Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-07-26
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3emodeIins The Old
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! School Matters.

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-jmeeting last night and,
sfhey disposed of number
lidss of importance, no mention
Hde of the coal bids, although
wiEmay have been considered be-
i the meeting.
Gt will be remembered that bids
Eere received at the meeting two
weeks ago. The lowest bidder was
Patrick Convery, VINO offered to sup
ply the coal for $6.24 ton. George
]. Haney bid $6.25, and c. M. Pet
erson & Company, $6.35. One other
bid contained no accompanying check
and two other bids, those of w. H.
Mccormick and the Perth Amboy
Supply Company arrived a few min
utes late. Two of these bids were
also for 1925 per ton.
The. closeness of the bidding nat
urally made the school board sus-
picious and the awarding of the con-
tract was laid over, as told in the
NEWS dI tut liiuC.
Deny Story of Combine.
While the coal dealers vehemently
deny each year that they have form
ed q combine to boost the price OF
the schools coal, the high figures
and the closeness of the bids, coupled
with the significant fact that three
out of the six bids were presented
either too late or in improper form,
has made the school board rightful-
ly careful this year.
If they readvertise as has been
suggested, there is the possibility,
and perhaps probability, that the
dealers might get together again.
One chance for the board to get low
er bids might be to invite out-of-
town bidders, but the commissioners
have not yet decided what course to
take, as far as is known. 1t is a
hard question.
About six or eight hundred tons
will be needed.
The Executive" Session.
The boapd was out in an adjoin-
ing room in executive" session for
an hour, before the meeting was call
ed to order, which was at 9..04 o.
clock Every member was present.
Extra Plastering.
An estimate was received from
Contractor A. X. Jensen, offering to
do some extra plastering work on
the side of school No. 1, for $34.89.
This was considered reasonable
figure and was ordered accepted. II
the odds and ends continue to pile
up, the rebuilt school will cost as
much as would have an entire new
one.
The clerk reported that he had
seen Kelly & McAlinden and that,
when offered the balance of $147 in
the school No. account for the ex-
ira work there two years ago, they
refused it. The clerks report was
ordered filed.
To Meet Trades Council.
Commissioner Poulson moved that
the Building Trades Council be re-
rested to arrange to have a COM
mittee meeting with the board to dis
cuss the awarding of the school No.
1. heating contract to N. s. Kellogg
The Building Trades Council sent
the board letter some time ago
in the matter, which has since been
dropped. Mr.. Poulson said that they
wanted to show the building trades
people the plans of both Kellogg and
]. F. Burns, who also bid. 1t ap-
pears that the school board is anx-
ious to offer an explanation.
The clerk reported that he had
run out of official printed envelopes,
and he was empowered to secure
some more.
The clerk was ordered to write
to the contractor in regard to the
open cistern in the No. 1 schoolyard,
in which there is water, being a
menance to children who might GO
into the yard and play near the cist-
ern.
Buy Fireproof Safe.
The clerk reported that good
fireproof safe can be bought for $50
and upwards, and tha purchase OF
one at that figure waS ordered. II
will be put in the boardtroom in the
high school. ~tm
Commissioner Sturn. thu special
committee of one appointejH at the
previous meeting to hunt Afp some
sets of the school No. | pljans, had
two sets at the meeting. and the com
mittee was discharged wiz thanks
When school No. / Is ebuilt a
new janitor will be needr etnrobab-
There were q large mum ppli-
cations FOR this position Lime
ago, and 4 aeioetion Ii q ts