The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-12
EDUCATION BOARD
 FAILS TO APPOINT
 NEEDED INSPECTOR
Members Are Notified That Soft Stone Is Used Tn
 New High School

Despite the fact that the board Of education last night was notified that poor material was being used in the foundation of the new High schoo. building, the board failed to appoint competent man to act is Inspector, and. after much discussion, laid the matter over for a week until they could agree on a salary.
 While the commissioners are look ing about for data on the salary to pay this man and investigating his record to see if he is competent, the contractors will continue to place the soft stone in the fcundation Of the new shool house. Thomas Arnold. of the firm of Greenwood & Arnold of this city, was the informant, having called various members of the board on the telephone before the meeting.
 MT. Arnold declared to "a Farmer reporter today that the stone being used in the foundation is of very in- ferior quality. The stone used in the foundation Is being blasted from the that 1t immediately crumbles in dust when used on roadways or placed into a crusher.
 He said that the using of this stone is called a matter of economy of this stone is a matter of economy
 
 the building of the foundation is not being properly tampedy being merely thrown into the forms and raked over. This he declares makes a poor foun- dation and is liable to cruInble , in time. '
 The board was convinced of8the ne- cessity of having an inspector on the ground Comnlissioner Challenger de- ciared that in his opinion the board had delayed the appointing of the in-i spector too long as it was, and that he favored instant action on the mat ter. MT. Bell supported him in the matter and suggested that this in spector should be paid $50 per week EMgineer Brown told the board that In his opinion they could not get a competent man at this price,
 At the suggestion of d number of the members of the board it was de- cided to put the matter over for a few days and decide what should be paid. A number of applicants had sent in letters and number were there in person to apply for the job Of inspec- tor at the new building.
 Bids were opened for the work to be done on the Oak street school. The low bidders were Joseph DsArgostino & co, mason work, 17.54s; S. ". Hub bell Building company. carpenter work. $6, 662; W. P Kirk & CO, plumb ing, $22 70s. and George A. Douglas. painting. ss76.
 The bid Of the sRdchnond Radiator company was the lowest for the vacuum cleaner. but the board decided to select the cleaner to be used on merit and not on price and the mat ter was laid over. Tests will be made at the Nichols street school and the board will buy what in their opinion is the best. It will cost the city $27, 794 for the repairs and addition to the school
 The city attorneys opinion that the. board had no right to pay the claim of sI7s.35 of Clerk A. J. Hagen for overtime was read and tabled. It was suggested by the board that japitors at the Bloomfield and Mckinley schools be transferred next winter because Of the large amount Of coal used in the winter in the past i've years, Mir. Bell stated that the boil ers in the Bloomfield school were old and inferior to those in. the other. school houses.
 Bids for the heating of the Oak street school were not opened and the board suggested that they be returned and bids asked for the vapor vacuum, and direct heaging systems