The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-24
CONTRACTORS FOR
CAPITOL AGREE TO
MAKE WORK right
Report by Architect Gives De.
tails Of Recent Wrangle
Over Structure

North Dakota state capitol have
agreed to remedy work claimed to be
defective, according to a report issued
Friday by william F. Kurke. Fargo, in
charge Of the project for the archi-
tects.
Kurke called attention to a letter
he sent to the board of capitol COM
missioners in behalf Of the architects
advising no portion Of the building be
accepted until completed in full and
inspected and approved by the arch
itects."
The Lundoff- Bicknell company.
general contractors. agreed to correct
the defective work. Kurke said. after
the architects and State Inspector
Edward M. Nelson decided to take
drastic action to replace all reject
ed work and II necessary to employ
other contractors to do this work"
This led to a. meeting called by the
general contractor with the archi-
tects, their superintendent, the state
inspector, and officials Of the Lund-
off Bicknell fir m participating
Kurke's report said. It was agreed
by the contractors that q new super
intendent be placed on the job and
the work carried out in accordance
with instructions from Kurke and
Nelson.
Lists Defective Work
Kurke summarized the defective
work and plans for correcting it as
follows:
Il. The concrete floors that are to
receive floor covering are very un-
even, due to negligence on the part OF
the general contractor. The contrac-
tors have agreed to cut out all the
high spots In the concrete floors and
to fill In the low portions with q spe-
cially prepared filler used for this
purpose.
=. The plaster in some places is
defective. The contractors have
agreed to remove all plaster In this
condition which Is determined by the
architects superintendent.
=. The painting Of plaster walls
has been rejected and the work
stopped because Of inferior materials
and workmanship. which the contrac-
tors have agreed to remedy by apply
ing proper materials and directing
the work to be done in q workmanlike
manner.
=. The terrazzo floors were unsat-
isfactory. The contractors have
agreed to regrind these floors and
make them even.
=. Some Of the tile walls which
are to be used for the anchoring OF
marble were rejected because they
were not properly sets&nd bound to-
Igether, which the contractor Is going
to remove and reset where these con-
ditious exist.
1"There are some other minor items
which the contractor has agreed to
repair"
Must Fulfill Contract
Nelson and Kurke representing the
architects shave demanded from
time to time that this work be done
and they will not accept the building
Or any portion Of It until the general
contractors carry out their work FOR
which they contracted" the report
said.
Outlining plans for occupancy 81
the new building, Kurke's report said
one q the progress schedules pre-
pared BY the Lundoff- Blcknell firm
showed portions Of the tower section
were 70 b sufficiently completed q
permit certain state departments e
occupy these areas about Novembe,
Is, 1893.
| At the time this progress schedule
was prepared, the report said, Kurk(
and Nelson rejected several portions
lot the work mot done In strict &C.
cordance with the-plans and specifi.
cations" The contractors were mott.
fled and instructed to make the ne.
IceeeAlI changes to carry out thu e.