Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-11
REPORT on HEATING PLAyT
COMMITTEES Findings Adoptsd by The
Board Of Efurazion.
DEDUCTIONS MADE on CONTRACT PRICE
AHch-Dtseussed electrical work tn
n HiEh schasI t. Finally Ac-
reVr-d-Canvass Of the
Vote.
DEDUCTIONS MADE on CONTRACT PRICE

e we're possible ina he hot ar"
generated by the Board Of Education az
rs meeting 1f last evening could De- IN
some manner stored and a1uiad 90 heat
ing purposes there need be 10 cause for
concern Ar 20 whether the heating and
vsutilating plant as the new hfEh school
had been constructed according 60 sueci-
ncatinnH Or not. The board met far he
purpose 1f canvassinE the vote for mem
bers Of the board cast at the election af
lasL Tuesday 1ur having adjourned IFS
meeting OF last Monday nigat 70 this -fne.
recsived the report af the special com
mirrse and spent the early part Of the
evening N threshing IL over
r had been expected that the report.
which had cost the special committee 80
much labor and for the purposes Of which
Q. = F1Ecect. an expert mechanical en-
Etnesr trum Cedar Rapids. Ia. had been
brought here TO make a cumuiers technical
examination q the plant. would BE- received
without discussion or question on the part
az the board. In fact Chairman Wood took
II somewhat 70 heart that ir was not. bur
W 2 Johnson. w1o had champi0ued the
cause uf John Rowe & Co. he contractors.
throughout the controversy was Inclined
70 question the Justice ~ some Of the
recommendation. The report OF the com
mtruse, which vas Accompanied BY The de-
tailed report Of the expert and a Eruar
deal N ether documenrarv evidence and
which was finally adopted, was IN part as
follows
Report Of Commfrr-e.
We. your special committee appointed %
Investigate the claim ~ John Rowe & CO.,
growing 0ur OF the heating and v-enClalng
contract at the high school building, would
respectfully report that following the au-
t-hnrfzarinn % the hoaru we engaged C. E.
FaWcerr or Cedar Rapids. Ia, TO make a
garetui inspection OF the plant as installed
BY the contractors. anu append hereto ais
report IN fun a. returned 20 the committee.
We peheve Mr- tawcsrrs report % De
impartial and fair % al interests concerned
and ne believe him % be Thoroughly com
perenI and honest His report hereto at
rached. a COPY Of which has been furnished
each member Of the board. indicates a cum
Cnuous disregard BY the contractors Of The
speCfdcarfuuH uu,h which the rourrg,r go
based such as would in the Judgment Of the
render the contract voidable.
Mr. Rowe claims that in some OF the de-
viauuns from the specifications the changes
we're authorized BY the architeCr verbally.
cases. denies. while the Specification re-
quirs thar the changes must De authorized
IN writing. which is NOT claimed 20 have
been done.
In a large majority Of the dsviatiuus Mr
Rowe makes no defense except tiat IN mis-
Judgment the changes amount co an I'M
provemsnr Of the plant. as compared with
what L would have been had the specidca-
IONS been complied win. This argument
would excuse al contractors for all devta-
tons from the specifications. and cannot be
accepted az satiscactory explanation Of
changes from the specifications
Il IL 20 be regretted thai the urgent ueces-
siry OF completing the building ready for
use resulted in permitting under protest
Messrs. Rowe & ca 70 continue working
on So nlanr affsr sFis~nTrs-v rhar the snsci-
ncarnns were likely % be disregarded-the
carry. proper housing OF the pupils appeal
tag more strongly to the officers Of the
plant Except for these conditions your
COMMITTEES Wouiu recommend reJeoti1g rur-
Their aymen On the contract and the fling
9f claim Tor damages TOR noncompliance
with the contract. and II necessary, SUD
mNIns ne qussAnn o. ne 19arus NANNY
20 the court tnr maj decision. The sz-
renuarng circumstances which have come
20 the attention OF the committees seem 20
warrant our accommodating tna1 when the
contractors have completed the plant, as
suggested IN Mr.. FIwcetts report as being
Vet % do 70 comply with the specincarous
they De paid the balance claimed BY them
20 be due under their contract less the
amounts esrtmared BY Mr. FaWcert % have
been saved by the contractors By the de-
vtauonH rrum the specircauons. all as per
recommendations and sraramenrs as f1i-
lows provided, SUCH aymeut shall be ac-
promise and elu settlement az All Claims IN
the contractors under the contract.
Work Vet 20 he Done.
Then followed a long list Of requirements
70 be sxacrsd Of the contractors in com
pIiance. as IT is stated, with the terms Of
the specifications.
EQAAuNLAA Unit q Al uGllA1f AnA Oh
deductions which n was proposed shall be
made from the account Of the contractors
BY reason OF omissions Of work required in
the specifications ur the substitution Of
cheaper material than was provided for in
the specifications. The aggregate amount
Of these deductions Is s43I50. and in a re-
cApfruIation Of the financial features OF its
report the countries pay
meur 60 John Rowe On the following basis
Balance claimed by cuntracuors--E.G7B.0
Less amounts saved BY d~evia1ous
rom the speci1cHrunB -------- sLm
Eatance REMAINING --------------.------ Ln4Aau
Add extras 1884
Net payment recummended---u.7&.A
This report carried the signatures OF all
the members Of the committee, r. y. Wood.
chairman. and MessIS J. J. Smith. Thso-
dors Johnson. FunAh ynser and Mcintosh.
On the vote 70 adopt the report there were