Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-30
HOUSES BUILT . |
BYSTATE WERE
ALL EXPENSIVE
In Each Of 20 Instances the
7. Legal Limit Of Cost Was.
Il Passed

Refusing to accept state-built homes
at cost price, as estal lished by the in
dustrial commission, each of the Ia
Fargo members of the Homebuilders
association of North Dakota. inter
viewed by John e. Adams, manager,
today declared that the prices are too
high and that they will not pay them.
Several implied that they will attempt
to make the state sell them their
homes for IS, 900. the top price set by
the law creating the association.
Won't. Pay Added Cost.
I'VE can't and won't pay more than
the estimated cost" was the .declara-
ton Of practically every person inter-
viewed BY Mr.. Adams, he said. Most
of them declared that they await the
result Of the test case soon to be
tried at Mandan, it is understood, be-
fore taking any legal action. While
in some, ceases the prospective
declared they might pay a little more
than the estimated price. they refused
tp&pay the cost. price. asking rather +
refund of the money they have adj
vanced. :
If the state. can be forced to sell the
homes at $1,000, the state, through
the association, will lose several thou
sand dollars on Fargo homes alone.
The Lemke home cost price is more
than $4,000; the Johnson home has
cost more than $4,000, as has the
Boeing residence. OF the 20 homes
built in Fargo by the association. NO
one has cost less than $4,000; the
cheapest one Of the 20 will cost $5,-
192. The only job running under $5,-
coo is for remodeling on the, Seely res
idence, amounting to $2,036.37, which
has been settled. OF the remainder,
one costs over $4,000; three cost S.
900; eight cost more than $1,000 and
five cost $4,000. A.,
should Turn Back Advances.
Rather than sell the homes to the
association members at $4,000, the
state had better urn back advanced
market, Mr.. Adams believes. as prac.
tically every n should bring NOR
than that amount and nj more
than twice or three times as much,
Aired knutson, a Fargo member. Of
the association, upon receipt of WORD
that his home vas to cost $7,143.42
wrote today this amount ! canno'
and will not pay The estimates civ.
en- him by representatives OF the as
sooiation were between $4,000 anc
S4,700, he said. and was assured b,
} them that these estimates were sub
stantially correct. Hc claims tina
while the furnace was not installed
properly, he, is willing to pay $4,70t
: for the home, but will not pay tn
! cost price.
l David Hull called the price Of S..
: 376.76 submitted to him out Of rea
!. son" The cost Of his home was, h
said, estimated to be not more thai
$1,000 and assurances We're given tina
1T would not run above $500, abou
!, $1,000 more than half of the cos
price. Mr.. Hull picked out one or tn
seven homes built by the association
without. owners He, says that il
speeches mad by league c~ampaigner
from the steps of the houses, he wa
informed that the house would b.
complete in 80 or 40 days and tina
his home was>not complete until lat
in December. He asks to hold tn
home on the price arranged in hi
verbal agreement with o. b. Tewes
then assistant manager of the associa
ton. III
Others who had been ~interviewe.
by Mr.. Adams up to moo and VIII
had refused to accept the state-buil
homes were: with project numbers
in project No. !.
A.. Knutson. c.. Brett. d. Hull, T
Hallett. II. Johnson, j. .Boeing,
Sonquist, l.. Folldendorf, o. WINNER
p. Erickson.
Project No. 9.
A. Anderson. d. McClintock, F
Borg, G. Anderson,