The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-04-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.


would. be good plan to have the
block run out by civil engineer and
determine to- a certainty that the
land described In the deed is the
same as the said Block IL. In ref
erence to the district securing a loan
from the State Mr. Bonham stated
that the State Board of Investment
Will not refuse loan on property
to which the district has title on the
ground that it has not the mineral
rights
Joseph Roskilly took his seat in
the Board.
Moved by R. J. NcGhee, seconded
by Mitchell Stewart, that the board
employ G.. NJ. Doorway as engineer
to check ahe metes and bounds of
Block / as recommended by w. G..
Bonham, Attorney of the Board. Car
ried. 1T was understood that the
Chairman would attend to this mat
ter.
An application to be appointed as
inspector Of the construction work
on the North Side School from ]. E.
Okerstrom, was ordered filed.
Moved and seconded that the aues-
ton of appointing an inspector OF
construction for the North Side
School be turned over to the Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds
with power to act. Carried.
A communication from D. R. Black
Co. was read stating that their bid
of $4,127.0O for the plumbing work
in the North Side School was based
on the installation of the Crane fix
lures, and that If the Glow fixtures
upon which all the other bids were
based, should be installed, they must
add to their bid $4,000.
G. J. Anderson for the James B.
Glow" & Sons Co., and Mr.. Mcleod
for the Crane Co., were given an
opportunity to state the merits of
their respective goods before the
Board.
Z Moved by r. ]. McGhee, seconded
by. j. H. Fleming, that the Crane
plumbing fixtures be installed in the
North Side School.
Ayes: J. H. Fleming, r. J. Nc
Chez, Guy H. Moore. Nays: Joseph
Rosktlly, Mitchell Stewart. Carried.
Since the original bid of D. R.
Black Co. was based ON the Crane
plumbing fixtures rather than upon
the Glow fixtures as specified by the
architect, it was decided by the fol-
lowing motion that the bid of said
company was not technically on the
specifications and should not there
fore be considered by the Board.
Moved by Mitchell Stewart, Sec
onded by J. H. Fleming, that the bid
of the d. r. Black Co. for the plumb
ing contract in the North Side School
for $4,127.00 be, and the same is
hereby rejected, the same not being
in accordance with the plans and
specifications of F. G. German, archi-
tect, and that the certified check OF
said company be returned. Carried.
The following resolution was in
PRODUCED by R. J. McGhee, relating
to the bids for the plumbing and
plumbing fixtures in the construc-
ton of the North Side School build
ing.
Resolved, BY the Board of Educa-
ton of Independent School District
of Virginia, Mimi, that the bid of
Stack Brothers of Duluth. MIMI, in
the sum Of $4,881.OO less $4,000
for using the Crane fixtures, making
the bid $4,181.00 (Four Thousand
One Hundred Eighty-one Dollars) for
the plumbing and plumbing fixtures
in the North Side School building,
to the plans and specifica-
tons prepared therefor by F. G. Ger
man of Duluth, architect, as filed in
the Office Of the Clerk of this Board.
pursuant to notice for bids dated
Feb: "a, 1912, subject to the changes
agreed upon by the Board and Archt-
tect; be and the same is hereby ac-
copied, and the Chairman and Clerk
are hereby authorized to enter into
\ written contract for said plumbing
and plumbing fixtures, with Stack |
Brothers of Duluth, Mimi, upon
heir filing of the bond required by
his Board.
Moved by Mitchell Stewart. sup
ported by Guy H. Moore, that the
above resolution be adopted. =.
Ayes: r. J. McGhee, Joseph Ros-
zilly, Guy H. Moore, J. H. Fleming,
Mitchell Stewart. Nays: None.
Adopted April g., 1912. II
The Chairman declared recess Of
en- minutes. Guy H. Moore was tenn
,orarily. excused from the meeting.
After the Board was called to or
Ter a long discussion was entered
nto as to the advisability of ching
ng the plans Of the proposed heat
ng system for the North Side School,
70 that the plant could be operated
10Th as high and low pressure sys-
EN-. 1t was pointed out that the
ystem as planned would require the
ervices, both Of 4 day man and q
light man. and that in the interests
II economy It would be well TO
hange the plans % that extent be-
ore proceeding further.
Guy II. Moore re-entered the
Meeting.
Moved 81 Il. i. AcGhss. ssscoadsdl