El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-16
ADDITION
To COST $4,000.
Alta Vista School Plant
Doubled; Pitts & Denning
Z Are the Low Bidders.

I S62, 600, are the low bidders for the con-
struction of the addition to the Alta
Vista school Bids for the work We're
opened at the regular meeting of the
school board Monday night A total
of eight bids were submitted. as fol-
lows: Otto p. Kroeger and Mayheld x
Shaw. S65.5SS; Jennings Wood
S73,49S; Pitts Denning, $4,000;
Eubank & DibrelI. s6s.sS2; Buchanan &
Glider, S67,2S0; r E Mckee. ST6-19S;
J. E. Morgan, S7S,437; and V z Ware,
SOS. $50.
Heating Contract
For the installation of heating, ven
N[ilatinE and vacuum cleaning systems.
the-Eliiott Engineering company's bid
OF S11,G7O was lowest. Other bids were:
r. F. Huthsteiner, S12.64S: and B. F.
Edwards. S11.350. Action on the bids
was deferred
The work contemplates the cOnstruc-
tiOn of a south wing Of the same size
and dimensions of the present build
ing. with a center structure between
the two wings and an auditorium on the
east side. The improvements viii add
eight class rooms. and a library room.
the latter TO occupy part Of the upper
floor Of the center structure The
auditorium will be one story in height
but with foundation to carry an addi-
tiOnal story that may be fitted into
class rooms.
Want To Bond Contractors
A. H Anderson. representing the New
England Equitable Surety company
and W X MARI, the Southwestern
Surety company. appeared before the
board asking that they be permitted to
enter the field in ipdemnifying con-
tractors on school construction work
Mr.. Anderson called attention Of the
board to their action in restricting
contractors on the high school to three
surety companies He was informed
that while that action had been taken
the order did not affect subcontractOrs.
who are free to buy indemnity insur-
ance in any reliable company.
An order was passed subscribing 81
every three years for the privilege Of
having the high school listed as an
affiliated school, in the Southern AssO-
citation Of Colleges
RequiSitiOn For Supplies
An order was passed instructing the
secretary to notify the kindergarten
from parents for supplies should go
into the treasury and that they should
make requisition for all supplies de-
sired. One requisition for supplies was
granted.
Bills amounting to s27Os.s4 were or
dered paid
President E " Whitaker reported
that the request Of the principals Of the
schools that the children be not re
quired to attend in a body, has been
abandoned
Among several acquisitions granted
was one for eight dozen pairs OF scis-
sOrs for use in the schools Owing TO
the smaller amount of work now re-
quired in caring for the school parks.
il was decided to notify the city mark
commissioner that the services of the
men in the work would be discontinued
at once
1t was ordered that the Christmas
hnNfdnr-e ehnrr1n tho haF
Dec. % and extend through the week
following Christmas. Thanksgiving
day and the following Friday will be
Observed as holidays
New Teachers.
Miss Bell Lipscomb. Miss Dorothy
Gallagher and Miss Johanna Desmond
were elected teachers in the Alamo
school, and full time will be observed
there. Miss Rollas Southern was
elected to fill a vacancy. Miss Matte
V Andres was elected to the Franklin
school James ". Jackson was elected
as teacher Of science to fill a vacancy
in the high school Miss Cecilia Sill
man was also elected a teacher in the
high school
The report of superintendent r J.
Tighe Of school attendance in October
showed a net enrolment of SAL. COM
pared to $3.50 during the same month
last year, an increase Of 1851. Average
attending was 1867 as against 615S last
year. an increase Of 1903 The enrol
ment at the high school was 696. COM
pared to 493 last year. an increase Of
2O3.