The morning call., 1894-03-15
FIERY VETERANS.
They Make 1t Warm for
Their Architect.
Continuation of the Contention Over
the YountvilIe Home Plumb.
ing Charges.

~ am sick OF the way things are going.
It's shame and a disgrace, and it was all
brought upon us by that bald headed old
man sitting there"
Director Stevens was winding up
warm speech at meeting of the board of
directors of the Veterans Home Associa.
tiou last night when he made the above
declaration, which he accumulated by
shaking his finger vigorously at Architect
Wharf,
The board had been wrangling for three
hours over the bill of p. j. Ward, con.
tractor. for $1,000 for plumbing done by
him at the new buildings at the Yountville
home, and not only Director Stevens but
everybody else was sick of the whole
business" But. nevertheless. everybody
was bound to have the last word, and It
was nearly midnight before the meeting
adjourned.
Alter adopting resolutions expressive of
the regret OF The directory at the reslgna-
ton of DIR. j. L. Aiken as physician at the
home, and disp0slng OF one or two other
small ma tiers, the board gTappled the
burning question of the plum bling bill.
Architect WhaIff was called upon for a
statement of the alleged OverchsTges by
the plumber, ana in a long rambling speech,
Quently from slurs upon members of the
building committee. to the business in
hand, ne named q number of items for
which the charge. he laid. was excessive.
| The bill for connecting the mains, for
which Ward had charged S24. should be
reduced 10 81. The charges for labor
were entirely unreasonable; the timing
(not included IN the plumbers bill. of
cOurse) was aDsurdly high, aud so on down
the list. For more than an hour the archI-
tect went on, and when he was finally
pinned down TO a statement of how much
he would cut down the total sum he said
1928
Director Herrick of the building COM
mIttee said that the plumber had done
| the work much better than the specifca-
| tons called for and named number of
RESPECTS in which this was true.
Ali the while the directors were having
side coloquies with each other and it W as
| Impossible for Chairman Burnett To pre-
serve order.
Contractor Ward was permitted TO speak
and after charging that the boards archi-
tect had been inimical TO him ever since he
received the contract and had been dereiict
IN not furnishing him with specifications.
he declared that there should be no cut
ting of his bill. The board would pay it
all or none.
Director Hyde moved that so much of
the bill be paid as the building and sps cial
committees had agreed upon as not in
yolved in The dispu'e.
Then what would you do about the
Item of $50 w hich the architect says should
be knocked out altogether asked the
chairman.
IL would discharge the architect. He
has outlived his usefulness in This board,
and he had outlived his usefulness befure
he was ever appointed.
1t was during this debate that Director
.fpf ar. lt,.o
headed old man."
1t was ordered that $3.50 be paid w. IL.
Jordan for services As attorney for the
board in the case of Clark Z. X Royce.
the defaulting treasurer of the board.
The bill of Ii. E. Jones for S1732 so,
balance due or his contract for carpenter
ing work. was ordered aid.
An old man named Cresswell appeared
before the board and complained hat he,
had never received $40 which ex-Com-
mandanI Merriman had reported that he
lad raid him for farm work. The matter
was postponed.
Director Stevens moved that the build
ing ana grounds committee be authorized
TO complete The laundry building within
the next ten DAYS at the architects ex-
pense. This MAS carried and Architect
Wha:ff declared that that was all right.
All that was needed to be done was a lit
tie painting that would cost less than 70
cents.
That is not So" roared Director
Stevens, land Mr.. Wharf sim ply calls me
a liar when he says So"
Some body broke 10 with q motion TO adj
journ ana IL was carried
Director Stevens ana Mr.. Wharf got to-
gether after the meeting and Mr. Stevens
told the architect that he was digging his
own grave.
.Wel, we will see who is buried the
deepest when the next encampmeut
meets" retOrted The other.