The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-02-27
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
(Oficial)
kOhANA6A(
Ocala, Fla, Feb. II. 1914.

and for Marion county, Florida, met
pursuant to adjournment on the above
date. At the time of the meeting
neither the chairman nor Mr.. Gran
than were present. Mr.. W. D. earn,
the regular chairman, called by the
office and suggested that Mr.. B. r.
Bitch. with j. H. Brinson, secretary,
and Mrs. E. H. Martin, secretary to
the superintendent, proceed to check
up the poll tax receipts with the lists
as furnished by the tax collector, and
the stubs of the receipts, and COM
pare with the treasurer's reports up
to January, as required by law. The
above named persons proceeded to
check up as suggested, but did not
complete the work at this sitting.
Tuesday Afternoon
The hour Of 2 p. m, having arrived
and this being the time agreed upon
and legally advertised for the open
ing of bids on the construction of the
Ocala Grammar and High School
building, the board met with w. d.
! earn, chairman, and B. r. Bitch,
member, and ]. H. Brinson, secretary.
A large number of bidders were pres
ent in person both for the general
contract and for the heating and
plumbing of the building. After the
meeting was called to order the sec
rotary proceeded to open and read
the bids on the heating and plumbing
work first. In the opening of the
bids it appeared that some of the bid
ders on the plumbing and heating had
not interpreted the advertisement in
doing the work to mean that there
should be filed with the board at the
time of opening the bids certified
checks as a guaranty of good faith.
The matter was discussed by the
board in conjunction with the trus-
tees of the Ocala school, and in the
presence of all the bidders present,
and there being no objections to con-
sidering the bids of those that were
not accompanied by certified checks
it was agreed to admit them The Sec
rotary proceeded to open and read the
bids, and the proposals were found to
be as follows: H. w. Tucker of
Ocala, for both heating and plumbing,
I $5761.56, and when it was ascertain
ed that bids were to be received for
plumbing and heating combined, or
for each separately, he divided his
bid, which made it $317S.9S for the
plumbing alone, and $25S2.9S for the
heating alone. The Atlanta Steam
Heating Company's bid was $2497 for
the low pressure heating system, and
$2647 for the Vapor-Vacuum heating
system. r. t. Joughin & Co., Of Tam
pa proposed to put in the heating sys-
'em for $2910. and to attach the Bish-
IN, Babcock & Becker air line system
$3.50 extra They proposed to in
sf7ll complete plumbing system for
$3S17.25. w. e. McAndrew of Tampa
opposed to install the plumbing sys-
'em for $3.50 and the heating system
S2S87, and to attach the Vacu-
Sfadt valves, ETC., of the Bishop, Bah
0ock Co., for $3.50 extra. The Ocala
'lumbing & Electric Co., proposed to
install the plumbing work of the
building for $4,000. T. R. Burnett of
Gainesville proposed to install the
plumbing for 1882. Coons & Colder
OF Jacksonville proposed to install
the plumbing for $2957 and the heat
ing for $2777.
Inc following bids were submitted
on the general contract: ]. F. Jen-
klns & Co., of Ocala, for the entire
plant complete, $4,000, or to use face
brick, $2350 extra. P. d. ODeu Of
ocala, for the entire plant complete.
s59'991, and for face brick, $4,000 ex.
tra Cahow & Parker of Tampa pro-
posed for building without plumbing
and heating, $4,000, and to use face
brick, $500 extra. Carl Holton Of
Jacksonville proposed to complete the
building, without heating and plumb
mig for $49,515. The Boykin Con
tracting Co., of Jacksonville proposed
Tor the building, without heating and
plumbing, s53,1O4, and for face brick
1888 extra. McIver & MacKav of
ocala proposed for building, without
heating and plumbing, s5S.1799O. and
with face brick, s1735.5O extra Geo
a. clayton OF Atlanta proposed for
oulldlng, without heating and plumb
lng' $4S,792, and with faced brick
Sl9oo extra. E. B. Dyer of TaIlabas.
see proposed to erect the building
without heating and plumbing, for
Sol lln McC,.o1-ax