The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-16

Inc new nlBn scnoOl Dullulng Is
practically completed and the school
board expects to occupy It with the
schools a week from Monday
The board WAS In session all the
afternoon Thursday aud until twelve
O'Clock that night
Geo Grsshoff. the general oontrRo
ter, w Manners aud g Scoheld, re-
presenting the Inland heating com
pany, who had the contract for the
plumbing and who pat In the heating
plant, II, q. Ellis the architect who
furnished the plans. and D.J. Barker,
who has been employed by the board
to superintend the work, we're pres
ent and went over the building with
the members of the board.
The heating and plumbing WAS sat
isfactory aud a settlement was quick
ly reached with Mr. Manners, aud he
was given check for the balance
due him, less small amount Tor
bills that had been liled with the
board.
There was more trouble In reach
log settlement with MIR Grasshoff
for the reason of extras claimed by
him. An agreement was dnally
reached and drawn up and signed.
subject to the approval Of the bond
Ing company by which Mr. Grasshoff
will te paid the amount still due
him aud also for certain extras
amounting In the total to S525. so,
and the building is to be turned
over to and accepted by the school
board.
Under this agreement the board
has a credit of s660.O5 and the
board has already paid some $3.50. 90
tor Axtra exoRvating
There we're some few little things
not completed and the board held
out $3.50. 90 to insure this work be-
ing done.
The question of the bill for $4,000
for extias presented by Mr. Grasshofi
a short time ago was not settled in
the agreement by which the building
10 10 Uo buEuoO oNcA bAA W0' AcAe ~
be threshed out at later date.
The matter WAS gone into very
thoroughly between Mr. Grasshoh and
the board but no agreement could
be renohed. There seems tu be some
discrepancies In the different claims
made for these extras. that the board
is unable to reconcile.
This claim of Mr. Grasshoffs foI
extras was first brought to the atten
tinn OF the board In October when he
filed claim aggregating about
1880.
When the board tried to reach I
HettIement with him a short time ag'
he bad Increased this amount anC
filed Inc claim for $4,000. Yester
day S reduced this amount Il
S3bCO This claim Is for excavatinl
and Is outside of and seperate from
the 1926. 80 for extras which wal
allowed by the board aud settled il
the agreement reached The board
has already paid s480 for this extr
excavating and supposed that tn
matter was settled until the olaiu
was presented in October
,Alth1uRh no agreement was reaohel
last night Il Is thought that th
matter will be settled without takln
Il TO the courts The board mad
Mr. Grasshoff an offer, which. al
though he did not accept It at tn
time, It is thought that he Will.
In settling up with Mr. Grasshoi
the board was careful to protect II
own interests and that of the citizen
holding claims against Mr. Grasshol
for claims of labor and material.
Claims aud liens had been hled t
the amount OF about fifteen hundre
dollars and this Was deducted In th
general settlement and the parti'
will get their money as soon as th
agreement Ia accepted by the bond
ing COMPANY.
The board also settled with Nj
Barker. the superintendent. and
his services we're no longer needed
was discharged.