The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-27
OPENED SCHOOL BIDS
NEW SPECIFICATIONS FOR
EAST ORANGE BUILDING.
Resignation of Commissioner Halsey
Was Received with
Regret.

Bids were opened at the meeting OF tht
East Orange Board Of Education for tht
construction of the new Lincoln School in
The Fourth Ward This is the second time
bids have been advertised for, as the for
mer bids were IN excess of the SlOO,OO0 al
lotted for the construction of the school.
This made necessary a number of altera-
lions In the plans and readvertising for
bids. The following bids were offered;
General work, W. L. Grove Construction
Company, sS,347; Hedden Construction
Company, $4,000; e. M. Waldron Company,
$s4, ZIP; Richard f. Heningham, 1874, 41o;
mason work, Richard l.. Tobin, S44,49s; Eli
iah Doremus, $3.50; Charles f. Dodd,
1885; w. e. Isetts, 81, 800; carpenter
work, Price & Co.. $s,92s; Thomas +.
Jones, $37,267. Iron work: Hedden Con-
struction Company, A,S6O; Cooler Iron
Works, $4.S3O. Plumbing work: Jaehnig &
Peoples. $4.S7s; sylvester & Hickson, 81, 500;
Harrison & Walker. si.775: Mattos Broth
ers. $4,325.
Electrical work, Beaver Construction
Company 81, 1886, II. M. Shaw 50, 265. Tucker
Electrical Construction Company 1900,
General Electrical Equippers 81, 500. Will
lam b. Deane $1,000: heating and ventilat-
ing, Leonard d. Hasperd S15,6SO, Prentlss
$50, Otis Engineering Company. siS,37S,
Storms a. Co $13,319. James II. Merritt Il
Co. $14.063, Earl & Cook $4,000.
The bids were referred TO the building
committee.
A letter was read from w. R. Halsey. in
which he rendered his resignation as COM
missioner from the Second Ward.
President Thomas, speaking OF the resig-
nation, said that the board regretted ex-
ceedingly that Mr.. Halsey's. private af-
fairs made II necessary, foE2him to resign;
rendered the board during his term of Of
flee. HE brought to the work all the
ability and talents Of a man Of affairs
said Mr.. Thomas, and took up the work
with devotion, tact. and earnestness: We
have lost a valuable member and let US
hope that his successor will take pattern
by him.
On motion Of Commissioner Cadmus the
resignation was accepted, and President
Thomas was instructed TO write to Mr..
Halsey. expressing the regret OF the board
and appreciation Of his past services.
A petition signed by a number of citi-
zens of the Second Ward requesting the
appointment of Wirrell Mountain TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. Halsey was laid on the table. This
action was taken because of the contro-
versy which has arisen as to the legal
right Of the boa-d to fill vancancies by
4 petition was received from the JAM
tors asking for 10 per cent. increase in
salary. The petition stated that the in
creased cost Of living rendered this neces-
sary, and called attention to the fact that
In Newark the school ~janitors had re-
ceived a 10 per cent. increase, in New
York an increase of $50 per month, and
varying amounts in adjacent cities, The
matter was referred to the buildings n
grounds
Reynolds & Co. were awarded the con
tract for furnishing drawing supplies for
the high school, their bid of Sil.10 being
the lowest. and Hymer q Almond re-
ceived the contract for chemica supplies
for & "a re-