The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-25
EDUCATION BOARD
CONSIDERS BIDS
Contractors Offer Proposition,
for Building High School
BOWMAN MAKES A PROTEST.
After Contract Was Awarded to Stock
mar, Architects Find 7owman's
Certified check-speolal SEES
sion Of Board Possible

After awarding the contract for the
erection of the new Birmingham high
school yesterday to the StoclSmar Con-
struction ana Improvement company for
se9,9s7, the board of education was In
formed that e. C. Bowman, bidder had
sent In his certified check. This check, 1t
seems, had not been found by the board.
Shortly after the meeting, which was
held yesterday OF noon in the rooms Of
the board of education. at the city hall.
had terminated, Mr.. Bowman called at
the office of Breeding B. Whildin, the
architects who drew the plans. and noti-
fed them that his check for $1,000 was sent
in with his bid for the construction of the
high school. After careful search the
check Of the contractor was found in
an unaddressed envelope.
Mayor Drennen.
ut 10 now with the board of education
as to what Is to be done in the prem
ises." said Mayor Drennen, the vice
president Of the board. yesterday after
noon In commenting upon the matter. IF
the members of the board want a meeting
to consider the matter of course shall
call 1t for some time next week.
A. o. Lane, who was defeated for men,
Der OF the board of education before the
city council recently, refused to attend
yesterdays meeting, giving his reasons.
Mr.. Lane IL the president of the board,
and in his absence Mayor Drennen, acted
as tho presiding officer. The letter which
was written by Mr. Lane to DR. j. II.
Phillips the superintendent of the public
schools and secretary of the board fol-
lowsi
I'm response to your notification that
the board of education will meet next
Saturday I beg to say that under my
construction Of the law my term of Of
hce has expired, and I do not therefore
consider I am qualified to act.
Under the statute creating the board
Of education the members of the board
are elected to serve for the term of
three years. and there Is no provision In
the law that they shall serve until their
Successors shall have been elected and
qualified, and II such a provision existed
this would mean according to our SUI
preme court decisions only a reasonable
time for such election and qualifioa-
tion."
The letter was ordered filed.
The members of the board present at
the meeting yesterday were. Mayor Dren-
nen, M. j. Gregg, Ell p Smith. James
]. Smith, and Henry B. Gray. Dr. Sam
uel Ullman was not present.
Thirteen bids were received as follows:
Thirteen Bids.
T. G. Thompson g. Brother, pressed
brick, $4,000; stone. $lO2, 42S common
brick. $3,s2s rs less than the bid for press
ed brick.
| Frederick Mossser & Co.. pressed brick,
500, 7B2; stone. s1O4557; common brick, $685.
! 627.
! A. j. Krebs & Co., pressed brick $685.
805; stone, $105,sOS; common brick. $s4293.
| stookmar Construction and Improve
ment company. pressed brick, S949s7;
| stone 500. 9s7l common brick, $4,000 less
than pressed brlok bid.
Theo. Peoull B Co.. pressed brick, $685.
$50; stone, slO4sSo; common brick. $500
less than bid for pressed brick.
! Jefferson Construction company. press
| ed brick, s1i40o common brick, $500 less.
Birmingham Building and Improvement
Company, pressed brick, $4,000.
Caldwell Sc Drake, pressed brick. 1885,
G53; stone, s1Oo,773 common brick S,4S2
less than bid for pressed brick
Southern Construction Company press
ed brick, s121,2ss; stone, 1928; common
brick $113, 1856.
C. w. Brown & Co., pressed brick s92,-
300; stone 100000.
People &c Tanner, pressed brick, si19,-
GA; stone, $122,esT; common brick, sl1s.-
100.
The stockmar Company, of which AL
derman II. A. stockmar Of the ninth ward
is at the head, erected the city hall. Tn
der its bid for erecting the new high
school, the specification is made that the
Twenty fourth street side, the Seventh
avenue side and the west side are to be
of Indiana limestone. instead of pressed
brick as stipulated at first.
CITY COUNCIL CALLED.