El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-02


which includes wiring and plumbing
The formal acceptance Of the bid
followed the approval Of the report OF
the external committee finding favor
ably as to the company's responsibility
Only Union Labor.
The following letter from the American
Construction company was read;
This is to confirm our CONVERSE
ton that, in the event we are
awarded the contract for the com
pletfon Of the FL PasO high school,
il is our intention TO use Ii PasO
labor throughout. insofar as il is
sufficient and competent to enable
Us to comply with the specifica-
tions and the terms Of our con-
tract and we do not expect TO i'm
port any labor or forces, except
our superintendent. fOremen. and
clerical force. II is also the univer-
sal custom Of this company 10 en-
plOy union labor for all crafts
McChesney Gets Plumbing
1t was the desire Of the board that
the company employ l. p McChesney
OF Fl PasO for the plumbing work at
telegram received Monday, stated 1t
was willing to do il Mr. McChesney
makes satisfactory bond
Following the acceptance Of the bid
the external committee and the presi-
dent and secretary, acting with Frost
& Frost. architects and Burgess & Bur
ges, attorneys. were authorized TO en-
ter into contract with the American
Construction company
The contract for the heating equip
ment Of the high school was awarded
to the Elliott Engineering company OF
Fl PasO, whose general bid Of S52s34O,
was the lowest submitted
J. L. CampbeII's Article.
There was considerable discussion OF
the article signed by ] L Campbell ap-
pearing recently in the Times in which
Mr. Campbell stated that ne had been
informed OF some faulty construction
in the concrete work already done on
the high school building. The follow
ing letter 10 Mr.. Campbell was read,
with the request that 1t be given pub
LEFTY;
In a signed article in the morn
ing paper headed The High School
Building. you make some state
ments that, If correct II Is your
duty as a taxpayer and citizen
10 give the school board full in
formation, and this IS to invite you
to be present Monday night at the
school board meeting and lay be
fore il any facts that you may have
that will enable US to find out if
sthere are defects, as YOU have been
informed. in the construction OF the
frame work Of the building
We Will very shortly pay the con-
tractor who has been doing the
work and. before accepting the
building should like any informa-
ton from any and all citizens who
know Of any defective construction (,
Therefore. as one member Of the
board, and chairman Of the eNter-
nal committee we shall be glad
TO have YOU present in executive
session. If you wish, then notify Us
of your source of information
The letter was signed by G. B. Ste
-ens. chairman Of the executive COM
uittee. Nj. Campbell did not attend
he meeting
Holiday Sells Bank Stock.
Acting on the advice Of the school
.ttorneys that it would be better il
10 member Of the school board be in
crested in the bank selected as school
reasury. trustee r. J. Holiday an
lounced that he had. on Monday sold
lis stock in the Rio Grande Valley
sank & Trust company The board
hen confirmed its action Of the pre-
-ious meeting in accepting the bid OF
he bank.
Teacher Resigns
The resignation Of Miss Sallie Get
ings as teacher was accepted
Mrs Gertrude Green was elected
eacher in the Alamo school and Miss
eacher in the Aoy school on one-half
inc
Franklin school Crowded
supt r J. Tfghe reported that there !
-ere enough children in the Franklin
chooI to Justify the creation Of an
dditionaI room, and authority was
ranted to rent a room in the vicinity
n which to hold classes
The matter Of repairing or replac-
NJ the gutter at the Douglass school
-as referred TO the external commit
ee with power to act