The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-22
TOO MANY sUPERlNTENDENTS
Contract Made With Portland Arehi.
tect to Superintend the Construction
sf the City Hall and the Common
Council Pay Mayor to do the Work,

Anprobable that there is a graft in the
construction of the city hall building,
Several prominent property owners
have been making a quiet Investigation
and are not satisfied with the condition
G affairs.
On August 9, 1904 the committee on
Suhlic property of the common council
sf the city of Astoria entered into a
contract with Houston < Ferguson to
construct a city hall building, the con-
tract price being $S0,95S. According to
she provisions of the contract the work
ASS 10 be done under the supervision
d Emil Schacht and the committee on
public property. the said Emil Schacht
20 have the right to discharge any and
all employees considered incompetent or
that is not necessary to him. 1t pro-
vides that when the building is COM
pleted, the architect shall certify to the
common council that the work has
been completed according to the con-
tract and plans and specifications. 1t
ALSO provides that the contractors shall
complete the building by May /. 1905,
and forfeit the sum of $40 a day for
every day over that time.
Section of ordinance No. 2s55 Of
me city of Astoria is as follows:
Section 4.-That the committee on
Sublic property be and the same is
aersby authorized to enter into a con-
tract with Emil Schacht for the su-
perintendence of the construction of
said building. which shall include the
work already done in drawing the plans
and specifications for said building
and for and on behalf of the CITY Of
Astoria to agree to pay the said
Schaeht for said plans and specifca-
ffms and superintendent, 5 per cent
H the cost of said building, and trans
DOrtation.
On August 20 the committee on nub.
ac property entered into the following
oontract with Emil Schacht.
This agreement, made this 23d lav
1 July, 1904, by and between Emil
Schacht, party of the first part, and
ne city of Astoria acting through the
committee on public property. party
M the second part, witnesseth:
That the party OF the first part for
and In consideration of the compensa-
zion 70 be paid therefor by the Sec
and party, covenants and agrees IN
prepare the plans and specifications
sor the city hall to be erected by the
second party, and to superintend az
architect for said second party the
suiiding of the same and to personally
zee that said building is constructed in
q good and workmanlike manner and
strictly according to the plans and
specifications therefor and TO give all |
matters connected with the same his |
personal supervision. And the second |
PARTY agrees that the party of the first
FaFt shall have full supervision of said
building under the direction of its COM !
nittee on public property and for
ir&wfng said plans, drawings and spe.
:ifications and superintend the ssn-
srruction of said building, the second
party agrees to pay the first party
per cent of the contract price Of said
Building and in. addition thereto the
railroad fare of the first party in COM
dig and returning to Portland in SUI
serihending the work and preparing
ne plans and specifications which said II
payments are to be made as follows.
ao-wit: Three per cent of the cost
sr1ce when the same is let and the bal,
&nee Of the compensation when the
york is completed.
In witness whereof we have hereunto II
zst our hands and seals this 23d day
H July, 1904.
2Signed)
EMIL SCHACHT. s
L IT IAECE-A-