The Mankato free press., 1911-02-24
WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSE.
BILE; ARCHITECT. SPEAKS.
Contractor of Building Must Pay for
Mistakes; Award Made for Wir.
ing New Structure; Law Is to
Be Followed Hereafter as to Re.
ceiving Proposals; Janitors Do
Not Like Vacuum Cleaners.

NOt Like vacuum cleaners.
From Fridays Daily.
The school board held a special
meeting last night to adopt plans
and specifications for the wiring Of
the new high school building, and to
act upon bids for doing the same.
Just quorum was present.
Dr. Beach reported that he had
had the roof of the Union school
building fixed again. He also report
ed as treasurer that he had received
S25,GO0 from the state and had paid
all of the notes at the banks and
had paid most of the overdrafts The
state auditor had said that the bal
ance of the money needed could be
had in week or ten days.
Architect Chandler Of Racine, Wis,
was present and presented the plans
and specifications for the wiring, etc,
and electrical work for the new
building. They provided. among other
things. plugs in receptacles for port
able vacuum cleaners. Mr.. Chandler
said that the vacuum cleaners would
not cause any saving in labor The
janitors don't like Them in fact, for
IL takes more time to clean with
them, but the advantage is that there
is no dust and germs scattered
about. When the furnace is going
the dust is all carried down to it in
pipes and burned up. with the germs,
where piping is put in and station-
ary cleaner used
To Have Vacuum Cleaner.
c. NJ. Masters, the lowest bidder
on the wiring, etc, said that he
would put in the piping for a sta
tionary vacuum cleaner for $2S5. in.
Guiding reduction of $50 for leav-
ing out of the plugs and receptacles
Tor portable cleaners. The best station.
airy machine could be purchased for
The cost Of three portable cleaners,
or for about 1915.
After some discussion, the board
decided TO cut out the receptacles and
plugs for portable cleaners. and to
have Mr.. Masters put in the piping
at $2S5. provided he makes suffi-
clent number Of openings that any
part OF the building could be reached
with seventy-five foot hose
The specifications for the wiring,
ETC., call for brush brass fixtures.
There will be 124 one-light fixtures.
There will also be one fifteen horse
power electric motor and one ten
horse power electric motor, to op-
crate the ventilating fans. There will
be a clock signal system, with
master clock and secondary clocks
in all recitation rooms and Railways,
with electric bells. The alarm bells
can be sounded by the clocks and
from the principals office, separately,
or together in case of fire. The wir-
Ing is TO be done for an intercom-
municating telephone system TO be
installed in the future, if desired.
All electrical work is to be inspected
by the Inspector for the national
board of fire underwriters
AS amended, the plans and specif-
cations were adopted. after being
fully discussed
c. M. Masters Gets Contract.
The bids for doing the electrical
work. etc., which were opened by the
building committee, were reported, as
follows:
G. NJ. Masters. conduit job entire
building, with fixtures, conduit and
wire for telephone system as de-
scribed, for $2,O54. Extra for clock
apparatus, including clocks, bells,
wiring and piping, including conduit
and wire for gong system complete,
1854. Piping for extra secondary
clocks to be installed in the future
as directed, $S5
Mankato Electric company, clectri-
cal, telephone and clock wiring, fix
lures, switches and receptacles. but
not including telephone apparatus,
call bells, clocks or motors, $2,523. go.
Herman Andrae Electric company,
Milwaukee, electric construction and
fixtures. $2,365; clock system, $475;
conduits for telephones, $50.
The board decided to award the
contract TO Mr.. Masters, the lowest
bidder, at $2.643, which is deduc-
tion of $50 from his bid for leaving
out the receptacles and plugs for
portable vacuum cleaners.
Contractor Must Stand Loss.
DR.. Beach moved that the J. B. Mel
sen Construction company be IN
structed to either raise the windows
that were placed too low, or TO stand
the expense Of the change in the
radiation made necessary by the fail
ure to follow the plans Of the archi-
tect He said that the board ought
not to stand the expense of mistakes
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