Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-24

l don't know whether it costs 50 a bar
rel more than the Akron or not. Amy
Portland, imported or domestic, comes
under the specifications.
The tone in the building was changed
last fall because | did not think Nc
kuy's suitable 20 go in there. 1t WAS
too soft. There has rot been any of tho
stone first adopted by the board
used. | don't think there WAS
any advantage TO tho contractor
in the change of stone. Ii WAS the other
way ii anything. The board made the
change at my suggestion, because / did
not think the Mckay stone good enough.
1t wac made against McKay's wishes. ]
don't think the specifications were ever
signed. As a rule | think they shpuld
be signod. The original specifications
were given out tosub contractors. They
were made out separately, carpenter
work, painting. etc, by itself. l do not
know where the originals, as amended
by interlineations by the board, are.
| don't think the signing Of specitica-
tons avital point. They are signed AS a
matter of Identification. The c%ornice
vas to be metal in the original specitica
lions. | never told Canary it was to be
stone. | think the mortar used is good.
| call the work exposed good work. Last
fall | employed Joscelyn to go there and
stay all the time at my own expense. [
told Roberts | might resign as superin-
tendent. | never told him | would see
that he got the job as superintendent. |
never told Leucnars on anybody
that this contract would be like the
Helena high school. Never mentioned
the Helena high school to him that after
noon. Never told anyone before the
contract was let that there would be-
extra foundation. The plans and
specifications include steam beating, but
the contract does not. | intended to
include it in the 100000. Mckay figured
from these plans and specifications. He
claimed afterwards that he did not figure
90 the plumbing and steam heating. The
board took his views OF it, and let him
tho contract without the heating and
plumbing. The heating and plumbing
were IN the original specifications. |
don't know where they are now. The
heating and plumbing would com to
about $4,000. possibly $4,000. | did not
advise changes in tho specifications in
any instance. | don't know whether
other contractors figured on plumbing
ard heating or not. They figured from
the full specifications. lthas always been
my intention to build something on
that hill that could point to with pride.
The board is entitled to q deduction for
drain pipe not put in. I told them to
leave it out, because after the walls went
down it would be useless. ] did not tell
anybody to leave it out. The iron plates
were not put in till after the beams
were laid, because they would have
Jared loose. | don't think | ever said
the plates were not necessary. ] have
sent some Of the stirrups to be remade
and it may be there are others not right.
The order was given to Mr.. Woodbury.,
They were only put there the day before
the work vas taken out Of u hands.
The discrepancy would probably have
been noticed and reCt.tial. Where there
are only three rDWB Of brick IL the
arches and should be four ! had s~evera!
days before ordered them TO be taken
down and rebuilt. I! thought the arches
were laid in cement mortar. They
started IN with lime and | had them
change to cement
The brick partitions ~ the ttles are not
extra aud will not he charged, al
though not III the specifications. They
viii 90 in as an offset on the beams.
Extras cent be charged unless it ia in
writing. Had / seen the iuthrue, on the
,ircle wall | would have had it removed.
! did not see it until you uncovered it.
There is no building where tho contractor
will moi get the better of the superin
tendcnt unless you are there all the time.
They ehould have given me some-
one to watch every bit of work (Nlr.
PREGNANT asked Mr.. Miller why foot
inus were not put in there and he said
that any footings put in wrong waa done
according to Whites lnatructione). They
are mistaken. ! gave no instructions. They
have all sworn in htlidavits that their
instructions were to follow specifications.
1t was impossible to keep the work un-
covered so that q man could examine it
and see what was done the day before,
! was there on an average five hours a
day.
A. j. Emerton, ex-school trustee, was
next sworn. He described the proceed
ings of the board with reference to the
contract, the defects which he had de
scribed to the board, the finding Of the
lost plane, and other details familiar to
the public. The board employed Attor-
ney Brady to draw McKay's contract.
He did so and it was adopted, and he aft
erward told me that he was employed by
Mckay. Pomeroy also said the bond
was good. I asked Holmes and Cock
stetter to visit the building with me, but
they were always busy.
Martin Straushnrg, contractor. cor
roboratcd testimony that the plans and
| specifications had been changed. The
original plans were for a building that
| would cost at least S72,OOO. Witness
asked White: "What is your reason
for making such elaborate plans? You
can't put that building up for 100000"
White said: ''Let us get the contract,
and we will fix it all right some way"
The way they are building the tower
! will sink in spite of bedrock. The bal
ance of the building would carry, if
they would put in anchors and headers.
If not, the walls will split in two.