Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-24
anchors under all joints before start|
masonry around them,

anchors under all joints before start
masonry around them.
James r. O'Brien, upon being swoI
testities. Has mixed all the mortar
the high school with the exception /
twenty-five days. His Instructions I'D
architect and contractor were to h
M part cement four parts sand, audi
carried out his Instructions. AT not
did he put in more than five parts al
and very rarely, if ever, that. WA
visited him twice every day and aaml
ishcd him each time not to doviate f1l
bis instructions. The small amountI
Akron cement used was mixed half N
half with imported Portland.
j. l.. Rice, sworn, stated bo assisted
making the original plans and he n
instructed by White to draught
working plans from the original, and
so in all particulars, and the tracil
now in the possession of the school boaI
are the same in every particular and \
Identical ones drawn by him. He NJ
been instructed several times by VIVA
to visit the school building and be Va
strict in seeing that plans and spociHI
tons were followed. Had seen VIA
in his presence condemn lumber Al
order iron straps to be Us specified.
>. WingrOVe, sworn, states that benz
charge OF the ~excavating. Has sd
White inspect and condemn materlI
both lumber and iron, and cause blu]
and stone to be removed. He had lid
and again received positive orders frl
White moi to cover any wall until it VI
pointed and to discharge any man VII
did so. White condemned a great md
cut stone, which he took back to n
stone yard. He also corroborated n
testimony of the carpenters and othj
Frank Bigman, sworn, states that |
heard White order li%ght-colored Bird
removed from the ground and to Bird
no more, and some we're removed ID
others were being removed when the wo1
shut down.
j. G. Joscclyn, sworn. states that !
was employed as deputy for White, 4
received positive instructions to see It'd
contractors carried out plans and spdi
fications. White took great pride in ID
work, and many times expressed his u
sire to have every thing as it should u
John Scott. sworn, states that he wi
employed hauling sand and ON n oo1
sion White condemned the sand aI
made him go near the brewery, Wild
sand cost the contractor more thl
than double what the condemned sad
would have done.
Herman Hickory, sworn, says thatl
mixed the mortar during the absence
James f. O'Bricn and his instructed
were the same as testified to by O'Brj
and he likewise carried them out.
Joseph Baines, sworn, says he Is cd
tractor for the high school mason vol
He had positive instruction from Wh1
70 follow plans and specifications strI
ly. White had condemned. in eeye1
instances. rubble stone,tooting stone
cut stone, and they had to le refund
He had also been compelled by Va
to take down and rebuild rubbie wal,
place footings and reset cut ct no N
to mako it satisfactory ~ him. He II
received orders a week before the iuM
tiga:inn to rrnovn a brick arch andW
place it win Il stronger one. ie M
positlNp orGtls 80 yacr no muRoGrH
the wallis ~ he had buiit anchors tIEI
the iolst9 ~ required 10y specification
JHmse Ericsson, sworn eaya he |
emrloyeN 0n The foundation, n
White there twico - day. Heard 4
frequently Tell Baines to DO good va
heard him condemn STONE and lnal
Baiucs get better and larger once, hnA
that he inspected the mortar, hearo NJ
instruct the foreman Of the digging
cover no wall until 1t vas pointed u
any man who cArelessly covered g!
not pointed would be discharged,
l.. S. Woodbury.. sworn, testitjes tt
an iron stirrup WAS returned to them
White because defective and they had
replace it with a new one.