Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-18
Hutchinson 4. Go. Are Again
Ordered to Halt Unit
Construction Work.
CROWD AT MEETING
DcplorabIe "Mcss' viii
Cause Delay in Opening
the School Terms.

II 5, HUTCHINSON & CO. were
II. again ordered to stop work on
the five unit school buildings which
they have been constructing, the
president of the board was authorized
to appoint committee Of three
builders TO make Il formal inspection
Of the structures under suspicion and
report back at a meeting Friday night,
and the architects on the various units
were appointed superintendent Of
construction for the time being, at o
last nights meeting of the board Of
education.
Five members Of the board wero
present More citizens than attended
Monday nights board meeting were
in attendance The meeting room IN
the high school building was iammed
10 the doors.
It was reported to the beard that
the contractor had continued to dis
regard the order of the building cont
mittcc to cease building operations.
lie had workmen on the Horace
MaRn school yesterday engaged in
tearing down some Of the defective
walls and was also active lt some OF
the other structures. The board pre-
pared formal notice to serve on the
contractor, ordering him to forthwith
ston activities ON the various units,
and it was intmatcd that If he dis
obcyed the order a court injunction
against him would be secured.
Board Cautious.
The board proceeded cautiously, for
fear of legal complications that might
arise, and were advised by Thomas
Lyons. Of the firm Of Rice < Lyons,
attorneys for the board.
A. A. Bumgarncr, president Of tho
board in the absence II II. o. Mcclure
will appoint the committee Of builders
this forenoon In company with the
architects on the respective Jobs they
will proceed at once to make thor
ough and technical Inspection of the
work. They will report their ind
ings and recommendation at Friday
nights meeting. The board is yet
undetermined as To whether 1t shaIl
permit the contractor 10 rectlty the
mistakes, let his hOndsmen complete
and rebuild the structures, "r nave
the work done under direct .superFl-
sion of the board itself The recon-.
mendations of the committee will
have much weight with the board IN
reaching a final decision on this i'm
portaut matter.
The architects will become super
OF construction on all the
school work now under progress
starting today at compensation 10 bt
fixed by the building committee.
NAV be that their appointments VIII
be made permanent, although ut leasl
one member OF the board, Ray Eel
lows. favors the appointment OF an
other building superintendent. All ot
the iitnev schools in Tulsa thdt are
now completed and in use were buut
under the architects supervision, and
when the board employed J. ID. Mcneil
as superintendent a few months ago
they established a precedent. Monc.l
resigned last Monday, when he found
that the blame in connection with
the Cherokee Heights and other build
Ings had been placed at his door.
Architects Affected.
The architects affected by last
nights ruling are George Wnkler,
Marshall Cross. j. II. Mott and
Charles A. Macdonald.
The most discourIging feature OF
the mess is the delay that IL is causing
in getting the new buildings ready for
the opening Of the new school term
next month II is felt by the board
that many II not all OF the Hutchison
will have 10 De practically
rebuilt. in which event ther" is no
possible chance OF having them ready
for use In September Even should all
Of them be completed there would
scarcely be room enough for the in
creased school enrolment that Is
promised. but with five Of the new
uncompleted the situation
In some sections of the city will be
rame extremely acute.
The members present were A. \.
o. IA. =. Mcdowell, r. r.
Lockwood. Ray Follows and j. r.
League.
Fellows voted against the motion
io make the architects the superin-
tendents Of construction.