The sun., 1891-11-13
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Investigated
Tho Building Committee Of the Board OF
Education had another long meeting yester-
day afternoon. The meeting was an executive
session. but Il is known that the business was
that which has occupied the committee at all
its meetings OF this week. the investigation Of
the complaint made By Capt Samuel Samuels.
one Of the trustees Of the Twenty-third ward.
regarding Grammar School IS. between 138th
and 139th streets. near Willis avenue
In September Capt samuels sent to Com
missioner Little letter which dealt with GER
tain devfauons and Omissions from the speci-
fcations in the erection OF the building. Capt
samuels spoke OF the substitution OF Dor
chester stone for the Belleville gray
stone specified to be used In the trim
mings. and Of the substitution OF patent
schoolhouse" ceiling for the corrugated iron
called for BY the. specifications. He com
both the principals. He also wrote that there
Which ess ass Snd 0t ensy ~ 81. nDSaSs t%c
st3yes for heating the closets 49, .,,,s,
~hes ssrs sese ss' Shss ao9s e
ton" The specifications called IS for the ~ use e. Of
n s iron day that he %od
n hate at to bssy the iron which was used for
where sts Tie sss called or lead Pipe IN
the cellar galvanized iron pipe was used.
closets should be set on iron. It was set on wood
II was further said that where enamelling was
:pessa i Ts not qnHhs onnsns mas GTns
20 faulty tha. It had to be changed as once
The water was pumped into a tank at the top
81 the building n. instead OF being taken direct
It was admitted that the charges Of the speci-
On Sl
In the case Of the ceilings had been authorized
gsstion oi TIE Superintendent Of Buildings
M: George b Ds6eyoise: and n. Il il is helieyel By
stSne f. not as durable As that for which it was
sRs q @ ssI a
scsseo g. aIs% IN.
aiterward sent statement to the newspapers.
1t has not been charged By any one that Mr..
6een wsie Ss hea s the oos @
Of BuidiHpEs H Il has been said d. that he was
brfs bS and hs
superintendent, and be, has said that 4 was
details Of the work Of construction.
The members Of the Building Committee
.hs sy
summoned before them all the contractors
who had put UP school buildings for the last
six years.
One Of the committee did say. I'VE consider
that ass sssse Is .Ss sG and
1t Was said by one OF the trustees OF the
Twenty third ward that II cheap iron pipe was
substituted for expensive leaden pipe. and no
deduction wssmade from the contract price OF
the building. some one made money.
II Il should happen that there were half q
dozen contractors who did all the work Of
erecting new school buildings. and that when
bids for q new building were submitted it was
found that no one Of them had bid low enough
It would be an easy N matter II the superintendent
OF Buildings. happened to be their friend. to
apd a BIDS being always reserved; Now: i i.
bids that one Of the half dozen con.
tractors had bid much lower than at
first. and that he did bid down because
he knew that the superintendent would not
hold him to the strict fulhiment OF his con-
tract. and II he knew that the. eurerin-
tendent would advise deviation from
tho specifications which would release
the eontractor knew that he. could by
substitution OF cheaper material for more ex-
pepsIve. and by omission Of articles specified;
make up the difference between his last and
his first bid-if. l say. all these things should
happen to be true. then there would be oppor-
tunity for . good deal OF swindling."