The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-20
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NEW HIGH SCHOOL PLANS WERE
SUBMITTED LAST NIGHT.
They Were Accepted with but Few
Altcrat ons-The Advertisement for
B!ds-Heports of the superintendent

Alterat ons-The Advertisement 70,
and Committee on schools.
| The board of education held a meet
ing last night and the principal bust
ness was the submission of the plans
for the new high school by Mr.. Won
Beren, of the firm of Brown & Won
Beren the architects. Mr.. Won Beren
had a complete set of plans for the new
building and they We're carefully gone
over by the members of the board who
were all there with the exception of Mr.,
Harmount. A few very slight changes
We're suggested, but they were of minor
Importance, The board seemed pleased
with the set and they were accepted
and the building committee was in
structed to advertise for bids when the
blue prints can be struck, which will
be about the first of August. 1t was
voted to have only one general bid.
with the exception of the heating and
plumbing, on which there will be sep
arate bidding. The bids are open to all
contractors If the advertisements for
the bids are out by August l it is eX-
pected that the bids will be opened
about the last of August.
The committee on finance recommend
ed that $1,000 be transferred from the
appropriation for teachers salaries to
the appropriation for repairs to school
buildings.
The report Of the committee on
schools follows:
The committee announces the death
of Charlotte J. Warner, one of the pub
lie school teachers Of the city, which
took place Tuesday July 49, at Monson,
Mass
The committee announces the resg-
nation of Margaretta T. Simpson, prin-
cipal of the Fair street kindergarten
and recommends its acceptance.
The superintendent has transferred
Florence A. Pardee from the position
of assistant at the Fair street kinder
garten to that Of principal of the same
kindergarten, and the committee rec
ommends that her salary be fixed at the
rate Of $3.50
The superintendent has appointed
Minnie Burrell to the position of assist
ant at the Fair street Kindergarten,
and the committee recommends that
her salary be fixed at $500.
The superintendent announced
number of transfers to take effect Sep
TENDER 4.
MANY CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The committee on school buildings
met yesterday noon and awarded bids
for Improvement of several of the
painting, kalsomining, etc.
For the high school the contract was
awarded to p. r. Doody at $72. For
the Oak street school the bid was Sc
cured by Andrew N. Hande at $50. The
bid for the Eaton street school i'm
was awarded to A. j. Thai
berg at s215. For the Skinner school
the bid of c. Amman & Sons for $14S
and their bid of 1922 for the Humphrey
and of $50 for the Fair street were
awarded.
2. r. Doody was successful in his
bid for the Dwight school at $21S. G.
Amman & Sons bid $167 for the Win
chester school and secured the con-
tract. G. Amman & Sons bid of $50 |
FOR the Shelton avenue school was ac
cepted The bid of $S5 for the WEIGH |
school and Of SIS for the Halock street |
school by G.. Amman & Sons were &C
cepted. This firm also bid 1886 for the
zunder school, $3.50 for Strong school,
s17.50 for the Quinnipiac school, $71.5O |
'or the Lenox street school and $14.50
or the Lloyd street school, which were
accepted