The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-06
THE PRICE TOO HIGH.
ALI Bids for New Queen Anne
School Rejected.
NEW PLANS ARE TO BE DRAWN
Changes In the Plans Raised the Price
Too High Janitors' Salaries
Are Revised.

Al meeting OF the school board last
night King Colkstt and Churchill being
present. all bids for the building of The
Queen Ann. schcoihouse were rejected,
as they were too high. and new bids will
be called for in accordance with new and
simpler plans now being prepared BIZ
SkslIIuys & Corner. IL was found that
slate roofing and pressed brick were too
expensive. and they will not be consid-
cred in the new bids. which will be opened
Angus; L. The building Will be reduced
in size from eight 10 SIX rooms. the roof
remaining of the same style.
Four bids were opened last night. as
follows:
Carsey & Bromley. s2f.e.s: additional
for pressed brick. 5000. additional for
finishing two rooms on second floor. s7s2:
additional for slate roof and copper
flushing, 81, 90.
Flynn & Rockmerk. $4,000: il shingles
are used instead Of slate. deduct s.. 100;
If sand brick is used instead of pressed
brick. deduct $3.50. if second and third
floors are left unfinished. deduct $3.50
A J. Wells. s237g7; il shingles are used
instead of slate, galvanized iron instead
OF copper and second floor unfinished.
s2i ooo
c. j. Erickson & Co. SO. 800: additional
fer slate roof. S,7o0: additional for I'm
ish!rg second story. $3.50: additional for
HilIs repressed brick, 81 DO
Each bid was accompanied by a GER
titled check for $50 to $3.50.
When the bids were read Mr.. King
wanted to know how IL was that the
original plans and specifications of Skill
ings & Corner placed the estimate for
the building at $4,000. while now at the
lowest bid submitted the building would
cost at least 81, 90.
Mr. Skillings explained that the origin
al estimate was right for the original
building, but that the plans had been
changed to meet the wishes OF the pso-
pie on Queen Anne hill. The roof had
been changed at cost of about $3.50.
and the building had been improved TO
fully justify the additional proposed
cost.
Mr.. King asked II the new plans could
be so modified that new bids could be
called for at once for a building more
like the original. with six rooms instead
or eight, and the same roof, at a cost
including the furniture, of not more than
$4,000. which was all he thought the board
would be justified in spending on the
building.
Mr.. Skillings stated that 1t would take
him week to prepare new plans and
another week would be required to adver-
tise for bids.
bids be rejected and that the architects
prepare new plans more like the original,
leaving the roof the same but providing
for six rcoms instead OF eight, and leav-
ing out slate roofing and pressed brick,
and thus bringing the entire estimate
down TO between $4,000 and $4,000. The
motion was seconded by King and car
ried. New bids will be called for and will
be opened on the night of August 10.
DR.. Churchill stated that he understood
that marble could be substituted for ba-
sins and lavatories instead of crockery-
ware, as called for In the plans, and about
500 saved in the plumbing bill and the
building not be affected for the worse In
any way.
Mr.. Skillings was asked what his firm
would charge for the change and making
the new plans, and he stated that he could
not say, but that he thought the board
should allow something.
King stated that he was in favor of al
lowing a reasonable additional eompensa-
ton, as 1t was by the boards orders that
the plans had been changed.
A communication was read from the
superintendent of streets asking the board
South school. This was referred to the
legal adviser of the board.
The jantors' salaries were rearranged
as follows Denny school advanced from
SIS 10 $50, Cascade school reduced from $50
TO $50: Day school reduced from SIS to $50.
Bills for salaries for the month of July
were allowed in the sum Of Sl,la2.50, for
supplies, sl2259: total, s, $500.
President Colkett announced that he and
Secretary ogden were contemplating a
fishing trip to Hood canal and wished 10
be granted leave of absence until August
10. This was at once allowed.