Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-15

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the building sli 300, or 81 $40 less than
the amount appropriated Tor the
building.
held back 5000 ON tue final pay
mont, a. the architect required the
contractors 10 guarantees tho root aud
tho outside stair work ana keep them
In good condition until the close Of the
exposition.
Some OF tho inside painting aud
cnlscmining was not satisfactory TO
Mr. Dalae, and he required the con-
tractor 20 do the work over again,
which the contractor willingly con-
sCnted 20 DO.
The contractors, Mcssrs. Harley &
Son, have cudch vored 20 perform their
wofl, in IA satisfactory manner, and
expressed q willingness to make every.
thing ssl,slnCtDry that ala not come
up - the requirements Cf the architect,
md take picasutu IN commanding
them 10 tho commission and recon-.
mcnllng that by resolution or other.
w.to the oommiaUiou should officially
express their appreciation VI the good
work performed ny tho contractors,
Many matlers % detail rUquiIe my
attention 81, Chicago, and find thatin
order 10 carry on the w0ri, VI the COM
mission In a satisfactory manner, that
I must move my Office 10 Chicago as
soon 81 possible. am therefore pre-.
pairing 20 comply with The order Of the
g1muiissiOn ami move my Olllon TO
Chicago by the let OF March.
um pleased TO note TINT our work Il
NHH b a HfHu NJ at hssNT "a
further advanced with thelr prepare.
,ions than Utah but We shall not have
a moment 10 spare u W. have every.
thing Ia readiness ~ the ilut day OF
May.
ARcHITEcT's REPORT.
3. G. DAllas, architect Of tho Utah
building, submitted the following:
Gunilrmeu-Haying I'm connrc ion
with Secretary N Daniel vieited chi.
csgO as por your Instructions, with u
Wow 10 settlement with William
Harley & Son, contractors Tor the Utah
building, and have the honor 10 submit
herewith my report on same.
beg leave TO tny only In regard 10
the architectural drslgn Of the exterior,
excepting several small errors Ia de-
tail On tho part OF the contractors, that
the general design 1 consider 10 be re-
markedly simple anj delicate aud NJ
the same time diIniiied and tho de-
siroi effect gained Without tho om-
plOyment VI useless aud expensive
ioAtlgCg.
Our first step on reaching Chicago
was 10 obtain bill .roni tho contsac.
tors OF all extra work done on satd
building, which bill amounted 10 $3.50.
Our next step was a cutsOry cXnmina-
ton " lhe building In order to iamiliar-
lao UurBtlyus with thb situation, Hud
later We went over the building plans,
specifications, detail drawings and
cOn.faC, Ia n careful manner, checked
over all Items omitted, items IN bill "
cxtfGs that should not have heou
charged Tor aud items Of excessive
charge. Figuring all such items up
| pro aud con We found at cOncluaiDn
that the contractors ware entitled 10
| the SUN o, $3.50 for extra work, which
| amount was accepted hy them as q lair
| valuation iOf said extra work.
In comparing the cost NJ our build
ing with other u like character and
nu examination OF the contfActOfs'
monthly statement, feel confident
! that there wac lOsa 10 the contractors
u not loss than $1,000, Therefore In the
| settlement We were inclined TO be 9
ht,lu more lenient In regard TO small
matters Of detail than | should have
! been under reverse clrcums,a noes.
The building Il not entirely finished.
The elccttic wiring 10 not yet done. 1
found sons leaks Ia the roof. The ksl.
somining IL a bad Job aud must bo
done over In good wOrlkmanliko
manner; tho pnlntlng on tho interior
| Is 10 DO gone over in places and made
satisfactory, oil Of which tbs contract
ors have agreed 10 make good before
the final payment 4 made.
| want 10 call the commissioner
attention 10 the outside painting,
which is well done, but the cOl0rn
chosen are 30 lnhRTmouious aud en-.
tifely out OF keeping with tao general
| design Of the building, therefore 1
strongly recommend having tho eEler-
ior repsinted. IL will DO small ex.
pense considering the advantage
gained.
Regarding an item that appeared In
| the TiNWe from "a Montana CORES
| pOndent about the sth inst, stating
| that the Utah building was far inferior
/ W AhH NhUNhAhb utllhlAAs 20 al NEuhk.
The author Of said Item admits that
! our building has the most imposing ex.
terror VI the two, and vigorously at
tacks the sanitary arrangement. Now
that Is inconsistent, ns the sanitary ar
Iaugement In the Utah building "a
lust as good az any building on the ialr
grounds, rs the sanitation Is = matter
| that IL under the exclusive con.
| troll OF the chief OF construction.
While our hNtutes may not bt
~ expensive Ms some others, "a 1t wa
thought prudent In the beginning "a
use cheap ones, owing to the building
being Of u temporary character, tho
sanitary arrangemenilhRs no bearing on
the cost OF fixtures.
/ find that the building Is well con.
struoted In all pnrts and according IA
the plaus rad specifications except the
small orr0m above mentioned, which
In all cnsea cost moro than II they had
been done in the proper manner, andi
noipart was anyldisposi,iOn shown u
skimp the work.
William Harley d Son expressed
their desire 10 make good all things
that may be discovered that are not
strictly according to contract.
The following Is a statement Of the
building accounts