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ed agent shall be held to represent him. When two or more contractors
are engaged on work in the same vicinity the engineer shall be
authorized to direct the manner in which each shall conduct his work
so far as it affects other contractors. Instructions and information
given by the engineer to the contractor's foreman or agent on the
work shall be considered as having been given to the contractor him-
self.

8. LOCAL CONDITIONS.- Bidders must satisfy themselves as to
all local conditions affecting the work, and no information derived
from the maps, plans, specifications, profiles, or drawings, or from
the engineer or his assistants, will in any way relieve the contract-
or from any risk or from fulfilling all of the terms of his con-
tract.

9. DAMAGES.- The contractor will be held responsible for and
required to make good, at his own expense, any and all damages, of
whatsoever nature, to persons or property caused by carelessness, negl-
ect or wnat of due precaution on the part of the contractor, his
agents or employees. He must not allow any of his agents or
employees to trespass upon premises or lands in the vicinity of the
works. He must discharge at the request of the engineer, anyone in
his employ who violates these requirements.

10. CHARACTER OF WORKMEN.- The contractor shall discharge
from his service when required by the engineer any disorderly, danger-
ous, insubordinate or incompetent person employed on or in the vicinity
of the works under construction by the City of Fort Worth. None but
skilled foremen and workmen shall be employed on work requiring speci-
al qualifications.

11. STAKING OUT WORK.- The work to be done will be
staked out for the contractor, who shall provide such material and
give such assistance as may be required by the engineer.

12. METHODS AND APPLIQUCES.- The methods and appliannes
adopted by the contractor must be such as will secure a satisfact-
ory quality of work and will enable him to complete the work in the