The daily gazette., 1881-08-09
FIRST EDITION
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Regular Meeting Last Evening
Bids for the New School I'm the
Eleventh Ward.

Eleventh ward.
The Board of Education met in regu-
lar session, last evening, President Con-
rad iu the chair.
The committee on new school at Oak
and Harrison streets, Eleventh ward, re.
ported that bids had been received for
the erection Of the building, and presen
ted them to the Board. They were
opened by the Secretary and read, as
follows:
Geo. W. Mason. ............. $14,9S7
Newman q Co.. ..........,........ 13,25T
e. W. Thorne & Bro.,. 1882
j. X. ID. Seeds & Son. ........ 11,o4o
fhiemma Chandler, sr,............ 1i,743
The bids we're referred TO the build
ing committee, with authority 10 award
the contract and proceed with the work.
The build ng committee of new school
No. 18, over Third street bridge, presen-
ted the following report:
70 the President and Members of
the Board of Public Education:
GENTLEMEN-Yon oar CT mmittee on No.
IL beg leave TO submit the following re-
port: That they have carefully exam
ined the plans and specifications OF the
proposed school building, and they do
not think they can be modified to any
advantage to meet the wants of that
neighborhood tor school purposes, and
would recon mened the adoption of the
plans offered, and as tue following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the building com.
mittee on No. 1S school be authorized to
make the best possible terms with the
lowest bidders for the erection and com
pletion of said school building, and that
the proper officers be drawn upon for the
pay ment of the amount due for The lot
on Townsend street, authorized by the
board to be purchased by the building
committee.
| p. U. FURRY,
N. b. MORRISON,
| SAMUEL F. Belts,
| l.. w. PALMER.
The report, after long discussion was
adopted by vote of ID ayes to 2 nays.
The Book Committee reported in IA
vor of awarding next years contract for
books and stationery to y. r. Thomas Il
Co., OF this city, they being the lowest
bidders. Adopted.
A motion to have steam heating ap-
paratus introduced into school No. Z
brought forth general discussion, in
which there was evinced desire to hear
from the fiuance committee in relation
to the miscellaneous finances of theB Board
before proceeding further In the matter.
The motion was finally lost.
A motion to have repairs made to the
lightning rods Of No. 7 also provoked a
discussion on the subject of lightning
rods in general. Finally the subject was
referred to q special committee consist
ing of Messrs. Hilton, Grimshaw and
Baugh, to report The best plan for having
l the lightning rods OH all the schools
taken care of.
| Various school repairs were ordered.
ORDERS.
During the evening bills were allowed
and orders drawn, as follows:
James Shobe, $4; B. F. Townsend, S6i
Capelle g. Bro. 50 08; j. Pickels, $1.75
Thomas b. Hizar, SS So; Harry Lape
$l90; James Bradford, CLOS; Allen
Speakman, 1928; E. W. Hopes, 7(
cents; ]. P. Almond & Co., $1.50; b. f
Perkins, $24.70; John Greenlee,50 cents
Henry Grebe, $73.18; Granville Worrell
81; VIM. Pierce, 81 .0b; John Brady, $40
W. 3. Watt, $50; E. G. g. Greenman
81. 80; Catherine HaugheJ, $25; Adams
& Bro, 90 cents; Ferris Bros, 80 80; FL
b. Morrow, $2.t2; insurance, $500
officers and janitors, 1887 .43. To'al,$ $3.50,
IA. Adjourned.