Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-10
Trustees Reject All Bids. But Ask
That They bs Renewed in
Different Form.
CONFIDENTIAL REPORT" ASKED FOR
Preparing for Annual Election OF
Tcachers-Hiah School Commence
ment at Academy of Music on juno
s-ony Two Night Schools to be
Maintained in Future.

Although I'LL of the bids on the
proposed fire escapes for the High
, school building. East End school No,
and North End school No. + were
rejected by the board OF school trus-
tees last night. II seems practically
certain that the board Will have the
High school building equipped with
n Klrkcr Bender cylindrical slide
fro escape and the other two build
ings equipped with stcclstop escapes.
However new estimates have been
invited and they will be considered
by the board nj the regular meeting
In May.
Only four pids on the escapes were
received by the board. The Kirkcr-
/ bcnder Company. of Louisville. Ky.
agreed to equip tho High school build
ing with two or its escapes and each
Of tho other two schools with one es.
cape for about $2,S00. Tho Warwick
Machine Company. of this city. off
cred to equip the High school build
ing with two stccl-stop escapes con
meeting with every room In the build
Ing and tho other two buildings with
ono step escapes each for $1,000. A
Norfolk firm agreed to furnish four
escapes for about Si,50O and Phila-
dclphla firm offered TO furnish similar
escapes for $l0i2
Tho majority of The members of the
board favored cQuipping the High
school with The Klirker- Bender cs-
cape. they declaring that the pupila
on the third floor of tho building could
not descend the step escape without
great risk CT falling. However, prac-
tically all OF the trustees favored
the step escapes for the East End
and North End buildings. which are
two-story structures. The Kirkor-
BENDER Company submitted n lump
bid on the four escapes as did the
other four bidders For that reason
all OF the estimates were rejected.
The klrkcr-Bender Company will he
asked for bid ON one escape for the
High school building only and the
other three bidders will be asked for
bids on step escapes for all three
buildings the escapes to conform to
designs to Il, furnished by the
school board
Confidential" Report on Teachers.
Superintendent Morton was direct
cd ny the board TO prepare the annual
confdontial' report on the teachers
IN the public schools and TO submit
those reports to the committee on
rules and regulations previous to tho
regular meeting of tho board In May
when the election OF teachers will
begin.
Safe Guarding Against Fire.
Chairman Edwin Phillips. of the
committee on buildings an grounds
reported that his committee has had
90 feet of fire hose placed in the
basement Of each city school build
ing, has placed fire axes in the halls
of tho buildings: has had sheet iron
placed above the smoke pipes in East
End school No. 4 and North End
school No. .. and has had the heat
ing plants OF each of the buildings
thoroughly inspected, In conclusion
The chairman reported that in the
opinion of the members Of his COM
mittcc the buildings are perfectly safe
from fire.
On the recommendation of this
committee the board ordered the
window In the office on the first floor
CT both East lSIid school No. 4 and
North End school No. . he changed 10
doors so us to give exit in the rear
or these buildings which exits could
lc used In the event of fire In the
buildings. The hoard also adopted
the recommendation Of the committee
that window in the basement
school room of coorcd school No. 1
DC changed 10 door. and that win
dow In all rooms to which fire cs-
capcs may be placed, DO cut down to