The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-26
SCHOOL BOARD AFFAIRS
CONRAD BENDER WILL BUILD THE
ADDITION TO BUILDING NO. 33.
His Bid, the Lowest, Was $~14,6S6-NOt
Ready to Buy Smoke CONSUME
ers-ROutine business.

Contractor Conrad Bender will build tho
six-room addition to school No. 80. He was
awarded the bid last night at the regular
meeting OF the board. Propositions from
a number of other contracting firms were
received. but Mr.. Bender's bid-$14,6S6 fo-
the addition and the construction of two
rooms. a hallway and a passageway in the
basement of the addition-was the lowest
received and was accepted. The William
p. Jungclaus Company presented a bid
of S14,S50 for the addition and $3.50 for the
extra construction. William Z. Moore bid
S14,S50 For the addition and $500 for the ex-
ira work. Brandt Brothers bid SIS, 800 for
the addition and $1.24O for the extra work.
Albert Won SpreckelsOn bid $15.6S0 for the
addition and $685. for the smaller work. The
Erimus Construction Company bid ST.
4oo.S4 for the addition and S1.132.9O for the
extras. The John H. Schumacher Company
bid $14.541 for the addition and loo for the
extras. Jones Brothers bid $15,261 for the
addition and 1855 for the extra work.
The addition TO school No. 50 will go far
toward relieving the crowded condition OF
other schools I'm that section of the city
and viii be an especial benefit to the citI-
gems OF Woodruff Place. who by contract
with the commissioners may send their
children there. The addition will be OF
brick and stone. In addition to the six
rooms there will be an assembly hall.
Commissioned John Enrich reported TO
the board on an investigation of smoke
consumers for the Manual Training School.
Mr.. Enrich said his observations had nor
convinced him that the board would be
justified in adopting any smoke consumer
at the present time, and he suggested that
all bids now before The board be rejected.
Business Director ClSland was directed To
prepare new specifications and ask for new
bids. Commissioned MOOres remarked that
he is not in favor of the board spending
5000 or some such sum on an experiment
with smoke consumers. and he thought that
since no great complaint had been made
against the board it had better wait and
take advantage OF the experience OF some
business house that may have solved the
problem OF smoke consumption.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
The report OF superintendent Kendall,
which was presented last night. called at
tention to the resignation of George Bun
ton. teacher of chemistry in the Shortridge
High School. DlImOnt Lott has been ap-
pointed to The vacancy for the remainder of
the year. The resignation of Miss Sender
land was accepted by the board. Robb
Woodmansee has been appointed as tenn
porary teacher of mathematics in the
Shortridge High School. Christopher Sci
berth has been appointed assistant in the
drawing department OF the Manual Train
ing School. Thomas Smiley has been ap-
pointed "a teacher in the evening school
at school No. 81. Miss Nalentia p Nenu
has resigned as teacher in the district
schools.
The superintendent that an
assistant be provided for the regular
teacher in the commercial department of
the Shortridge High School. He suggested
that Miss Flora Fletcher be granted a leave
OF absence from March 5 10 April d.
Business Director Cleland presented TO
the commissioners an opinion delivered by
Albert r. k attorney of the board.
stating that school property is not subject
10 assessment for purposes of street i'm
provement. Mr.. Cleiand said that he sup
posed there is no way OF recovering the
large amounts that have been paid already
by the board in assessments. but that in all
probability the board would be relieved i'm
the future. The opinion was placed on file
without action by the board. It will be
found IN full IN another part OF the Journal.
The teachers OF School No. IA presented a
petition to the board asking that the name
OF the school be changed either 10 the
"Washington Irving" or the Ralph Waldo
Emerson" School. The board referred the
petition to Superintendent Kendall.