The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-26
NEW WILEY SCHOOL
Contract for Erection of the
Building.
AWARDEDO ON CONDITIONS
THE LOWEST BID SUBMITTED
WAS $16,945.
CHANGES MADE SCALING IT TO SD, Jas
All the Bids on Watson School Work Rejected
Teachers to be Paid When Sick and
Get Two Weeks Extra Pay.
Christmas HOLIDAYS.
Christmas Holidays.

The school committee Helu II meeting
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
opening bids of contractors for erection
of the new Wiley School, croner of
Morgan and West streets, and for re-
pairs on, and additions to, the Watson
School tcol), on East Lenoir street.
The bids for erection of the Wiley
School were as follows, all labor and
material to be furnished by the contrac-
tor and the work done according to
specifications:
j. l.. Winningham, Raleigh, $3,475.
Bonniwell Il Coffey, Raleigh, $27,-
90471.
G. H. Norton. Durham, 500, 400.
Zachary x Zachary, Raleigh $16,-
945.
Nicholas Ittner, Atlanta, 21,960.
Pool 4 Ruth, Raleigh, $40, 1874.
As even the lowest of these bids
(S16.945) was much above what the
committee had been led by the archi-
tects to believe they would be- there
was some discussion in regard to them,
Finally it was suggested that there
might be considerable reduction made
in cost of the building by leaving off
the press brick provided for in the plans.
This, it was thought, would reduce the
cost of the building some $1,000.
Tie contract was then awarded to
Zachary & Zachary, Of this city, the
lowest bidders. provided they be not re-
GRAFTON of that fact they allow s.. 800 of
ho a hafp h hofyi fla
bid S14,145.
1t is not known yet whether or not
this proposition will be accepted by
Zachary Il Zachary.
The bids for repairing and building
an addition to the Watson School Were
as follows:
Pool & Ruth, Raleigh, SS,56424.
Nicholas Ittner. Atlanta, S6.715.
Bonniwel < Coffey, Raleigh, S10,-
225.95.
]. l.. Winningham, Raleigh, SS,491.
Zachary & Zachary, Raleigh, S7,T60
These bids also were about double
what the committee had expected and
not having money sufficient to have the
! work done at the price bid, all bids were
rejected. The work will not be done
for the present, as the architects say
the plans already drawn for the work
are about as simple and cheap as they
can make them.
The report of the expenditures for
improvements on the various school
buildings was submitted by the secreta-
ry and approved
A petition from citizens of West Raj
eigh was read asking that the commit
tee build school house in that locali-
ty. The committee took the matter I'M
der consideration to be acted upon at
a subsequent meeting.
There was proposition to provide
better heating apparatus for some of
the public schools, but as the commit
tee is pressed for money and the heat
ing arrangement now in use was deemed
sufficient for the present, action touch
ing this matter was postponed.
The committee very generously decl-
ded. however, to pay the teachers Of the
white schools for the two weeks be-
fore the schools were opened, that is
from September 10Th, the day the col
ored schools commenced The teachers
had been notified that the schools would
begin on that date and were here ready
to begin work. The delay in opening
them was due to no fault of theirs, bur
to certain uneompleted repairs and
changes in the buildings. This is a
generosity that the committee felt the
faithfulness of the teachers deserved.
The vote ON the proposition was unani-
nous.
Also it was decided to quit deducting
from teachers salary the time losr
on account of sickness.
The Christmas holiday was fixed by
the committee ut one week and a day
instead Of two weeks as heretofore. The
schools will close on Friday, December
22nd, and open again on Tuesday, Jan
uary End.