The herald., 1897-08-03

$l.20 per dozen; HatchetS, best steel,
$3.50 per dozen; hammers, best steel,
$3.50 per dozen; hand saws. best steel.
$12.50 per dozen; monkey g.
inch and S-inch, g., SO per dozen; 8,
$3.50 per dozen; padlocks, brass, Clever,
Sc per dozen; nails, spikes and screws,
$2.35 per 100; base so per cent discount;
transom lifts, Z and foot, 81 each;
screwdrivers, 80 cents per dozen; rim
and mortice locks. with knobs, rim, $3.50
per dozen; mortice, $50 per dozen; cup
board locks, % cents each; chest locks,
121s cents each; No. Is galvanized iron
wire, 10 cents; sheet zinc, IL cents per
pound.
Plumbing material: White metal pipe,
%-inch; white metal fittings, %-inch;
4-inch and 5-inch soil pipe Qight), 4-inch.
20 cents per foot; 5-inch, 25 cents per
foot; 4-inch and 5-inch soil pipe (heavy),
4-inch, 371a cents per foot; 5-inch, 90
cents per foot; 4-inch and 5-inch soil fit
tings QighD 4-inch, go cents per foot;
5-inch, so cents; (heavy), 4-inch, so cents
per foot; 5-inch s1.121a cents; 4-inch and
5-inch sewer pipe and specials, 4-inch,
II cents per foot; 5-inch, 1917 cents per
foot; 4-inch, 35 cents each; 5-inch, so
cents each; dipped iron pipe, all sizes,
1-inch Az cents per foot, 1A-inch 61s
cents per foot, 11a-inch TX per foot, 2
inch 9% cents per foot; 21s-inch 15A
cents per foot; galvanized iron pipe, all
sizes, R-inch 81 cents per foot; u Inch
| 4 cents per foot, 1-inch CLIO cents per
| foot; IN Inch ~ cents per foot; 11s-inch
| 10 cents per foot, Pinch 1917 cents per
| foot; 21s-inch % cents per foot; globe
valves, * Inch, so cents; service cocks,
A-inch and 1%-inch, 40 cents each; J.
inch, so cents; solder. Is cents per pound;
oakum, $3.50 per bale; Portland cement,
$3.50 per barrel.
MINORITY ON COAL
| Mr.. Adams desired to be heard on the
matter of awarding the contract for coal.
Mr.. Adams stated in handing in his re-
port that he had twenty's experience in
fuel and knew whereof he spoke. He
would prefer 300 tons of the Cerrillos coal
to 400 tons of the quality purchased by
the committee.
Mr. Poor moved that both reports be
received and that the majority report BE-
adopted, which motion carried, notwith-
standing Mr. Davis suggestion to defer
the matter one week.
OTHER SUPPLIES
The committee on education, supplies
and printing handed in the following
report which was adopted:
To Grimes, Stassforth company, PEN
ellis: M. Dixon pencils, 557, $3.S9 per
gross; S. M. Dixon pencils, 556, $3.S9 per
gross. Pens: Esterbrook, 444, 20 cents
per gross; Esterbrook, vertical, 556, 557,
571, 81 cents per gross; Gillott's 404, 371s
cents per gross.
To Lazarus & Melzer, books: Cali
for-nia state revised SERIES readers,1,
$19S; 2, $3.4S; 3, $5.52; H. $3.50; grammar,
California state series, per dozen, $500;
advanced arithmetic, per dozen, $52S;
advanced geography. per dozen, $126O,
elementary geography, per dozen, 1924:
primary number lessons, per dozen, S. 50
United States history, per dozen, $S.75;
lessons in language, per dozen, $3.l2;
dictionary, unabridged, Webster'e inter-
national, plain, $3.50 each; dictionary.
academic, Webster's, $1.23 each; diction-
ary, common school, Webster's, SO cents
each; Bradfieldfs drawing books, to s.
Inclusive, IS cents dozen; national blank
drawing books, 35 cents dozen; American
standard writing speller, SO cents dozen;
composition books 2S cents dozen; note
books, 33 cents dozen; normal music
Icourse, l. 27 cents each normal music
course, 2, so cents each; normal music
course, 3, so cents each; Introductory 3rd
music reader, 35 cents each; state spell
ers, $3.12 per dozen; Spencerian shorter
course copy books, 1 to Z, 5S cents per
dozen. Stationary: Slates common,
xii inches, 6S cents dozen; triangles.
common wood, 80 cents per dozen; Brad
ley's drawing kits, $5.40 per dozen; Brad
ley's drawing pads, 80 cents per dozen;
rulers, common wood, cents per dozen;
soft paper (as per sample) ,6x9 (news),
2-9-10 cents pound; modelling paper Gas
per sample), 1-1-4 cents sheet; white
ruled paper Gas per sample), .0635 cents
per pound; yellow ruled paper (as per
sample), .05-1-10 cents per pound; white
crayon, .06-9-10 cents per box; colored
crayon, 55 cents per box; NJ pencils.
F'abers school pencils, $2.15 per gross;
slate pencils (sample) good quality,
$S87 per case of 10 M; pens, good quail
ity, volpenna vertical, 80 cents per gross;
blackboard erasers standard quality,
40 cents per dozen; gum arabic, pulver-
lied (n A-pound packages), 55 cents per
pound; sponges Qarge) $2.40 per dozen;
sponges (smalD, 20 cents per dozen.
The committee recommended that the
contract for kindergarten material for
the coming year be awarded to Lazarus
& Melzer, and that the Milton Bradley
company's brand be adopted in accord
ance with recommendations of city SUI
} perintendent of schools.
CHECKS RETURNED
On motion of Mr.. Conrey the secretary
was instructed to return checks sent in
by the unsuccessful bidders for supplies.
Mr.. Davis followed the adoption of the
Z motion with another to instruct the clerk
of supplies to keep the samples of all
goods to be furnished, which had ac-
companied the bids, in order that the
board could determine whether the
goods were UP to sample or not
The board then adjourned until the
23d inst.