Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-07
LET
BY SCHOOL BD.
Eight Coal Dealers Will Fur
nish Product at Uniform
Price, --Other Supplies.
CHANGE OF SALARIES
Principal and Instructor
Named for Night School,
Vacation June 21.

supplies for the next school year
were awarded last night to local
bidders by the Board of Education
in session at the grammar school.
As usual, the coal dealers submitted
a uniform price of Sc per ton on all
coal delivered before August / and
1926 per ton on all coal delivered
after that date. Eight dealers sub
mitted proposals and on reCommen-
dation of the building committee
the contract was awarded to the
successful bidders"
Some Bids Refused.
After the specified hour for re
cetving bids had passed, and all
bids submitted opened and read by
Clerk Colyer, two coal dealers who
had been waiting in the corridor
stepped into the room with sealed
bids. Commissioner Charles r.
Fletcher, chairman of the building
committee, moved that the bids be
returned unopened on the grounds
that the dealers had been in a posi-
tion to hear the other proposals and
change their figures if they so de-
sired. The motion was unanimous
ly carried
The successful bidders were: e.
]. Dorsey, Patrick j. COnvery,
George j. Haney, C. NJ. Peterson &
Company, Henry Kinsey (check not
certifed), Adolph Koyen (check not
certifed), Perth Amboy Supply
Company, Perth Amboy Coal Com
pany. Contracts for supplies for the
ensuing year were awarded as fol
lows: Frank Neer, general supplies,
$4,000; e. j. Mccormick, hardware
for manual training, $65.72; w. j.
Donnell Co., lumber for manual
training, s92.SO; Steger & Company,
kindergarten supplies, S161.99;
Frank Neer, drawing supplies for
manual training, $S94.35.
Schedule of Teachers Salaries.
The teachers committee reported
a schedule of teachers salaries
which is about the same as in work
ing at the present time. The sched-
ule was adopted and will become eff
fective next September. The only
change in salaries was a slight raise
of pay for the secretary to Superin-
tendent Shull, who will receive $40
for a twelve month year. Previous
ly 1t was $500 per year for a ten
month year. Hereafter the secre-
tary will work when required by the
superintendent. Heretofore the sec
retary's office was closed during the
summer months. This committee
recommended the appointment of
Royal Predmore, vice principal of
the grammar school, as principal of
the night school, and Miss Laura
Washburn as instructor in the high
school, which report was adopted.
Mr. Predmore will receive $3.50 per
year.
The building committee reported
the completion of the basement wall
at School No. 8, and repairs on san
itaries at School No. 3. Unsanitary
conditions at School No. 7 will be
improved Immediately, Chairman
Fletcher stated. On motion of Mr..
Fletcher It was decided to buy the
land in Lehigh park, in the rear of
a tract now owned by the Board of
Education, from the Massopust
Realty Company for $500. This
land will be held in reserve and will
be improved when the condition
warrants such action.
Ayl1n PiersOn, of PiersOn & Son,
architects, was before the board
with a request that his firm be al
lowed to enter into competition with
other architects for the drawing of
plans for new school buildings, ad-
ditions, etc. Mr.. Fletcher stated
after the meeting that the request
will be taken under consideration.
On recommendation of Superin-
tendent Shull it was decided to
authorize the special studies com
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manual training and sewing branch
es for next year, and to authorize
the book committee to have all worn
books repaired by the rebinding pro-
cess used last year. The special
studies committee reported that new
benches had been purchased for the
high school from Albert Leon at $55
each. Four old benches will be sold
ct direction of the building commit
tee. A set of board rules were
adopted which provide that all
teachers must be in the school
building fifteen minutes before the
beginning Of the morning and ten
minutes before the beginning Of the
afternoon sessions. Otherwise, the
rules are about the same as those in
effect at this time
The building committee was au-
thorized to enter into a lease for
the use of the building occupied as
School No. 3. An application from
the Public Playground Commission,
to be permitted to use the pianos
and kindergarten rooms in Schools
No. /, 2 and 8. was granted with
the understanding that the janttors
of those buildings be recOmpensed
| for their added duties. A report
was made of the action of the Board
of Estimate at its recent meeting,
which was explained in detail in the
| NEWS at that time; $2.430 was
| transferred from the manual train
| ing to the general expense account,
and $2,344.57 from School No. to
the high school account; $3.50 was
appropriated for the rent of Proc
tors theatre, and $50 for a speaker
| for the commencement exercises.
Schools Close June 21.
The schools will close June 21
and not open again until September
| 4, which is earlier than usual, due
to the fact that Labor Day falls on
September 2 this year. The board
will hold it's regular meeting next
month on July s. Adjournment
was taken until June II, at which
time the plans of the grammar
school addition and manual training
| building, submitted last night by
Architect j. K. Jensen, will be ex-
amined. Those present were: Presi-