Show ARRANGING FOR PRELIMINARIES Both the City and Gravity Sewer Contractors to Be Protected The contractors on the gravity sewer have been working quietly along during dur-ing the past week on the upper end of ft ae system getting it in shape for the commencement of the actual operatIonS opera-tIonS Although but a small force of Si mon has been engaged the work has 1 progressed favorably and by the mid die of the week the uncompleted per l pr j S r i y tion of the great system will be In a fit condition for bricklaying On Monday an increased force of workmen will be put on and within a comparatively snort time the full force which is to be employed upon the completion of the system will be at work Operations are being somewhat delayed by the failure works aiure of the board of public and contractors t get together on the minor details of the contract but the indications are that on Monday or Wednesday at the latest the board will again take up the matter and draw up the contract and its supplemenlaries In the contract will probably be setout I set-out the following provisions By the payment of the promised 25000 and the last final estimate the city receives an Indemnity from other claims on account ac-count of the sewer home labor is to be mploye upon the work in all instances in-stances as long as the supply holds out the contractors will furnish new bondsmen in the fear that the recent negotiations may have released the former securities monthly estimates will be given the contractors by the city engineer and payments will be made upon them instead of awaiting the completion of sections of the work the right is retained by the city to order operations stopped should the condition of the treasury ever necessitate neces-sitate I is said that Messrs Houlahan and Griffith desire to withdraw from the contract and will be paid off by SL remaining three contractor For this purpose the immediate payment of the 25000 is required The contractors promise to give the city a bond for the amount of the payment |