The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-22
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
The Board Gives the Contract to
Whiteside at &2o.76O.
HIS is THE LOWEST BID
Moses Benoit Nov Offers to Go Ahead
and Do the Work According TO His
Bid-Action on Morgan's Rssig-
nation Postponed.

The board of school trustees. at a
meeting last night, opened new bids
for the construction of the new school
building In East Butte and awarded the
contract to Fred whiteside. He will
erect the school house for 500. go and
furnish the heating plant. The board
received the following communication
from Moses Benoit. to whom a previous
contract had been let and who refused
10 accept it N forfeited a $4,000 certi-
fled check:
ITO the Board of School Trustees:
Gentlemen-You are hereby notified
that the undersigned is ready and
willing, and will hold himself ready
and willing. to perform and fulfill all
OF the condition of the contract hereto
fore awarded by II said board Of
trustees to him for the erection and
construction OF the school house on lots
numbered IS, 10. 20. 81 and %. block II.
Leggat & Fosters addition TO Butte, in
accordance with the plans and specii-
cations furnished by w. A. O'Brien.
architect, and n a he is ready to com
mence the sale work and complete the
same in accordance with the said con-
tract at any time"
The communication was laid on the
table, after which the clerk opened and
read the following new bids for the
construction of the new building; Fred
Whiteside. building complete, s2s, 760,
Thomas Rowan, building complete, $751;
100; Lawrence Burke, building COM
plete, $50, 7S0: c. C. Goddard, building
complete, s35, 500; /. Kruger, for gas
fitting 1926, plumbing $3.50, Steamboat
ing 1922; Carney & Wright. plumbing.
$500; Eschle Plumbing company, plumb
ing and gas-fitting 1915, steam-heating
$3,937; James Terrell. cut stone work,
81, 800.
A bid of w. T. Whiteway was not
opened because 1T had been handed in
too late. The trustees then went into
an executive session to consider the
bids and later reported in favor of ac-
cepting the bid of Mr.. Whiteside. The
report was adopted and Mr.. Whiteside
was given until noon tomorrow to sign
the contract and furnish a rs per cent
bond. He was asked il the bid included
plastering and a heating plant and he
said it did. The certified checks of the
other bidders were returned.
The following communication from
Trustee A. T.. Morgan was received by
Clerk Richards and read to the board:
II am in receipt of your communica-
Aibiit NoANN NV - AhSNsg HSNiAS ne hhc
of a special meeting of the board of
trustees on the 14th inst. My resigna-
ton as a member of the board was
handed to the chairman, Mr.. Long, IN
or about June 2, and il no action has
been taken in regard to ii o will
please call the attention OF the board
to ii, as my action at that time was
final. Thanking you for this and your
many courtesies in the past, ! am,
Yours very truly, A. T. MORGAN"
On motion of Mr.. Burke action or
Mr.. Morgan's communication was in
definitely postponed. The COMMITTEES
appointed TO see the city council about
extending the sewer on Atlantic street
was granted further time.
Mr.. Clinton reported that his commit
tee had examined the revenue law and
found that the district was exempt
from the stamp act and that il was not
necessary to put revenue stamps on or
ders and warrants. Chairman Long re-
porter that he had received a letter
from Superintendent Hendricks stating
that he would be in Butte to-day.