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be properly braced and tied, and gates of the style shown on the drawings, with 



hinges and approved latches, shall be placed where directed. 



The picket fence with its gates shall be primed as its construction progresses, and 

 when completed shall receive two coats of paint, of quality and color similar to that 

 used on the main portion of the dwelling. 



The price bid per lineal rod for the fencing must include the cost of painting. 



37. Complete Job Required. It is the object and intention of the contract to 

 embrace the entire completion of the house, outbuilding, and fencing in a suitable 

 workmanlike manner, ready for use, and the prices named in the proposal must be 

 based accordingly; the contractor will be required thus to complete the work regardless 

 of any omissions as to minor details in the drawings or specifications. 



38. Contractor to Assume Risks. It is understood that the contractor is to assume 

 all risks to the buildings and material from fire or other causes during construction; 

 and it is hereby agreed that in case of accident or damage to the buildings or material, 

 by fire or otherwise, before the final completion and acceptance of the work embraced 

 by the contract, the contractor shall, at hij own expense, restore the work to its original 

 condition before the damage or accident occurred. The United States will not be 

 responsible for any injury done by or to the contractor's employees from any source 

 or cause. 



39. Removal of Rubbish, etc. After the completion of the work the contractor 

 shall clean and sweep out the rooms and cellar and remove all rubbish from the grounds. 



40. Inspection. The work and materials shall, at all times, be open to the 

 inspection of the Engineer, and all facilities must be afforded for examining the same. 



Work or materials rejected for want of conformity with the plans and specifications 

 must be removed and replaced with acceptable work and material at the expense of 

 the contractor. 



41. Decision of the Engineer. All questions arising out of this contract shall be 

 decided by the Engineer Officer in charge of the work, and his decision shall be final 

 and conclusive. 



Wherever the word "Engineer" is used in these specifications it refers to the 

 Engineer Officer or his authorized agents, acting under his direction. 



42. Contract Time. The work must be commenced within days after receipt 



of notification of approval of contract, and finished not later than The order 



of the work shall be as directed by the Engineer. 



43. Work on Sundays, etc. No work shall be done on Sundays or legal national 

 holidays except in cases of extraordinary emergency, and only then by special permission 

 of the Engineer. 



44. Payment. Payment will be made in one sum when all the work has been 

 inspected and accepted. The fence will be measured for payment by the lineal roj, 

 in position, complete, each gate being estimated as an equal length of plain fence, 



