The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-20
j. c. McCARTY,
c. F. SMALLEY, Com.
JOHN BARTH.
The report was on motion adopted
Report of special committee of Hub
bard 81 Noble bill for extras:

To the Honorable County Board of Manitowoc
County: Your committee to whom was referred
the bill of and petition of Hubbard Noble for
extra charges and work IN the rebuilding of the
Branch bridge in the town of Manitowoc Rapids,
would respectfully beg leave to report as follows:
We recommend that Hubbard Noble be allow
ed the first item in their bill for four kegs of
spikes used in building the piers In said bridge,
the amount claimed being $14.00, and for driving
the said spikes, $500, for the reason that such
spikes were ordered by your committee to be put
in for the reason that during the construction of
the piers were of the opinion that the number
of spikes required 70 be driven as per specitica-
lions were insufficient. And we recommend to
disallow $500 for driving four kegs of spikes as
charged in the bill for the reason that in our opn
ion $500 per keg would be and is fair compen-
sation therefore. We further recommend to dis
allow each and every other item charged in said
bill of Hubbard Noble, being in full $119.00, for
the following reasons, viz:
]. The committee did not order said Hubbard
& Noble to put any extra work said bridge
during the construction thereof, only the spikes
before mentioned.
2. The work done on said bridge, claimed as
extra work, was suggested by Mr.. Hubbard to
your committee as more mechanical way of
completing said bridge and your committee con-
sented that the specifications may be modified If
the changes suggested would make better job,
but did not so order.
8. MIR. Hubbard informed your committee at
diverse times during the construction of said
bridge that he did not care how the specifications
were or what was specified therein,-he knew how
to build a bridge and would build good bridge
for the contract price and satisfy the town, and
county board.
4. Mr.. Hubbard did not at any time insinuate
to us that he would charge extra for the modifi-
cations extra work done not mentioned in the
contract other than the spikes before mentioned,
until we agreed to accept the bridge.
5. All extra work was done at his own sugges-
ton and accepted by us in lieu of performing the
work required by contract.
6. 1t was the express understanding and az rec
ment between your committee and the town board
of Manitowoc Rapids and Mr.. H. F. Hubbard that
we would accept said bridge as completed accord
ing to contract without any extra charges. And
we expressly stated at the time when we Inspected
and accepted said bridge, to Mr. Hubbard, that
we would under no consideration allow any extra
charge for the rebuilding of said bridge other
than the spikes before mentioned.
And from the circumstances and for reasons too
numerous to be made part of this report we re-
commend to allow so. 90 and disallow $1,000 as
aforesaid. All of which is respectfully submitted
j. G.. MCCARTY,
WILLIAM lander, Com.
On motion of Mr. Kestly the report
with its recommendations was adopt
ed-ayes -, noes Noble. Excused
and absent, 5.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.