Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-08
|RvNGTON BOARD
HOLDS UP BIDS
FOR SCHOOL WORK
Officials Postpone Action on
Awards for Additions
Until April IA.

Owing to a few bitches in the recent
bids for workmanship and material on
the four-room additions to the Grove
Street School and Florence Avenue
school, the legality of the contracts re-
ceived was on motion of Secretary
William A. Sherman referred to Town
Counsel Riker for advice by the 1rv-
Ington Board of Education last night.
The secretary had read a commu-
nication from State Superintendent of
Education ohm G. Baxter approving
the plans. specifications and reeommen-
tations of the school board of estimate.
and on motion of Commissioner Frank
Harbridge a proceeded in awarding
some of the contracts. When the award
OF contract to the Ernest Boerger
Plumbing Company for plumbing work
at the Grove Street School came up,
Mr.. Boerger announced that through n
misunderstanding and oversight he
had quoted at a loss.
He maintained that the specifications
for furnishing two Glenwood drinking
fountains with our crystal stream
drinking nozzles had not been made
quite clear to him. and had caused the
error. He expressed a disinelination to
accept the contract at his original fig
ures and asked the boards permission
to raise his contract $50. His con-
tract for plumbing work at h Flor
ence Avenue School was also based on
a similar error.
a prolonged controversy followed.
Commissioners Christian and Sherman
being inclined to grant Boerger the re-
quested increase, and Commissioner
Charles H. Stewart opposing it.
Matters We're further complicated
when the contract OF Oscar Steeker e
Son, for mason work, came UP. The
contract called for the American con-
crete system. and. despite the fact
thut the contractors had agreed to fol-
low out the specifications in every de-
tail. il was questioned whether they
could utilize the specific system. it be-
ing commended that the American Con-
crete Company had a patent on it.
Architect Joseph b. Allen was finally
instructed to ascertain positively
whether the contractors could use the
system, and all further action in the
awards was postponed until April IA.
The teaching staff for the school year
beginning July l. 1910, was appointed
rs follows: Principal of High School,
Matthew c. Hamilton; commercial
teacher. Daniel G. Yoder; principal of
School No. ., Miss Sara J. Belts; prin-
cipal of School No. s, Miss May Con-
nor; principal of School No. 4. Mrs.
Minerva D.. Harvey; principal of School
No. ), Miss Elsie NJ. Wilson; super
visor of drawing. Miss Maud NJ. Hay
man.
Teaehers-Ruth Q. Gray, Anna NJ.
Rush. Jessie NJ. Banner, Elsie Schulz,
Harriet r. Niven, Emma J. Eltinge,
Marguerite 3. Oliver. Alice Richard
son, NJ. Lillian Conner. a. Josephine
Preston. Agnes NJ. Laggren. Lucille F.
Elyin. Elsie W~iderkehr, Elsie Morrison,
Olive b.. Middleton, Margaret NJ, Dick
isson. Ethel n. Kelley. Susan DeCamp,
Florence AIais Cramer. Hattie L.
Budd. Alice May Ford, Kathleen NJ.
DALEY. Sarah NJ. Johnston, Edith B.
Cook. Bertha VI. Hedden. Caroline
BURY. Ethel \. Wills. Eva G.. Fulper.
Nellie 3. Manning. Flora A. Bauer.
Sara Harcourt, Flora e. Conyne, Alica
L. TenBroeck. Matte l.. Waterman,
F. Jeanette Kirkpatrick. Mabel F.
BURY. Blanche f. LoWrie. Ada c.
Reed, Grace NJ. Warner, Estelle B.
Bauer. s. Madeleine Hardham, Nettie
G. Dove, Hattie G. Bauer. Lillian
Weiant, Lillian Adele Lippmann.
Mrs. Florence Z. Carter was en-
gagged to ill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Miss Leonora c.. Ford.
The furlough of Miss Edith c. Parker.
whose absence is caused by ill-health
was extended for one year.