The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-04
But tho Trustees Decide to Finish
the High School Building
Themselves.
. Resolution to That Effect
Adopted at the Meeting
Yesterday.
The Contract to DO Terminated as Soon
the ArGhttect lakes His
Oflcial Report.

Hho SCHOOL trustees Rt their meeting yes
terday. Q steps looking to getting III,
new high school building out Of tho con
tractors hands, and finishing it themselves
Architect Paulsen sent the following com.
munication to the board: II understand
that the contractors have stopped in tn,
progress Of construction of the Helen,
high school building, and you therefor.
could proceed ns per paragraph twelve ol
your contract entered into on Aug. 4. 1890
with said contractors. II you desire TO dc
80 the building could be completed in 1
very short time"
Trustee %I4anghorns offered the following
which was adopted:
Whereas, 1t has como to cur knowledge
that the contractors on the high schoo
building have msde an assignment Of al
theiy effects, and it appearing that they ar.
in no condition to prosecute the work or
the same, and
Whereas, IL ID absolutely necessary, in
Justice to the district, that said building
should be completed as soon as possible
and that the parties who have in good faith
furnished labor and material therefor, be
paid the amounts due them, and
Whereas, 1t il tho sense Of this board
that they have the right TO proceed unde,
the teruss Of the contract, now therefore
Resolved, That the trustees 81 this school
district proceed Immediately, under the
provisions Of the twelfth subdivision 81
contract made and entered into on Aug. 4,
1890, and to that end call upon the archi-
tsct to certify to this board whether the
contractors have refused or neglected to
supply = sufficiency of properly skilled work
mon, or OF material Of the proper quality.
or have failed in my respect to prosecute
the work with pronpness and dispatoh, OF
have failed in the performance Of any of
tho agreements on their part of the said
contract.
s. +. Whalen, one of the contractors,
called the boards attention to the fact that
there was a clause in the contract calling
for arbitration on all matters in dispute.
.! demand arbitration right here,'' he
added. N
Trustee Miller stated that the arbitra-
ton clause roferred only to differences in
prices of extra work. @
1T is a question Of law and Justice" ex-
claimed Contractor Whalen. 1--WE have
some rights in the matter, and we'll fight
this thing step BY stop to q finish"
Trustee L%anghorne was in favor Of tax
80 SAS 0~A W SAo NAA G00OklAk "bA6
thing by going ahead with the work. II
they were wrong in doing 30, the contract
ors could stop them BY Injunction.
II protest against it, exclaimed Cor
tractor Whalen. .'If this 10 a put up lob to
got the building away from tho contract
ors-"
Trustee Jockey interrupted with a pro-
test against any suoh imputation on tho
board. Tho trustees had had the advice of
the county attorney, and he favored going
ahead and acting on that advice.
Contractor Whalsn started to say some
thing more, but Trustee Cans stopped him
with the remark, 'Oh, you make ms tired"
and that ended it.
Architect Paulsen was directed to 20
ahead in the way provided in the contract
TO ascertain if the contractors were doing
their work. and to notify tho board Of
ticially. f.. + 0~-3' 5",.
The clerk was instructed to prepare
proper notices for the coming election for
school trustees. The terms Of Trustees Gill
patrick and Cans are about expired and
Trustee Lockey wants to resign.