Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-07
CONTRACTORS TO
FURNISH BOND
FOR BUILDING
ACTUAL WORK ON CITY'S NEW HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING TO BEGIN
IN TEN DAYS.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDER LEAVES FOR
SAN ANTONIO TO ARRANGE
FOR THE BOND.

! Actual construction of Brownsvile's new
high school building TO cost, when com
lplcted. $4,000, will be under way prob
ably within the next ten days, according to
of Walsh 4 Burney, the successful bidders
IN the competition for the building. Mr..
Burncy left this morning for Gan Antonio.
after going over the site Of the new school,
and expects To have the necessary bond.
40 per cent Of the contract price, ar
ranged bv tomorrow when ii will be for
warded Ia the Brownsville school board.
The figure that was the successful bd
was $3.50 not incldding the heating.
wiring and plumbing. The heating and
| plumbing contract went To Brownsville
firm, the W. II. Putegnat Company, on their
bid of 4G.5i2, and the wiring contract went
to Wright Bros. Of San Antonio on their
bid of 5000.
| Other bidders for the building were:
I Coleman & jenkins of San Antonio, who
oid $50, $50, the bid including construction,
heating. wiring and plumbing.
4 Snyder & Sampson and III. J.. Fitch Of
Brownsville. for construction Of building.
without heating, plumbing and wiring,
$50. 900
/ Mckenzie Construction Company of San
Antonio and Joplin, Mo-, construction only.
$57 7.095.
Y II. y. jones Construction Company. San
Antonio. construction, heating, plumbing
and wiring. $65.000
Valley Plumbing Company. Brownsville.
heating. 1920.
The school board selected q face brick
manufactured al Fort Worth. and while the
matter of seating was broachcd before IL
\ hy the representative If Houston con
ccn. the board decided ~ leave this de-
tail for later time. when il will ak for
bids for this work.
H Walsh 4 Burncy. the successful contrlc-
tors for this work have never CONSTRUCTED
any building in this section. their nearest
job having been IN AtaScosa county where
they constructed q school building They
aro now building Y quarter vi million
dollar structure for the state M Austin. and
have completed several big contracts III
San Antonio. Alice B. Ayres. architect
Ter the school board. who was present n;
the letting. said that ~ was pleased with
ihe figures received and was confident that
the successful bidder will erect building
that Will fully satisfy the citizens.
lhc contract requires hat the building
m completed within five and Y half months
alter the bond ~ signed. wl,sch makes II
necessary that the work of construction
began without delay. Contractor Burnel
Sald that no time will ~ lost. and ~ hopc-
- have excavations under way within M,
next ten DAYS
me huildng will occupy the center OF
about two blocks IF ground extending along
me Boulevard from Elizabeth IL Adam.
streets, and the school board T. now ar
ranging 10 close Washington street nj IN,
p'in' where y splits the two blocks ot
ground Several small houses that wpr,
: i"'atrd m the property have been removed
Inc pnce 10 bc paid for the two block,
- property. including twenty-four lots. vii
oe between II 200 and $4,000, or al
aFerageoi about $500 n lot. The board /.
"oi paying Tor the streets and alleys hein.
occupied by the site The names OF m,
eonveyorS Of the property are not vet an.
louhced owing X some details of transfers
me deeds and papers are being held il
escrow.