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...first floor of the building. The foundations have all been laid, and the Ionic columns on the front of the building are being put into place. For the present only the central part of the southern wing will be built, and they should be completed, according to the contract, by July...
...this hundred fully half were employes. Before this supposedly representative body the amendment was read, and several men corroborated the testimony of Mr. Smith, and pointed out that it is as unfitting that waiters should also be directors, as that one who is bidding for a building contract should be himself a member of the building committee, or that teachers should be on the school board that employs them. A waiter may make an excellent director, as a teacher may make an excellent member of the school committee, but in either case it is inexpedient, in view of the possible...
...November 1903 the work of construction commenced under a contract calling for completion in two years, but, owing to bad weather conditions and strikes, progress has been considerably delayed. The Power House has been providing light and heat to the buildings since November and is complete except for some minor machinery. The Animal House is finished. The four large laboratory buildings are completed outside, but the interior requires painting throughout and some other details. The Administration Building is rapidly nearing completion. Some stone-work on the cornice remains to be set in place besides a number of floors, light fixtures...
...speaker went on to show that the whole trend of contract letting in New York City has been honeycombed with graft and bribery. Tammany is opposed to municipal ownership as a party issue, knowing that it will never be popular, since the graft in it is so obvious...
...about 2 feet below the present mean high tide level. Part of the engineering scheme for the construction of the dam provides for a temporary shut-off which will establish the level of the basin at about the same level as the permanent structure. The terms of the contract call for the completion of this shut-off dam by August...