Articles of Agreement entered into this tenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two  by and between – Moreau Delano on the one part and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company by their President on the other part whereby it is covenanted and agreed as follows to wit:

The said Moreau Delano covenant and agree to furnish all the materials except cement & ironwork

perform all the labor necessary to construct and finish in the most substantial and workmanlike manner the Lock near Lambertville [space] Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder to be in every respect according to the specification hereunto annexed, which is to be considered as part of this contract.

And the said works during their progress shall be carefully examined and inspected; and to prevent all disputes and misunderstandings, it is agreed that Canvass White, Engineer-in-chief, or some other competent Engineer, yards of excavation. Perches of mason work [break/space] and also all other work done, and his estimate shall be final and conclusive between the said parties.

And the said Moreau Delano [space] further promise and agree that if in the opinion of the said Engineer [unintelligible] should refuse or unreasonably neglect to prosecute the work or violate any of the stipulations of this contract, the said Engineer shall have power to determine this contract void and of no effect; and such determination shall exonerate the Company from every obligation imposed upon them by this contract; and they may immediately proceed to dispose of the whole or any part of the work in the same manner as if this contract had never existed: and to avoid disputes as well as interruption and hindrance to the regular peaceable progress of the different parts of the work, and to prevent unnecessary injury to the rights and property of the neighbors in the vicinity of the Canal, the Engineer shall dismiss from the service of the Company every quarrelsome disorderly person; and such as shall be addicted to habits of intemperance, or who shall wantonly commit any unnecessary trespass, either upon the person, land, or other property of the citizens, living, travelling or working upon or near the works of the said Canal Feeder and every contractor shall dismiss all similar persons employed under him whenever directed by the Engineer.

And further, if at any time any overseer, mechanic or workman, employed on said work, shall be found unfaithful, or believed to be so by the Engineer or said Company, then and in that case, the said Engineer shall have power to direct that any such person be forthwith dismissed, and no longer employed by the said Contractor on any part of the work.

And the said Moreau Delano [space] further promise and agree that if any bad or imperfect materials are brought upon the ground or put in the work and disapproved of by the Engineer, they shall be forthwith removed to such distance from the work as shall be directed, and if not attended to immediately by said Contractor said materials shall be removed at expense by the direction of the Engineer.

And the said Moreau Delano [space] further promise and agree that they will, from time to time, during the progress of the work, conform to such deviations from the present plans and specification of any part of the work as the Engineer may direct; and if to the disadvantage of the said Contractor, a reasonable allowance shall be made; and if to his advantage, such deduction from the price stipulated in the contract as the Engineer may deem just and equitable; and do hereby further promise and agree that he will not give or sell any ardent spirits his workmen or any other person on or near the line of the Canal [space] or allow any to be brought on or near the works by the laborers or any other person; and do hereby further promise and agree to perform the several stipulations of this contract by himself and workmen under his immediate superintendence and not by a sub-contract or sub-contractor and to finish and deliver up this contract o or before the tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty three.

And the said Company agree to pay to the said Moreau Delano for completing this contract as follows

For all necessary excavation within the banks of the Canal for earth, gravel, stone or loose rock, per cubic yard

For embankments when removed over one hundred feet, and to be measured in the bank, per cubic yard

For excavating and removing solid rock, per cubic yard furnishing sand and getting the cement to be paid the actual cost--

For slate rock per cubic yard foundation gates carpenter work and all wood work seventeen hundred & twenty five dollars

For hard pan or cemented gravel, per cubic yard wharfing sixteen dollars per thousand foot board measure

For puddling, per cubic yard twenty cents

For scabbled work per perch four dollars & fifty cents

For rough stone work per perch three dollars & twenty five cents [break] For coping per foot- linear one dollar & fifty cents for hollow quoins below top water line one hundred dollars

The payments to be made in the following manner: on or about the first day of May next ensuing the date of this contract, the said Engineer shall estimate the quantity of work done, and upon his certificate being presented at the office of the said Company, 90 per cent of the amount thereof shall be paid, and on or about the first day of each succeeding month, [break] within the limits of this contract, the like estimate shall be made, certificate granted, and payment in like proportion made thereon; and further, at the stipulated period for the Completion of this contract, if the whole work shall be finished to the satisfaction of the said Company, the said Engineer shall estimate it, and within twenty days after the presentation of his certificate, under his hand, at the office of the Company, or at such other convenient place as the Company may designate, the balance, which may remain due, shall be paid: provided said works at that time shall be in perfect good order; and if ay breach or other damage should occur to said works from the time it has been completed until the time for the final payment, the damage shall be repaired by the said Contractor or the amount of damage or cost of repairs shall be deducted from the amount reserved by this agreement.

And it is hereby further agreed that in case of the absence or inability to act of the said Engineer-in-chief that then, and in that case, the assistant Engineer having charge of the work embraced in this contract, shall have and he is hereby invested with all the powers herein before given to the said Engineer in the premises, and that the submission herein contained shall be considered, deemed, and taken as an essential part of this contract, and shall not be revocable by either of the parties thereunto; and lastly, it is hereby further agreed that the decision of the said Engineer or assistant Engineer, shall be final and conclusive in any dispute which may arise between the said parties.

In witness whereof, the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above mentioned.

Canvass White
Moreau Delano

Specification of Work

Refered to in the Annexed Agreement

Between Moreau Delano & the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company

The Lock to be of the same size form & dimensions as the Locks on the main line of canal—to be rough stone work prepared below top water line and to be hammer defined or scabbled work above the water line except the coping—which shall be cut stone two feet wide and one foot thick—the whole to be laid in hydraulic cement.