Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-07-12
GAY GETS BOTH CONTRACTS
For the Construction of a School
House at the Boston Il Mon
tana SmeltelS
And One Rear Ciichestpr's Ranch
The Board Considers the Hos
pital Compans's Offer.
The school board convened in ad-
Iourned meeting last Monday night.


Iourned meeting last Monday night,
Bids for the construction of the Boston
Il Montana smelters and South Great
Falls (ChicheeterJ school houses were
opened and found to be as follows:
Boston " Montana E5melter-W. f.
Gay, 52,391; \. Colaid Il Co., s. gu; A.
c, McCubbln, 32,5l2; +. ID. Josaelyp,
-, 22,G2J; n. T. Lease, {;2,o sos T. G. Depe%,
$3.50,
South Great Faiia-W. T.. Gay, cGG3;
Duncan Bros, slln; q. A. Goociau, 31JS;
f D. Joscelyn. :oO9; T. Z. Depew, $500;
n, r.. Lease, $500; \, .Co4Iard a. Co..
3927.GJ
On motion of Gockstotter, seconded
ltaban. the contract Tor the erection of
the school house at the Boston * Mon
tana FmelteIe was awarded 10 ". +. Gay
at t;::l,,3J,, on cDndltipA that ne furnish d
GOOD and eutticlcut bond in the sum Of
$1,000.
On motion Of GocIIstetter, seconded
by LuChett, the contract for the erection
of the schoQ! house in South Great
Falls was awarded TO W. f. Gay at 1868,
ou condition that he furnish d good and
sufficient bond in the sum of $50.
The vote TN both motions was
unanimOus,
Luckett seconded by GoCkstetter.
moved that the matter of the approval
of Gays bonds be referred TO the build
my committee. Raban objected, saying
that Oh So important a matter the full
board should vote Cooper agreed with
l;aban. The motion was withdrawn.
On motion Of Luckett, seconded by
i,abaD. it was agreed that the board
| should meet tonight to consider Gag E
bonds which he promised to have ready
The board procecded to consider the
| proposition n.auc by the Great Pals
General Hospital company, to convey TO
the district III consideration Of @G,5tN
and the title to the school house now be
ing used in the Boston X GIeat Falls adj
ton, the old hospital, to be used as a
school house for thr recommendation Of
pupils in the Black Eagle Falls and Bos-
ton u Great Falls additions, and some Oi
the children living on the North side
| Dr. j A. Sweat, d member Of the com.
pan5, presented an opinion by Attorneys
| N. hl Lyter and J. t. Leslie, to the cf
feet that the board has power, if author
| lied by vote of the people, to purchase a
building for school purposes.
Haban said he would favor The pnr-
chase Of the hospital if il could be ac.
| uuired for not more than SJ,CVl
Henry Prentlss, Jr.. d resident Of the
| Boston and Great Falls addition. pre-
senteu protest, signed by many resi-
dents of the district, against the pur-
chase Of the abandoned hospital. He
said that every man. woman. and chile!
in the addition was opposed to the pur-
chase of the hospital. For the amount
of money it would cost four-room brick
building could be erected on four lots
which the Boston and Great Falls Land
company will donate to the district.
Cooper said that he thought the board
did not have authority to purchase the
| hospital building.
Architect White ,,r.,"tteI plars for d
four-room brick 'D1IulG Ia the addition
which, ne said. .....s. cost about $'.c
complete. Or f. IT,. So . 10 $3.50, with
only the first yry lnisncd. The heat
ing appara' ..3 would cost about 5GoO
DR.. Longenfy eaiu thai the heating
apparatus IT, ne hospital EuiIding cost
originally. $3.50, and that improvements
had been made.
Holmes sald that it would cost about
$1,000 to fnl n~h the hospital building tC
accommodate 300 children. This woulC
make the hospital cost the district. com
putting the value of the present schoo
house in the addition at Sl,CO0, $500
White said that his plans were for &
building to accommodate about $50 chll
| uren.
On motion of Gockstetter, seconded by
Hanks. further consideration of the mat
ter was postponed until next Saturday
evening.
The board then adj ,urned until 8 p
III. today