The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-28
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
CONTRACT is LET FOR THE NEW
THIRD WARD BUILDING.
HOME CONTRACTORS FAVORED
John Betting is Awarded the Contract
With Bid of Nearly 81 1000 Above
Foreign Contractor-other Do
ings of the Board.


ings of the Board.
The Board Ct Education met in ad-
iourned meeting at the Central build
inc Thursday evening for the purpose
of opening the bids for the building OF
the new school building in the Third
ward.
After the reading of the minutes
Supt. Mcdowell made his report in
regard to the teachers examinations,
stating that all the teachers who were
elected for the places in the city schools
were duly qualified for the positions.
Second grade certificates have been
issued to Misses Una Slater, Belle
Stebbins, Alice Lance and Eva Riley,
and third grade certificates to Eta
Mcdonald, Lulu Lampe, Myria My
rick, Eva Farmer, John Hegeman and
j. C. Karnes.
The report of the superintendent was
received and placed on file.
A petition was received from Miss
Lois Northway asking that she be
elected to her former position in the
city schools. The petition was signed
by about forty residents in different
parts of the city, but it had no partic-
ular impression on the board, as not
man moved that the petition be grant
ed and it was referred to the committee
on teachers.
The bids for the new building were
then opened as follows:
Frederick Neinold. -....-- .$l2,32O W
Chas. G.. Theleen- 1888 w
Holderness & White ------. 1853 w
Gehlman and Sampson. Void
F. K. Prugger (Whitewater) 1887 DC
John Betting $500 I2,oOO w
Although Prugger, of Whitewater,
| was the lowest bidder the board did
not see fit to recognize his bid on the
grounds that he was figuring prac-
tically for the architects of the
building.
The bid of Frederick Neinold was
also thrown out because it had con-
dftional clause to it which was not
understood by the board. Mr.. Betting
being the next lowest bidder, the
contract was awarded to him and the
President and Superintendent we're
ordered to draw up the contract and
have work on the new building begun
as soon as possible in order that it
might be completed in the next ninety
days.
The bids for plumbing were opened
as follows: "
P. F. KenneY, Milwaukee, IS $50 OO
Reber & Martin 1890. .----- IzOO w
Charles Fl. Goodman ------- l5OO w
The contract was awarded to she
Milwaukee plumber and the bond for
the fulfllment of the contract was
placed at $500.
The bids for the heating apparatus
we're opened. but the contract was not
awarded, as the board have not as yet
decided on what style of heating will
will be provided and they will
meet as a committee of the whole to
discuss the matter.
The committee on teachers held a
meeting before the regular board
meeting for the purpose of electing a
high school teacher, but they failed to
come to any conclusion. Several
candidates have been suggested and all
of them will be thoroughly examined
before any choice is made.
The action of the board in awarding
the contract for the building to home
contractor Notwithstanding the fact
| that the bid was little higher than
some others has been very favorably
commented on about the city today. 1t
shows that the board have the interest
af local business men at heart as well
as the educational interests of the city.