Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-23
Stuart Addition Contractors
Will Be Told to Replace
Rouse and Bordeaux,
REPORTS ON NEW MEN
DEMANDED BY D. C. HEADS
Letter to Rose Company Will Call
Attention to Recent Construc-
ton Accidents.

The w. P. Rose Construction Co. of
Goldsboro, N. c., contractors erecting
ar addition to the Stuart Junior High
School, will be notified Monday that
they must remove from all District work
superintendent of construction and
assistant foreman who we're held to the
action OF the grand jury this week in
connection with the collapse of scat
fold at the school which resulted in the
death of a workman.
The Commissioners will inform the
company that the two men must be re-
placed with employees who meet with
the approval Of the District Commits
sioners.
The notification will be sent TO
Daniel E. Garges. secretary of the
Board of Commissioners, at the direc-
ton Of Engineer Commissioner John
c. Gotwals
Raymond N. Rouse. the superinten-
dent, and Orbia Lee Bordeaux, the as
siStant foreman, we're held by a cor
roner's jury as a result of the collapse
of a wooden runway on the Stuart job
One man was killed and two others
injured. It was brought out at the
inquest that Bordeaux had resigned
following the accident, but the order
Monday will forbid his return to any
work done by the Rose Co. in the Dis
trict. Building inspectors at the in
quest testified that they had warned
the contractors to strengthen the run
way before 1t collapsed and that after
the accident repairs were made before
the inspectors could examine the broken
material.
New Workers Must BE Approved.
The letter Monday win say that these
two men must be replaced by others and
that a statement of the experience and
other qualifications of the new men for
the work shall be submitted to the Mu-
nicipal Architects Once for approval
before the men are placed in charge OF
the work. Mr.. Rouse was superin-
tendent of the job and Bordeaux fore
man.
} At the same time, form letter Wil
be sent to every contractor engaged In
building a municipal structure In the
District. This letter will call attention
to the fact that several accidents re.
Gently have occurred during construc-
ton of buildings for the District and
will call attention to several of the par
egraphs in the general stipulations
governing all building contracts entered
into by the District. The first of these
is section /, which provides that the
contractors will be responsible for all
claims to injury to persons or damage
to property or premises arising from
the contractors operations prior to ac-
ceptance of the finished work.
Losses Up to Contractor.
Section S provides that all loss or
damage due to negligence or arising
out Of the nature of the work to be
done or from any unforeseen or unusual
obstruction or difficulties which may
be encountered during the work or
from the action of the elements will be
sustained by the contractor.
Section IL, relating to the duties OF
the inspectors employed by the n1unic-
ipal architect, state that it is their
duty to see that the terms of the con-
tract are strictly and properly carried
out by the contractor and that they
have authority to condemn work not up
to the requirements Of the specifications
and to pass work which does meet the
specifications.