St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-11
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Two bids were received for the
moving of the old wooden building
back to fence line. They are as fol
lows:
Covington, La, July IA, 1913.
Mr.. E. Lyons, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-We, the undersigned.
will agree to move the old school
house from its present location ou'
to the fence line, put it on blocking
90 1t can be used again, furnish all
tools and labor needed, the old lum-
Der that is on the grounds, also the
old lumber that is in the old brick
building can be used by us in the
work.
We will do the above stated work
for the sum OF seven hundred ($7OO)
dollars, payments to be made as work
advances at the rate of eighty pei
cent on amount of work done per
week.
We also agree to demolish the old
brick school house and clean the
brick for the sum of four hundred
$4,000 dollars, provided we secure
the moving cantract stipulated above
Trusting that this will meet with
the approval of all concerned, We
remain,
Yours truly,
NORTON BROS,
per H. ]. Norton.
Covngton, La, July 10, 1913.
Mr.. N. H. FitzSimons, Parish School
Board.
Gentlemen of Building Commit.
tee:-I propose to move the present
frame school building south to the
fence line and level up on temporary
blocking about two feet high, with
the understanding that l may use the
old lumber now on the ground te
move and level up with, for the sum
of seven hundred $1,000 dollars.
Yours truly,
CHAS. JENKINS.
The contract for moving the wood
en- building was given to Chas. Jenk-
ins at the above price of seven hun
dred dollars.
It having been decided to divert
the old drain that has been running
through the schoo grounds. bids were
called for for this work and the FOL
lowing received:
Covington, La, August 10, 1913.
Prof. E. E. Lyon, City.
Dear Strive propose to make
ditch, according to how you have
shown us and also brick wall five
feet high by twenty feet long, one
brick and half thick, laid In cement:
for the sum of four hundred and
eighty nine $3.50 dollars. II you
would want us to dig ditch and move
the loose dirt into the other ditch We
can dothe same for five hundred ant
eighty nine ($589) dollars, or If you
Just want US to move the dirt. same
would cost one hundred and twenty
fve ($125) dollars.
Hoping this will meet with your
approval, as we can start work at
once, we are,
Yours truly.
ALExIUs BROS. & CO.,
III per C. w. Alexius.
Covington, La, August Is, 1913.
To the Building Committee OF the
Covington School Board.
Gentlemen:-I propose to dig said
ditch as per your notice and place
al dirt from said ditch into old one;
also will build brick wall on Jeffer-
son Avenue at the end of old ditch 13
inches by six feet by 20 feet long
| will furnish labor, cement and lime
and you let me use what bricks, bats
and sand needed, for the price Of
three hundred dollars.
Hoping this will meet your ap-
prevail, ! remain,
Yours truly,
PAUL j. DULION.
This contract was given to Paul J
Dulion.
For the erection of Ithe school
building outside of the plumbing.
and electric wiring, we re-
ceived the following bids:
r. H. Kitteringham. $35,739.40. |
Began & Young, $3O,O14.OO.
Aug. Barbay, $28,95O.OO.
C. w. J.. Nexille, $50, 10000.
C. Murphy, $33,901.S5.
Caldwell Bros, $29,500.0O.
Frank Masling, $32,338.2O.
John J. Foley. $31,2O5.OO. |
T. J. Taylor, $30,2OO.0O.
Chas. Jenkins, $28,362.O0. 1
Burk Construction Co., $27,736.OO |
The contract was given to .Chas. |
Jenkins at the price Of his bid.
For the plumbing, heating and
electric wiring We received the fol-
owing bids:
Gaiennie Co., $5,319.OO.
]. M. Ferguson, $2,5S1,.0O for
,eating only.
c. c. Hartwell, $4,000.
Home Heating & Plumbing Co.
6.688.00, not including wiring.
H. N. Moody, $3,275.00.
Baton Rouge Plumbing Co., $3,67e
10 wiring.
Carr & Scott, $4,539.50.
The contract for the plumbing
leating and electric wiring was given
o H. N. Moody.
Both contractors have given bond
nd but for the heavy rains of late
he work would have been we'll start
d by this time.
Notwithstanding the fact that you
ave us complete authority as the
'uilding committee we desire to make
eports to you at each of your regu-
ar meetings of the progress made
nd shall be pleased to receive any
that you may have to
ffer regarding the work.
Through the assistance from Dr.
ames H. billiard, we are receiving
he services of teacher of industrial
FORK for the colored children of thie
arish, and hope that the colored
atrOnS will show their aDpreciatiOn
I this opportunity by sending their
hildren regularly. am opening
bout half of the colored schools now
nd will open the other half by u.s.
lg the same teachers when the pres.