The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-27
THAT NEW BUILDING
Meeting Of the School Trustees to Be-
hold The Expense Account.
A BOND ISSUE PROPOSITION
An Election for hat Purpose VIII
Be Held May 23-Ihe Original
Contractors Are in Debt to
the Amount of So, 900.

Great Falls. April 26.-The school
trustees of district No. l were in session
last night and the meeting was of more
than ordinary Importance, owing to the
fact that the building fund of the dis
trict and the present unfinished con-
dition of the High school building were
the subjects of earnest discussion.
Trustee Repath of the building COM
mittee, reported that the latter COM
mittee and the finance committee had
met jointly during the week, and that
each committee had endeavored to Sc
cure the lowest possible figure at which
the new High school building could be
completed. Architect White, who drew
the plans for the structure and who
has since been superintendent of in
struction, had finished estimates which
the members of the committees had
thoroughly investigated The building
had been inspected also and from these
sources a statement had been compiled
which was thought to be correct The
original contractors, Mckay Bros, had
let numerous contracts upon which sew
eral payments had been made. The
amounts yet due these sub-contractors,
when their work shall have been COM
pleted, are as follows: Joseph Baines
& Co., S1,927.64; James H. Donlin, 5,249.-
SO; William j. Winters, $1,267.50; Gust
G.. Minter & Co., $607.45 Herman Wild
ekopf. s1.6S3; Great Falls Iron Works,
$54.51; Murphy. Maclay & Co., s542 81;
total, $11,332.97 Concreting the base
ment floor will cost $500; vestibule tile,
SIPS; balance on heating contract, $40;
balance ON plumbing contract, $2.296.25;
electric wiring, balance, $50; balance
due Andy Henderson on account of ex-
tras, SPACES; balance due ]. II. Dom
lin on account of extras. $154.40; total.
81, 1850. Sewer connections will cost at
least $500; blackboards, $1,000; total,
$500. The cost therefore of the COM
pleting of the building will be 81, 332.-
81, "a, 1850 and $780, which is $1S,321.47
Furnishing the building will cost So, 500;
superintendent of construction, 81 900;
total, $4,000.
The additional cost of the building
furnished will be 22,S21.76. From this
total. however should be deducted s3,-
500, the sum which has been deposited
as security for costs in a suit in Chica-
go, and $50, the balance now in the
building fund. With these deducted,
it will require $19, 301.47 to complete and
furnish the school.
The chairman of the finance COM
mittee reported that the items in the
building committees report had been
checked up and found to be correct in
the main. The committee did not think
the furniture would cost quite as much
as the estimate called for, however
and was of the impression that SIS, 900
would complete and furnish the build
ing.
After a thorough discussion a motion
prevailed that a special election be held
on Saturday, May 49, at which election
the proposition should be submitted as
to whether the district should issue
per cent. 20-year building bonds to an
amount not to exceed $4,000.
From the building committee, Chair
man Repath reported the condition of
Mckay Bros accounts with the district
as follows: On the original contract,
the balance due Mckay Bros. is $4,-
77624; they are credited with $500 for
a wall in lieu of specified footings
with $2,417.94 extras on stone work; and |
with s129.67 for water ditch. Total |
$9,123.S5. In the sub contract, the |
amount to be charged against Mckay |
Bros. is 81, 332.97; for concreting, $500; |
for vestibule tile, SIPS; for footings and |
beams. $2,943.31. Total, s14,9512S.
When the structure is finally COM
pleted the original contractors will be |
legally indebted to the district nearly |
$4,000. Their bond is believed to be |
valueless, and it is not thought a suit |
will accomplish anything towards re-
imbursing the district for the shortage. |
A number of prominent officials of the |
Chicago & Northwestern railroad ar |
rived from the west in a private car |
this morning and have been driving |
over the city to-day. The party con-
sists of E. b. ODER, assistant general |
freight agent; j. McCabe, superintend-
ent of the Chicago division; G. II. Nc |
Rae, assistant general passenger agent; |
NJ. Terrett, stock agent, and NJ. NJ.
Wheeler, general agent With the |
party is Mr.. Hunter of Havre. They |
will leave in the morning for Chinook |
to attend the annual meeting of the !
North Montana Roundup association, |
which will convene in that place Tues |
day morning