Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-25

stituted wood lath at a difference of 1928. 90
and omitted the deafening from the first
floor at difference in cost of S31. so making
a cut In all on construction of building of
$547.5O. The best we could do on the heat
ing and plumbing was $176917 Being still
above the appropriation, we were unable
TO let contract and we agreed to send a let
ter to each member of the board expl aiming
our position and requesting each member
to say what we should do. The following is
a copy of the letter, to-wit
Lancaster, Wisconsin. April 27th 1905
Dear Sir:-At the last regular annual SEES
sion OF the county board an appropriation
OF $4,000 was raised for the purpose OF
erecting hospital building at the county
farm in accordance with certain plans and
recommendations from the state board of
control, said sum being the amount mem
Der of the state board of control said build
ing could be contracted for.
The undersigned were appointed build
ing committee TOR the purpose of seeing
the erection of said hospital building
This committee short time after the
meeting of the county board. met at the
county fan m and employed Fl. Kleinhammer
of Platteville, Wis, as architect and
directed him to get out plans and specif-
tons of the state board of control The
architect in accordance Herewith made
up plans and specifications for said hospital
building, which were adopted by the State
board OF control, and Immediately there
after notice was Civ n by this committee
for bids for constr uction of said building
On April 18th. the date set for the re-
ceiving of said bids, the committee met and
upon investigation found that the lowest
bids exceeded the appropriation by Sl976.5O
In order to go ahead with the construction
of this building, the committee must have
an additional appropriation to meet the
amount necessary for the completion of the
building.
Original contract for building $685.. SO
For architect q superintendent fee 800 90
For plumbing and heating . ITO 90
VI Ill w
Making total of ..... S7e76 IN
Which exceeds our appropriation by Sl976. 80
The committee determined by vote to
write letter to each member of the county
board and receive his opinion as to what
and as to whether or not the committee
should enter into contract for the erec-
ton and completion of the'Duilding at the
sum of $7976.50, the board to agree to raise
at it's next annual session the additional
sum of $1976.50 to finish the building.
We recommend that this additional sum
be raised for finishing the building and ask
you to give us by return mail your feelings
in this matter by answering the question
below
We are holding bids and checks of the
several bidders awaiting reply.
Yours respectfully,
Herman Grimm,
John Macarthur,
&c rge Brown,
@. A. Armstrong,
w. j. Brennan.
Shall the committee contract for the
building at the additional amount?"
A majority of the board answered the
foregoing letter YES and we herewith
present the same as part of our report:
On May Sth we met and having before US
the answers from the board we entered in
to a written contract with j. o. Hughes of
Platteville, Wis. flor the erection and COM
pletlon of the building for the sum of
S5SS1.50 and with Ziegler Bros, of Lancaster
Wis, for the heating and plumbing com
plete for the sum of 769 II; both of which
contracts we herewith make part of this
our report
On August 18th. 1905, we met for the
purpose OF making our first estimate and
we allowed and paid upon certih ate of
architect at this time to j. o. Hughes the
sum of Sl053.5S
On September 18th, 1905, we met for the
purpose or estimating and allowing con-
tractors tor work and materials furnished
and we allowed and paid upon certificate
OF architect to j. o. Hughes on the second
estimate. the sum of Sl2O4.56 and to Ziegler
Bros, on the first estimate, $l03755.
On October 9th, 1905, we again met for the
purpose. of estimating work done and
material furnished by the contractors and
we allowed and paid upon certificate of
arcnllect 10 j. Y. hughes on third estimate,
the sum of Sl01236
On November Sth, 1906, we met for the
purpose of looking over work done and
materials furnished by the contractors and
we allowed and paid upon certificate of
architect to j. o. Hughes, on fourth
estimate, the sum of S7192 49,