Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-14
BOARD WOULD WAIT
FOR ZERO WEATHER
TO TEST FURNACES
Unless Cold Snap Comes With
in Next Few Days A. L.
Fraser Will Sue.
BILL OF $3.50 DUE
SALEM CONTRACTOR
Directors Insist That Fraser
File Bond Which He Re-
fuses to Do.

Unlees within few days the Salem
school board allows the remainder Of
the bill Of 1850 upon contract en-.
tered into with A. l.. Fraser, local
heating plant contractor, it will be
sued for the amount, according to the
contractor, who appered before the di-
rectors last night at the adjourned
meeting and demanded his money. The
members Of the board, or at least, Di-
rectors Buren, Barnes and Lee, OBJ
jected to the payment of the last half
of the contract price on the grounds
"there has been no suitably cold
weather in which to give the heating
plants a proper test. ..l-
The directors demanded that Mr..
Fraser put up sufficient bond to as
sure the board that he will correct any
defects in the furnaces when they are
properly tested, and that the district
would pay him inta-est on the remain
ing contract price unpaid. Mr.. Fraser
explained that in order to put up a bond
he would be compelled to sacrifice his
real and personal property, and that he
would not do under any circumstances.
Contract Fulfilled.
The contractor said he was not re-.
sponsible for the weather, and that if
the board found that climatic eondi-
tions were not such that the plants
could be tested properly, that was no
fault of his. He had fulfilled every
provision in the plans and specifica-
tions as approved by the members of
the board and with thefexception of one
little defect, which he repaired imme-
diately upon being notified, the plants
are doing perfect work.
Director Barnes argued that Mr..
Fraser is not entitled to his money be-
cause he did not have the plants in
stalled until several days after the time
specified in the contract that the work
should be finished. The contractor ex-
planned this by saying that strikes,
storms and what-not held up the de-
livery Of the goods and it was impos-
sible for him to do any work before
the plaats arrived.
Directors Grow Tired.
The up-start of the affairwas that
Mr.. Barnes said il the board did not
get down to other matters he was going
home, and Mr.. Fraser left. The con-
tractor stated later that he would
either have his money shortly or place
the bill in the hands of his attorney
for collection.
The excellent climate of Salem, it
appears, prevents Mr.. Fraser from get
ting his money. The board wishes to
taat fha baafino plan MO In raoI ooIJ
weather and chances for such weather
in Salem are not promising.
Many Applicants.
That the offices of principal Of the
high school and superintendent of city
schools are much in demand is attested
b.f the numbe- oil applicants for each
place. Il.yse wishing appointment are
rs follows:
For superintendent t:LeRoy Peekham,
Portland; J. w. Graham, Charleston,
Wash; J. G. Immel, Astoria; G.. W.
Henderson, The Dalles; J. B. Dodson,
Dayton, Or; W. R. Rutherford, Nc
Minnville; j. s. Landers, Pedlenton;
A. W. French, Port Townsend; L. Fl.
King, Newport, Wash; H. W. Elliott,
Clarkston, Wash; o. r. Gilpin, Ana.
conda, Mont; o. N. Elliott, Twin Fails,
Idaho; J. s. Tooze, Oregon City.
For principal, the following have ap.
piled: G. A. Howard, C. E. AckIey, A.
Q. Bowden, II. 2. Pfingston, Charles Z.
Cooper, II. Ii. Bronson, H. f. Barnhart,
A. 0. Branhall, ]. R. Purcell, G. G..
Ailor, r. w. Moore, Omar N. Bittner,
w. r. Bishop.
Teacher Resigns.
Miss Marian Barstow, who superin-