Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-17
SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS
 VARIOUS HEATING CONTRACTS.
Also Votes to Engage Kindergarten Teachers for Coming Year-Will Give Up Billings Hall.

There was another meeting of the town school board on Tuesday morn ing, held at 10 o'clock at the office or Chandler & Palmer, at which soncld- erable business concerning repairs, hiring of teachers and the discussion of ether school matters filled the ses- sion Chairman H. A. Tirrell, who came from Harwichport Mass, where with his family he is spending the summer, presided The newly appoint ed superintendent, Edward J. Graham was present, and all the members of the board were in attendance includ- ing Secretary Thomas J. Kelly, Shep1 ard B. Palmer H. M. Lerou, Dr. Pat- rick J. Cassidy and Charles 0. Mur- phy.
 The opening of the bids for the heating of the school buildings was among the first business taken up.
 The bids for a heater for the Ms Pleasant street school were as follows: J. P. Barstow & Co., Richmond, SIPS; J F. Tompkins Norwich. J. T. Young Boiler Co.,. S25S; Richmond $2SS; c. S2s9; Williams Bros. Norwich, $2S5; Richmond $30S The contract was awarded to J. P Barstew & Go.
 Pearl street schoel-The' bids for steam fitting were as follows: j. F. Tompkins, $25; J. P. Barstow & Co, | $32; c. O. Murphy, $S4; Williams Bros S35; Thomas F. Burns, $40 The con- tract was awarded to J. F. Tompkins East Broad street school-The bids on repairs on boiler follow: J. F.. Tompkins, t85; Williams Bros. s70 c. 0. Murphy, s71; J. P. Barstow & l Co, $75; Thomas F. Burns, $119. The contract went to J F. Tompkins. Town street school-For repairs on | the heater the bids were as follows: 1 c. o. Murphy. s27; J. P. Barstow & ] O., S3S; Williams Bros, S34; J. F.. i Tompkins, $35: Thomas F. Burns, S3s. i c. o. Murphy was awarded the con- | tract.
 Long Society school-Bids for shin | gling showed the following: H. Black | ledge & Co.,, entire roof, s240; one half, l s120; Peck, McWilliams & Co.,, entire roof $256: one-half. S1275O; George | M. Hyde, entire roof, $2S3 onehalf, s142. The contract went to H. Black ledge & Go.
 Re-ensage Kindergarten Teachers.
 The board took up the matter of teachers and voted to re-engage all the kindergarten teachers with their assistants, but the duties of the teach CTS in some instances will be some what different from formerly from the | fact that some schools have kinder gartens and others have not. The kin l dergarten teachers are Misses Susie C.
 Whittlesey, Gertrude Browning, Helen B. Royce. Florence E. Tracy, Elizabeth K. Kinney, Matilda Stapfer, Louise P
 HOvey,' Catherine E. Murphy. The as
 sistants are Misses Fannie Hirsch
 Dora w. Jenkins, Annie L. Taft, Heller Hamilton, Ida Lillibridge.
 Billings hall, which has been useC
 in connection with the Bridge distric
 school, will not be needed and it was
 decided to vacate that
 Four Applicants for Music Teacher.
 For music teacher there are four ap.
 plicants, Prof J. Herbert George, Fred eriek W. Lester, Hugh Kinder anC
 Mss Mary Rogers, but the board ma6'
 no choice on Tuesday.
 l. After a discussion of transportatiol
 of pupils from the Scotland roat school, Wauwecus Hill and Plain Hill
 the matter went over without definit
 action being taken.
 The salary matter relating to teach 1 CTS was also discussed without definit
 action being taken.
 The board discussed various matter with Superintendent Graham, who vii
 now remain in town until the openinj
 of the school year, except for sucl
 time as he requires to move his fam
 fly here from Fairfield. He has no yet found a residence here. The board expects to hold anothe
 meeting within a week or two for tn settlement of various matters whicl can be determined at that time,