The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-05

estimate of the work already done
a. the new reservoir is correct,
the city has not money enough to
complete the work on the water
system according TO the specilica-
tions and if that estimate is cor
rect Geist's bid was two thousand
dollars higher than some of the
other bids put in, were among the
statements made by Councilman
Cormier in opposing the accept
ance of the estimate of the en-
gineer of the work done on the
new reservoir by Mr.. Geist, which
was put before the council at its
meeting last evening.
He stated that he had been up
and examined the work and that
it was not for the roots a plow
could be used and that in his
opinion its hould be classified as
"dirt" and not soft rock" "The
three engineers tHat have exam
ined the work, Mr.. Jaqueth, Paul
Russell, and yourself,H he stated
to the engineer " no is taking Mr.
Jaqueth's place and made the es-
innate, "have all made different
classificationS | want to do
what is fair both for the contract
or and the city, but if this classi-
hcation is right and the percent
age of rock work is as large as
given there the city has not mon
ey enough to complete the job and
Mr.. Geist's bid was $4,000 higher
than some other bids"
The engineer defended his esti-
mate and said that the classiii-
cation was correct according to
the instructions given him by Mr..
Jaqueth.
Mr.. Geist addressed the council
and stated that under the speci-
hcations that he bid on, anything
where a pick had to be used was
rock" That in the estimate he
was not being allowed for all the
"rock work. that he was entitled
to and that he should have been
'~allowed for a third more rock
work than he was. He stated
that he had fought all day with
the engineer for the increased al
lowance but he would not grant
il.
The estimate as it was put ir
called for something over foul
thousand dollars for the worl
done. The council held up The
estimate until Mr.. Jasueth coulC
be here and go over the work anC
the classification. incidentally
Mr.. Jaqueth was severely scoreC
for not being on the job. 1t wai
charged that under his cOntrac
he was to be paid five per cent o
the amount the work cost and h
was supposed to be on the worl
all of the time looking after j
and the city's interests and in
stead of doing so he was spending
his time in Montana.
An estimate of the work don
by the Two Miracle company or
the grading of District numbe
Three amounting to about tw
thousand dollars was presente
and approved by the council with
out question.
The Geist estimate inciden
added a little spice to what other
wise would have been rather
tame meeting although it Taste
until about midnight. The usua
number Of bills were allowed
Water Commissioner MARITIME
dis reported that a large numbe
Of service mains in different part
of the city had been lowered a
we'll as the street mains in I'm
provement district number thrC
and that the expenditures in hi
departments for the month tota'
ed S629.39. Incidentally it wa
brought out that the city woul
save in the neighborhood of $50
by lowering the water mains itse
instead of having it done undo
the Two Miracle company bid.
Chief of Police Steele reDort'
three arrests for the month. TT