The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-18
DECIDED
IN FAVOR
OF PIERCE

The arbitration committee which had
charge or the settlement OF the dispute
between the sanatorium commission and
Police Commissioner Lewis j. Pierce who
as contractor is responsible for most OF
the construction work at the Wallum
pond health resort for tuberculosis
patients. rtorted yesterday in favor OF
Mr. Pierce.
Various people who visited the build
Ing found much fault TO find with the
construction. hut the comussion made a
| KICK over the floors in certain parts of the
building which the contractor refused TO
replace claiming that he had put them
In according To specifications.
! ITO the Commission on State Sanatorium
for Consumptives for the State of Rhode
Island, and Lewis J. Pierce. General
| contractor for the Buildings OF the
| Sauatorium at Wallum Pond, Burrill-
! vile, X. l.:
"Gentlemen-rhe undersigned. having
! been appointed arbitrators I'm accordance
with an agreement mutually entered into
by both OF the parties above named, said
! agreement bearing date OF July 81 1903
10 settle "A dispute between these said par-
iies as to whether the floors In the above
named sanatorium at Wallum Pond do or
do not fulhll the requirements OF the gen
eral contract for the same and having
accepted such appointment as arbitrators.
respectfully present the following report:
ON Wednesday Aug. g. in company
with the chairman and two members OF
the commission. representatives. OF the
contractor. and the architect of the build
ing. We visited the sanatorium and after
nearing such evidence as the parties In
tcrested uesired 10 present TO US and
atter fuly satisfying ourselves as TO the
requirements as To the specifications con-
cerning the quality OF the floors, we care
fully examined all the floors I'm the build
ing and we do find that the same are I'm
accordance with and do fulfill the require
ments OF the specifications therefor.
THE ev-.ence presented brought out
the fact that after the flooring was de-
livered at the building the contractor, by
and with the consent OF the commission
was directed to select the best thereof
and lay II In certain designated rooms
and halls. and we find that these direc-
tions were followed
"A natural result OF this course would !
be that the floors laid from the stock
remaining after the selection had been |
made would be slightly inferior 10 those /
laid from the selected stock
Respectfully submitted
ARCHIBALD G.. DELANEY
MICHAEL j. HOULIHAN.
wv. HOWARD WALKER,
providence, -, l.. Aug l6. 1905"
Archibald G. Delaney was selected TO
the commission on this com
mittee, while dr. Pierce chose Michael J.
Houllhan 10 represent him i'm the matter
The two thus chosen selected Quarter
master General w. Howard Walker. who
IN an architect in the same building with
Mr. Pierce. as a suitable man for the third
member.
1t was stated that the sewage plant now
IN process or construction and which. ac-
rording 10 the contract, must be finished
by Sept. D. is progressing finely. and that
there is no doubt that the contractors
will be able to fulhn the contract TO the
letter. The commission has authorized
the payment OF sS960 on the contract.
which calls for a total OF $500
The ice house has not been built as yet