The Detroit times., 1910-02-10
SCHOOL BIDS HIGH.
Those on Nichols and clippert Build
ina Exceed Appropriations.

Bids for the construction of the new
Clippert and Nichols schools, which
were opened by the real estate com
mittee of the board or education Tues
dav evening. oyerrun the estimates
considerably. For the Clipper school
the appropriation was $4,000 Whlle
the bids run up TO S6l.3IS.4S; Tor the
Nichols school the appropriation vas
Sos 900 and the bids total S6S ,l546S-
These we're the first bids taken UNI
der the new plan of having each por-
ton of the work bid upon separately.
instead OF having three general con
tracts on the work for each school
What the figures would have been
had the bids been submitted under the
old plan can only be conjectured rs
there would have been more pronts 10
he figured in. Architects and engln-
GERS fees are TO be added 10 the total
of the bids.
The committee now has TO decide
whether il will recommend the accep-
lance OF the bids. asking the council
and board OF estimates 10 supply
funds later TO complete the amount
reouired or readvertise for new bids
Contractor Zerga appeared 10 ask
for payment on his Cass school clock
contract. but the committee advised
I him TO go elsewhere. Inspector Burton
reminding him that the clocks had
not been as promised.
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that the bricks found in the sacks
containing the parts OF this woman
body, were the saICe kind OF bricss
used in the construction OF Fritchs
garage and found in the alley back
OF it,
Martha Hennine is First Witness.
Martha Henning took the stand as
the first witness al 1910 O'Clock IN
answer to the preliminary questions
she said she was % years old and theL
her home was in Ann Arbor She had
lived in Detroit from May 10 August,
1909, and was employed here during
that Ieriod. She had known Mabel
Millman intimately about seven years
She told briefly or Mabel's coming to
Detroit. Aug. a, 1909, and OF taking
Miss Millman TO her rooming place AT
No. ?SJ Cass-aye She last saw Miss
M.llman alive on the morning OF Aug
27 when the witness went TO her
work. leaving Mabel in bed. Miss
Henning then told OF her identified
ton Of the body by means OF the dead
girls teeth and a barrette worm -
Aer.
Did you know the purpose OF
Mabel's visit TO Detroit asked the
prosecutor.
Not at first, but found out the
second week. was the reply
What was the purpose D.
She wanted TO see d doctor. She
thought she was in trouble. She told
me she had been taking medicine for
two weeks She asked me If | knew
OF any doctor. and | said no that !!
was stranger. Then she asked me
about Mrs Nelis and / gave direc
tiuns how 20 find her
Did she see Mrs. Nellis?'
yes"
"Dil she get the address Of a doa-
tori"
Yes"
Was that the address Of d.
Fritch2'
Yes"
Witness then told OF visiting Dr..
Fritch's Office with Miss Mlllman al
the latter's request.
Had Appointment With Fritch.
When she came out I asked her
what the doctor said " witness conun
Ced. She told me thar she was TO
come The next day and that the doc.
tor would charge her S25. She dion,
know where she was going 20 get the
money The doctor. she said. would
take $40 down and the balance when
ever she could pay II.
When / left Mabel Friday morning
| asked her II She was going To see
nr. Fritch and she said no. that she
was going 10 a friends house on LII
bridGc-st found later that she had
Y not been there and began TO maze
inquiries aOout her | went 10 sec
/ Dr. Fritch tlip following Tuesday. witr
a woman friend and asked II AIabc
had Leer there. lie said she had hao
an appointment for Friday. but thar
she had not appeared He walked a.
far as the iron steps with US an,
We kept ON talking about Mabel
You girls act as though you sus
pect me. as il ! am guilty the drcto
said.
81 don't suspect anyone ! said
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