El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-26
ED kNEEzELL
THE MAN
Selected By the School Board
Last Evening
BY SECRET BALLOT
By Some Strange Irony of Fate No
Lights Could Be Procured And the
Room Was ShrOuded In Darkness
When the Work Was Done.


The school board held meeting last
evening at s O'Clock at the office of DR..
Race and elected by secret ballot an
architect to erect the new school build
inps and repair the old ones. Every
thing was cut and dried in advance and
Ed. Kneezell went in by an almost I'M
animous vote. Some opposition de-
'veloped but it was stified by those who
favored Kneezell.
When the board was called to order
all members thereof answered to roll
call except Judge Blacker who 1s alb
sent at AlamogOrdO.
A. G. Foster, in response to the re-
quest of DR.. Race, read the contract
which had been prepared by the ex-
ternal committee as agreed upon at
last meeting to be signed by the srchi-
tect. 1t follows:
THE CONTRACT.
The contract is as follows:
This memorandum of an agreement
made and entered into by and between
the board of trustees of the public free
schools of the incorporated city of Ell
Paso, party of the hrst part and" -
party of the second part witnesseth.
First. The party OF the first part,
having full confidence in the integrity.
professional skill and ability of the
said party of the second part, desires
to engage and employ him in certain
work, hereinafter more fully set out.
and do agree to pay him. for such work
and employment, the sum of kmoney
hereinafter more fully set out.
Second. It shall be the duty OF the
party of the second part at the request
of the party of the first, to prepare and
submit plans, elevations and working
descriptions of the new buildings for
public school purposes, and of improve
ments, changes and additions to the old
school buildings and of the heating sp-
psrstus and plumbing, in or pertaining
to new or old buildings and to prepare
and submit specifications for the exact
and full we'll doing OF all the work
whatsoever relating to the new and
the old public school buildings OF the
city OF Ell Psso, all such work to be
subject to the approval of and to be al
ways under the direction of the party
of the first part.
Third. It shall be the duty of the
party of the second part to superintend,
control, direct and manage in the
name of. and for the party OF the first
part, but always subject to and under
the control of the party of the first
part, all contracts for work done under
the said plans and specifications set
party of the fret part q full,
exact and faithful conform
ity to such contracts by all contractors,
workmen or their agents, or employees, |
to see that all material is properly |
furnished in accordance with such |
plans and specifications. etc., by |
material men or others furnishing |!
arbitrase all differences between said |
party of the first part and any con-
tractors on such buildings, in case of |
any disagreement between them.
Fourth. 1t shall be the duty OF the
party of the second part to faithfully |
and industriously advise, counsel, aid
and assist the party of the first part,
and especially its external committee, |
in always and things,as architec sup
erintendent aud skilled professional |
man, in architectural and building en- |
cheering science, pertaining to the !
planning, fitting, erecting. constructing, |
repairing, remodelling, refitting, |
tors, the old or new work, in whole or |
in part, in the public sch DOL buildings |
of Ell PasO, now erected or hereinaf- |
ter to be erected, and to do all and |
every service usually required of ar
chitects.
Fifth. The party of the first part
shall have the right and power to ter |
inmate this contract at any time, by q |
majority vote of the board of school |
trustees, attending any regular meet-l
ing, or any special meeting called for |
that purpose.
Sixth. The psrty.of the second part |
shall execute ana file with the clerk of |
the school board. a bond, payable to the
party of the first part, with two or
more good and sufficient sureties to be
approved by the party of the first part.
in the sum of five Thousand dollars
$4,000 conditioned that he will we'll,
faithfully. honestly and indus
triously carry out and perform
all thu duties and services herein