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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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400
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in Town !
400 Strangers have just arrived from the
various woolen mills and these Strangers
consist of a snappy, fascinating, magnificent
array of Spring and Summer Fabrics.
Were this written on a Ten Dollar Bill, it
would be of less value than this message
we are sending you.
Our tailors made up 50 suits in dull season
of Blue Serge and Fancy Worsteds. If you
want a made up suit, tailor made, see them
one price $25.00.
Suits Tailored from $25 to $50
Elliott Bros, Tailors
'Clothes Shop"
X 142 Sotitfa 12th St.
ENGINEERS HERE INTERESTING LECTURE
PROF. J. .H. BRIDGEMAN SPEAKS
ON CONTRACTING AND PART
inn ,,?,f EMQINEER,
Prof. J.. II. Dridgoman addressed the
A. I. p. B. last ovonlng on "Contract
ing' Ho spoke from Ills personal ex
periences, which made it an Interest
ing , lecture. Ho tnlked on the rela
tions of the engineer and the contrac
tor, and read a set of speculations of
"Tho True Character of a Englnoor,"
written in 1G45 nnd which ho thought
held good today.
"Tho duties of an engineer when
first go.ng out on a job aro to first lay
out,,tjiq(worU.ond th,en superintend tho
construction. After laying out tho Job
It Is'u'p to him to see that tho work Is
carried out according to tho specifica
tions, to see that tho proper progress
1b mado, to keep th contractor sup
plied AYlth tho necessary construction
data and to keep careful dally or
monthly estimates, whichever Is re-
qulre'd, of tho work done. In railroad
woM tho greatest friction ' between
-tho engineer and tho contractor Is duo
to a, difference of opinion of tho proper.
classification of tho excavation, as iqj
whether it was loose or solid rock
taken out.
The method usually employed In tho
compensation for work dope, general
ly is to pay for It upon a monthly es
timate basis with a 10 per cent deten
tion of tho value until the final com
pletion. Tho engineer is tho arbitra
tor between tho contractor and tho
owner and should nover attempt to
tell the contractor how a piece of work
is to bo done."
Professor Bridgcman explained In
dotail tho advantages and disadvan
tages of tho four different methods of
lotting contracts, which aro tho unit
price, lump sum, cost plus a fixed sum,
a method Introduced .and practiced by
Prank B. Gillveth, and tho cost pluB
percentage. By tho aid of sketches
he Bhowed methods used In tho con
struction of a tunnel upon which ho
was employed. In all his lecturo was
extremely Interesting and was heard
by a fair sized audience.
O. J. Shaw addressed the society fol
lowing Professor Bridgeman's lecturo.
Ho spoko on "Steam Heating from
Central Stations." Ho dealt with a
detailed description of tho installation
of underground mains and heating
plants and tho solving of construction
problems mot with during tho Instal
lation. It was an interesting talk and
Mr. Shaw spoko very intelligently
upon tho subject, as lio has had a
groat deal of exporlenco along this
line. At present be is in the employ
of this department of tho Lincoln
Traction company.
Twenty men reported to Coach Wil
liams for football practice at Minne
sota. Prank Lawlor, tho basketball
star, appeared for tho first tlmo in
football togs.
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