Evening journal., 1915-07-13
REED COMPANY Gets
NEWSCHOOLCONTRACT
Will Build Addition in 200
Days at Contract Price
of $123,773
SWIMMING POOL
IDEA ABANDONED

At the conclusion of the meeting Of
the Board Of Education last night she
board met as committee of the whole
and awarded the contract for the con-
struction work of the addition TO the
Hish School to A. :. Reed and brother
Company az their bid of Sl23.1I3 The
company agrees to complete the work IN
POO working days.
+. f. Higgins 4 Co., of this city. were
awarded the contract for the electrical
work at their bid of S3.7Sl. No award
was made last night for the plumbing,
ventilating and steam heating work The
committee of tile whole will make a re-
port TO the Board of Education on
Thursday afternoon, when il is expected
its action will be ratified and the con.
tract for the plumbing. vcntilating and
steam heat work awarded.
The bills were opened at the regular
board meeting last night.
The bids for the construction work
were: A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany, Wilmington. S123,773; John n.
Gill and Company. Philadelphia.
S133,20O; William ID. Haddock and
Company, Wilmington, S136,226.70;
King Lumber Company Charlottes-
Vile, Va. S134,565; John +. Healey
and Sons. Wilmington, S126,OOO.
With each of the bids were sub
mitted provisions for extra 0Scavation
and extra stone work Many Of the
bids also we're submitted with provi-
sions for changes in the material
used as specified in the specifications.
The bids for the plumbing, venti-
lating and steam heating work and
the bids submitted by each were:
larry f. Mellon, Wilmington, s24,375
Gawthrop and Brother Company, vii.
mington, S26,641; Thompson Broth
ers Company. Philadelphia, S22,222
Walters. Purks and Mellon, Philadel-
phia, $4,000; Bowers Brothers and
Company, Philadelphia, S2l,S43
Bailey Heating and Plumbing Com
pany, Wilmington, S24.609; American
Heating and Ventilating Company
Philadelphia, $2S,997.
The bids for the electrical work
we're: Lord Electric Company, S4,-
74S. E. f. Higgins and Company
Wilmington, S3.7S1; John F. Buchan
an and Company, Philadelphia. S.,
1862; Joseph S. Miller ana Company
Philadelphia. S423S; Garrett-Millel
and Company. Wilmington, S5,171.
President Baynard SAID the bidi
showed the cost of the addition would
come within the amounts specified
He stated that the lowest Of the differ
ent bids totaled S147, 1853.
, There will be no swimming poo
in the addition. according to actio
taken last night. A request that
swimming pool be installed was rS
Gently made by the Civics Alumni Al
sociation. and referred to the ne
building committee.
Frank r. Zebley. chairman of thi
committee. made the following repoi
on the matter last night:
"rhe question Of the advisability {
building equipping and maintainin
swimming pool in the new anne
to the Wilmington High School haN
ing been brought TO the attention {
this Board directly by the Civic
Alumni Association and indirectly b
the editors of the local newspaper
the new building committee. to whor
the matter was referred at our las
Injecting. most respectfully submit tn
following report:
Every square foot of space in tn
basement of the new building ha
las been utilized in planning gym
nasium, domestic science, class roomi
diningroom, kitchens. boiler rooms
etc, and there is absolutely no avail
able room in which to build a swim
ming pool.
Even assuming that the spac
needed was available. the probabl
cost of construction would be $500
and the cost of maintenance, incluC
ing two attendants, would be aboI
$4,000 per year The Board has Il
appropriation to cover these charge
and, Judging the future by the pas
there is little likelihood that it wi
have such an appropriation in th
, near future.
"The proper time for a boy OF gi
to learn to swim is at the age of frol
, six to twelve years and not froi
, fourteen to twenty years; in Other
, words, we feel that if it devolves upo
, the school authorities to teach swim
ming, we will place this portion
, the curriculum in the elemental
schools and not in the High School.
"The City of Wilmington has pr
vided very literally for those Of
: inhabitants who desire to learn
> swim or to- indulge in swimming e
ercises by placing pools in variol
. parts of the city. These pools beir
free and under adequate supervise
= offer every opportunity to those WI
desire to make use of them.
"In addition to this, the Y. NJ. c.
and the Y. W. c. A. both have swir
ming pools and the cost of membe
ship is comparatively small.
I'VE submit the above reasons
being very sufficient to explain d
action of the new building commit
in not providing a swimming pool
the new building"
The report was adopted without al
discussion.