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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  Should 
  it 
  be 
  deemed 
  desirable 
  during 
  the 
  constructiou 
  of 
  the 
  proposed 
  aquarium 
  to 
  

   make 
  any 
  additions 
  to 
  it 
  or 
  to 
  do 
  aii}^ 
  extra 
  work 
  not 
  contemplated 
  or 
  provided 
  for 
  by 
  

   these 
  plans 
  and 
  specifications, 
  an 
  agreement 
  in 
  writing, 
  stating 
  the 
  nature 
  and 
  cost 
  

   of 
  such 
  additional 
  or 
  extra 
  work, 
  must 
  be 
  entered 
  into 
  between 
  the 
  representative 
  

   of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries 
  and 
  the 
  contractor 
  before 
  such 
  

   work 
  is 
  commenced. 
  No 
  claim 
  for 
  extra 
  work 
  or 
  materials, 
  excepting 
  as 
  above 
  

   specified, 
  will 
  be 
  considered. 
  

  

  Should 
  it 
  be 
  deemed 
  desirable 
  to 
  make 
  any 
  change 
  from 
  the 
  plans 
  and 
  specifications 
  

   during 
  the 
  progress 
  of 
  the 
  work, 
  which 
  does 
  not 
  involve 
  any 
  additional 
  expense 
  to 
  

   the 
  contractor 
  for 
  labor 
  and 
  material, 
  he 
  will 
  be 
  expected 
  to 
  make 
  such 
  change 
  

   without 
  extra 
  charge. 
  

  

  The 
  work 
  will 
  be 
  imder 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  the 
  architect 
  or 
  other 
  duly 
  appointed 
  agent 
  

   of 
  the 
  board 
  of 
  management. 
  United 
  States 
  Government 
  exliibit, 
  and 
  in 
  case 
  any 
  

   disagreement 
  should 
  arise 
  between 
  the 
  agent 
  in 
  charge 
  and 
  the 
  contractor 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  

   meaning 
  or 
  intention 
  of 
  any 
  portion 
  of 
  these 
  plans 
  and 
  specifications, 
  the 
  decision 
  of 
  

   the 
  representative 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries 
  upon 
  said 
  

   disputed 
  point 
  or 
  points 
  will 
  be 
  final 
  

  

  The 
  work 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  commenced 
  within 
  ten 
  days 
  after 
  signing 
  of 
  contract 
  and 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  

   carried 
  forward 
  at 
  such 
  rate 
  as 
  shall 
  insure 
  its 
  completion 
  on 
  or 
  before 
  August 
  10, 
  1895. 
  

  

  And 
  it 
  is 
  understood 
  and 
  agreed 
  by 
  and 
  between 
  the 
  parties 
  hereto 
  that 
  if 
  the 
  con- 
  

   tractor 
  shall 
  fail 
  to 
  comply 
  with 
  the 
  terms 
  of 
  this 
  contract 
  which 
  relate 
  to 
  the 
  time 
  

   within 
  which 
  said 
  work 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  completed, 
  the 
  said 
  contractor 
  shall 
  be 
  subject 
  to 
  

   forfeit 
  of 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  per 
  day 
  for 
  each 
  and 
  every 
  day 
  thereafter 
  until 
  the 
  conijilction 
  

   of 
  the 
  work 
  by 
  him, 
  enforcement 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  in 
  the 
  discretion 
  of 
  the 
  repre- 
  

   sentative 
  of 
  the 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries, 
  which 
  sum 
  shall 
  T»e 
  deducted 
  from 
  

   any 
  amounts 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  duo 
  the 
  contractor; 
  and 
  if 
  amount 
  due 
  contractor 
  be 
  not 
  

   sufficient 
  to 
  meet 
  the 
  forfeit, 
  then 
  contractor 
  to 
  pay 
  the 
  dilference 
  or 
  the 
  money 
  to 
  

   be 
  retained 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  bond 
  given 
  by 
  the 
  said 
  contractor 
  and 
  his 
  bondsmen. 
  

  

  Any 
  failure 
  to 
  commence 
  work 
  within 
  the 
  specified 
  time 
  or 
  to 
  prosecute 
  it 
  there- 
  

   after 
  at 
  the 
  rate 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  manner 
  required 
  will 
  be 
  considered 
  as 
  allowing 
  the 
  United 
  

   States 
  to 
  annul 
  the 
  contract 
  and 
  declare 
  a 
  forfeiture 
  of 
  all 
  reserved 
  percentages 
  and 
  

   other 
  dues 
  or 
  as 
  allowing 
  the 
  United 
  States, 
  at 
  the 
  option 
  of 
  the 
  representative 
  of 
  

   the 
  United 
  States 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries, 
  to 
  carry 
  on 
  the 
  work 
  at 
  the 
  

   expense 
  of 
  the 
  contractor 
  and 
  as 
  rendering 
  him 
  and 
  his 
  bondsmen 
  liable 
  for 
  any 
  

   increase 
  of 
  cost 
  over 
  that 
  proposed 
  and 
  agreed 
  upon. 
  

  

  In 
  case 
  the 
  lowest 
  price 
  be 
  named 
  by 
  two 
  or 
  more 
  l)idders, 
  these 
  bidders 
  must 
  

   agree 
  between 
  themselves, 
  within 
  twenty-four 
  hours 
  after 
  notification, 
  as 
  to 
  who 
  

   shall 
  have 
  the 
  award. 
  If 
  the 
  question 
  l>e 
  not 
  settled 
  within 
  the 
  time 
  stated, 
  and 
  

   the 
  representative 
  of 
  the 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries 
  so 
  informed, 
  he 
  may 
  

   select 
  either 
  of 
  them 
  to 
  do 
  the 
  work 
  at 
  his 
  discretion 
  at 
  said 
  price. 
  

  

  Payment 
  for 
  the 
  work 
  will 
  be 
  made 
  as 
  follows, 
  viz: 
  Alter 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  each 
  month, 
  

   if 
  the 
  progress 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  is 
  satisfactory, 
  part 
  payments 
  will 
  be 
  made 
  upon 
  the 
  

   written 
  certificate 
  of 
  the 
  agent 
  in 
  charge, 
  reserving 
  twenty 
  per 
  centum 
  of 
  the 
  amount 
  

   due, 
  which 
  will 
  be 
  retained 
  until 
  the 
  final 
  completion 
  and 
  acceptance 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  

   by 
  the 
  representative 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  Commission 
  of 
  Fish 
  and 
  Fisheries. 
  

   Within 
  thirty 
  days 
  thereafter 
  final 
  payment 
  for 
  the 
  work 
  will 
  be 
  made. 
  

  

  The 
  "instructions 
  for 
  bidders," 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  api^licable, 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  consid- 
  

   ered 
  essential 
  parts 
  of 
  these 
  specifications. 
  

  

  The 
  tools, 
  scaffolding, 
  etc., 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  contractor 
  must 
  be 
  suitable 
  for 
  the 
  work 
  

   and 
  satisfactory 
  to 
  the 
  agent 
  in 
  charge. 
  The 
  scaffolding 
  will 
  be 
  left 
  in 
  place 
  until 
  

   a 
  Avritten 
  order 
  for 
  its 
  removal 
  is 
  given 
  by 
  the 
  agent 
  in 
  charge. 
  

  

  The 
  contractor 
  will 
  protect 
  the 
  work 
  and 
  materials 
  from 
  damage 
  during 
  the 
  

   progress 
  of 
  operations, 
  and 
  will 
  clear, 
  from 
  time 
  to 
  time, 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  necessary, 
  all 
  

   dirt 
  and 
  rubbish 
  resulting 
  from 
  the 
  work. 
  On 
  completion, 
  he 
  will 
  thoroughly 
  clean 
  

   all 
  floors 
  and 
  windows, 
  remove 
  all 
  ddbris, 
  and 
  have 
  the 
  premises 
  in 
  good 
  order, 
  

  

  