The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-24


teed for fifteen years. w. p MCNAIR,
\. H. WARD,
J. =. PARKHURST,
Com. on furniture and supplies.
Wichita, Kan, July %, 1890.
The report being read by the clerk, Mr..
Parkhurst said he had at first thought he
would submit minority report but had
partially changed his mind. He, however,
wanted the board to take the matter in its
own hands as though he had not signed the
report of committee. He had favored the
automatic desk made by the Grand Rap
ids company He thought that was a good
desk
Mr.. Lawrence wanted to hear other
prices, when Mr. McNair stated he would
have TO 20 get the list.
Piatt inquired how many desks would
be purchased, when McNair SAID it was
difficult to tell how many of each size and
that work had not been done by the COM
mittee.
Howe moved that the report Of the COM
mittee be adopted as presented.
Lawrence said it was only fair to the
companies to have the bids read and to see
every proposition.
NlcNair said that if the board would eX-
cUse him be would return in a fewminutes
with the bids. The board accordingly took
a recess to wait for the bids.
Before McNair returned Mr.. Clapp ar
rived McNairread the bids and the mem
bers took down the price lists.
Lawrence inquired if the committee had
power to enter into the contract.
McNair-Ii5e TO call for reading Of the
minutes page 352.
The exact page was read and Lawrence
said he had introduced the resolution and
knew something about what was intended
to do. The action of the committee was
an unheard of thing as the board was to
do the contracting.
NcNair said the committee had done
nothing to do violence to its conscience"
and the remarks of Lawrence come with
very poor grace.
! Mr. Clapp said he was some what at sea
( regarding the situation and called for read
/ ing of the report The same was read for
/ Mr. Clapp.
! Mr. Clapp said there were three things
! to be considered: First, had committee
authority to make contract; second, was
/ the desk selected the best, and thirdly, he
would refer TO later. If the committee
/ had power to contract, why call a meeting
/ of the board He never intended to give
the committee mower to contract for s.. 600
worth of desks. The plan was not a good
/ one to follow and certainly a poor prece-
I dent to set. The Grand Rapids company
seats had given good satisfaction already
| tried in the schools and costing about half
as much as formerly and less than the
/ seat selected bv 10 per cent. The company
] !
I Ranids comnauv was known. He would
/ oppose accepting the report in the absence
/ of more information
! NcNajr said the committee had exam
iued the desks and the one. selected was by
/ far the best in the judgement of the com
mittee The Grown is the best desk in
whole lot and we so contracted and re
mort"
Howe said he had once sold desks and he
had sold the first automatic desk made
which was made by the Union School Desk
comnanv The report. in his Judgment.
was a fair one and should be adopted He
would not favor an automatic seat He
+bougbt tine committee had a right to con-
tract for seats and criticised Lawrence,
c1airoinor he was clumsy in wording reSo-
lutions He had formerly opposed giving
committees so much power but had favor
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