Cyclopedia of Carpentry and Contracting ...: Contracting specifications; estimating; building lawAmerican Technical Society, 1910 - Architectural drawing |
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Page 330 - A valuable consideration in the sense of the law may consist either in some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered, or undertaken by the other.
Page 70 - Department has actually to pay on account of the failure to complete within contract time. 13 The party of the second part further covenants and agrees to hold and 14 save the United States, its officers, agents, servants, and employees, 15 harmless from and against all and every demand, or demands, of any 16 nature or kind, for, or on account of, the use of any patented invention, 17 article, or appliance, included in the materials hereby agreed to be 18 furnished under this contract. 19 It is further...
Page 375 - ... such excess shall be paid to the Contractor. If such expense shall exceed such unpaid balance, the Contractor shall pay the difference to the Owner.
Page 368 - ... the property in the plans remains in the architect, the right to the use and possession during the construction being in the builder, is a question to be answered only upon examination of the law in each jurisdiction. The tendency of the lower courts of the different states seems to be toward the former view. It is however said to be the almost universal custom in England and the United States .for the architect to- retain the plans after the completion of the structure. And it is now customary...
Page 374 - Should the Contractor at any time refuse or neglect to supply a sufficiency of properly skilled workmen, or of materials of the proper quality, or fail in any respect to prosecute the work with promptness and diligence, or fail in the performance of any of the agreements herein contained, such refusal, neglect or failure being certified by the Architect, the Owner shall be at liberty, after three days...
Page 375 - The Owner agrees to provide all labor and materials essential to the conduct of this work not included in this contract in such manner as not to delay its progress, and in the event of failure so to do, thereby causing loss to the Contractor, agrees that he will reimburse the Contractor for such loss...
Page 330 - A valuable consideration in the sense of the law is said to consist either in some right, interest, profit or benefit accruing to one party, or some forbearance, detriment, loss, or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other.
Page 378 - In the foregoing sections of this Cyclopedia numerous illustrative examples are worked out in detail in order to .show the application of the various methods and principles. Accompanying these are examples for practice which will aid the reader in fixing the principles in mind. In the following pages are given a large number of test questions and problems which afford a valuable means of testing the reader's knowledge of the subjects treated.
Page 375 - It is further mutually agreed between the parties hereto that no certificate given or payment made under this contract, except the final certificate or final payment, shall be conclusive evidence of the performance of this contract, either wholly or in part, and that no payment shall be construed to be an acceptance of defective work or improper materials.
Page 374 - It is also understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that such additional drawings and explanations as may be necessary to detail and Illustrate the work to be done are to be...