Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-09
BIDS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL
II. Butka Lowest Of Thirteen SUBJ
mitted to the Board of
Education.

Despite the increase in the cost OF ma
terial and labor, the new south wing to
the high school can be built at an increase
OF less than IL per cent over the cost Of
tho construction of the east wing built
seven years ago. This was shown when the
bids for the erection of the building were
opened by the Board OF Education last
night.
Thirteen bios were presented of which
that of r. Butke was the lowest. Mr..
Butke's bid was $144, 500. Tho east wing of
the school cost $3.50, 600, the material used
and the style of construction being the
same as that to be used In the new wing.
John Latenser, the boards architect, pre-
sented figures showing that the east wing
cost 10 cents flat per cubic foot, while under
Mr.. Butke's bid the new wing will cost
1853 cents per cubic foot, an Increase of be.
tween II and II per cent over the cost
of the east wing. Ward buildings erected
In recent years have cost Is per cent more
and the architect told the board members
that he considered Mr.. Butke's bid reason
able.
The bids were all referred to the commit
tee on buildings and property for tabulation
and the contract will be awarded by the
board at a future meeting.
The following bids were submitted:
r. Butke, general contract, $144,SOO; ex-
caVation per cubic yard, R cents, grad
ing. per cubic yard. IS cents.
Parsons & Kienem. general contract, $145,
6Ss; excavation, per cubic yard. so cents;
grading, per cubic yard, 10 cents.
F.P. Gould & Son. general contract,
cents: grading, per cubic yard. 81 cents.
p. Soderberg, general contract, $14S, 900;
excavation, per cubic yard, 4S cents, grad
ing, per cubic yard, 4s cents.
Newman & johnson, general contract,
$149.5oO; excavation, per cubic yard. 10 cents;
grading. per cubic yard. IS cents.
general contract, $3.50. 800; excavation, per
cubic yard, IS cents; grading, per cubic
partridge & Redwick. general contract,
$3.50, 967.T7 excavation, per cubic yard. IS
cents; grading, per cubic yard, Ss cents.
Thomas Herd, general contract, $156.OO0
excavation, per cubic yard, 4S cents; grad
ing, per cubic yard, 81 cents.
William ROCKFORD & Son, general con-
tract, H56,l65; excavation, per cubic yard
46.5 cents; grading, per cubic yard, 66.I
cents.
John H. Hart. general contract. s15s.3S2
excavation. per cubic yard. 81 cents; grad.
ing, per cubic yard, 81 cents.
B. ]. Jobst, general contract, $156, 400; ex'
cavation. per cubic yard, 5,5 cents; grad
ing, per cubic yard, as cents.
William Mailer, general contract, 1851, s9s
excavating. per cubic yard, s. cents; grad
ing per cubic yard. 60 cents,
MeGowan & Jseo65erger, general con
B cents; grading, per cubic yard, As cents
r. Butke, the lowest bider on the higf
school contract is now building the Far
nam school annex.
BY a vote of 6 to 3. the board rejected th'
voting machine and decided to use ballots
under the Australian system in the election
OF members Of the board in the genera
election on November 3. Members bet
weller, Cole and Holovtchiner voted foI
the machine, and Members Kennard. Ken
needy. Kuhns, Lindsay, Maynard anC
Philippi voted for the ballot system.
The board decided to pay the judges ant
clerks employed on the day Of the pri
maries the sum OF s. each for their ser
vices.