The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-06

was not a matter in which the city was
interested. MIR. Fulmer then told him that
a suit would be brought to mandamus the
city to accept the sewer. The mayor says
that he told Mr.. Fulmer TO go ahead and
bring his suit. He says that the trouble
is over the construction of a contract. and
that IL the city owes for extra work, as the
contractor claims, it will be paid for. He
denied that there had ever been any talk
about compromise, on the basis of an
allowance of the claim for extras and pro-
viding no suit were brought to collect the
5000.
To-day the Board of Public Works will
take some formal action in regard to ac-
cepting the work Of the White river inter-
ceptor F'umer & Seibert viii insist that
their claim for about $4,000 for extra work
be allowed. City Engineer Jeup said yester-
day that the work has not been completed
according to the contract that the extra
claim should not be allowed and the work
should not be accepted.
Yesterday afternoon at 1870 o'clock the
Board Of Works met at its Office with City
Attorney Curtis and City Engineer Jeup.
After the meeting Mr.. Curtis said that the
engineer had been instructed to make a re-
port to-day as TO the condition Of the sewer
Upon that report will depend whether the
work is accepted.
ENGINEER JEUP'S ATTITUDE.
Last evening Mr.. Jeup said that he would
not recommend that the work be accepted
He declared he could not conscientiously do
so, he did not consider that it had been
completed. Beside the plastering that has
no. been done there are some minor par
ticulars in which the contract has not been
complied with, he says. Mr.. Jeup also said
that he would not recommend the allowance
of the $4,000 claim for extras as he consid-
cred that the drain that was placed under
the sewer was part and parcel of what was
necessary to make a good job and he did
not believe that the city should pay for it,
If MIR. Jeup carries out this intention the
entire responsibility for accepting or reject
ing the sewer will lay with the mayor and
board. While the board acts officially in
matters OF such moment, the board knows
what the mayors wishes are and is guided
by them. If the sewer is accepted and the
claim for extras is allowed the additional
amount will have to go on the assessment
roll and be paid by the taxpayers.
The original estimated price of the work
was $l5Z. ZZS.7S, the contractors undertaking
to Go the work for 1928 a lineal foot The
sewer is 2O,SS2 feet in length.
The contractors claim that the work has
practically bankrupted them, as they have
been compelled to mortgage their property
to carry out their agreement with the city.
They insist that the work has been COM
peted for three months, as stated in yes
terdays issue, that it is not only in good
condition, but that It has been tapped
by a number OF people and is now in use
by the city. They assert that they
have lost about $4,000 on the contract and
are paying interest at the rate of $1,000 a
month on the money that is tied up in the
work. The attorneys for the contractors,
Messrs. Mcbride and Denny, are noncom-
initial as to what course will be pursued in
the event the Board of Works rejects the
work, but it is understood that a suit will
be filed TO mandamus the city to accept it.
1t is generally believed that the board will
accept the work and allow the claim for ex-
tras, Notwithstanding the declaration of the
mayor and others who attended the secret
conference at the Grand Hotel Monday night
that no agreement had been reached. The
action of the board this morning is awaited
with interest.