The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-22

/ SAID. Ihat IS the way we get up mos
OF the plans. We get up plans % lool
| and we always expect to get some ex
| tras." He wanted to get up good plans
that looked nice 50 as to get the build
ing. He said 1t looked nice and would
be accepted. and after 1t was alonf
there would be extras. SO he would gel
| come out even Whenever he hgured
| on a building he always submitted 8
plan that would cost a good deal more
than was figured on by the people
Yellow cement was used at the build
ing. The specifications called for Port
land cement. which was blue The
cement used was poor, and when II had
lain q week could be easily crumbled
saw mortar mixed and only one bar
rel OF cement was used where eight
should have been used White was
not at the building very often. He
would come out at or 10 o'clock In
the morning. and some aftefpoone
would not come out at all. He locked
after building a shed for his new horse
and buggy for two or three days. A
teamster with scraper knocked out
some stones yard square near the
bottom. He put them back In their
places. and that was ALL
Gust G. Minter was next sworn. he
knew White in Colfax, WASH, a spali
town OF about 1900 population. where
White was a superintendent and build
ing architect and did a little or every
thing. White is in the habit of getting
up very fiowery plans and leading peo-
pie to believe that the work can be
done for less than II will really cost.
He did this at Kalispel and Havre. ana
at Glasgow with both the county COM
missioners and the school board. but
the school board there would not stand
his work. He undertook to put In
hardwood finish, when the spect1ca-
lions called for pine. The school board
told HON that II he put 1t In he must
do so at his own expense. He did IT
and the loss fell on Burgy, the contrac-
tor. 1 figured on the metal work In
August, 1898. The specifications. then
called for copper and now call for gall
vanized iron. saving 1000 to the con-
tractor. The original contract includ-
ed plumbing and steam heating, which
/ figured on.
Martin Strausburg, the next witness.
corroborated others testimony that the
plans and specifications had been
changed. The original plans were for
a building that would cost at least $72,-
900. Witness asked White: What is
your reason for making such elaborate
plans? You can't put that building up
for $50 1000" White said: LET us get
the contract and we will fix 1t all right
some way" The way they are building
the tower will sink in spite of bedrock.
The balance of the building would car
ry. IL they would put in anchors and
headers. If not, the walls will split in
two. Mckay should not be allowed to
charge for the footings beneath the ex-
ira foundation. They are in the origi-
terial. but not to lower 1t. The foot
ings were not put in with derrick. SO
there was no extra cost
G. +. Woehner was the next witness.
In August. 1898, Mckay induced him
to buy a stone quarry with him. Nc
Kay stated that 1t was valuable
thing. because they were going to use
the stone in the high school. He was
certain he was going to have the con-
tract. He said he had the school board,
a majority of them. The contract would
be $60, 900. and from time to time there
were going to be extras put in. He
said the first one would be the founda-
ton, $4,000. and from time to time
there would be different extras, which
would finally run ii up to $125.000. 1
suppose he thought / was a chump or
would never have got into the quarry.
He told me good many things. He
seemed to pride himself on 1t. l. have
a pull with the school board. He has
intimated that here lately. Mckay has
not used this stone. He said he could
use the other stone so much cheaper.
He said Bean was kicking like hell;
that 1t was too hard. and that he could
work the other stone easier.
B. b. Kelly of the firm of Tod e. KEEL
ly. coal. lime and cement merchants,
next testified. Had sold cement to
Balm & Co., sub-contractors. under Nc
Kay. / sold them 81 barrels of Akron
cement and 81 barrels of imported Port
land in October and November, 1894.
We could have furnished imported
called for Akron. Imported Portland
is 81 per barrel dearer than Akron.
American Portland is the same price
as Akron. Cornelius. who ordered for
Balm, once made a great roar because
we had no Akron. Balm & Co. have
shipped in their own cement this
spring.
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 plans. and other details familiar to
the public. The board employed Attor-
ney Brady to draw McKays contract.
He did so. and 1t was adopted, and he
told me that he was EN-
ployed by Mckay. Pomeroy also said
the bond was good. 1 asked Holmes
and Gockstetter to visit the building
with me, but they were always busy.
ii. Hoeppner, architect, swore that
about four weeks before the plans were
submitted Contractor Schuster told
him there was no use to make plans:
that he had been told that Hanks had
told White that White would get the
job at his price. About a week before
the plans were submitted Trustee KEEL
lison came to my Office and asked to
see my plans. / refused. He then
asked what my nom de plume would
be, so he could vote for me. I refused
to tell him. Three hours before Whites
plans were adopted I went with Archi-
tect Jones and we saw and heard
Hanks urge and solicit the adoption of
'Rex's" plans. Mrs. Tracy said: II
will never vote for IL, because IT 10 the
poorest of the whole lot" This was
by Hanks. June 2. 1893, /
went to the school boards office and
found all the plans exposed on the ia
BILE except my own, which We're rolled
up. tied with rope and hid from sight
on a wardrobe or closet in the room
Mckay told me ne is only subcontract-
Dr. When / asked him who is the orig