Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-24
The Investigating Committee Tells
What 1t Found-Many Narla-
tiuns Noted.
Supplementary Report hy Architect
Anderson. Which Also Scores
the Work.
Figures Made by Architect Anderson,
Engineer SWeaIinGen and En-
g!nrer r. path.

the board to report en- the Cnarges o
fraud ia connection with the cOnstruc
ton of the high school building. At
tached to it is a supplementary report b.
Architect Anderson and three estimate.
Of the amount Of work done on the eXtrt
foundation. one by Architect Anderson
one by City l-uEiueer Swearingen Ant
one by Engineer Repair OF the 3. x VI
smelter. The latte, is in the nature Of
an additional report. 1t was accom-.
panied by elaborate drawings, which
are almost necessary to fully understand
his figures. Architect Anderson concurs
with Mr.. Repath in the statement that
the foundation will bear the building
notwithstanding the defects ne points
out. The reports are as follows:
mmit Report.
To the honorable board of school trustees
of school district MOI, Cascade county
state of Montana:
We, the undersigned, member Of the
committee Of Investigation, appointed by
you under the following resolution, viz:
Whereas, Serious charges have been
made in the public press and upon the
streets OF ibis city, alleging that there
is and has been for some time collision
between the architect andithe contractor
of the Central high school building, and
as a result of said alleged collision. this
school district has been defrauded out of
several thousand dollars, and, further, as
a result OF said COLLISION, the plans and
specifications of said high school build
ing are not being carried out by the CON
tractor, but are constantly being changed
anQ modified in the Interests Of the con.
tractor.
''Fherefore, be it resolved, that q COM
mittee be appointed to Investigate said
charges and report the result of said in
vestlgatlon to this board at an as carly A
date as possible. That the said com.
mittee be and is hereby em powered to
hear the proofs touching such aIlega-
tons and report the same iE writing to
this board: and that it be ard is hereby
empowered to employ such labor as it
may need to dig around AMI about the
foundation walls Of said building for
the purpose Of ascertaining whether the
specifications for said Foundation have
BEEN Complied with, and whethgc correct
measurements thereof have been made
and reported by tha architect in charge
of saia construction And it is further
resolved that the county attorney he re-
questel to rhldar such assistance to
sad comni"ee as he may be able in the
promises
Report az ~Foil0"-:
NgelT, excavations nav. b.4n made
eyposilG Inc va Is ~ fnn N.atr;.i nigh
c,l,,Dl Eh,iIlir,y IN 10 4, ~ .ra..N r.1.,-
from the ground .ev.l = the bottoNl OF
the wall.
We find as a result of the inspection
in all but two places the footings rested
Oh hardpan or shaie rock: ia the other
pieces it went to bedrock.
That the footings exposed are not
SUCH as called for in the plans and specl.
fications. being but little better thar
rubDle work. The go oat!ed footings are
placed directly On thu ground and not
laid in mortar or cement of any kind, as
required by the specifications. They are
very uneven in shape and not square OF
hAnm red down is called for ia the
specifications. We tiu3 L number Of
large holes between the footings. not
tiled il with spraTls or sm Ill rock as
called fer,
Ina walls ~ aavaraI n~lacaa ara IN,
nlnnh anu nov iaiI an 81 ii,e IN :.
nnnGar Of nIara1 ,p,aro aTs M hooc
stones ~ reonirsd ia n r,i,n. .nG snar,
fin,tt ma larga nart + b naIIs nsr
+ir,l.rIy toa onTsifn ara nnt ,,ointad -,
All tTa sauna h.i,g n,llAG fnr 10 tra
smsrlH, tfi1ns Tne snar;f ,.t;ons cel
For 4 haavy c.,t of asphai,",n nn bott
fI, ins,I,. anG nnts,5a' ~ rh'I flraaatin
walls nnl,y oronnt on tha ontsida o.
fha val. t,,5 h.s ha4n nIr na f., n,
or,onr 5onrh. Int has h4.o art,ra',
ppmitfeJ or the insida
We cnment mr. r,nr,s. used ooder
Ground is fnuud eennraN ~ nnt me- ~ IN,
nron9rt;ons raIjei for m ibn p'ans An,
sneritintttons md asa ruie IF vary ,nn
1rpaI;fv 4nJ enar,1gIy nsnl IN sam,
macs m f,Iino hntye4n The a,onas conl
he fo,nd The s,ooaa hainy in eorn,
places l. 5se, and in on. instsora a GOOD
s;zad stone was taLan ont IF ia o.
called footinps hv vonr comm,ttee with
ont anv trouble We also And tha
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