Public works . le conditions showed that the wide vari-ations involved would render the figures set of conditions must be given individual con-sideration, and the committee believes that the determin-ation of such reasonable periods in any particular casewould not be extremely difticult and that any competentengineer can do this satisfactorily. Several members had objected to the committees rec-ommendation that the guarantee bond be supplementedby a cash retainer. The committee defends this recom-mendation by stating that, as a rule, a municipality hasno fund available for repai
Public works . le conditions showed that the wide vari-ations involved would render the figures set of conditions must be given individual con-sideration, and the committee believes that the determin-ation of such reasonable periods in any particular casewould not be extremely difticult and that any competentengineer can do this satisfactorily. Several members had objected to the committees rec-ommendation that the guarantee bond be supplementedby a cash retainer. The committee defends this recom-mendation by stating that, as a rule, a municipality hasno fund available for repairs and the cash retainer there-fore serves two purposes—(1) It tends to bring the con-tractor back to make the repairs, as he knows he willcollect some money toward the expense involved. (2) Itgives the municipality cash with which to make the re-pairs and thus avoids the necessity of going through the Ji3ies per Million Populationl/nifec/ States fie^ wo 120 100 /ff/0—/9/3 -/ff/^-/9J? - Tu^e/i^e J,arae Jfrner/cdii Cities Combined * /S09-/W3- ^^^?^ 140 /9/^-/9/d — 1 y l?010080 / / 604020 / — L ^ / / °/. 09 19 10 /9 1/ JS> li J9, 3 /9j 4 /9j IS & 16 J9i ? yff/ 120 100 QQ 60 40 go MORTALITY PROM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, 1906 TO 1918. 328 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL AND PUBLIC WORKS Vol. XLVII, No. 22 formalities and oftentimes the difficulties of securingan appropriation, with all the attendant delays. On further consideration, the committee believed thatreasonably adequate protection would be assured byretaining 5 and 8 per cent on new construction andresurfacing, respectively, instead of the 10 and 20 percent originally recommended. The committee takes theposition that 15 cents per square yard to cover guaran-tee liabilities may be assumed as a fair average. Thissum would result from retaining 8 per cent on a totalresurfacing cost of $ per square yard, or S percent on a total cost for new work of $ per squareyard; these differences i
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