The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-15
new SCHOOL NO.2O
Board Of Finance Appropri-
ates Sl52,l53,98 For
Erecting the
Building.
EDUCATORS AWARD CONTRACTS
at Last the Children OF
Greenville Will Have
Adequate Education
al Facilities.

The necessary final measures TOT the
erection of a new school building to re-
Mace No. 20 on Danforth avenue, des-
troved by fire several months ago, were
completed yesterday by the Board OF FL
nance appropriating the amount OF money
fs152 l5s.9s) asked for by the Board OF
Education for its erection, and the latter
Board awarding contracts for the work.
At yesterdays meeting of the Board OF
Finance a communication was received
from the Minkakwa Gu enclosing reso-
buttons adopted by that organization,
charging the delay in the erection Of a
new school building No. 20 to neglect and
hardness Of the Board of Finance in not
having appropriated the money asked for
nv the Board of Education and protest.
ing against any modification of the plans
as adopted by that Board for the purpose
of economising on the cost of the build
ing.
Mr.. Midlige said the statements con-
tanned in the resolutions of the club were
unjust and untruthful and cast an unde-
served reflection upon this Board which is
NOT responsible in the least for any delay
in this matter. Tt was only at its last
meeting that the request from the Board
OF. Education stating the amount wanted
was received. and could not have beer
acted unon before. the Board of Educa-
finn having only received the bids upon
which to make the estimate very recent
". In his opinion the resolutions reflect
no credit upon the intelligence of their
author and being unnecessary and UNI
called for he moved they be returned to
the sender
u-aa- rorboox ond Commissioner
Mullins expressed the same opinion and
the motion to send the document back
was adopted by a unanimous vote.
A duplicate copy of the resolutions
adopted BY the club sent to the Board OF
Education was received at the meeting
last night ard ordered fled
After taking the above action on the
M~Inkakwa communication. the Board of
Finance held private conference with
President Mulvaney and Directors Witt
and Barker of the Board of Education,
Superintendent Snyder and Architect
Frederick H. Long in reference TO the
cost and necessary appropriation for the
new school building. On -reconvening in
public meeting the Board first adopted q
resolution ordering the drawing of a war
rant in favor of Frederick M. Lockwood,
for s.. 700 ehargeable to special school ac-
count, to pay for lots Nos. 10 and 50 in
block 1856, on Danforth and Gator ave-
nues. for the purpose of charging the site
upon which new school building No 20
is to be erected.
A resolution introduced by President
Lembeck was then adopted by unanimous
vote, appropriating for the construction
of new No. 20 School building the sum of
$152. 1899 the amount asked for by the
Board of Education.
At the meeting of the Board Of Edu-
cation last evening the contracts for the
new school building were awarded as fol-
lows:-Mason work to Richard English,
for s7s, 900: carpenter work to Thomas
Mahoney. $S9.S7s; plumbing, to Fergus T..
Keleher. 1890; heating and ventilating,
Joseph C. Duff. $s1. sS49S.
Charles N. Ford was appointed inspec-
tor of the building at s. per day for every
day employed.
Previous to the contracts being award
ed communication were received from
f. IT,. Keleher, the lowest bidder for the
contract for plumbing. and from Joseph
C. Duff. the lowest bidde on heating and
ventilating. notifying the Board that on
account of the long delay in awarding
the contracts ana the INCREASED coSt VI
material since their bids were submitted
they were forced to add, Keleher 20 per
cent. and Duff 10 per cent, to their bids,
making that of the former s9,04S instead
of $3.50.
On the committee reporting in favor of
awarding the contracts to the owest bid
ders at the prices named in their original
bids. Director Cullen inquired what effect
the communications received from Mr..
Keleher and Mr.. Duff would have should
the contracts be awarded at their first
named prices.
President Mulvaney replied that they
presented their bids in open competition
and had given sureties that they would
accept and execute the contracts at the
prices they submitted. and If any legal
difficulty arises the Corporation Counsel
is perfectly able to take care of it, and
in reply to Director Lewis as to the
probability of the Mayor approving of
the awarding of the contracts at the
amounts named, President Mulvaney said
he had his Honor's assurance that he will
promptly approve of the Boards action in
this matter.