The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-09
The BIDS REJECTED.
School Board Disagrees on the
Minor School Addition.
MORE SCHOOLS ARE WANTED.


rms monthly meeting Of the citv school
board was held last evening with Vice
resident D. A Spencer in the chair and
Aessrs. King. Colkett and Macdonald
present, the only absent member being
Mr. Burweu- The contractors, whose bids
Tor the addition 70 the Minor school and
ior toe improvement Of the South school
grounds we're opened last Monday even
ing were present IN full force, but all were
disappointed. for after desultory discus
sion the bids were rejected.
Regarding the bids for the construction
OF the addition to the Minor school build
ing, Architect Chamberlain explained tha
pans and said he had made no additional
estimate OF the cost Mr.. Spencer said
1hat so many men were out of work and
material was 50 cheap that he thought the
NoFk should De commenced a. once. The
lowest DID was that of Cswsey & Bromley,
ss,So5. Dir. King did not feel that the cost
OF the building should exceed $4,000, the
price agreed on at former meeting. Ar
MacDougall moved 20 rescind that resoIu-
ton, but Mr.. Spencer said such action
would practically annul all bids called for
ana already in hand. Mr.. King con-
tended that the district should not De
taxed for the additional cost over 81, 900
without better understanding of the sit
uation. Mr.. Colkett said he did not want
10 De understood as opposing the new
senool, but 1t was question of money.
Dir. White, the attorney of the board, said
the previous resolution should govern its
action, bat that that resolution restricting
the cost to 81 900 would not invalidate the
acceptance OF bid at higher figure. Mr.
MacDougail moved that the lowest bid
dsrs figures be accepted, but the motion
found no second, and Mr.. Spencer said be
would accept the silence as a rejection Of
all the bids. and 1t was so ordered.
Dir. Spencer announced for the benefit
of the bidders on the work of the South
school grounds that e. S. G. White, the
engineer, would report to the board in q
few days, and that the secretary would
notify the bidders after il had acted on his
suggestions.
petition from forty-five families, rep
resenting f07 children, was read asking
the board to erect schoolhouse on block
]. Denny-Fuhrman addition, for the accom-
mediation of the residents and taxpayers
living in the vicinity of the east side Of
Lade Union. The boundary of this dis
trict is from Latona bridge to Doyls's OBJ
servatory, and east as far as the cemetery
AL the children are Of school age, averag-
ing ID years OF age. The petition was
referred TO Superintendent Barnard, with
instructions 10 have the children graded
in order to determine their requirements,
and TO report at the next meeting.
A petition was read from property own
ers on Blakeley street. asking the board TO
join in q petition for the grading of Blake
ley street, from Hyde to Rose, with an
inside park, on the ten-year bond plan.
Mr.. White, counsel for the board, said he
did not think the board had anything TO
do With the proposition. The school dis
trict was public corporation and not tax
able. Ii was referred TO the attorney to
find out the exact authority OF the board.
A remonstrance was read from III. h.
.TaIlman, who claims that Thomas +.
Wilson is an improper person Tor janitor
OF the Rainier school building for the rea-
son that in April. 1894. Wilson indecently
exposed himself in view of the residents
in that vicinity. The remonstrance is
accompanied by two protests, Directing TO
Wilson on account of his alleged intern
perate habits. and is signed By about fifty
people. Mr.. Colkett wanted it referred to
T.
MacDougail thought the number of sigma
lures 10 the documents justified immedi-
ate action. Colkelt's motion was finally
carried.
Mr.. Whitney read an application for q
school exhibit for the Interstate fair at
Tacoma. received several days ago, on
which no action was taken.
The secretary ives instructed TO advertise
for coal. wood and school supplies.
The superintendent was instructed to
examine the gymnasium paraphernaiia at
the Pacific school and was given power to
remove IL.
The proper drainage of the Columbia
school was referred 90 the building com
msttee.
The secretary's report of expenditures of
the board for July shows a. follows:
Salaries, sl.399 50; furniture. slsI42;
miscella nsous, SS26 10; stationery and sup
plies. si09 81; fuel, 500; repairs, So 20, total,
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