Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Issues 285-334E. Croswell, 1837 - New York (State) |
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... quicksand . Fourth . That he has excavated large quantities of cemented gravel and hardpan , for which there was no provision in the con- tract . Fifth . That the plan embraced in the contract for the width of the surface of the towing ...
... quicksand . Fourth . That he has excavated large quantities of cemented gravel and hardpan , for which there was no provision in the con- tract . Fifth . That the plan embraced in the contract for the width of the surface of the towing ...
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... quicksand per cubic yard , thirty cents ; for slope wall per cubic yard , eighteen cents . The contract stipulated that the work should be completed by the 15th day of October , 1836 , and " to prevent all disputes and misunderstanding ...
... quicksand per cubic yard , thirty cents ; for slope wall per cubic yard , eighteen cents . The contract stipulated that the work should be completed by the 15th day of October , 1836 , and " to prevent all disputes and misunderstanding ...
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... quicksand , or very ex- pensive excavation from other causes , to estimate a price sufficient to cover the expense of the work . This practice was often the source of difficulty during the pro- gress of the work , and in the settlement ...
... quicksand , or very ex- pensive excavation from other causes , to estimate a price sufficient to cover the expense of the work . This practice was often the source of difficulty during the pro- gress of the work , and in the settlement ...
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... quicksand , but how much of either remains altogether uncertain . The rule which would compel a contractor to fix one price for the excavation under such circumstances , which shall include every kind of material , cannot but be ...
... quicksand , but how much of either remains altogether uncertain . The rule which would compel a contractor to fix one price for the excavation under such circumstances , which shall include every kind of material , cannot but be ...
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... quicksand , are generally four or five times as large as the prices for the other excavation , and it fur- nishes strong inducements for contractors to swell the quantity of these materials . If the decisions of the engineers cannot be ...
... quicksand , are generally four or five times as large as the prices for the other excavation , and it fur- nishes strong inducements for contractors to swell the quantity of these materials . If the decisions of the engineers cannot be ...
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act to amend act to incorporate Albany amend an act amount appears April Assem Assembly Bargy Bates Cook believe bill Birth bottom Bouck bridge company Canajoharie Canal Commissioners cashier cemented clay cemented sand cents per cubic charge charter Chenango canal chief engineer city of New-York clay and gravel contract price contractors Crossett Crossett & Co cubic yard deaf and dumb deaf mutes deaf-mute deponent discount dollars drain earth embankment entitled An act estimate examination excavation feet grubbing and clearing hardpan hundred Institution interrogatories Jefferson County Jefferson County Bank John JONAS EARLL Legislature loan Lockport material N. Y. city northern division notes opinion Oriskany creek paid paper Peck's bridge persons petition petitioners prism pupils quantity quicksand received resident engineer respectfully Root Ruger Sackett's Harbor sand and gravel Seneca river stockholder subscribed sureties Tamblin testimony thousand tion town Unknown Watertown witness
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