Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-04-11
Successful Bidder for No. S
Heating Claimed Mistake Was
Made Request Granted.
STILL LOWEST FIGURES.
School Board Decided to Have But
One Session During Examinations
in June to Give Teachers Opportu-
nifty TO Mark Examination Papers
&c. A. Sorenson Complained TO
Board of Treatment of His Child.

A difference of opinion regarding
the heating, yentilating and sanitary
contract for the addition to school
No. was threshed out at the meet
ing of the Board of Education last
night. 1t ended in the increasing OF
the price to be paid to the Fuller &c
Warren Company, who received the
contract March 10, from $3,480, as
then named, to $3,921, by a vote OF
to 2. The cost is still $646 less
than the figure of the next lowest bid
der, n. S. Kellogg, $4,567. The Full
found, did not include changes in the
Yer & Warren Company. it had been
present building of school No. in
the three of their four propositions
which the board had accepted. The
board last night accepted PROPOSE
tions 2, 9 and instead of l. and 4
as before.
John H. Textorious, the represen.
tative of the Fuller & Warren Com
pany, was present and pleaded for
the increase, stating that the mistake
had been due 10 a misunderstanding.
On the motions of Commissioner
Crowell to make the price s3,921 in-
stead of S3,4S0, and to award the
contract to Fuller G. Warren at that
figure, the vote was in each case as
follows: Yea, Messrs. Crowell, Sturn.
Moore and Massopust; No, Messrs.
Walker and Peterson.
Mr. Crowell said that the board
should not take advantage of a tech-
nicality TO make a contractor lose
money on contract. President
Walker did not think that the in<
crease should be granted and he ask
ed Mr. Textorious numerous ques-
tions. Mr. Masospust said that the
misunderstanding had been the fault
of Secretary Colyer, bn. Presidep<
Walker and Mr.. Colyer denied the
statement.
One Session School Day.
On recommendation of Superin-
tendent Shull it was decided to have
but one session of school each day
during the last two weeks in June
while the examinations are in prog
ress This was recommended by SUI
perintendent Shull because the teach
ers are too busy marking examina-
ton papers to give proper attention
to a class. The sessions during those
two weeks will be long, either from
to . or 9 to l O'Clock.
The resignation of Miss Jennie E.
Misses and Miss Grace Hawk were re-
ceived and accepted Miss Mabel ABB
hey was named to succeed Miss Hawk
at $50 per month. Miss Abbey has
been teaching this week.
The board ratified the ADVERTISE
ment for bids for the general contract
for the changes at school No. 2, the
bids to be received in company with
others next Tuesday night, April
II, and the board adjourned to meet
that night.
The use of the high school auditor
ium was granted for the senior class
play April 20.
The report of the superintendent
for March was as follows: Enroll
ment. boys, 1858; girls, 1,S09: to-
tai, S.753; percentage of daily ar
tendance on average enrolment.
"a 6; average enrolment, 1891; pu-
pllS present every uds, L, 200, CdScS
of tardiness, 652; times teachers
were tardy, 25; number of sessions
during month, "A; number of classes
or divisions. 151: number of visits by
superintendent. 149; visits by citi-
zens, 12.
Pupils Father Complains.
G. A. Sorenson, of 313 New Bruns-
wick avenue, appeared before the
board and asked that his daughter
be transferred from school No. 6 to