Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-02
''aCHO0l BOARD MEETS
Session Held Last
hegu'ar Wight.
OPENED
PLUMBING BIDS
rhe
Hut the Contra Were Not Awarded s3S
PROPOSALS iieins Referred 10 "a
special Committee for Y
Investigation. -
PLUMBING BIDS

The Board Of School Trustees met in
regular session in the Frs, Nation:u
i;Hnk building last night Mir. john
O. l-iNcZeN occupied the chair in the alb
sence Of the president. Dr.. W. T. Coop
CT. ana the members present Mere DR.
Garter Perkins Il. j. Riley. j. J. D'Dnn-
ne1l, J. S. Jones and n IL. Clark ,cnl-
"rcd). Superintendent Thomas 'relu,l,.
Powell and Professor Horace IL. Eues
principal of the high school Mere also
in attendance.
hef"r.. the opening Of the city schools
on Monday. September T. there was
considerable routine business to be
transacted.
BIDS for the plumbing specified for
the Last End and Rockets public
schools. which are nov under co,,rs, Of
construction. We're opened. Tnes.. bids
We're submitted as follows:
j. y NanderSritt East End scho Il
500: Rockets school. SGoS
y. 6. RarSamin. East End school
$Gu,
M"yer < Shepherd East End school
S6l' E"ckrttS school! $Gl5
Mr j. j. bDunncll moved that all
three blHs be rejected. stating as II rra-
son IL. believed \ rang had beer. form
cd among the plumbers
Or. Garter Perkins offered as !, sub
special building committee for q; report
- he submitted 1T Il future meeting
he substitute prevailed There seems
! I" u" some discrepancies ur va.i,rL.s in
IN" proposals.
y communication from J. 8 Lee.
PRINCIPAL Of the colorcd schools, VAS
| read. lie suggested thar til. lpe:,nvile
scn""l i" abandoned ;tn,i low rooms III,
Union Hal! be rented aud used lis a
school. His reason for making ih,. su.-
Ses tlon was that there would be q
l;,rsr. inciea-, IN attendance. this wear
and il would be necessary to PROV i,ic
more Recommendations.
Ih, communication lrocip,atcI n
srnrtal aisrussinl HIS to The rrnipahr
increase IN thu attendance at all of tho
schools AMI whether II WOULD i.4 nlvis
All" to employ more teachers. Ii Nas
lintii, decided u defer the tl:.,t,.r ,i,I
after the schools np.n III order to $50
| what ;icc"lnln Jda:i"ns Will b. i...,-ssa-
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The contract for the u.s., of rooms II,
Tn" tiiSt National Sank for the High
school Was closed, III. board agreeing
u pay he First National Bank :, rental
r;tir,e OF ss' month for nineIoon,s It
is understood that the rooms can bs
| vacated by tl,,, school after, giving thIr.
| Is sa.:s' Ii,tii,u,
lir. Carter Perkins. chairman Of the
| special hniidins committee. reported To
III" board that ,l!r plans Tor ,llc Ii;g:
school bGi!iinY mA.'o no i.Hnyiaicn for
windows in lh,. four ,orn,.rS If ih,. hasa
| ltir;il Of the building: If windows we're
placed in the basement, The rooms could
| br utilized ana lh,. chairman thnu,ht
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