Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-26
Trustees Formally Take Over
Building From Contractor.
MISS McVlCAR PRINCIPAL
Institution viii be Opened Monday,
February 7--oemurrsse Charge or
set by Delays and Extra Work
Teacher Elected Over Committee.

City public school building No. 6.
OH Thir'ieln street between Jefferson
and Madison avenues. was formally
accepted lost night by the board OF
school trustees at a special meeting
and Miss Emma MacVicar was elect
ed principal of the institution. fha
school will be opened On Monday,
February Z.
Contractor j. w. Hall, of Richmori,
who built the school. was present st
the meeting. NJ. f. Wright, repre-
sentlng Charles w. Robinson. the
architect, was not present, hut the
board had letters from him Stang
that the contract hao been carried
out with the exception OF connect ns
the gas pipe with the main. the IN
stalling Ct the electrical switch and
making some of the window lills
watertight. The architect became
personally responsible for the faithful
performance OF these AFFAIRS and rec
ommended that the school be accepted
and the contractor paid the final pay
ment on the building.
phe question of 'demurrage on the
building was raised and for a time
IL looked as though the contractor
would be required e pay about SloO
in demurrage When the contract
was awarded, the BOARD agreed %
give the contractor bonus OF 500
| II the building was completed on Oc-
toher l, and the contractor agreed TO
nay SO per day for every day there
after until the building was CON-
pleted.
No pemurrsfse Charged.
Chairman Sutton. of the building
committee, reported that the changes
made in the specifications by the
board had cccasioned much of the de-
lay and he recommended that the
contractor be not held for the demur-
rage. Col HUFFMAN and others
thought that the contractor should be
held.
Mr.. Hall exrlalned' TO the board
| that he had done considerable extra
| work on the building which he mad
net charged 10 the beard and he was
lborne ont in this statement 0y MEM
bers of the building committee. 1t
| was figured that this extra work rep
! resented about 100. The delay caused
Nv the changing of the specifications
aggregated about a nc nth and half
and on motion OF Mr.. Bachelor. the
| board decided not TO charge demur-
rage because of the extra work that
the contractor had ione. This motion
was opposed by Col. Huffman and ne
alone voted against It.. Col. HUFFMAN
offered a substitute motion thai the
demurrage as per the contract be
| collected, but the motion failed 10
meet with q second.
II was the consensus OF opinion
among the tIlstees that the city has
secured one of the best constructed
and most up-tc-date grammar schools
| In the state. Prof. jenkins says That
the town of Max Meadows, recently
offered 10 pay $1,000 more than the
contract price for this school 10 any
: contractor who would duplicate he
| building, but no one would take the
\ contract Ii is said that Mr.. Hall i1st
heavily on the building
Cost Only $4,000.
Asiit stands now with six rooms
completed and furnished, the school
and the eight lots on which II is built
represent an investment Ct $4,000
in Iound figures. An iron fence must
yet be built around the yard and me
' sidewalk in front Of the school as
well as paving from the front door TO
the sidewalk must be laid. The board
has IN hand the funds for tbs work
as well as the funds for finishing and
iuI nishing the other two rocms.
Besides accepting the building ana
electing Miss Macvicar as principal.
| the school board elected Mrs. c. "
Whissen. OF Winchester. Va. who
formerly taught in the schools here.
as an extra teacher in the High schc OF
to teach the Overt flow grade from the
/ High school for the remainder OF TINS
session.
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