The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
Contractor Should Have Paid It.

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Under mechanical equipment, it is
pointed out that the commission paid
charges for labor in running the APP
should have been paid by the con-
tractor. - i -
Attention is called to many con-
tracts finished after the time limit, on
which no extension was granted, but
! penalties provided for delay were
never enforced.
Butler, Ryan & Co. got the contract
bid ga ~ on which no other bid
ders had, chance to compete.
| Lost Money on Fireproofing. s.
| On "f1reproofng" the report says:
| The board advertised for proposals for this
work and the bids were opened Dec g. 1901,
and it appears that the Northwestern B. & F.
company Of Minneapolis was the lowest bidder
There were five bids submitted but all of them
were rejected. BY referring to Exhibit XIV.
1t will be noted that the Northwestern b. & F..
company's bid about $4,000 lower than
| the next highest bidder. The architect and the
board decided to subdivide the work and call
for bids under separate headings: The above
est proposal on the first competition, did not
make bid on the second competition and
when this department asked c. J. Swanson, the
manager Of the company why he did not submit
d
would stand any show and consequently would
not go to the expense of compiling new esti-
mates.
BY the rejection Of the first bids and the
subsequent advertising for proposals for fire
proofng the state has undoubtedly lost a con-
siderable sum. II r.. <-,.-...
MIR. Sea bury's Coal Deal.
There was no advertisement by the board for
/ proposals for furnishing coal. It appears that
Mr.. seabury personally negotiated the purchase
Of the coal used in the new state capitol be
tween Dec. 1, 1902, and Jan. 1, 1905. Suisse
quent to this latter date the board Of control
has bought the coal To substantiate this
will quote letter written by Charming Sea
bury, vice president, as follows:
'Dec. 16, 1902. Pioneer Fuel company city
) Gentlemen-Until further advised I shall rely
on you to keep the powerhouse at the new capito
supplied with coal. desire that you accept
Fred Som1ners." ~,
1t will be noted that no reference is mad.
rs to the price to be charged for the coal At
tention is called to Exhibit Xxx. containing
: conclusive information that the prices charged
the state of Minnesota. during the season o
1908 by the Pioneer Fuel company or thei
successor, the Ohio Fuel company, were not "a
low as some of the prevailing steam elivere
prices charged other concerns in st. Paul
The exhibit referred to shows tina
the state paid from $3.50 to $500 70
: Virden lump coal during 1903, Will
the Northwestern Coal company say
it sold the same grade during that yea
for $3.4O to $3.50. Other prices ar
q quoted showing that the state pait
about 81 ton too much by failing t,
! advertise.
Couldn' It Get Unit Prices.
Under 9 interior stone and marble J
the report says:
The extras allowed the contractor amounte
to $25, O42, and the credits allowed the stat
on account Of modification in design amounte
to $40, 323. So. 1t can readily be seen how e
o sential it was to have schedule Of unit price
to govern In making any modification from til
original specifications This department has
tempted to obtain from the contractors a has
upon which the extras and the credits WEI
q figured. It was not successful, however, for tt
: reason that Butler Bros, the contractors refuse
10 to give us the information. Attention is Gale
}, to Exhibit XXXII., which contains the allow
mentioned correspondence and also other int
j. esting letters written by the architect and M
Re Seabnry concerning some marble columns put
the building, which the architect refused
d accept.
e After some parley, the letters show
d the board overruled the architect an
). accepted the columns which he ha
condemned.
. Paid Too Much for Elevators.