8. You will be expected to be upon the work at all times when work is in progress, whether during ordinary working or office hours, or not. But in case the contractor shall work continuous day and night forces, or otherwise so conduct the work as to require the presence of an inspector for unusual or unreasonable hours of service, you will notify the engineer and ask instructions or assistance. If for any reason you are to be unable to be present whenever work is in progress you will promptly notify the engineer in time to enable him to supply a substitute.
9. All reports and records required of you by the engineer must be promptly made up and forwarded to him at the time and in the manner he may direct. You will promptly acknowledge in person or writing any instructions received from the engineer and in case such instructions are not clearly understood by you, you will ask for explanation or advice.
You will keep a notebook or diary in which all occurrences or matters of interest relating to the work will be recorded each day, which book will be delivered to the engineer on the completion of the work, or whenever your connection therewith may end. All diaries, notebooks and records kept on the work are the property of the city.
10. While your first duty is to see that the work is done in accordance with the plans and specifications, you will, so far as consistent with this duty, be considerate of the interests of the contractor and facilitate his work as much as practicable. Materials should be inspected promptly upon delivery and in such a manner as not to delay or discommode the contractor more than is necessary. Errors, defects or delinquencies in the work should be detected and called attention to promptly, so as to avoid tearing up and re-construction as far as practicable.
11. Orders and instructions should be given to the contractor or his foremen or representatives on the work and not to the laborers, unless in urgent cases.
12. You shall not at any time, before, during, or after the completion of the work, ask or accept from the contractor or any of his agents or employees, or from any other person whom you may have reason to believe is acting for the contractor, any money, gifts, gratuities or other considerations of value, whether as compensation for services rendered him or otherwise. The penalty for violation of this rule will be dismissal from the service followed by such legal prosecution as the engineer may direct. This rule does not apply to the ordinary small courtesies common between gentlemen associated in business.
13. It is a condition of your employment that your services shall be loyal to the interests of the municipality, efficient, and satisfactory to the engineer, and that whenever in his opinion your service falls short of this standard he may dismiss you at any time, without previous notice.
STREET PAVING WORK
14. Sub-foundation.—The usual procedure in preparing the sub-foundation for a pavement is:
The removal of the old pavement if one exists on the street.