Show JOINT BUILDiNG CO3UI1TTEE Business Investigated at the Meet ins Yesterday Afternoon The joint city and county building committee was in session yesterday afternoon with Mayor Baskin in the chair all of the members except Mr Cahoon and Mr Cheeseman being present pres-ent messrs Parker Depue the contractors contrac-tors on the mill work ot the building having practically declined to pro1 Iceea under the terms ot tIle contiact I ad furnish the finishing as it is needed need-ed the clek was instructed after a I furl clicuBsiun tf the matter to formally for-mally notify the gentlemen to proceed with the work enact cue contract Alter Al-ter this action toe mUter went over until the next meeting of tne board rms is the culmination of the trouble and disputes between the board and the contractors widen have been under discussion nor some time past Parker r tEa Depue claimed a large amount for extras and a settlement was nnally eitected on a basis ot < This credit cred-it was accepted by the firm and the warrant ror the 300i payment on the general appropriation list was drawn and delivered JNOV however the gentlemen claim compensation for the ualnscotmg nor whicn the onyx was substituted and the boaid declines to make the allowance tor the work wnich never can be done There the matter sticks and the contractors refuse re-fuse to proceed They will have until Friday aUernoon in which to change their minds Mayor Baskin has ordered order-ed the treasurer to reiuse payment on the u000 warrants heretoroie issued to ParKer Depue The first estimate of 17aOO of the Stewart Iron worns ot Wichita Kan for the stairs and structural iron ot the building was presented and allowed allow-ed Tnis work is rapidly nearing completion com-pletion the stairs in the north end of the building and those contained in the private entrances being now in place Pay rolls to the amount of 2700 another d an-other bills aggregating 6800 were audited au-dited and allowed The matter ot the plumbers wages was referred to a committee with instructions in-structions to make investigations and ascertain whether or not it would be cheaper to let the work out by contract con-tract |