Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
BOARD or EBUcA9feN
Contractors Explain Thelr Plans For
 Heating New Schools.

Heating New Schools.
 The board of education held i've won t-go- home till l-morning" kind of meeting last night and only the clerk and the night reporters had the fore sight to fetch their breakfasts along. The presence of a number of well known mechanics, such as NJ. J. Daily and Former Mayor Barlow, besides Il few strange faces indicated the char acter of the business to be transacted. Maps, charts, figures and explanations took up the early and greater part of the meeting, the principal business be- ing the letting of contracts of heating the two proposed schools one in the northeastern section of the city and the other on West Side Hill. Bids for this character of work were as fol lows:
 Donnelly, Merritt Sc Go .... 3,2G9 The Baldwin Engineering Co .. 3,19o A. A. Sanborn .. ............. 2,S93 The Barlow Brothers Go .. .... 2,675 Waterbury Steam and Gas Pipe
 Works 2,6oo Of temperature controlling sys-
 tenn used ....... .:........ 3,oSo (4 additional rooms without T..
 c. S.) .......... ......... 2,9oo
 Ashley Street School
 Wills Warming and Ventilating
 Co .... .... S6,522 The Barlow Brothers Co .... 6,42O A. A. Sanborn n..., G.365 Waterbury Steam and Gas Pipe
 " Cfk o,oOU Of temperature controlling sys-
 tenn used) ...... ........... Go41 National Steam Economizer Go. 4,5So
 While one contractor was explain ing his plans the rest were ill another room. MT Barlow was the first called iy a al a and was followed by NJ. J. Daily and his son, Jeremiah. The latter read a couple Of typewriter pages of legal cap and accompanied his explanations with references to maps which were laid out on the table. MT DalyS plans were drawn upon the 1'lenum system. Ii is not used in this state but is quite popular in schools in New York and New Jersey. the names of which NIr Daly furnished. The rest were out of-town contractors. After hearing all and going into some discussion then. the board thought it better to hold another meeting for the particular pur- pose of considering the bids next Fri day evening. Routine business was then taken uD. New furniture was ordered together with other supplies. after which Commissioner Hayes sprung a surprise upon the board by naming the proposed schools. The one for the west side he would have called Russell school after the Rev Francis T. Russell rector of St Margarets academy end the other Walsh school after the late Rev Lawrence Walsh, once pastor of the Church of, the I'm maculate Conception. This matter was put in the form of motion and was carried. Superintendent Tinker an nounced that Teacher Gulliver of the High school desired an extension of leave of absence for the balance, of the term. It was granted Miss Helen Thoms requested a diploma for three years study in the High school Her request was referred to the com mittee on nominations, who will re- port after investigation.
 The petition headed by John Way to extend the district lines of the DriggS school to the middle of West Main. North Willow, Prospect. Linden and Cooke streets was passed after a lengthy discussion, which was made somewhat warm by Commissioner Goodenough. An invitation from the Women's club to the teachers and the board was accepted, for March 12. when Mrs Alice Freeman Palmer will give a lecture on educational ideas of Europe in comparison to those of America.'' Permission was granted q photographer, representing the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo to take photographs of the exterior and interior of the High school for eNhi bition in the exposition. It was also voted to close the schools tomorrow at 3 o'clock and begin the afternoon .ses sion at 1 o'clock so that the pupils may have an opportunity to hear Ernest Seton-Thompson's lecture on "Wild Animals I Have Known" It was de- cided to continue the evening school this month. The board then adjourn cd.