Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-13
Coal Dealers Hit.
School Board
H HGaviIy.
NEW TEACHERS.
Other Matters Considered at the
Meeting of the Board Of EduCa-
ton Last Night Planning
for the School
Year.

Nine bids were received from To-
cal dealers last night by the Board
of Education for supplying coal to
the public schools during the coming
year, the amount being, approximate
ly, 600 tons. The coal is to be deliv-
cred at the order of the board. The
bids were referred to the building
committee. The bids were referred
to the building committee. The
board will meet again next Tuesday
night.
The bids are as follows:
c. NJ Peterson & Company, S6.25
a ton George J. Haney, Sc. rs; p.
j. Dorsey & Sons, Sc. 25; Perth Am
boy Supply Company, Sc. 25; Will
liam H. Mccormick, $685. Patrick
Convery, $500; Perth Amboy Coal
Company, Sc. 35; A. Gillis & Sons,
$685.. p. Convery also bid $4.75
on pea coal, the other bids being ON
chestnut, egg or stove. Kinsey Bro
TIERS bid contained no check. Sew
eral of the bidders were at the meet
ing.
New Teachers Named.
Several teachers appointments
were made, on recommendation OF
the teachers committee. The new
teachers will be s. V. Williamson,
for the high school, at $500 per
year; and the following at schedule
salaries: The Misses Rose Blume,s
Philomena Martin, Helena Wright,
Jennie Brogger, Anna Anderson, Cora
Anderson, Carrie WINS, Hattie WINS,
Margaret Smith, Jennie Peterson,
Margaret Connors, Mary Hanson and
Florence Howard. Seven are new
teachers. the others being reappoint-
ed
Applications for positions as teach
ers were received from the following
and were referred to the teachers
Lyman A. Gerow, P. B.
Gibson, Charles X. Blunt, and the
Misses Essie Smith, Carrie G. Fry
mire, Gertrude Petit, Martha A.
Morris, Marjorie Deshler, Eva M.
Bryan and also the local girls who
were appointed last night. Miss Hill
da Newhoff, the art instructor, sent
a letter to the board calling attention
to the progress effected during her
two years service here and asking
for an increase in salary to $500. 1t
was referred to the teachers COM
mittee.
After No. Contractor.
President Walker said that action
should be taken about the work not
done at school No. 1. During the
discussion which followed it was as
serted that notices have been sent to
the general contractor, to no avail. 1t
was decided that final notice should
be sent and, unless move is made by
June 10, the time of the next meet
ing, legal action will be taken. The
tagging work is also under discus
sion.
Everything is in reading for the
commencement exercises in the high
school Friday night, reported Chair
man Peterson, of the teachers COM
mittee. well known speaker has
been engaged to deliver the address.
He comes from Philadelphia. q m
Nothing About Bids.
The matter of the dormant bids 3n
furniture for schools 2 and and for
repairing the No. 2 heating system
was not mentioned, although Sep
tember 10, the date for reopening he
schools after the summer vacation,
is drawing nearer every week.
The excavating work under fhe
general contract for improvemen5 to,
school No. 2 has been commenced-And
dirt is being carted. Some gra ling
will be done in the rear yard and the
old pool will be filled in. The work
there and on the No. addition will
be begun as soon as practicabfe af-
ter the closing of the schools June
q.
A certificate of the amounts esti-
mated to be necessary for the schools
during the coming year, as prepared
by the Board of Estimate May 1S,
and already published, was received
and each commissioner will get a
copy.
The bond of Henderson Brothers