Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-12
' High SCHOOL BUILDING
b Opened at the Meeting OF
the Board OF Education.
" SEVEN PROPOSALS RECEIVED
ferred to the Committee on
New Buildings.
lFieures Run From S1G0, 900 to S10s, 0Oo
Manages Among the 1aHchers - Dress
|skiug to be Taught at the Howard
.hoeI,

Ilhe meeting room of the Board Of
4pation was taxed to its utmost
city on Monday, that is, so much
as is set apart for spectators. The
zIHouncement that bids for the pro-
|0a1d new high school on Delaware
|xoIkue between Madison and Adams
-, were to be opened had attracted
|Iy contractors and builders, as we'll
nb-contractors and others who were
q or less interested. Before the
Tier was taken up it was decided, on
ZION OF, Chairman Turner of tho
lding committee, to accept any
p0nsible surety company on any
der's bond should such be offered.
bids were opened and read, and
n the reading it appeared that the
s. Reed & Bro. Co. was the lowest.
ZEN proposals were received, the
nres being as follows:
he A. s. Reed & Bro. Co. ,S169, 0O0 ;
Brandywine granite and Indiana
bestone is used 5000 will be de-
cted; $3.50 to be allowed for the old
lding on the lot.
William b. Austin, $40, 575; to be
npleted by August 1st, 1900.
calvin l. Swayne, S171, 927: time for
bnpletion, 10 months; Sl69, 966 If
Woodstock granite is used; $170,097 If
1Hht eastern granite is used; no allow
L1ce for the present building on the
delaware avenue lot.
II. B. Seeds, S1S7, 974; two years to
the present building to be
:emoyed for the materials.
III ohm b. johnson, S1S8, 436.
H|S. j. Newman, $3.50, ISL; is months
+ complete; S4,750 off by using GER
In kind of mill work; $3.50 of by
jpg Reading hardware.
William johnson, $193, 900; the old
&pilding to be removed for the ma
rails.
On motion of Mr.. Carter, the bids
&ere referred to the committee on new
31ildings, with in structions to report
ms were of the opinion that it might
AZ advisable to have special meeting
the board next Monday night to
teiye the committees report, but the
ri jority thought the committee should
IQt be limited to time, and there will
- be a special meeting unless the
hmittee makes request for one. As
96ch bid was accompanied by certi-
IA check for 81, 900, as an evidence OF
ID good faith of the bidder, it was
I.eided that the committee should
burn the check to any bidder who
: fred it before the next meeting of
80 board.
George Henry Pierce, the archit
70 drew the plans for the proposed
Nv high shcool, having come to Will
2Ington to confer with the bidders and
It@i lding committee, was allowed S25 to
Iy1yer his expenses.
tThelcommittee on teachers made the
allowing report, which was adopted
''Ip ill the vacancy caused by the
tta]gnation Of Maggie A. Money in
qhool No. "a, your committee recon-
mend that Susan Wier be appointed
sixth assistant in School No. "a; that
Carrie j. Vincent be appointed to the
EirIs' department of School No. 4 that
Anna Z. Burns be appointed assistant
in School No. 10; that Lizzie
Webb Pritchett be appointed to the
|owest position in School No. 10, at q
ualhry Of s400 per year; that these ap.
all take effect February
TIL, 1909.
Concerning the Penny Provident
= ma, your cOinfultJe6 makes lnis
4 tommendation; That permission BIZ
snted to teachers Of primary and
amman schools to establish in theii
sses, for children therein, stations o.
Penny Provident Fund, the ssmt
be entirely voluntary, and the time tC
given to the matter by the teachers
be before or after school hours; the
ne to be without any responsibility
~ the part of the Board of EducG
t|0p. /"
lIhe financial committee submitted
th4 following report, dated January
lsb 1899, which was accepted:
| RESOURCES.
Hd{Rnce, new building account. .S36. 036. II
lance, current expense fund.-. 1870. 3.
14cemoer appropriation, current
8xpehses.. ....................... I2,3o4.7.
brest On deposits, Union Ma
|onel Rank. .................... 8a4
be. No. 500 Delaware avenue.... 30OUt
OF old books, from the Eigh
fHX Dol ................... $40
3 OF manual training lessons,
Ugh School. 900
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