The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-11-03

McAlester. Okla, October -. 1910
To the Honorable Foard OF Public AZ
fairs. State OF Oklahoma.
Gentlemen:
| present you the charges and 5pecif-
cations hereinafter set out covering the
construction of the wall. administration
building and west wing of the cell house
OF the state penitentiary located at Nc.
Alester, and respectfully request your
honorable body to thoroughly investi.
gate said charges before accerting the
completed building and making final set.
tlement with the Texas BuioEns Com
pany on their contract for the cOnstruc~
tion Of said buildings.
charge specifically. on my own knowl-
ledge
First. That in the month Of June, 1910
! received check for $3.50 fog eighty.
six hours of labor at as cen;s r hour
That s3O.SO was charged to Job No. -,
which was the cell house and adminis-
tration building, and $3.50 was charged
10 job No. 3. which was the wall. and
had not performed any labor on Jon
No. s, but had ben lorking during that
time on job No. "a for which the Texas
Company had a contract. That for sew
eral months prior to June, 1910, part OF
my time was charged TO the walls and
the balance OF the time to the Texas
Building Company Job but did not work
10 exceed two days on the walls during
that time and after the Texas Building
Company contract was let I was in.
structed to say, II questioned by any one,
that had men working on job No. s.
Says Walls Were Faulty.
Second. That the foundation wall OF
the administration building was faulty.
cracked. in bad shape and weakened, but
the administration building was built on
the foundation while in that condition
md many Of the defects covered up.
Third That after the foundation was
completed, the hands were laid off foT
about ten days and when the work was
again commenced the concrete forms
were placed on the insiee OF the founda-
tion and the size OF the building mar
rowed about twelve inches leaving
ledge OF foundation protruding on all
sides OF tho building.
Fourth. That the construction OF the
administration building and west wing OF
cell house was not according to plans
and specifications and that the material
used and the workmanship IL inferior
and faulty and not according 10 the re-
aurements OF the specifications and the
contracts Of the Texas building Com
pany.
Beams Are Mere Shells.
tions for the administration building pro-
vtded for and required to be constructed
q lid concrete beams around and over
the head OF all stairways on the mrs,
and second floors OF said building Thai
said beams are not solid concrete worn
but ere built OF wooden shells and metal
frames, piastered TO initiate solid beams
Sixth. That the floor OF the admin
,stration building in tie hallway OF thf
upper story around the fire escape III
cracked and dangerous, the cracks ex'
tending the full length OF the hall on both
sides. That the finish was taken up from
this floor and the floor re-fnished te
cover and hide the defect
Seventh. That the steel reinforcemeutr
called for by the plans and specifications
OF the administration building were
systematically omitted to such an eN'
tent that the strength Of the concrete
work is greatly diminished and the
building weakened.
Eighth That the foundation of the wes'
wing OF the cell house is not constructed
according TO specifications and has per-
mitted the building 10 settle and caused
the walls to crack.
Ninth. That the steel reinforcemen's.
called for by the plans and spee'h'a-
tions Of the west wing OF the cell house'
were systematically omitted TO such an
axtent that the st.eRstA OF the concret7