The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-02
Price & Campbell Construction Co. Will
Build Junior High School for $751;
993, to Be Completed by
Fifteenth Of Sept
GARMENT is CUT TO
SUIT Size OF CLOTH
Advance in Cost af Material COmpels
Modification Of Plans; Rear Wing is
Eliminated; Work Starts
at Once

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the junior high school building was
awarded yesterday afternoon, when
the board of education met in called
session for the purpose OF going over
the modified plans and opening the
bids as submitted upon the plans so
modified.
There were present with the board
members at the meeting, Mr.. Price Of
the Price and Campbell Contracting
company, and Mr.. Smith, Of the firm
Of Layton and Smith. the architects
whose plans were accepted and who
had worked over and modified the
plans.
In all five bids were before the
board. Four OF the bidders were Ok
lahoma City contractors, while the
fifth was from FL Reno. After going
into all details the board awarded the
contract to the Price and Campbell
Contracting company of Oklahoma
City, at S52.99a, the building to be
completed and the keys turned over
to the board not later than September
10. 1916.
The contractor agrees to conform in
every particular to the modified plans
and details, to forfeit sl5 per day for
every day the building remains unfin-
ished beyond the time limit. to deliver
the building fully equipped and com
plete with plumbing and wiring and
all ready for turning on the lights.
The contract price, however, does not
include the furniture for the class
rooms and other similar equipment
However. the greater part of the fur
niture has either been provided for or
funds arranged which will be availa-
Bile for the purpose of furnishing
The bid of Price and Campbell is
said to have been fully $4,000 below
that of the highest bidder and ap-
proximately $4,000 lower than the bid
of the next lowest bidder.
Unfortunately, and deeply regretted
by all members of the school board,
as well as by all others interested, the
greatly advanced cost of builders sup
plies and material forced the board
to have the original plans greatly mod
fled, in order that the building might
be constructed at cost within the
limits of the pocket book Of the school
district.
To do this it became necessary to
entirely cut out and eliminate two
complete units, containing total of
eight class rooms. The units climi-
mated are those lying Immediately in
the rear of the auditorium and the
gymnasium. This modification cuts
off the entire rear wing of the struc-
ture. Fortunately the unity system
Of architecture, along which lines the
plans were worked out, will admit of
the adding at any time of the eliminat-
ed wing to the original structure as It
will be when completed by the con,
tractor
The plans, as now arranged, provide
for twelve class. or recitation rooms
and leaves the gymnasium. the audi
torium, all teachers rooms and all
other parts Of the building intact as
originally designed.
The work of construction will be
gin without delay. The contractors
together with representatives of the
architects, will arrive in Chickasha to
morrow for the purpose of laying out
the plans, and the ground will be bro
ken for actual construction Monda,
morning.
Superintendent Ramey stated thi.
morning that the contractors hac
agreed with the members of the schoo
board that home labor. as far as posi-
Bile. would be employed. This poin
was insisted upon by the board mem
bers, and readily agreed TO by the con
tractors
Superintendent Rames stated tha
he greatly regretted the necessit,
which had arisen through the grea