The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-16
SWEEPING REDUCTION.
ARCHITECT PROUDFOOT CUTS
DOWN BILL FOR EXTRAS.
FarreIFs Account Reduced From
$12,5O3.56 to 1856 and Appropri-
ated as Payment in Fuli-Fre,i
Dennis Stays Another Week
Board of Control.

Architect Proudfoot ought to have a
position on some newspaper as a
paragrapher. He is one of the great
est condensers in the country. A few
weeks ago j. w. Farrell & Co. sent in
bill for extra work on their contract
on the joint building amounting to S12,-
503.56. The city members of the joint
committee looked blue, Willis Geddes
and Roberts whistled through their
teeth.
Everybody was appalled,, with the
exception of Proudfoot. who put on
such a peaceful smile that the COM
mittee involuntarily turned to him for
counsel and succor. The report, or
bill, was referred to him for investiga-
ton.
Proudfoot laid down two sheets of
typoscript before the secretary ut yes
terday's meeting, and everybody
looked expectant. When Dennis quit
reading the clouds had cleared away
Instead of $12,509.56 the amount was
reduced to an even S156.
1t was one of the most concise re-
ports on record and dealt with the diff
ferent items claimed by detail. First
came the request for reimbursement
because pay in county warrants caused
the ITn 10 lose money because the
paper deprecated. That part Mr..
Proudfoot left at the discretion of the
com mittee. But upon the question OF
extra radiation, cutting for wires and
extra light outlets he declared they
were not extras at all. AS regards
changes in cut-out boxes. Mr.. Proud
foot said that all this had been settled
for. The bill of S26.25 for repairs on
gas pipes charged by Farrell had been
paid according to the report while the
amount of $135.40 for extra work in
setting waterclosets was rejected
October u. The same course was pur-
sued in regard to cutting brick for
which 1912 had been charged up be-
cause it was provided that the con-
tractor should do this work at his own
expense. Regarding wood cutting, the
architect declares that all such labor
was performed by the carpenters work
ing upon the building. On switches
put in a balance of 1926 was allowed.
Feed wires put in next received atten-
ton. Mr.. Proudfoot contends that
they were not ordered and were put
in to suit Mr.. Farrelps own convent
ence. The clean-outs in the sewer
were not ordered and were knocked
out, together with extra painting on
radiators which was not ordered. And
thus it went until the amount was re-
duced to $156, which the committee
NOIcQ DIS pay III Iull lOI dll
work.
Now Farrell will doubtless institute
suit to recover.
Mr.. Lynn called up the matter of
shaving off the official head of Mr.
Dennis, the secretary, as suggested by
Mr.. Clawson at the last council meet
ing, but Mayor Baskin suggested that
as there was but one more meeting of
the committee that perhaps it would
be well to let Mr.. Dennis alone His
honor paid Fred and his predecessor a
compliment upon their work saying
that in all the matter of figures but
one error had been made and that by
reason of the architects action, he
losing about 800 by the mistake
Mr.. Geddes. to relieve the city mem
bers from embarrassment moved
Dennis dismissal, and the selection of
Cheesman as secretary, but Cheesman
declined, and the motion was with
drawn. Dennis will remain until Fri
day when the committee will adjourn
sine die.
Bills were passed as follows:
7. W. Farrell e s156 90
W G. Pavey & Comm. 20 %
F. G. Janney. ..................... 80 20
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