Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-06

present. The bids for the construction Of
the Aluminium street building were
opened. The bids were as follows, ex-
elusive of heating M ventilation: j. A.
Riddle, $23. 1856; Strunk & Mayotte, $24.942;
F. F. Kelley, $21, 500. A bid of 81 $3.50 for
the warm air heating and ventilating ap-
paratus was received from the Anaconda
Copper Mining company.
Trustee White moved that all the bid
be rejected, as they had not been re-
ceived until after the time set for their
delivery. He believed that new bids should
be advertised for.
Architect O'Brien reported that he had
not had time to figure up the probable
cost of the building, n was not in a
position to state whether the bids were
too high or too low. He had been in
formed by contractors, however, that the
building could be constructed for less il
the time was extended to November l,
instead Of October l.
After some further discussion of the
matter it was decided to refer it to the
building committee, with Instructions to
report next week.
Relative to the proposed school build
ing at Walkerville, Trustee Clinton re-
ported having had a talk with Superin-
tendent Buzzo, who had stated that at
the eastern portion of the site selected
there would not be sufficient room. as the
wa A'AoS VI Ian ASSAAS "a D0NNS
in there. There We're other sites, but all
too close to the Alice mill. Mr.. Clinton
believed that the only available site was
the Sherman site. The building commit
tee was instructed to make a further in
v%estigation of the matter.
Trustee Lane reported having inspect
! ed the work at the Atlantic street school
, and had been assisted by the chairman.
In their judgment the architect was right
in having the work stopped and had given
instructions to have the work torn down
and done according to specifications. A
later visit developed the fact that the
work was being performed according to
contract.
The committee on fire and insurance
recommended that the boilers in the
school be not insured. Trustee Moulthrop
explained that the boilers could not ex-
plode except through gross carelessness
The only thing that the insurance would
| afford would be the inspection of the
boilers. He believed that this could be
done under direction of the board dur
ing the summer and fall vacations. The
report was adopted.
The architects estimate of $4.5 sol. 05 of
| work on the Atlantic street school was
| approved and the warrant ordered
drawn.
Bills to the amount of $1,222.90 We're
audited and ordered paid.
The finance committee reported that 1t
had found the sun of $S00.S7 due the
Northwest Furniture company to date,
and recommended that it be paid and the
account closed. The recommendation was
adopted.
A communication from j.. H. MOnteath,
dated from Chicago, in which the writer
offered to supply the district with GER
tain improved closets and traps was read.
The clerk was instructed to correspond
with Mr.. Monteath with a view of hay
ing one of the closets established to see
how it works.
A communication was received from
Ike Hamburger. private secretary of SEN
ator Carter, announcing that the senator
was absent from Washington, but the
writer had forwarded four historical
maps to the district. AS soon as the
senator returned the secretary said he
would call the matter to his attention,
but he was under the impression that Mr..
Carter did not have a dozen of the maps.
The offer of John Boutwell, of Sheridan
to sell at cost to the district % second
hand text books was accepted.