Craven v. Davison

M. M. Craven held a written contract with the county of Gillespie, in Texas, under which he was to construct for it with gravel and crushed rock surfacing 17% miles of roadway extending from the town of Fredericksburg west to the Mason county line. The work was to be paid for on unit prices, so much per acre for the grubbing, so much per cubic yard for the excavations', hauling, etc., with precision that, as the work progressed, 90 per cent, of the value of labor and material furnished by the contractor should be paid him each month by the county on the issuance of estimates thereof, the…