A CLAIM FOR ARCHITECT'S COMMISSION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8989, 22 October 1896, Page 4

A CLAIM FOR ARCHITECT'S COMMISSION.

♦ ! T. B. Jacobsen v- J. Brennan. The following evidence wa» taken after *d Vbilt to jirt's feitVtSaf :— William Hogg, carpenter, said he caw Jacobsen frequently on the job, nearly every day j he never saw him the worse for liquor; he had seen Davis the worse for liquor. Jacobsen supplied all detailo of the work and advised Davis; he bel ; eved that bad the plans been carried ' out the building would have been greatly j - improved in its appearance; did not think ! Davis could have carried out the work I without Jacobsen's, or his (witness*) assi»t?nce. John Kay, bricklayer, said he had had . experience on large works at Home, and had carried out the works at the Wanganui Hospital. He had never so many detail drawingß shown so explicitly at Homo for a similar building. He considered that the kitchen chimney could have been carried oat as specified ; there were footings under the foundations; the boarding round the cellar was not removed too quioUy. The cause of the c&llar wall cracking was the mud being placed behind it. The two inohea overapping on the adjoining section could have been cut off without detriment ; it would hare cost about £1 to do it. CroSi-eramined— He tendered for the works under the plans; he found no fault I with the plans ; and had there been he would have told Jacobson. ( John Brown, bricklayer, corroborated * the evidence of the previous witneae. Alfred Atkins, architect, recalled, said the chimney could have been carried out according to Jacobson's plnnß; there rrere footings in the cellar floor. Jn'rna Taylor, labourer, said that be j nnd heard Jacobsen quarrelling wilb Brennan about the mud being put bflhind the wall : Brennan interfored with Jacobsen. Cross-examined— He was only two days ou the works ; he had to leave owing to illness ; he was standing on the footpith, after leaving the job, when he heard tho qua-rro' about tho mud. T. McLachlan, carpenter and joiner, said ho bad measured the building with Jacobsen ; it was 68ft Sin, instnad of 68ft; bad known Davis to have made a number of mistaken. He had not seen Jaoobaon the worse for liquor. Cross-examined— One mistaVo wa3 in the roof ; the rafters were either too long or too short, be could not say which ; he considered it would take more than a day to rectify tbat uiistikp. John Jonee, bricklayer, said be bad erected the chimneys, and could have carried out tbo kitchen chimney br in pan; there were footings' under the cellar foundation ; ho was five months on the building ; Jacobsen always conducted himself in a propw manner j he bad seen Jacobsen frequently on tbe buildinp; Jacobson supplied him with details of chimney caps ; these were not carried out; had do complaint to make about pUns. The case was adjourned nnt'l 9 80 on Friday morning.