The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-16
BIDS FOR STRONG SCHOOL.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
 or EDUCATION.

date for Re-Ele cton to the Superihtenen-
 cy-Th Question of Expense in the New
 School Building-Heating Bids Held in
 Alb vance.
 A special meeting of the board of ed ucation was held last evening to open the bids on the new Strong school, which is to be built in Fair Haven. There were a large number of interested bid ders present. Attorney Asher presided in the absence of MT. Avis. MT Whit ney was also absent.
 The list of bids and bidders was as follows: First come the masons' bids, the first figures in each case being in case buff brick is used and the second being the deduction in case North Ha- ven brick is used;
 Bates & Townsend, $5S,141, $4,OO0; George M Grant company, $5S,370, S4,- 400; c. D. Kinney $59,5OO, $4,3OO; E. H. Sperry $5S9OO, $41OO; Smith, Sperry & Treat, $6O,3S6, $4,665; Donald G, Carmi- chael, $54, ,939, $3,S07; Nugent & Graham, $571 $3,561; Captain Lawrence O'Brien, $54,OOO, $4OOO; John T. Hogan, 1 $54, 782, $4650; John Leonard company. $61, 225, S4000; L. V. Treat & Son, $59 | ITS, $4O00; Gorman Wharton & Bow den, $64, 200, $1O,2OO.
 The carpenters bids were as follows James E. Todd, $29, 463; Clark & Thomp- son, S31, 332; James A. Church, $29,999; Smith & Mcqueen, $3O, 990; McWilliams & Arthur, BPS, ,421; George Rockwell, $29,- 500; William J. Healy, $32,000; David H. Clark $322S7; Ritchie & Johnstone. $2S SS2; John s. Osborn, $50, SAG; P. Larl1ins & Sons Co.,. S27, 100; W, H. Robertson, $S3, ,OO0; Charles McFetters, $29,31O; Chas.1 E. Brown, $35,717.
 The plumbers bids-T W. Corbett $4,735 The Arnold company, $4,4556; Foskett & Bishop, $4,24O; J. J, Sullivan. $4, ,56O; D. F. Kelly, s4657; Charles Neu- mann, $4,344; Rourke Brothers, $4,477; Sheahan & Groark, $3,9O0; Hayes & Rourke, $S,947.
 Painting bids-G. Amman, $1,165; Ira E. Birde, $1,0S1; Monroe Brothers, $1, ,39O; c. F. A. Westerman, $1,S64; Walsott & Parret, $1,973; John H, Platt, S6sB; R. B Bradley, $1,O90.
 The committee decided not to take any action on the bids for heating. Archi- tect Allen had estimated, however that the heating should cost about $7,0OO Taking the lowest bids and using this estimate for the heating, the cost of the building would reach nearly $94,000 As only $90,O0O has been appropriated for the building several members of the board were in favor of using the North Haven red brick Instead of the buff brick. There was a good deal of dis cussion over this matter as to well the appropriation should be exceeded by $4,000 or $5,000 and secure a building which would be more desirable in the | long run, or keep within the fixed limits | of the appropriation. A resolution was at first proposed | which provided that the bids which | had been read be referred to the build | ing committee with instructions to re- duce the cost of the building to $90,000 | and thereupon to award the contracts | to the lowest responsible bidders, pro- viding their respective bids are amend ed in accordance with the notifications by the committee and the architect The vote taken on this reso- lution resulted in tie and was decided by the chair, who voted with the nays. The resolution that was finally car ried read: Voted, That the bids be E referred to the building committee with power to act, and to award the to the lowest responsible bid fer"
 Alderman James H. Macdonald and Felix Chillingworth appeared before he board in behalf of having a new school building in the western part of he city in the vicinity of Whalley and avenues and Norton street They affirmed that the school build ngs of that section were very much and the need for new was great. Mir. Macdonald aid that the school buildings had not ,een built large enough. They had rot been built for the future
 The matter was referred to the f. lance committee with power to act Principal Mather of the Boardman danual Training High school ap- ,eared before the board in regard to pamphlet or catalogue of the Board nan school He asks for an edition of 1000 copies, stating that he had con tant applications for information and epOruS concerning the ScnOOl. Sucn an dition would last he thought, until uch time as the pupils in the school ould print them themselves. The matter was referred to the com littee on special instruction with power 3 act. The following communication to the oard of education was received from superintendent Curtis:
 entlemen-Intending to engage in ther work, I beg leave to announce nat I will not be a candidate for re- lection to the superintendency of the ew Haven city school district.
 Respectfully submitted, t
 " G. CURTIS. i The communication was accepted and | rdered on file. | Superintendent Curtis declined to s ate what the new business was t hich he is intending to enter S
 He Wants a Receiver.