Telegram-herald., 1888-10-11
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TIE BoAfi u Supervisors ~ss called 10
ercer 81 ihs claFMsn al : Q cock sharp
/ YESTERDAY. and ias session VAS opsned sith
a discussion oi tie working plans OF the
nsr CSnri House. made Oy Nj. Ossood.
M Loemis discussed tns satject y The
use Of Ga.vanlzsd iron III the construction
/ Of The Cours House in place OF stone. lie
gave be opinion Of Nj Fair in regard -
I The msstsr. 70 the elect that galvanized
/ iron Was more durable ghSn stone a. cor
I nios and - window caps.
Mf GuiAford stated that galvsn lied iron
was dursbls IA iiself. bal he thought thai
| the difficulty aud trouble resulting from the
use OF galvanized IRON came from It's not
holding well where il was solder cd aud ri,-
tied. he also thought the finish presented
in the plans OF MT. OsgoOd was not such as
bad been talked OF when the plans were
accepted by the board last July. Il looked
a. II he vas trying 10 cnt down the expense
and be thouEht il would make the building
look cheap.
Mr. Osgood said that any man who knew
| anything about the use Of galvanized iron.
knew that IL was more durable IN this
| climate than stone. The dOme Of the State
| Capitol j. covered with galvanized iron.
and. IN facl, all public buildings will be
| found 10 have galvanized iron Ia their con-
| s,ruction. He said that be had not cut
| down the expense but in adding SIX inches
| 70 the height Of the walls had really added
| 10 the expense.
Mr.. Frost did not oppose Mr.. OsgoOd's
| spec icAtiOns, but he did want them 10 be
| just rs they were specified in the original
plans.
Mr. Loomis said that il was only fair for
| him TO state that the committee had over
and over again gone 10 the City Hsil and
| inquired into the structure of that building.
| and Mr. OseoOd had often changed tue
| specifications. although il bad added 10 the
| cost of the building instead of chespening H.
Mr.. Shsttuck asked II the workingmen
| of this city would be employed by the con-
| tractors. or If workmen would be brought
| III from aside.
| The bidders 'ated that they should not
only employ Grand RAPIDS men. but would
| purchase here all the material which can be
/ procured Of manufacturers I'D this city.
Mr.. Steketee said ne thought the county
| would not make dollar but would lose
many by rejecting the bids already in.
| Ar. FrSst aud Mr.. LOOMS, of the Build
| ing Committee, held hot discussion IN re-
| gard TO the changes which had oeeu made
| from Mr.. Osgood's original plans.
| Mr.. Loomis asked Mr.. Frost whv he had
not brought up his objections while the
committee was in session. Mr.. Frost said
| thst some Of the changes had heen made
| while be was absent from the committee.
| Mr.. Frost spoke OF the leaving out of back
| doors TO the treasurer office. which were
| in the original plans but did not appear in
o -
| had not been consulted in regard to.
MI Osgood said that if any doors bad
been left out he would pat them in At bis
| own expense.
Mr.. Skinner made motion. as substi-
| tute to the motion to reject all bids, that The
| bid of the Western Construction Company
be accepted.
The objection to the bid on sccount of its
| being larger than the appropriation was net
| with the fact that the premium on the
bonds would more than make the differ
ence aud the people would not object TO the
| letting OF the contract at $4,000 If they
! were not taxed more than $3.50 over which
they bad agreed tn raise.
motion to adjourn till o'clock was
lost.
The following paragraphs of the Building
| Committees circular. which were sent on!
| TO architscts covers the points for which
L
| Designs submitted will be accompanied
by complete schedule of ali quantities.
qualities and kind. of materials and labor
| required in the erection of building. with
the estimated cost of each item. properly
classified under separate headings, for each
department Of the work, and the architect
will furnish 4 general description Of the
building as be may have designed il"
Mr.. Frost says that although he insisted
all along that the schedule be produced.
| Mr. Osgood has never done so.
When the Board OF Supervisors have
selected a design for adoption the architect
will within reasonable time agreed upon
fully complete oil drawings details. and
specifcstions and submit them 20 tbs
committee for their examination. and i
satisfactory to them they will advertise f0l
sealed proposals for the construction OF th'
building according 20 the design selected
| and should no tender acceptable TO the
committee be received for the erection o
| the building within the sum OF $4,000
then this design will be rejected, and al
drawings and other documents submitted
by the architect will be returned TO him
and he will have no claim for compenss
ton therefor.
Mr. Frost saws that II bid for more thar
$3.50 600 is accepted one Of the other archi
tecis who competed will bring e. Il again,
the county
The vote on Mr.. SINNERS motion va
taken and resulted IN seventeen nays an
sixteen ye.s The Board then sdiOurne
till g clock this morning.