The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-02
NEWS OF THE CITY
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
STIRRED TO WRATH
Contractor Makes Pointed Re-
mark That ArouseS
Their Ire

A tornado doomed UP big at the
meeting of the school board last night,
but we'll directed shot from one of
the members of the board tumbled
down the threatening storm, and in q
few minutes all that was left of the
disturbance was a red face or two and
a retraction from G. A. KEGS, who was
the cause of the furry.
The board met and considered
among other matters the contract of
Mr.. KEGS for heating the Monroe and
Adams schools. From the facts as adj
mitted by each side it appeared that
Mr. KEGS had taken contract to fur
nish the heating of the schools named
and had agreed to have the work COM
pleted Sept. 1 last year. The contract
was not fulfilled until the last of Octo-
Der, and in the contract itself Mr..
KEGS agreed to forfeit SIS a day on
each job for every day he was late in
turning over the work.
Committee Cuts Price
The committee of the board which
investigated the matter agreed to re-
port that the KEGS contract for both
schools be shaved 1927, and that a bill
for extras amounting to 1919 be cut to
S177. In other words the committee
found that $3.50 should be deducted
from the amount coming to KEGS and
that the bill for extras be disregarded.
Mr.. KEGS was allowed to speak
against the adoption of the report and
said that he did not know when he
put in his bid for the work that the
board required him to furnish a GER
tain make of boiler. He thought he
merely had to conform to the specifi-
cation as to type and could use any
boiler that came within the specifica-
tons.
One of the members remarked that a
contractor should consider all items
before submitting a bid, so that his bid
would prove high enough.
Il did not know" retorted Mr.. KEGS.
that the school board was interested
in dinky little boiler factory down in
Wisconsin"
AT this point the air was full of ges-
ticulating hands and protesting voices
from the members, while the irate
contractor stood at the end of one of
the tables and tried to say something
further.
Il think you have said quite enough,
Mr.. KEGS" finally shouted the chair
man.
KEGS looked puzzled at the outburst
and when he realized the full meaning
of his remark he made haste to with
draw it.
Board Is Angry
The temper of the board was averse
to him after this, and the report of
the committee was adopted unani-
mouSly. 1t was further agreed that in
the event of Mr. KEGS refusing the
proposed settlement that the full
amount of the penalty provided in the
contracts be imposed and that the
whole bill of extras be disaIlowed
This would be about $4,000 of penal
ties and a loss of $519 in the bill of
extras.
Mr.. KEGS explained that he was de-
layed in getting the particular kind of
boilers required by the contract; that
the schools were in such condition that
1t was impossible for the firing plants
to keep them warm, and that charges
for material, labor and delay were de-
Quoted from his claim that should not
have been so set off.
James Alan Macleod was named as
architect of the new Seventh ward
school, which will be built at Selby,
Hague and oxford avenues in the i'm
mediate future.
The contracts for heating the Web
ster and Cleveland schools was given
to j. Walter Stevens, Sibley and Rice
schools to A F. Gauger, plumbing in
Jefferson and Monroe schools to CIar-
ence Johnson, and for the Franklin
and Lincoln schools to Buechner &,
Orley.
The usual monthly bills and reports
were received.