The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-28
BIG BILL
FOR EXTRAS.
G. S. Weeks a Co. Presented
aBill for $1,000 Which
They Claim is due
Them for Extras
on Power
Plant.

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al circles in this city bat it is the
music that harrows up the soul TO
deeds desperate, inspires the tongue to
produce cuss words and the mind TO
rebell against the eigth number of the !
decalugue. The first strains Were
heard last Monday evening when G. |
s Weeks, the contractor who had the
job for constructing the dam and
power plant appeared before the
council and presented his cara in the
form Of bill for SO, 400 which he
claimed was due him for work per
! formed on the power plant that was
not provided for in the contract 1t
appeared that the contractor had gone
through the document with fine
. toothed comb and any work that
wouldn't pass through the teeth was
llusbanded az an etxra and "A charge
! made for It, The council got busy
. with the same comb to see IL Mr. Weeks
; hadn't skipped some small item in
/ his currying process but none could be
. found and il was the unanimous con
: clusion that ne hal done hi work per-
: fectly No item was left out that could
! by any hook or crock be included.
I The council had expected bill for ex
I. tras and they had all fixed in the full
!. moss Of their hearts sum that they
/. thought the contractor was entitled to
but they were 50 non-plussed al the
! size az the claim presented that they
considered silence to be golden for the
. time being and adjourned Co meet the
: following night with the understand
ing that the city engineer and the
! board Of public works should be pre-
! sent also
!. The board Of public works, the city
: engineer and Mr. Weeks, with his
(! foreman, Mr. Cleveland met shortly
!: after dinner on Tuesday and remained
!; ia session all Of the afternoon. Every
4 feature Of the work on the power plant
]. was canvassed and every figure con
:, sidered The enigneer gave his opin-
ION on every item in the bill that
. he had complete knowledge Of and
= on any point that ne was not prefectly
J, positive, he Withheld his answer nnti
he conld check mp with figures A
result of The conference the board re
coulmoniel tie rejection Of the follow
ing extras f'o t'e list of Mr. Week,
Extra excavation $3.50 /
Extra excavation under Dam tl40 (
Sundry supplies for pump 80
Etxra concrete 2270.
These items make total of $4,000
rejected. There will be other item
added to the list az soon IA the ei
gineer gets his figures around.
The coancil met at ;00 o'clock thu
evening TO go over the figures with II
engineer and Mr. Weeks but, abor
8 O'Clock, Mr.. Stnrtlsant got me-
i'll sage from his home saying that HI
ld wife was dangerously iii and Summon
ing him to come at once 80 he took tn
evening train for the city. This lei
:, the council without anyone to guild
-, them and 10 was not possible for ther
- TO do anything 40. after some discus
sion. il was agreed that an adjourn
u ment should be taken until such time
- later on in the week, az the enignee
=. ahouid return or he should send bac
- the tgures that he was TO prepare
ey In order to make clear 10 our reader
wherein this hextra claim lies W
Try hpve the following statement fror
ay one Of the city officials who is familia
he with the plans etc. Weeks and com
lis pany took contract 10 build dar
en according 70 plans and specification
nd on fle with the city officials at a stat
cd sum A contract was drawn mp an
he signed by both parties 10 the affair i
his which everything that Weeks g. Co
raj was TO do IL specified. Weeks an
company claim that there was none q
this excavation for which they hav
put in q claim, included in the con
he tract The city claims that IL IL In
or cluded In the case of the concrete
at they figure that the estimate Of th
rat city engineer upon which they bid o
Ike the contract, Amounted 10 little owe
Ion 900 yards OF concrete whereas the
IN. have actually put in over 1900 yards
'lis And 40 on through the list. Tn
&C. dispute is over the stipuiations Of tn
He contract and lho actual work performe
ion and Il IL upon this basis that th
he matter viii be hnally adjusted.
20. Weeks a Co have employed r. &
'A' Flannigan u looh after their interest
:. and he will BE- here at the ne1t meet
,ue Ing o. the council 10 70 over the con
70 tract with the council and The oit