E. H. Smith Contracting Co. v. City of New York

In March, 1913, the city of New York, acting by the Public Service Commission for the first district, entered into a contract with the appellant for the construction of over three miles of elevated railroad in the borough of Queens. About four thousand feet consisted of concrete arches resting upon concrete pillars and the remainder was the ordinary steel overhead road. The contractor was to be paid at a unit price rate for the various classes of work to be done and materials to be furnished by him. The contract contained detailed specifications and referred to various drawings which…