The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-02
SCHOOLHOUSE
BIDS
PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE
BOARD FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
Some Objection Raised to Specifca-
ion-Rfcketts Property Matter Goes
Over Till To-Morrow Night.

A special meeting of the School Board
was held last night to receive bids for the
erection of the new school buildings or
dered by the board. The following bids
were read:
Capitol Avenue and Twentieth Street
Salisbury q Stanley, 1865; William
Kress. $1,000; William Kattau, $S0,930; Louis
f. Burton, $500; II. II. McGaffey, $50. 6S0;
George +. Schmidt, S29, 400; Ernest Kott-
lowsky, $1,000; Jungclaus G. Schumacher,
s2s,9S7; Henry Aufderheide, $500; Nuerge
& Reinecke. 1914; John King S36.452; Con-
rand Bender, SO,s64; James E. Shower, $780,
Michigan Street and Ramsey Avenue
Kress. $685.; William Kattau, sl9,O95; Louis
F. Burton. $3.50; H. H. McGsaaffey; SIG, 200:
lowsky, sls,65O; Jungclaus & Schumacher,
S1I, 100; Henry Aufderheide. SlS,29: Nuerge
& Reineeke. Sis'e42; 6.an kinga $500;
$4,000.
Lexington Avenue and State Street
Salisbury & Stanley, s17,S26; William
Kress, SIG, 100; William Kattau. $3.50; Louis
George F. Schmidt, sins; Ernest Rott.
lowsky, $500; Jungclaus & Schumacher.
So 500; Henry AgfdeTheide. $3.50 Nuerge
John King, $685.; Conrad Bender, SIG, Geo;
James E. Shower. $7.4
When the reading of the bids was COM
pleted President Martindale suggested that
they be referred to the committee on build
ings and grounds, with instructions to re-
port ait the Friday night meeting. Commits
sioner Hendrickson wanted the plans and
specifications modified. He thought the
prices were entirely too high. and especial
ly in the case Of the building ait CaP9t0l
avenue and Twentieth street. He said there
was not a bid submitted for that building
under $4,000, which he thought was from
800 300 to 81, 600 more than was needed. He
said the building was TO be constructed
from too costly material. He then went
through the specifications. and specified the
particulars in which he thought a reduction
could be made. The specifications called for
oak finish and he thought white pine was
sufficient. Here is a wainScotlng OF
glazed brick at $50 per Thousand, which is
considerable to the cost of the buildin3.
Then here is iron work costing about 81
600. / don't think there is any use for that.
L think are needless. The building Is not
intended to be fire proof and There is no
need that il should be; The building at the
Is a good one, and it cost the board only
$1,000. 1t has all the essential features of
the proposed building at Capitol avenue
and Twentieth street"
President Martindale said it was too late
to change the specifications, and the com
mittee on buildings and grounds could not
utCIIe WIFI WAS IUe IOheSt DitlutI uilllt
the bids received and modify the specifica-
tiOns. He said the specifications had been
approved by the board and objections
should have been raised at that tirne
COMMISSIONS Roth, replying to Commits
sfOner HendrickSOn, said that the new
building was intended to be constructed on
modern ideas. He said: 81 want TO see ait
least one schoolhouse in Indianapolis that
has some cOnveniences and is a good build
ing. There is not a schoolhouse in the CITY
that is fit to hold school in"
Mr.. HendrickSon-You can't show me one
new feature in the new building. If you do
same old idea that is involved in all the
old buildings.
President Martindale raped for order
and called attention TO me fact that the
only thing before the board was the ques-
ton of referring the bids to the buildings
and grounds committee. The motion was
then put and carried.
Mr.. Appel then called up his motion to
reconsider the action of the board in or
dering the purchase of the Ricketts, prop
erty. He said that he called the motion UP
at that time simply to save the point on
an objection that might be raised 70 It's
being called up next Friday If he had not
awaited himself of this opportunity to call
it up. Mr.. Blackledge raised the point of or
der against the motion that the rules Of
the board expressly provided that the mo
ton TO reconsider must come up at the
same or next regular meeting of the
board, and that, under the call for the Spe-
cial meeting last might, the motion TO re-
consider could not be called up, because
nothing was said about it in the call for
the meeting. President Martindale held the
point we'll taken and the board adjourned.