The School Board Nearly A Tie

At the schooi board meeting Tuesday evening, the question of Donaidson & Meier'g plans f or the proposed new school building was taken up. As announced before, the board has been notifled by the firm's lawyers that the city will be sued for $600.00 which they claim is due them for the plans which they presentad. There were five competitors, and the board had agreed to pay each $50. In March the board took a vote to show their preference among the plans eubmitted, and Donaidson Meier's plans had the lead; bat it is claimed by a majority of the board that the plans have never been acoepted. Tuesday evening the board passed the following resolution which offers Donaidson & Meier $100 for their work, but blows a defiant blast in reply to their threat of a law euit : Whereas, The architect under the firm name of Donaidson & Meier of Detroit have entered into a competltlon with other archit ts for the plans and epecificationt of a new building propoBed by this school district ; and Whebeas, They had been repeatedly informed that a guarantee or bond would be required as to certain indispensable points decided on by the building cummittee at thclr ürst meeting and afterwards ratifiedbya vote of this Board at a rtgular meeting, and, furthermore they had been warned again of these requirements before they had done any worn on ihe speeifications by at least two of ihe members of this Board, and W herbas, Their plans had had the preference only conditionally upon their complying with the wi.-hes of the Board in making their speciflcations conform to the proper requïrements of such a building, and Wbekeas, The said Donaidson & Meier have persistently refused to make their work conform able to such proper requirements and to complete the same ; therefore be it Resolved, ïhat the board of education do hereby instruct the secretary to tender to the said firm Ï100.UO as full payment for any claims they make, and that they be informed that their plans are dismissfd from further consideration. On this resolution Messrs. Mack, Smith, Jacobs, Beul, and Bach voted aye ; and Messrs. Harriman, Doty, Gruner, and Whedon voted no, making the close vote of G to 5.