The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-30
THE BIDS WERE OPENED.
THEGEORGE F ESTREETsCHOOLC CLOSF-
 LY FIGURED UPON.

Hogan Gets the Mason WorlS-D. H. Clarl
 the Carpenterlng, D, F. Kelly the Plumt,
 ing, John Frazier the Painting, E.
 Franklin the Heating.
 For a moment it looked like a storm at the meeting of the board of education last night, but the cloud dispelled be. fore 1t burst Before the bids for the proposed George street school were opened MT. Whitney asked Architect L. w. Robinson if anyone had been re- fused the opportunity of bidding. Mr. Robinson said that no one had been re- fused but he had advised Bridgeport firm not to bid. MT. Robinson stated that he did so in view of the commit tees action as to the Fair Haven school. MT. Whitney then moved that the bids be returned unopened, and out side firms allowed to bid.
 The motion was not seconded. and the matter was dropped. It was imme- diately followed by motion to open bids. The bids were then opened, as the motion passed without opposition.
 For the mason bidders only the bids providing for North Haven brick were read. They were as follows.
 Smith, Sperry & Treat, $27,30S; c. D. Kinney, $27, ,69S; Bates & Townsend, s25 ,91O; John Hogan, s2S,7O5; P. Maher & Son, $29 ,569; D. G. Carmichael, $24, ,74S; A. J. Carmichael, $2S,O0O; George M. Grant, $27,779; F. H. Sperry, $26 420; L.. P. Sperry, SPA, ,93O P. Lyons, $32,147.
 Carpenters: D. H. Clark, $19,527; Me born, $2O 168; Smith 6 Mcqueen, $21, ,5OO; F. Larkins & Sons, $21, ,16S; c. A. Knoll, $21, ,99O
 Plumbers: D. F. Kelley, $4,24s; Since han & Groark, $5,734; J. J. Sullivan, SC, ,175; Clerkin & McDonald 4,986; Cur tiss & Pierpont, $5,14O; Hayes & Rourke, $4,971; c. N. Newmann, $4,Ss5; New Haven Heating company, $5000: T. w. Corbett, $4, 946; Foskett & Bishop, 5,1SO; Rourke Brothers, $4297; J. Campbell, $S, ,15O
 Heating: Sheahan & Groark, $6,2OO; Clerkin & Mcdonald, $7,997: New Ha- ven Heating company. a,95O; Foskett & Bishop, $6,444; *Rourke Bros, $5,907; w. Alworth & Co.,, Boston, $6,5OO; A. B. Franklin, $5,912.
 Painters: A. May, $S75; W. Haesche, $76O; T. Jefferson, SLOTS; H. Platt, $1, 1885; J. A. Frazier, $795; Wolcott & Parrott, s1,711;Ira E. Bride, $965; c. Westerman, $95O
 Signifies lowest bidder
 The lowest bids taken, the school will cost s542s8.
 The committee on buildings reported that they had awarded contracts for the Strong school The heating con tract has not been awarded, but will be satisfactorily settled before the next meeting. The contracts have been awarded to Captain Lawrence O'Brien, mason work; E. Larkins & Sons Co, sheahan & Groark, plumbing.
 The matter of selecting a successor to Superintendent Curtis was left to the on schools and special in- 3truction.
 The following recommendations from committees were adopted:
 Miss Harriet ETrowbridge of Dwight ichool resigned; Nora A.Sweeney, trans erred from to 5b, salary 620; Char otte Clark, 4b to :, salary $580; K. K. Simmons, 3b to 4b, $545; Helen A. Aus in, Pc to 9b, $45O; L. Etta Platt, extra, O Pc, same salary All the above hanges are in Dwight school Annie Clark, transferred from Eaton to Velch, salary $580; Carrie Parsons of Shelton avenue school, resigned; Lot ie M. Hall, promoted to principal at Nsxy yierInf 1yfv a Nf1Y, n salary; Miss Anna Wilson, appoint d assistant in Dwight kindergarten.
 Marian P. Whitney of high school vas given leave of absence for June, nd the secretary instructed to request l he state board of education to estab- | sh a department for the training of | teachers In connection yith the state normal school in this l ity. MT. Cohnor stated that the commit | ee on buildings found great difficulty | l accommodating the children who | yere thrown out Of school by the tear | lg down of the Grand avenue school. | [e was advised by the board to keep at | Tork until he could find rooms to &C., them. He promised to | O4N UuC WOu4u AOl SudIdHIee as IO le result.
 The matter of athletics came in for mother discussion over request from -alcolm Booth of the Boardman school skiing to have the use of the alley back the school for playground. He did ot wish to interfere with the recent lie of the board either in letter or in )irit They were given permission to ave sport without organization.