The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-19
Finance Committee Approves
Former Award Despite Peck
Hammond Protest.
SMALL AMOUNT INVOLVED
Successful Bidders Total Price
Was $4,000, Just sI7o Above
the Lowest.

D.spos'ng of tho protest of the
feoN hammond Company against an
award or contract made by the co.,
! "chooi Board to the American Hea,,,
ana Ventiiating Company. for ~
proposed new Madison School ,r,,ao
ihs' the Committee on Finance lac,
night recommended to tho corn.,,
appropriations covering tho .os,
mat building. and OF the Buchana,
street school for colored children. ss
recommended by the City sehoo,
| Board ooi
The Items ~ +ba
| low: ''' '"'ioh tol-
New Madison schooi-Bld Of NJ
ria Up general contractor. ss2.465:
oiu American Heating and yentilattn,,
company. heating and vent,latinr s,,s
'eHl' 1855 possible extras 60 mn.
tects fees. s4.65l: total cost ~.
s n.iuuing furniture and fixtures sa7
osL The building will stand at Ma
isoh and Cary Streets, and will hn ~.
ahc most modernly equirped
s.s'i''nar school IN the city, being Soc
ond only to the High School itse,s -
the completeness OF IT'S arranen,r. Al
for the Buchanan Street coiorad
school' the following Items arc 80
Nioed; Bid OF A NJ Walkun ,nrn,
contractor. s2s.o22 American 9snt,nr
ana Ventlating Company. heating and
n.'a I'M. system. si.l35; possible ex
IRIS, seoo; architects fees. sl,ss2.
Charles NJ. Robinson. 81 Picbn,,
IS 'he architect % both buildings
offered Extra Fittings.
iakinG the two buildings togcther
tne american Heating and VentiIati,c
I,'"PaHF was the low bidder. taisfrg
mem separately 1t was low on ira
buchanan Street building. hut ~
ceeded the bid OF the Peck Hammond
company. OF Cincinnati, bv $40 =, ~
Madison building '''e
Eugene Massie and Mr.. Hammond
appeared for the Peck Hammond C,on,N
pany. protesting against the awara IN
any but the lowest bidder Mr.. Ntur.
phy represented the successful con.
testant and the case was argued AZ
length. al
Chairman Charles Hutz,er or ,ba
City School Board. told OF the reasons
which actuated the board: OF IT'S in
qu'ries as to both companies. OF tho
successful installation by the Ameri.
can Company at the new Hanover
street School. which IN tests had shown
ou per cent above the guarantees. end
o, many other buildings Inspected in
which the American Companv bad
satisfactorily installed Its heating and
ventlating plants. While the gen.
eral Specifications OF the architect
were complied with by both. each had
furnished detailed specifications, the
American Company Offering q base
ment Indicator. showing temperature
In all parts OF the building. and GER
tain automatic regulators not fur
nished by the Peck-Hammond Companv
The action of the Finance COMMITTEES
In recommending the appropriation
fuily sustains the School Board
bellevue Soon to Follow.
Last winter the School Board was
authorized 10 secure plans and bids for
two white and one colored school the
cost not to exceed 100000. No ap-
preparation was made, however. but
$4,000 has since been set apart for
acquisition of sites
The School Board is now having
plans prepared for e new Bellevue
school to stand on the site OF the site
OF the Van Lew homo, title to which
mas recently been acquired by the city
The Finance Committee recommend
ed transfer OF a balance OF $1,000 from
bond issue from which the High
School and Hanover School were
erected to an account for furniture
and equipment of the new Hanover
School. which will be opened for pupils
in September.