Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-11
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
An OLD BILL DISCUSSED - NO
SCHOOL ON MONDAY
THE 1AGh.

Belts.
The proper officers were instructed I,
draw on City Council for the reguls
monthly appropriation amounting :
36,666.66. The Committee on Insus
ance asked for tho following amount
TO pay premiums on insurance. " wbicl
were allowed M. N. Cleaver, j132. 30
W. A. Lamott, e58 r. l.. Gilpin, e73.
rs.
The Building Committee Of No. II 70
ported thst the plastering had been fin
ished, wainscotting put up and door
hung. Also that the building woul.
soon be ready for occupancy. II VA
was further stated that the buildinI
would have been completed sooner bu
for the neglect Of Council TO remove Z
kOt bridge, and change the course Of {
stream which flowed on the school lot.
The Committee thought City Council
was very slow in doing anything for
the benefit Of the Board Of Education.
The committee TO whom WAS referred
Mr.. Chandler's bill OF about 972, for OK
tra work done at No. 10 school, while
1t vas being constructed, of which con.
siderable has already been said, reported
the same back with favorable recon.
mendation, they having interviewed the
architect, and were convinced that the
claim was just ona A motion was
made that an order be drawn for the
amount, which caused considerable dis.
cussion. DR.. Mckay thought the city
liable fordAmages in the change Of
grade, which caused tho extra work to
be done.
DR.. Shortlidge referred 70 Mr.. Chand
ler's receipt In full" and tho ught II
should not have been given until all
claims had bean adjusted, and asked
for an explanation VI tho matter from
the contractor.
Mr.. Chandler, being present, was
given the privilege Of the floor, and
made statement. He stated that he
entered into contract with the Build.
ing Committee for the erection Of the
school, and made an estimate according
10 the plans and specifications submit
I'd. After receiving the contract, and
having the necessary materials on the
ground, in order to begin operations
according to the plans submitted. the
City Surveyors came along and changed
the grade, which compelled him tO|
make deeper excavations, and put more
stone steps down. At this point, he
stated, there was no time TO stop and
make inquiries about the extra work,
as the committee were urging the early
completion of the work.
In reference Il, the recaipt In full
which was In the possession of the
Board, he stated that he signed the re
ceipts, thinking that he was going TO
~ l. l., \
would be no trouble. but Afterwards
d dscovered that the committee would
not recognize his bill for extra work,
they claiming that he had signed Q re-
ceipt In full. The committee had been
requested TO meet In order to hear an
exclamation of the hill INIT thev would
not n eet and thus the matter was left,
and all efforts of Mr.. Chandler to get
bis money proved fruitless. In !, sponse
ba question, he stated that there was
no established grade when the {
school was built, but they worked
on proposed grade, which was af.
rewards changed, and hence the extra
work.
DR.. Shortlidge moved TO lay the mat.
Ter over for two weeks, which, q fter somel
further discussion, was decided lost BY
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