Show BOWMANS LITTLE DILEMMA at yesterday afternoon ld session May 26 of the joint city and county building committee the chief item of discussion w was as the bowman muddle it was wag stated that in consequence of the contractor being abeln unable to furnish material it would be necessary in order that work on the building should continue for the city and county to guarantee the payment of bills for necessary stone atone iron girders etc there was waa a protracted conversation in regard to whether or not the assignment recently made lind and the additional accommodation asked would affect the existing contract and nullify the bond eventually it was resolved that the architects architect certify in an informal way that mr bowman was unable to dirty out the terms of the contract and architect submitted the following which was wa filed to the joint city and county building committee gentlemen we hereby versify afy that mr bowman has failed and neglected to provide sufficient iron and stone for the proper prosecution of the work on the joint city and county building and reo ammend that the joint committee purchase the iron and stone needed and employ the labor necessary to complete the iron and stone work respectfully MONHEIM BIRD fc selectman morris moved that tile the contractor be directed to submit the names of sli all pub gab contractors and for what sums their contracts cal ed and that hereafter he be be prohibited frova from letting tub rub contracts until the same have been submitted to and acted upon by the committe the mayor and loofbourow arid and bell disapproved of the last clause and said that as ane contract now stood it was in noway no way affected they did not care at this late period per loil to take any chances selectman bumberger bamberger offered the follo following which was adopted resolved that the contractor be directed to submit to the committee a correct statement ot all contracts let and to whom and what price also to furnish to the commatee a full statement dut of au all debts due by him and to whom for work done upon and material used in the con st ruction of said building I 1 the mayors contingent conti fund was next discussed and it was found that the county owes under the dew arraD arrangement gement and on the old and that there was wag now in the contingent funn fund 1600 out ol 01 which today ld payroll will come hi chiv hiv honor bonor remarked that the city waw really indebted to the county in the sum eum of for sewer and urged that steps be taken so that atiat in could be legally paid he wan waa wil fillingi lingi to place his bia contingent fund at the dis joeal of the committee once more then the mayor was authorized to pay payroll out ot the oon fund and it was also alco de aided to pay the iron and stone billat bille chiew contractor bowman acknowledged his bis inability to do the committee will meet again on friday next |