Evening journal., 1901-10-31
MANY SUBJECTS
WERE DISCUSSED.
Trustees Of the Poor Held
Lengthy Session
WHEN Is A HOUSE COMPLETE?
Victims Of Contagious Disease Will
Be Well Cared for by the
County
WIEN IS A HOUSE COMPLETE?

as or Is not a house complete with
out spouting?" was the question which
the Trustees Of the Poor discussed for
one hour yesterday afternoon. and in
the lengthy talk Patrick Fahey, who
for several months contended that Sew |
1 enth street bridge would be complete !
without approaches and wing walls, |
figured prominently. The particulu |
house referred to was the county's |
Municipal Hospital now in process Of |
construction at Farnhurst The sub
iect was introduced at the last meeting
Of the trustees and its discussion would
have been ended at that time had it
not been said that the matter OF spout
ing was not mentioned in the specih-
: cations for the work In order that
these might be examined, the question
was postponed until yesterday.
f. L. Rice, architect introduced the
discussion by reporting tothe body uaot
10 would cost the county at least $40
to add spouts to the building, and pro-
"a ducing specifications which contained
LnH sentence NNIf tit IfN EAalEiH fNi
spouting" Mr Rice explained THAT the
specifications before the bOard were
q q copy OF those in the hands CT David
s Dangel the contractor. That Mr. Rice
d lhad not presented the signed articles
Il was the subject of some discussion,
j, but Messrs. Roberts and Fahey de-
$ Tended him in what appeared to be a
peculiar position by stating that It was
i. their opinion that the original specfii-
n cations or those in Mr.. Dangels pos
, session. contained similar reference to
p the subject OF spouting.
9 Nh Fahey volunteered information
~ on the subject which seemed to prove
that spouting of the building had moi
been thought necessary by the COM
mittee at or before the time the con-
tract was awarded. 1t was that he. as
q member of the committee having the
work I'm hand. had carefully examined
IT the specifications. and furthermore
had directed the architect to add The
sentence "There are no cutters ol
le sDcuting." On the day the contract tol
TT the work was awarded, he again eX
T. amined the specifications and at IN
O. suggestion of Mr.. Dangel bid for hin
NJ on the work. AS no reference wa
made in the specifications to the spout
ing of the building, Mr. Fahey natur
allv did not include such cost in his o
rather Mr.. Dangel's estimate. IN
contract subsequently was awarded q
Mr.. Dangel and not until one monu
ago was it learned by all the member
H1 of the board that he did not intend 4
out spouts on the building, or that sue
4 an important particular had bee
omitted from the specifications Henc
In the renewed discussion Of yesterda
III which continued until a motion wa
made that the work be done at add
ltional cost to the county, but IT wa
voted down. the members who oppose
IL explaining that they did not thin
the county was able TO make the eXtf
expenditure at this time. Therefor
no the question whether a building Is
~, lis not complete without water spou
gi1 is yet an undecided one so Tar as VI
,o+ ltrustees are concerned.
LAWSUIT WAS THREATENED
en- Candy Cox. whose bid was $3.50 4
ng building a wall in the basement or II
ing building was postponed until an lnVe
am tigatiOn could be made, explained
nc the board that the work done for u
yer county was at cost of $40. HaVli
used material OF the ccuntys in q
in work to the value OF $40. he deauc.'
ded that amount from the bill HIS %
ms for $3.50 was therefore Just one
are mOhiOn to pay The Dll. was j
ny later. but was lost by vote OF
fcrt to five. Desiring that Mr.. Cox be pa
be something. Mr. Lawson moved that
hoard allow the contractor the sum
ady S132. or SIS less than the amount OF J.
tlNr spnrpcnT1flnW
4. cost of the material of the count!
which entered into the work.
Mr. Fahey entered vigorous objecu
IN IN the adoption Of such a motion, &C
ne tending that under Mr.. Cox's contra
ond tbe county owed him $3.50. If the CO
a, - tractor owes the county any mon
1 - Mr. Fahey said he believed Mr.. c
,,ti would play it. Discussion of this Pm.
of the subject occupied the attenu
of the trustees until Mr.. Fancy NOV
to amend Mr. IawsOn's motion by
creasing the amount to $3.50. !
day, amendment was defeated by a vote
aud seven to four The original motion
ived nav Mr.. Cox the sum OF S132 was u
iticn puf and carried, but Mr.. Cox inform
ltri- the body that he would not accept
are amount 81,
subsequently Mr. Rice moved q
the action be reconsidered. he behev
mat the county should not invite i
hila- suit when the payment of but SIS
ware involved. Other members Of the DO
@ lo- thousiht this was treating the sub
y ah in a businesslike way way. and
'io'S motion by Mr. Fahey they ordered
original bin paid.
In future be careful how you m.
your contracts; that's the way we
sers.
King