New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-03-19
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Contract for Building the Same Exs-
cuted with o. R. Mather, Of
Mankato.
The Consideration Being $40, 600.
@. Ochs Of this City Receives the Sub
Contract for the Mason Work and
Plas.eriu-.

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considerable temper on the part OF some
of our people, the school-house prob
lem has at last been satisfactorily
solved. We say satisfactorily" be-
cause the Board of Education has sue
ceeded in executing contract Tor the
construction of the building at figure
within the $4,000 appropriated by the
district for this purpose. 1t is true: some
notifications in the plan and speclflca-
tons of the building have been made;
but in the main the building will be con-
structed as originally planned. After
consulting with the architect and sew
eral contractors, the board decided to
have the SCHOOL, rooms in both stories
ii feet in the clear, instead of Is feet;
to leave the completion of the janitor's
rooms in the basement Tor future con-
siderations; and to substitute the word
'.good' for the words "New Ulm"
wherever in the specification they next
preceded the words "brick, lime, etc.
This latter change became necessary
as the contractors figuring on the build
inc held that brick and lime was much
higher in price here than elsewhere:
When the notifications above noted
were made, the contractors were again
invited to prepare and hand in their
bids. But two bids were presented,
that of Ruemke & Schapekahm of this
city, being 1922, 1916, and one by Flaxen-
har & Shieman of Mankato, $4,000,
and at a special meeting of the board
Thursday morning the contract was
awarded to the latter named gentle
men. While it was the desire OF the
board to comply with the wishes OF the
people of the district that the contract
might 90 to New Ulm builders, the diff
ference of $2,751 was too great The
board pursued the only honorable
course left them, and there is no good
reason for fault-finding because the
contract went elsewhere.
The action of the board in awarding
the contract to Flaxenhar & Schieman
was supposed to settle the matter, but
imagine the surprise when on Monday
morning Mr.. Flaxenhar appeared be-
fore the board and stated that owing to
the detection of his partner, Mr.. Schie-
man, who was to do the mason work,
he was unable to carry out the terms
of the contract, and that he would sur
render his right to Mr.. O. 4. Mather,
also of Mankato, who would agree to
put up the building at the figures upon
which the award had been made. Mr..
Mather being prepared to give good
and sufficient bonds for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work, the board exc
cuted the contract with him. Mr.. Ma
ther is the most extensive contractor in
Mankato, owns a large BRICK yard,
stone quarries and lime kilns. 1t is,
therefore, but natural to assume that
Mankato stone, brick and lime will be
used in the construction of the building.
Mr.. Mather hrs entered into an
agreement with Mr.. C. Ochs Of this
city whereby the latter receives the
sub-contract for doing the brick and
mason work and plastering; also the
furnishing of some material. The
carpenter work, it is understood, will
be done by Mr.. Flaxenhar of Mankato.
The superintendent has not yet been
named, but it is generally belived that
Mr.. Berndt will be selected for the
place.
Work will be commenced at once
excavating for the foundation, land Mr..
Mather expects to have the building
up and ready for occupancy by Aug.
LIST, though the contract gives him un-
til Sept. lst.
The Board Of Education and the
people generally have reasons to con-
graduate themselves over the solution
of this knotty question. A full des-
cription of the building will be given
late Oh. ~.