Arizona republican., 1911-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL
 BIDS OPENED. Award May Be Announced
 This Afternoon CALIFORNIAN IS LOW MAN
Seven Contractors Compel ing for the Job-Three of Them Are Phoenix Builders, One From Den yer, Two From Coast.

Bids for the construction of the proposed five new high school build ings were opened yesterday afternoon by the four members of the high school board who are in the city Messrs. O. H. Christy. B. F. McFaIl E. T. Ceilings and T. Bone. The firth l member, Eugene Brady O'NeiI. is in the East. Seven bids were received. ranging from S124,417 to s174425. the amount of money available for the work being S15000O No awards were made yesterday, but it is likely a decision will be arrived at today. or tomorrow at the latest Though the letting of a contract will depend upon some notifications. a sufficient mum Der of bids are within the sum avail able to warrant the expectation that an award will be made without the delay of further advertising
 Except as to the two bids carry ing the sums above mentioned. the figures could not be secured last night. as the bids were opened by number. tabulated. and the papers locked in the safe at the school house.
 
 not recall the amounts nor all the names. The low bidder. however. is man named Bell, who lives in Mon royia, Cal He was wired to yesterday and asked to appear before the board at his earliest convenience. IL is ex- pccted he will he here today. and it is likely that the board will have a con ference with him this afternoon
 Among the other bidders were MT Yesberg. the contractor who is build ing the new Goodrich block: Mir Odam. and Olson & Graf. all of this city. Other bidders were a MT Stew art of Denver. MT Wadin of Yuma and the seventh bidder was a Los An gcles man, whose name could not be learned last night
 In addition to these general con tractors. there were numerous Phoe- nix men interested in sub contracts for plumbing. electric lighting and other features of the work. but thri~ bids. of course were made to the con tractors. and not to the board. The point is that whoever gets the con tract a large part of the work will he done by local sub contractors. in all probability.
 The public is pretty well informed as to the general appearance O. thr proposed new school buildings The plans were drawn by Architect Nor man F. Marsh of Los Angeles. who was here at the opening of :he bids Pictures of the buildings as planned have been displayed around the city so publicly that most people have seen them. The material to hc used is brick. covered with plaster. the gen eral appearance of the architecture being Grecian.
 The buildings are to he grouped on the big lot owned by the high school running from Fifth to Seventh streets and facing south on Van Buren. one of the structures is to occupy a place in the center. where the lot would be cut in twain by Sixth street. but fl is planned to have the street circle the building on either side. transforming it into a driveway rather than street The buildings to be erected are an auditorium, science hall domestic science hall. power house and gymnasium. and when finished the entire collection will appear very much like a small university.