Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-09

when drafting the plans for the
chimneys.
Buren, Threatens to Resign.
Director Buren, declared that the
mistake in the height of the building
matter Of mere dollars and cents did
not prompt him to raise his objections
to the deviation from the specifications
by the contractor but that it was pure
ly matter of principle with him, that
he was tired of having to knuckle down
to the arbitrary custom of contractors
in general of ignoring plans and speci.
fications and of having the building
committee forever being made the
goat and he moved that the CON
tractor be required to raise the chin
neys to the required height above the
cone of the roof free of charge as u
penalty for having ignored the specifi.
cations regarding the header course in
the chimney. This, however, after some
delay in securing a second was voted
down.
Then Director Barnes offered as q
compromise that the contractor be paid
his price Of 50 per foot for extending
the height Of the chimneys and that
the matter Of penalty for violating the
specifications be submitted to n special
committee Of Chairman Miles and
Director Lee. This raised big rum.
pus, Director Buren insisting that the
building committee be at least shown
the courtesy of the backing of the
board, that he was tired of serving M.
on a committee and having its actions
reversed every time matter of dis.
puto came before the board, declared
that If the building committee was not
shown more courtesy by the board he
would drop out Of it and, further, if
matters came to such stage that his
protests were to be entirely ignored,
he would resign from the board.
Director Lee then objected TO the form
Of the motion in that it was double.
header and, with the consent of his
second, Director White, Mr.. Barnes
finally withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Hughes Declares Himself.
'T am getting tired of this quibblinp
over few dollars" finally declared
Contractor Hughes, ~ am also tired
Of these charges Of lack Of principle
that are being made by Mr.. Buren. |
have already given the district an ex.
ira foot Of the concrete bases of the
chimneys, have already placed the can
I on one Of the chimneys and win lose
money by having to take Il off 10 add
three feet more on the chimney.
acknowledge that took my own initia.
/ tive in leaving out the header course
but ] contend that il is absolutely nm.
necessary and unusual, and am willing
10 stand penalty, So far as principle
is concerned ! want IL understood thai
| have just rs much principle as any
member Of this board and ] don't want
to hear any more insinuations about IL
either".
The matter was finally settled In n
way by Director Buren, CARVING his
point Of sustaining the action of the
building committee, the contractor was
instructed TO add three feet more TO
the height Of each chimney at $5 per
foot and the matter Of penalty adinst.
ment was left to the building commit.
tee. Afterwari Director Buren, stated
that he was not going 10 insist upon
the assessment Of a penalty upon Mr..
Hughes but he would insist that the
boards specifications be followed out
In future.
Mr.. Buren, Gets Some Satisfaction.
Director Buren, had the satisfaction
Of putting the board on record regard.
ing the following out Of specifications
in the building Of the second chimney
In which instance bis motion 10 that ef
feet was defeated but Chairman Miles
had TO east the deciding vote which he
did in the negative. Director white
seconded Mr.. Buren's motion and voted
with him upon the question and Direc.
tor Lee and Barnes voted no. making
II tie. The reason for voting this
motion down, however, was that while
Mr. Lee and Chairman Miles stated
they deplored the arbitrary action Of
the contractor in ignoring the specifica.
tions and went ahead with the work
without consulting with the board thew
were satisfied that the header course
was not absolutely necessary 10 tho