burner lamps. The city may at any time, by written notice, require the contractor to employ a competent and disinterested person connected with either the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the Scientific Department of Harvard University, or such other person acceptable to both parties, to examine and test by standard...
Page 7 - ... included : A. The Contractor shall not request or require any laborer, workman or mechanic in his employ, or that of any sub-contractor or other person doing or contracting to do the whole or a part of the work to be done in this Commonwealth, to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day, and shall give preference in employment first, to citizens of Massachusetts, second, to other citizens of the United States, and shall allow all employees on said work to lodge, board and trade where...
Page 4 - ... account of injury to persons or property arising in any way out of the employment, act or neglect of any such person, except such as may arise, in whole or in part, from the fault or neglect of the Company, its agents or servants, while acting as agents of the Company. In case two tests of any circuit or lamp shall be made, separated by an interval of not less than one hour, during any one night, and both of said tests shall prove that the Company is not furnishing the electrical energy or light...
Page 9 - ... on his part to be kept and performed, and shall also pay for all labor performed or furnished, and for all materials used in the carrying out of said contract, then this obligation shall be void ; otherwise it shall remain in full force and virtue.
Page 9 - ... as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Boston, in the sum of dollars ($ ) to be paid the City of Boston, for which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. This Obligation is upon the Condition that if the party to the contract hereto annexed, other than the City, shall faithfully furnish, keep and do everything therein required of the party on his part...
Page 12 - BOND The undersigned surety company hereby binds itself, its successors and assigns, to pay to the Cambridge Bridge Commission the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars. This obligation is upon the condition that if the party to the contract hereto annexed, other than the city, shall faithfully furnish and do everything therein required of the party, the obligation shall become of no effect, otherwise...
Page 6 - On page 15 of the form of contract and specifications hereto appended is the following provision: (Paragraph 12.) Extension of Contract.— The City may, at its option, to be signified in writing not later than January 1, 1934, extend the term herein designated for the continuance of the contract for a period not exceeding six months, so that there may be no interruption of service in case the city enters into a new contract involving other parties or different equipment or both. . . . The present...
Page 8 - Corporation has caused this agreement to be executed in its name and behalf by its treasurer, thereunto duly authorized, and said Ernest B.

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