The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Report on the Bids for the Erection Of The
Nigh School,
Tho Contract Awarded TO James Campbell
q Son for Ss9 ,sib--M Miscellaneous
business Transacted by
the board

The Board OF Education met In regular
aesr Ion last evening, with Vice. Pfesi'
dent Clark In the chair and the follow
Ing members present: AIchinal, b nlei,
Dannemiller, Harter. HeTbl ack, Laiblin,
Mosee, Raedel, Rex, Silver, Webb. Cassidy
and Superintendent Lehman.
The following applications were 70
ferTed TO the Committee on Teachers:
Florence Harvey, Lake Linden, Mich,
teacher OF musi ~, II Palmer. Canton,
teacher OF Germani l.. B. Campbell,
0berlln, teacher.
The lease Of Charles r. Miller Of room
In the Kl zmiller building In exchang'
for which the Building Committee sur
rendered the room In the Cassidy block
was presented aud referred TO Moses and
Archinal for adjustment.
Herbrnck, from the Committee on
Claims, recommended the payment OF u
number OF bills, which was adopted, and
the bills ordered paid,
The Building Committee reported that
II would require an expenditure OF $50
TO put the lower room OF the KitZmilleT
building In condition for use.
Superintendent Lehman reported the
receipts OF the commencement exercises
10 DO 800 30, and on motion the sum was
turned into the general fund.
The Superintendent also reported q re-
Vision OF the course Of study In the High
School and In A and b Grammar gTadee,
and on motion, the matter was referred
TO the Committee on Course OF Study,
with instructions 10 Investigate and re
port,
The President was instructed TO sign o
p 'tltlon TO The City Council. on behalf
Of the Board, for the grading OF Law
renee avenue In the vicinity OF the North
Cherry street school.
HIGH SCHOOL BIDS,
Mr.. Archinal. from the Committee on
Buildings, submitted the following 70.
port.
Your Committee on Bulldings,t to whom
was referred the several bids for the pro
posed new High School building, have,
according TO instructions, made tabu
lated statement OF the same, which &C
comp ,niea this report, for the inspection
OF the Board
Your committee, after carefully com
pairing said bids, And that James Camp
nell n Sons bid OF SS3, ,Si5 after deduct
Ing $3.50 allowed for old brick on hand,
| Ia the lowest bid on tho building com
| plete, Should the Board desire 10 give
| lhs work out In sections 10 different
contractors, this amount could be re-
iuced about Sl 800; but, In the opinion
OF your committee. this would not b.
good policy, 10 say the least, II would
very materially retaId the progress Of
he work.
YOua committee would, theref, re, 70,
commend that the contract for the entire
uildlng be awarded James Campbell &
son, they TO do tho work under the gu
perylsiOn Of the Superintendent OF
Buildings aud the Building Committee,
In strict accordance with the plans aud
'peiihcati0ns adopted by the Board.
WM ARCHINAL,
Q, n, LAIBLIN,
j.. h SILvER,
Building Q ,mmittee.
LETTING TuE CONTRACT,
On motion Of HerOruck, the report
Waa accepted.
Dannemiller moved that all the blds
be rejected, but the mo,ion was lost by
the following vote. Yeas, Barlet, Dan
nemiller aud Laiblin-3; nays, Archinal
| Clark, Harter, Herbruck, Moses. Raedel,
| Rex, Silver, Webb and Cassidy-l0.
Moses moved the adoption OF the re.
port OF the Building Committee aud
hat the Board enter NJ once Into a N
tract with James Campbell q S,n foI
the erection OF the High School building
In accordance with the plans aud spec
| Gcationa already adopted, subject 10 The
approval OF the Board. The motion wae
unanimously adopted.
On motion OF Laiblin Supt Jones was
instructed TO disp0se OF the old lumber
and other building material ON the
High School lot.
| krchinsl, from Blllding Committee,
submitted ARTICLES OF covenant and
agreement with James Campbell 81 Son
for the erection OF the new high school
building"
On motion Of Barlet, the blank for
"liQuidated d images" In the articles
was ordered Alled with zone hundred
dollars" per diem, but on motion OF
Webb, this pcti0n was reconaidsred, and
on motion OF Moses the blank for "liQui'
dated damages" was ordered nlled with
twenty Ave dollars."
On motion OF Herbruck, the bond for
the execution Of the contract was axed
nj $4,000.
Tue bill OF Architect Kramer. &l, iSl.'
| 10. 80 per cent. o his contract price, wal
ordered paid. Adjourned.