Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-25
NATcHAUe SCHOOL WORK. Norwich Firm Submits Lowest Bid for
 Construction.

Chairman George F. Taylor and w B. Knight of the new Natchaug School Building committee met at the Board of Trade rooms Thursday afternoon, and opened the bids for the construc- tion of the new Natchaug school house for which the town appropriated $75, 000 Prosecuting Attorney Bugbee, H. Dion and J. J. Hickey, members of the building cOnnlitte were out of the city and could not attend the meeting. Besides Messrs. Taylor and Knight representatives of the press were present as were also a dozen or more contractors interested in the bids for construction, heating and Ventilating and the electrical work. The bids for construction were as follows:
 Schafer Construction Co, New York City, s58,9S0, alternative number one $1,695 additional, alternative number two S450 additional, time for com pletion 6 1-2 months; Fenton-Charn Building Co, Norwich $59,837 alter native No. l, $2,000, No, 2, $100 time eight months; Tracy Bros, Waterbury, S65, 487, alternative No. 1, 1,400, No. 2, S100, time twelve months; Doyle and Murphy Norwich, $56,664, alternative No. l. $1,249, No. Z, $450 time twelve months; J. A. Dolan, New London, $61,2S7 alternative No. l, $1,356, No. 2, $256, time fourteen months; W. z. Rowe, Jr., $64500 no alternatives; u4IoltIl eX 4hOIOuS1I, r all IAlNCIy PoI, 900, alternative No. 1, $1,500, No. ?, $250, time twelve months; H. R. Douglas, New London, $61, 705, alternative No. i, S1,095, No. 2, $246, no time stated; Corners Bros. CO., Lowell, S70160 no alternatives; Charles B. Mcclure Co.,, time stated c. NJ. Williams, Norwich, $63,575, alternative No. 1, $1,356, No. 2, S89, no time stated w. A. Newton Co, Springfield, $85,660, alternative No. i, S400, No. 2, S275, no time stated; Latham & Crane, Willimantic, SS2,000, alternative No. l, S,1200, No. 2, $250, time 200 working days; Connecticut Engineering & Constructing Co, Nor wich $68,705, alternative, No. l, $1,500, No. 2, $350
 The building committee demand a forfeit of $10 a day from the success ful bidder who does not complete the building within the time specified in the contract. Affirmative number one figures provide for limestone construc- tion in place of artificial stone. Alter native number two provides for copper flushing. J. 0. Sullivan, a local con tractor, declined to submit bids on ac- count of the condition of his health. The members of the building com mittee present also opened bids for the heating and ventilating and electric contracts with the following figures:
 Heating, Ventilating and Vacuum Cleaning -Hopson & Chapin Manufac- turing Co, New London, $9,050; Wal ker Pratt Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass, S6,9S7; Moriarty 2 Rafferty, Willimantic $6,7S5; Frank E. Wood ward Company, Boston, Mass, S7152; Stone Underhill Co, Boston Mass, s6,284; Hollis H. Lyman, Willimantic, $5945
 Electrical Work-M. F. Palmer, Will limantic s1.S50; Griffing. Schofield Electrical Co.,. Hartford, $2042; H. w Gale, Inc, New Haven, $2,575; Elmer M. Young, Willimantic, $1,S00; WhitaI Electric Co, Westerly, R. l., $2,300 Baldwin Stewart Electric Go, Hartford, $2,138
 The members of the building com mittee after the bids were opened met Doyle & Murphy, of Norwich, H. H. Lyman and Elmer M Young of this city, the three lowest bidders with reference to their figures and the terms of their specifications.
 The lowest bidders on construction, electric equipment and heating and ventiiating are to meet the building committee and Architect DonneIly of New London Monday forenoon when the contracts will prObS%I Iy be award ed. The lowest bidders are Doyle & Murphy of Norwich for construction Hollis H. Lyman of this city for heat ing and Ventilating and Elmer NJ Young of Willimantic for electric equipment. It is not a dangerous prophecy that they will be awarded the contracts