Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-19
ALI TANGLED UP.
Protest From Stone, Car.
penter & Wilson
ON HIGH SCHOOL CONTRACT
Whole Matter Referred Back to Com.
mittee on Property.

Last evening an adjourned meeting OF
the School Committee was held with
Chairman BARKER presiding, and all OF The
members present. The most important
matter was the communication from
Stone, Carpenter g. Wilson, and It's refer
sncc to the committee OH property.
The letter from the firm was as follows:
PROVIDENCE, X. l., April Is, 1886.
Mr.. George X. Nicholas, Clerk Pawtucket
school committee:
Dear Sir-We are In receipt OF 4your
favor Of the 18th inst, covering copy OF
the resolution adopted by the committee
at q meeting held on that date. The
reason for such action on tho part OF the
committee we can only surmise and gather
from reports OF the meeting In the news
papers. We understand IT to be beca use
OF q claim that the building which we de-
sigDed would cost In Gxcess Of the appro.
priation made, and also because the build
ing contemplated interior partitions OF
wood instead OF brick-which was done
by as for the purpose OF bringing the cost
OF the building within the limits OF the
appropriation. We also know that we
advised a larger appropriation In order
that the building might be better built,
because We feared that we could not find
a contractor to build IL with brick par.
titions for sum within the appropria-
tion. The plans had not been submitted
to competition, and therefore IL was only
q presumption on our part-but we
understand that your committee, with
out consultation with rs, has obtained
what purports GO be an estimate OF the
cost OF the building, showing that It cannot
be built for the appropriation. We have
taken palms to have careful estimate
made by responsible builders, who stand
ready to sign contract for erecting the
building In accordance with our plans
and specifications. This Is the
estimate of q single builder. No bids have
been asked for, nor has there as yet been
occasion to ask for any bid, 80 that 1t is
by no means certain that the building
cannot be constructed within the limit Of
e65, 900. Should that, however, prove
not to be the csse, We are now
a. we have always been-ready to
40 will accomplish that result. We can
the contract made with us, under which
We are entitled not to "the cost of sub.
mitting plans and specifications" but to
the compensation agreed upon. We
therefore enter our protest against the
action of the committee, and ask for its
reconsideration. Yours truly,
STONE, CARPENTRR q WILSON.
This was accompanied by IN offer from
. we'll Known firm Of contractors to
furnish the materials and do the labor at
Q stipulated price.
Mr.. Hartford, for the committee on
property, presented an offer from another
well known firm of contractors to furnish
the materials and erect the building ac-
cording to the plans Of William r. Walker
& Son at q certain price. This offer
was accompanied by q bond.
As the prices In both cases were higher
than the appropriation would allow, the
committee was at loss what action to
take. Finally, after an informal discus
sion, the matter was referred back TO the
committee on property, TO report at q
future meeting, by q vote OF hve yeas to
four nays. Yeas-Mr. President Barker,
Messrs. Blodgett, Hartford, McGregor
and Meiklejohn; nays-Messrs. Coop,
Tobie, Tclman, Wilson.