Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-12
GUARD AGAINST
DEFECTIVE JOB
School Board Take Steps,
Plans for Buildings.

Steps we're taken last night by
the Board of Education to insure
against a possibility of defective and
inferior work, by sub-contractors, on
the proposed grammar school addi-
ton, the manual training building
and the grammar school heating
plant, which will be erected at a
cost of $4,000. Commissioner
Charles R. Fletcher, chairman of
the building committee, suggested
that the board insert a clause in the
specifications to the effect that the
board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids of sub-cOntractors,
which vas adopted.
Want $4,000 Bond.
In addition to this assurance the
board decided to require the gener-
al contractor of the grammar school
addition to furnish $4,000 liability
insurance, and the manual training
building contractor a $4,000 bond.
1t Is believed by the commissioners
that the rejection and liability
clauses will cause the general con-
tractors to maintain a high grade
of work by sub-contraCtOrs, and also
give personal attention to every de-
tail in completing the work as con-
tracted. 1t was remarked by sever
al commissioners at the meeting
that bids in the past have been 50
low hat the sub-contraCtOrs have
been required to furnish inferior
work In order to give the general
contractor an opportunity to make
something on the Job.
The plans and specifications of
the three buildings were submitted
last night by Architea J. K. Jensen
and approved providing the building
committee. to which they were re
ferred, passes favorably upon the
work. The plans Will be Sent to the
State Board of Education for ap-
proval, and If returned approved
will be given Immediately to the
contractors. 1t is expected that the
sealed bids will be made returnable
on July 8, which is the next regular
meeting of the board. The probable
cost is as follows: Grammar school
addition, 10000; manual training
building, $4,000; heating plant,
$4,000.
Provide Twelve Cassrooms.
Mr.. Jensen states that the gram
mar school addition will provide for
twelve classrooms and two teachers
rooms. The addition will have a
basement, first, second and third
stories. All the classrooms will be
3~2-3x24-8, Mr.. Jensen asserts. The
building will be 30 arranged that it
Is not only ireproof but Just the re-
verse from q fire trap. The rooms
have been arranged in such a man
ner that the children can escape
from fire in any direction. This
idea was received with favorable
comment by the commissioners and
President John K. Sheehy. The
manual school building will have six
rooms and a small teachers room,
If three stories high, but only four
rooms if two stories high. The
rooms Will be 2~7-4x28-6. The base
ment will be used as a storeroom,
kitchen, etc.
C. c. Christensen, chairman of
the special studies committee, ad-
yised the award of sewing supplies
for manual training to George F.
Reynolds, he being the lowest bid
der with ~$t78.14. 1t was adopted.
President Sheehy distributed class
day and commencement tickets to
the commissioners and urged every
n to attend on both occasions, If
possible. The board will have seats
OF honor, as usual, on the platform
at the commencement exercises,
which will be on Friday evening at
the Majestic theatre. Sup~erintend-
ent S. E. Shull was not at last
nights meeting. Those present
were: President Sheehy and Com
mlssioners Charles r. Fletcher,
Ferd. Andrews, Julius Klein, C. c..
Christensen, Edward /. Gridley,
James j. Harrigan and F. X. Urban
ski.