The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-27

Where are the plans and specifica-
lions and contract for the joint city
and county building?
That is a question which is agitating
the members of the joint building COM
mittee.
The question was raised at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon and came in
the shape of a resolution offered by
Selectman Roberts that the county
clerk procure the same at once.
'Why," CALCULATED Mayor Baskin,
"are they not in hts possession now?"
No one volunteering a reply the
mayor continued:
"These plans and specifications
ought to be in the possession OF the
clerk for they were filed with him. L
remember that copies were used here
on the building, and that the originals
were supposed to be securely kept"
I'VE have a suit coming on this con-
tract and should have these plans and
the contract" said Mr.. Geddes-
Just So responded the mayor.
Clerk Stanton searched i'm his vauk
but found nothing save the old APP
ponyo plans. These were in neat tin
case.
''That is where the plans were when
Allen was clerk" he said. 81 have re-
ceived nothing which look like plans
save those"
Whether there is a deep laid scheme
behind all this or not rem aims to be
seen. Messrs. Bird and Proudfoot. the
architects, are both absent from the
city, although it is said the latter will
return about May ].
The Farrell contract came UP again
yesterday at the meeting. There is
going to be some litigation over this
work if action is not taken very soon.
Both the city and county representa-
tives and Farrell himself seem deter
mined in this matter, which Is nothing
If not slightly mixed.
FarrelIs contract calls for arbitra-
ton in settling the question of extra" "
He has a claim for So, 900 for this kind
OF work. Mayor Baskin and the COM
rnittee generally are of the opinion that
the question Of extras was settled as
the work proceeded.
A short time ago Farrell called at
tention to the matter of appointing
afbitrators and the committee selected
J. H Midgeley. Farrell chose Archi-
tect Kern When the matter of ad-
iusting differences came up there were
some points which the city and county
refused to act upon.
It was regarding this that the discus
sion ensued yesterday.
Mr.. Kern appeared for Farrell, when
the latter did not appear for himself,
and answering a statement made by
the mayor, said that Farrell and COM
pany claimed that extra work had been
performed.
Well said Mayor Baskin. 1--WE
contend that these extras were ar
ranged as the work progressed"
But they were not, Mr.. Mayor" re-
piled Kern. He then enumerated what
Farrell and company designate as ex-
tras, which include feed wires, changes
In switch boards and other matters.
Are you one of the arbitrators?" in
quired the mayor.
yes sir
"I think MIR. Farrell at least might
have selected a disinterested party"
suggested his honor
"But, your honor" spoke Farrell
quickly, sit is as fair for me to select
Mr.. Kern as it is for the city and
county to choose Mr.. Midgley, who is
a competitor of mine"
1t was finally agreed to arbitrate as
to the feed wires and switch boards.
This amounts to about $4,000.
Farrell said after the meeting that
1t was apparent as is usual in such
cases that the plumber, who is first
and last on the ground, is getting the
worst Of il.
az would not take the contract" said
he, until il was agreed that all dis
putes should be settled by arbitration.
1t is plan adopted by every master
plumber in the United States and is
designed to avoid litigation. l am
badly In need of money and I must
insist on this arbitration. If I go into
a lawsuit I will be tied up for a year
and my creditors will not stand it,