The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-03
OFFICE o. TH1 soAao on
EDUCATION
Independent School
District of Virginia, MINI!
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF IN
DEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF VIRGINIA, MIMI, APRIL II,
1912.
Meeting called to order by the
chairman, r. J. McGhee, at $40
p. m.
Roll call: Present, r. J. McGhee,
G. H. Moore, J. H. Fleming, c. e.
Hendrick, Lafayette Bliss. Absent,
Joseph Roskilly, Mitchell Stewart.
Reading OF the call, which was in
the form of resolution passed April
3, 1912, for the purpose of consider
ing revised bids on the heating and
ventilating contract for the North
Side school, and which is as fol-
lows:
Moved by R. J. McGhee, seconded
by j. H. Fleming, that the architect
Mr.. F. G. German, be instructed to
so change the plans and speciica-
tions for the heating and ventilat-
ing plant designed for the North Side
School building, that the plant can
be run both as a gravity system and
high pressure system, and that the
architect notify the five lowest bid
ders for the heating and ventilating
contract, requesting them to submit
written proposals covering the
changes indicated by the architect,
and that said proposals for said
changes be placed before this board
not later than 500 D. m. April II,
1912, at which time the board will
meet and consider said proposals.
Carried.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing of April 10, 1912, were read
and approved.
The chairman then announced the
opening of the revised bids and the
reading of communications.
The secretary read a communica-
ton from F. G.. German, architect,
stating that he was suddenly called
to Cleveland and was unable to at
tend the meeting, but that Mr.. Lar
son would be present with the orig
inal bids on heating and plumbing,
tabulated for convenience, and that
Mr.. Larson could explain any ques-
ton that might arise.
Entered Joseph Roskilly at $3.50
p. m.
Revised bids had been received
from the American Heating Compa-
ny, A. c. Schirmer Co., and the Vir-
ginia Plumbing and Heating Co.
After some discussion the follow
ing motion was entertained by the
chairman: Moved by J. H. Fleming,
seconded by r. J. McGhee, that the
board go into executive session so
that they could consider the bids
privately. carried.
After considerable discussion and
figuring the board decided that it
! would not be advisable to have heat
ing coils in the ceiling of the kinder
garten room and would necessitate
lowering the boiler two feet in order
to have wall radiators, and it was
agreed upon to ask the bidders to
make their bids with the idea of
lowering the boiler room two feet
and putting in wall radiators instead
of coils in the ceiling. 1t was also
decided to put in a vacuum cleaning
system.
Each bidders was invited in sep
arately and the matter placed before
them, and they were asked to make
a bid to include the heating and ven-
tilating, a vacuum cleaning system
and lowering the boiler room two
feet and to substitute wall radiators
similar to the ones in the other
rooms
The bid of A. c. Schirmer & Co.
was $10,790; the American Heating
Co., $1O,64O, and the Virginia Plumb
ing & Heating Co., $10,S00.
The following resolution was in
troduced by R. J. McGhee relating
to the heating and ventilating sys-
tenn for the North Side school build
ing.
Resolved, BY the Board of Educa-
ton of Independent School District
of Virginia, Mimi, that the bid of
the Virginia Plumbing & Heating Co.
in the sum of $1O,8OO.00 for the, fur
nishing of all material and for the
complete construction and installa-
ton of the heating and ventilating
system for the North Side school
building, according to the plans and
specifications prepared and revised
therefore by F. G. German of Du-
luth, architect, as filed in the Office
OF the clerk of this board, pursuant
to notice for bids dated February "a,
1912, subject to the changes agreed
upon by the board and architect, be,
and the same is hereby accepted, and
the chairman and clerk are hereby
authorized to enter into written