Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-14
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demnity company will be held for Said
made upon the Indemnity company until the
amount of deficit is definitely ascerta1ned,
upon final acceptance of building from pres
emit contractor; and it will be necessary to
authorize proper authol tiles to borrow tenn
pOrarily an amount as estimated Dy us as
needed until the settlement with the above
Indemnity company can be made And we
recommend that the chairman and clerk or
the county board of Grant county be author
119 As when called upon by the building COM
mittee to 40 so. Respectfully subm Tilted,
JOHN M. GARDNER, Chm.
o. w. FESSEL, Sec.
LANCASTER WIS, Feb. 21, 1908.
To the Building committee, new court
house for Grant county, Wis.
fleets and superintendent in the COnstruc-
ton of said courthouse respectfully re
present and certify to your committee:
tractor for the construction of your new
courthouse is not proceedings with the
work of construction thereon and is not
making preparation for future work on
said building, with due diligence. Mr. Ma
son the manager of said Northern Building
Co. represented to US last fall that the
structural steel tor said building was being
prepared, whereas the fact turns out to be
that said Mason and said Building Co. have
not even at this date, procured the shop
drawings which will have to be furnished
the manufacturers of said structural steel
many weeks before any part of said struc-
tural steel can be produced and delivered;
in consequence of which the work on said
courthouse in the spring of this year will be
greatly delayed and hindered. 1t is gen.
orally understood among the creditors ct 9;
reported in the newspapers that said
Northern Building company is insolvent.
Several suits have been begun against said
Northern Building Co. in the circuit court
for Grant county, Wis, and all building ma
terias and building implements and ap-
pliances on the courthouse grounds at Lam
caster have been attached in aid of one OF
these suits.
1t is evident that said Northern Building
Co. is making no preparatlons looking
and by reason of the negligence, lack OF dill
gence and financial embarrassment of said
house has been very seriously delayed.
H. G. KOCH & Co.,
Archts and Supts.
LANCASTER. WIS, Feb. 81, 1908.
The Northern building Co.,
Davenport, Iowa.
Gentlemen:-H. G. Koch & Co., architects
and SuperintendentS of our new courthouse
have this day certified to US that you are
not proceeding with and prosecuting the
work of construction of said building with
due diligence. copy OF their certificate is
hereuntO annexed, for your information.
We hereby require you to proceed with
the work of construction of said courthouse
under Article V. of your contract with said
with all necessary speed, and IN de1ault OF
such action on your part we shall be Obliged
to terminate your contFact ana employ
ment. JOHN M. GARDNER,
Chairman of Building Com.
O. w. FSSSEL
Secretary of Building Com.
RICHARD MEYER, JR.,
Chairman OF Co. Board, Grant Co. Wis.
E. II. GRIFFIs,
Clerk of Grant Co., Wis.
Service by copy of the within written no
tice together with the annexed Certhcate
of architects is hereby accepted this 2lst
day of February, 1903
THE NORTHERN BUILDING Co,
BY J. E. Mason, vice-president and man.
ager of the Northern building Co., OF
Davenport. Iowa and Minneapolis, MINI.
Exhibit c.
LANCASTER, WIS, March 4.1903.
To the Building Com mittee, new Courthouse
for Grant county, Wis
Gentlemen:- The Undersigned your drCnl-
tectS and superintendent in the constr uc-
ton of said courthouse, respectfully re-
present and certify to the committees That
on the 21St day of February, 1903. your arch
iteCtS and SuperintendentS certified to your
said building committee that The Northern
Building Co., the contractor tor the con-
struCtion of your new courthouse, was not
proceeding with the work of constructor
thereon and was not making preparat!On
for future work on said building, with que
diligence. together with other facts relat-
ing to the apparent inability OF said North
ern Building Co. to prosecute work on sad
building: that thereupon said commlrtee
and county of Grant served upon said
Northern Building Co. written notice, as
provided by Article V. OF the Contract pc
tween said county OF Grant and SAID NORTH
ern Building Co. requiring said company to
proceed with the work OF construction OF
said courthouse with due diligence and with
all necessary speed, and that IN oeIdu1I OF
such action by said Northern Building Com
pany said County of Grant and said Building
Committee would be obliged to terminate
the contract and employment OF salo
10 a
of Feb. 21., 1908. was made by your arch
itects upon personal view of the premises
on said date, and upon personal view OF salo
premises at times anterior to said 2lst day
of February, that this present certificate IS
based. upon personal inspection OF sald
building and premises upon this Atm DAY OF
March, 1908 which shows that nothing what
ever has been done since the service OF SAID
notice to proceed with said work, which no
tiCe was served upon j. r. Mason, vlce.preS-
ident and manager of said Northern Build
ing Co., on said 21st day of February, 1913.
That your architects have knowledge OF
the tact that several actions have been pc
gun in the circuit court for Grant county,
Wis. against said Northern Bulldlng 90. by
material-men who have furnished mater
ials which have been used in the Construc-
ton, Cor have been delivered tor that puf-
poSe) of your new courthouse, to recover the
purchase price of said materials; tndt an
action has also been begun wherein all OF
the building materials and building nipple
mentS and appliances on the courthouse
grounds at Lancaster Wis, nave Deen at
tdcneQ TO SatlSfV c16QllOIS; Iudt ICCCAllY
one of your architects was in the city OF
Davenport, Iowa, Zone of the main officers
of said Northern Building Coz and there
found sufficient evidence that said North
ern Building Co. was and is insolvent and
unable financially to complete its contract
with said Grant county.
That from personal investigation, ana
contrary to the statements and representa-
lions of j. f. Mason, your architects hnd
that said Northern Building Co. have not
made provision for delivery of the mater
ialS necessary to complete said building
with due diligence and without unneces-
Sary delay. and that the credit of said
Northern Building Co. has been impaired to
such an extent that they are, and we are
satisfied will be, unable to procure mater
ials and supplies to enable them to pros
ecute the work of construction of your
courthouse.
And your architects further certify that
the refusal of said Northern Building Co. TO
proceed with the work as required by SAID
written notice, and it's neglect and failure
to provide for the completion of said work:
is sufficient ground for the termination OF
the employment of said Northern Building
Co. H. c.. KOCH Il Co.,
Archits. and Supts
LANCASTER, WIS, March A. 1908
To The Northern BuildingCo.,
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