Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — Record Made by the Board of Com – missioners relating to Contract with Architect. [ARTICLE]

Record Made by the Board of Com - missioners relating to Contract with Architect.

Boar4 of Commissioners heretofore, at various times, visited and examined various court honses, to-wit: Lafayette, Tipton, Muncie, Hartford City, Bluffton, Warsaw, Rochester, LaPorte and Monticello, and after having* consulted with various county officers thereof, as to court rooms, vaults, heating* and ventilating*, and other general plans of arrangement of a court house for convenience, and security, and being-fully advised in the premises, and having from time to time changed the preliminary sketches prepared by Alfred Grindle, architect, heretofore selected to prepare said preliminary sketches, so prepared as last corrected; and changed, now contract with, and employ said Alfred Grindle, to prepare and furnish detail drawings and plans and specifications, and superintend the erection and construction of a fire proof court house in accordance with said sketch.” * * * Said “plans and specifications to be for a building to cost not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars for a fully completed building.” See Commissioners Record to page 198. THE CONTRACT BETWEEN ALFRED GRINDLE AND BOARD ' OF COMMISSIONERS. The contract is to extended to publish in full and we will select only such paragraphs as would be of greatest interest to the public. “The detail drawing shall be full and complete showing and illustrating in detail every part and portion of said building from the foundation to the extreme top of tower both exterior and interior including heating and ventilating and all appliances that are attached to the building—their location and adjustment.” • ♦ * “The specifications and plans, to provide for everything complete with the building, except chairs, tables, paper files, book-cases and movable furnature .and fixtures.” * * * “The cost of thf building not to exceed for a fully completed, fire proof, court house the

sum of one hundred thousand dollars, this to include all permanent fixtures, and appliances.*’ * * * “The Board reserves the right at all times to modify the plans and specifications.” * * * Said “Alfred Grindle to be liable for all sums in excess of specified price unless extra costs are caused by changes in plans and specifications by the Board.” ** * Said “Alfred Grindle is to receive as his compensation two per cent of the cost of the complete building.” See Commissioners Record io pages 198 —pp. Up to this time the board had made allowances t> itself amounting to $510.48 and $26.75 to H. B. Murray Auditor for money advanced making the sum total of $537.23. In justice to the board we will say that a part of these allowances were for expenses incurred in visiting the court houses mentioned in the record above quoted relating to the contract. Beldw we will give a few “Gems” as the}’ appear on the record. March 20 1896. “The Board spent the day at Amherst Ohio, Beera Ohio and Cleveland Ohio, inspecting stone quarries and buildings.” B. R. Faris, P. B. March 21, 1896. “The Board spent the day at Cleveland Ohio, and Toledo Ohio, inspecting monuments, court houses and other buildings.” B. R. Faris, P. B. March 23, 1896. “The Board spent the day at Detroit Mich, inspecting building roofing, and court house appliances.” B. R. Faris, P. B. March 26. 1896. “The Board spent the day inspecting stone quarries at Beadford, Indiana.” B. R. Faris, P. B. March 27, 1896. “The Board spent the day at Bloomington and Shelbyville, Indiana.” B. R. Faris, P. B. March 28, 1896. The Board returned home from inspecting quarries.” B. R. Faris, P. B. See Commissioners Record 10 page' 211.