Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-06
CONTRACTS FOR.
new WORK AT
GRAMMAR SCH.
]. N. Wester and A. R. A.
Overgaard Successful Bid
ders for New Addition.
CONTRACTOR MAY REFUSE
.Overgaard Not Made Up
Mind About Taking It, Sep
arate Heating Building.

]. N. Wester, of 1913 Water street,
Ind Andrew R. A. Oyergaard, of 1913
Market street, were awarded con-
tracts last night by the Board OF
Education for the erection of the
addition to the grammar school, a
manual training building and
steam heating plant on the grammar
school grounds, in Barracks street,
at a total cost of $65, ,14O. Mr..
Wester was given the contract for
the erection of the addition to the
grammar school and the central
heating plant, at cost of $4O,834
and $4,076, respectively. Mr.. Over
gard presented the lowest bid,
s20,23O, for the erection of the
manual training building and was
awarded the work. The successful
bidders were the lowest in every
particular.
List of Bidders.
Following were the bids received ::
]. N. Wester, addition, $40,S34;
manual training building, S22,115;
heating plant, $4,076.
Ira r. Grouse, addition, SAL, $50;
M. T. building, $22,696; heating
plant, s5,419.
A. R. A. Overgaard, addition, $43,-
500; M. T. building, $20,230; heat
ing plant, $5,945.
A. X. Jensen, addition, 1881;
M. T. building, $22,750; heating
plant, $500.
7zFarei Christensen total bid on three
buildings, $4,000.
Hans Greisen, addition, $42,500;
M. T. building, $4,000; heating
plaat, $4,000.
All the contractors mentioned in
the foregoing presented separate
bid for a two story manual training
building, if desired, but the board
decided to hold to the original plans
and erect a three story structure,
The plans have been accepted by
the state board.
Meagher and Smith submitted a
bid which was not accompanied by
a certified check. The bid was re-
turned to the firms representative,
who declined to inform the news
paper man of the figures in the pro-
posal Andrew Feddersen submitted
proposal, which, after the first
biA, that of Mr.. Greisen, had been
r8 u by Clerk Jesse Colyer, he asked
to Withdraw. Mr.. Feddersen de-
clared that he had made a mistake
on the figure submitted for the erec-
tion of the manual training building.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Feddersen
was $4,000 lower, on the total cost
for the three buildings, than the sue
cessful contractors. Mr.. Overgaard
made protest to the board, after
the award, and argued that the
three contracts be let to one man.
This course the board declined to
pursue, as by dividing the work the
board saved $4,000. Mr.. Overgaard
finally agreed to accept the contract
at the figure submitted.
Advertise for Heating System.
Following the reading of the con-
tracts, which was completed at
8.45 o'clock, the board went into pri-
vate conference until 1890 o'clock.
The contractors awaited the action
of the board in an adjoining room
at the grammar school, where all
board meetings are held. The sue
eessful contractors must furnish
bonds for fifty per cent Of the
amount of the contract, and agree to
finish the work within four months
from the date of the award. The
board has authorized the clerk to
advertise for bids for the installa-
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