Daily Republican., 1884-10-17
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The New High Sc col.

of Educ ,tien was held last evening
with President Baird in the chair, and
the following embers present ::
Messrs. Allen, Beta, Dunn, Fuekel,
Heisier, Hanson, Hoffecker. Kyne,
Keah IS, Palmer, Stilley, Beaten Smith,
s. X. Smith, Shortlidge, Trump, West
and Wiley.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose Of considering the bids upon the
new high school
After the President announced that
the Board was ready to consider any
bust ness brought before It, DIR. Keables,
chat rmau OF the Committee on New
High School, which consists of Messrs.
Keables, Hoffecker, Heisler, Stilley and
Wiley, submitted the following report,
which was read by the Secretary
90 Your committee on building the
new high school would respectfully
report that having advertised for bids
for the construction Of the school. they
deem it wise and economical to include
in the specifications the heating of the
building, the paving of the sidewalks
and yards, grading of terrace and ter
race walks and construction OF sewer to
Monroe street, all of which do not enter
into the construction of the building
proper. On these specifications bids
were received as follows William r.
Beatty, So. 600 ; George w. West, $6l,-
s25.09; D. Whitney, SCI, SOB A. s.
Reed, $50 1897 James Mitchell, $57, 1928;
j. M. Collins and Brother, 500, 514
j. II. d. Seeds & Sons, $50, 800; II. ID.
Christy, $52, 5l7.05. Since the opening
of the bids Ii. d. Christy has with
drawn his bid, which leaves tho bid of
j. X. D.Seeds & s )ns Of $52. 800 the low
est bid, deducting from that %, 800 for
heating, $1,000 for paving, 81 300 for
coping and sewer, $500 for terrace and
pave, making total outside of building
Of $40, 100. Deducting this from the
bid of So, 900 leaves $42, $40 for the con-
struction of the building proper, or
within the sum specified BY the Board.
In view of the urgent need of such a
building and believing the bid very
low one and Messrs. Seeds & Sons re-
sponsible bidders, your Committee rec
ommeud that the contract be awarded
to j. r. d. Seeds & Sons for the price
and bid above stated"
After moving for the adoption of tie
report DIR. keables stated that fter
due consideration the committee were
unanimous In their acceptance of the
bid and thought theBoard should move
Immediately in the matter, as the build
ing was in demand.
The committee were also satisfied
that the figure was a low one, and one
which would probably not be offered
again. The payments were SO arranged
as to not run the Board in debt, stated
payments havingbeen provided for in the
contract, and the last payment not to
be made until the third years appro-
priation had been obtained. He also
stated that the building, when COM
pleted, would accommodate 700 pupils,
by occupying the third floor, which
would provide for all the children now
applying for adm ssion into the schools.
The new building would relieve No. 8
and thereby make room in all the other
schools. In conclusion, he said that he
did not think the high school needed
any argument, a. it recommended it.
self.
Mr.. Kyne opposed the adoption OF the
report on the ground that the bid called
for $50, 800, and the committee had de.
Quoted the $40 900 from The bid withou,
the consent of the contractor. which,
in his opinion, was merely done 20 dc
ceive the people. He thought they
should know just what the building
would cost. and In his opinion, by
the time IL WAS ready Tor occupancy
$50, 0OU will have been expended. He
did not think there was any money IN
the treasury to fool away ON a bis h
school, when primary schools were IL
greater demand. He did not oppose the
building of high school, but was op-
posed to expanding so much money for
such building when nearly 600 chill
dren were unable TO gain ad 10 isson in to
the present primary schools. Ii they
desired building high school anC
thought it was necessary at this time
he was in favor of going 10 the mex
Legislature and asking for more money
He spoke of being one of the great advo
cates at the Legislature four years ago
when informed them of the great ne
cessity for more schools.
Mr.. Palmer favored the erection of
high school, but thought the building
could be constructed for less money
There was a great deal of fancy worl
about this proposed building whicl
was entirely unnecessary, and that
it was erectol accord ing to the plan
TIE members would receive censur
from the TAX PAYERS. He thought til
building could be erected for one.thi.
less than estimated by doing ava
viii so much gingerbread work. MI
Fin KEEL favored q bieh school TO be use
for that nurrose excIus iyely. but woul
NOT wi, for a building that would co,
INV ds of s61 400 while The deman
for Urinary schools waa 30 great. II
favored a Sac 600 building. Mr.. Willie,
in Diving his oniuon Of the matte,
tbonght IF the rnem hers who onnose
II would look ar the nuestion in IL
nronsr Iight thew wonld soon relinonis
her Directions RI he tbongbt. n
that rate or rba, t5ev would hay
,a,o tn ,bS a.;sIa,rra for monav