Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-02

ito be Com.
.Orary school
>ntracts TO be Let
FORK Done by the
ON Last Night.
= of the board of education
&c a meeting of the board last
ne committee on schools recon-
that whenever work is begun on the
ODster building the following plan would
provide for the pupils of the school for the
balance of the school year:
l. Those in the sig upper rooms could be seated
afternoon session beginning at 1870 and closing at
2 Those of the three next lower rooms could
also be accommodated in the afternoon at the Dav
export avenue school BY institung one session for
g. For the remaining three rooms the basement
of the German Methodist church can be secured
and necessary furniture can be taken from the Web
Ster school,
It was voted to refer the recommendation
back to the committee on schools with power
to act.
It was voted to give the superintendent of
schools authority for hiring another clerk for
the remainder of the term, at a coet not ex-
ceeding $75.
The board decided to commence the next
school year on September 10, closing July 3,
1885,
The bids for building the new Webster
school house were then opened. Ali bidders
were asked to make three separate bids-one
to have the building done in four months,
one in six months and the other for an in
definite time. But four bid in this way. The
following are the bids:
Carpentering David q. Clark, -four nonthsl $751;
s MerW Sn S CO. asfgs langley
81 Ms 500. A Lincoln si''OO Charles = h0seiana
Masonry George A., Baldwin & Sons ss5, goo goo
George sRnfr Grant john Hogan and
piastering Ss4oo; Patrick Maher So 8os piastering
50, 74O on all three bids; The H. B. Smith Co, S.
Plumbing and gas ftting-Daniel F. Kelly, $7s5;
reguiar1 sSs4; George s. Arnold. $s19 5O william
bs4es r. Wo Ss &C. 0lds
Adamant plaster-Connecticut Adamant Plaster
ing Co., $2,7t0.l5.
Mr.. Hogan and Mr.. Maher of the masons
were the only ones who bid according to the
plans and specifications, which called for
separate bid on plastering. Mr.. WEIGH said
that this board did not went to get into any
stWaterbury" trouble, in which the town be-
came involved by not giving the contracts to
those who bid separately according to the
specifications. This meant that all the other
bids outside of Messrs. Hogan and Maher were
of no account.
Architect Robinson gave as his opinion
that the building could not be properly built
in less than eight months.
Captain O'Brien conceded and said that
was the reason that most of the builders
would net bid only on the regular time.
It was then decided to extend the time to
April of next year.
The board voted to authorize the building
committee to award the contracts as soon as
possible to the lowest responsible bidders
The lowest bidders are as follows:
William A. Lincoln, carpenter ...........A $13 600
John Hogan, masonry aud plasrering. 21,721
Daniel F. Kelly, plumbing. ....-............ 735
eoe oo7
The appropriation for the new building was
$50, 900. The total bids are $13, III below
this figure.
After the board adjourned the oath was
administered to the building committee.
They will probably award the bids to-day.
It is likely that in two weeks time work will
be started.
Henry Peck appeared before the board and
stated that as the principal reason why GER
tain persons wanted police matron was
that she could take care of the children
and the school boys arrested he thought the
board should take the matter in hand as re-
garded the school children and have place
in addition to the school building where tru-
ant boys could be disciplined and not sent to
the basement of the police building. He
made several suggestions, and after little
discussion on the matter by the board an
ad io1rnment was taken.