The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-01-06


fications of the architect, and that
]. j. Lumsden was entitled to his
final payment of $724. 40. The
school board relying upon the GER
tihcate of the architect, so employed
by it. promptly paid to Mr.. Lums-
den the amount represented by each
Of these certificates. with bills attach
ed. but refused and did not make the
anal payment to Mr.. Lumsden until
Mr.. Boyer had certified. that the
building 0ncluding the heating
| system. boiler, ETC. had been erect
ed, completed and constructed ac-
cording to the written contract of
Contractor Lumsden with the school
board.
rhe contract of Mr. Lumsden. the
plans and specifications, and each
of the aforesaid certificates of Archi-
tect Boyer. with the contractors
bills attached thereto, are on file with
the secretary Of the board for the in
spection of the taxpayers, if they
lesire to examine the same
Mr. Boyer states that "the school
board gave the contractor permits
sion over my protests and against
my objections to change the boiler
from the one specified, to a cast iron
sectional boiler of less capacity" In
The language OF Mark Anthony. this
is the most unlJndly cut of all" 1t is
true that the boiler as specified was
changed from a tubular. to sec
-ional boiler, but with the fun knowl- /
edge, and acquaintance of the archi-
tect. who stated that the sectional
boiler was much safer than the
tubular boiler to place under the
building, in case there should be an
explosion The American Radiator
company. the contractor. the archi-
fect all Joined in this statement to /
The board. and neither intimated to (
the board at any time that the boiler
placed in was OF less capacity. than /
the one specified by Mr. Cory in his
Dixon Heating system. After the
boiler was in and it was found that
The building did not heat properly, I
the architect did then say that the
boiler wass too snail This was too
late the board should have been adj /
vlsed Of this previously The school
board was made up of common ordi-
nary men, not an expert. architect or
contractor thereon.
We paid the peoples money out 70
the contractor and architect, believ-
Ing we We're getting value received.
Mr. Boyer complains that after our
building was erected and the heat
ing system proved Unsatisfactory that
we wanted an expert, this is true, he
wired several-we have had expert
architects and plumbers galore. no
one of whom have agreed; we wanted
to make the building comfortable for
the little children if possible; we did
not want to throw away the present
boiler, as it cost the taxpayers
money have wanted to give if
a fair trial. before demanding of the
architect and contractor that an
other be placed in the building.
To the modification and chagrin
of the board. the regret of splen-
ala corps of teachers. and to the det-
riment of the pupils and taxpayers
of the district we have two rooms
that have been compelled TO dismiss
three half days. three others one-baIf
dnv. in this building this wear owing
10 lack Of heat. think the hoard
have to a certain extent solved the
problem and do not think that there
win be anv more dismissals on this
account. and II the present boiler
proves inadeouate for producing the
amount of heat called for by our con-
tract. the public may rest assured
tbat the American Radiator com
pnnv and the contractor will be call
ed nnon IN hal,e good their auar-