Evening journal., 1921-08-30
SCHOOL SUPPLY
BIDS OPENED
Many Would Furnish Board
With Books, Cabinets,
Etc.
TO ORDER FROM
LOWEST BIDDER

3. That the new seven-member Board
OF Education is planning TO take the
public into its confidence was evil
dent last night when superintendent
spavid A. Ward presented a tabu-
lated list of bids for supplies need
ed by the city schools. The esti-
mates were read and given to press
representatives.
The members instructed superin-
tendent Ward TO order what sup
pTes were needed from lowest bid
.bers. The bids were as follows:
Books-Butler's Inc 20,553.62;
Delaware Notion Company, $2o,-
S50.4S.
s School Supplles-Walsh Bros.
Printing Company, $12,146.05, 2 pc
rent discount after delivery; Defiance
Manufacturing Company. SS7.S7. bid
on only II items; Meikle & Wood.
<1761.SS, bid on only five items:
Buffers. Inc. $9210.09 Cless errors
IN quantity. S1593.ss), total S7616.11,
Including bid on miscellaneous sup
plies Delaware Notion Company,
xe918.S4 Cess error in quantity,
&152.75l, total, sS766.0s; quantity
sncluded TO compare with Butler,
s105. total SSS71.5S, Including bid on
miscellaneous supplies. G. L. r.
Thompson Company, $11,S13.15 Cess
errors in quantity. S195S.03), total
&955.12. including bid on miscel-
ianeous supplies.
Miscellaneous Supplies.
Paper Cabinets. Del Notion
$12.50; Paper Mfg. Co.. $500; But
Ter. $500; Thompson, $3.50.
Toilet Paper. Del. Notion. s137.75
Faper Mfg. Co.. s149.es; Butler
$5s6.S0; Thompson. $1,000.
Scot Tissue Towels. rolls. Del
Notion, sl4.40: Paper Mfg. Co.
n4.4o; Butler, s1i.Ss; Thompson
sz225.
Scot Tissue Towels. pckgy Del
Notion. $3.50: Paper Mfg. Co.
$loos; Butler. ss25; Thompson
$3.50.
81 Cases Paper Towels. Del Notion
f71 SO; Paper Mfg. Co., $63.25'
Butler. sS250; Thompson. $S2.5o.
4 Liquid Soap. Del. Notion. $4.75
Paper Mfg. Co. s4,25; Butler. S6.s7
Thompson, $1,000.
Totals. Del Notion s2504Q
Paper Mfg Co.. $246.61; Butler
s264.S0: Thompson. S2e6.75.
Art Supplies.
= Buffers. Inc. S2.4sS.50; Delaware
Motion Co.. S3.0O735; Prang Com.
pany. s1,7S5.24. bid does not cover
entire sDecificatfon.
Kindergarten Supplies.
- Buffers. Inc. S364.64; G. L. r
Thompson Co. s443.25: Delaware
Notion Co. s3S769; Prang Com
pany s4.6S. a few items.
81 Domestic science--Gimbel Bros
f1512S; Strawbridge & Clothier
&71.4S; Lippincott & Co. s123.07
q f. Reed. Sl2249.
b Sewing supplies - Gimbei Bros
BALES. (does not cover entire list)
Delaware Notion Company. s1253.0
lsewing machines included: 81.
124.00 $4,000 (without machines
Idppincott & Company. S236.29
strawbridge & clothier. S202.72
Smith -zollinger Co. s1se.s6 (doe
not cover entire list).
!. Sowing machines-Singer Sewins
Machine Company S3744 each; Del
aware Notion Company. s56.50.
Manual training lumber-Sim
mons & Bro. $74759; L. c. Ken
Company. SS09.77; Wilmington Sasl
and Door Company. SS0s.S0; Bro
sius & Smedley. $946.43
Laboratory supplies - Cambridg
Botanical Supply Company. 81.
e4S-53 90 items omitted); Schaa
& Co.. s174729; N. Danforth Com
pany. s2361.01.
Janitors Supplies-Standard SUP
Ply Company, $113210; Samu,
Lewis, S717.95 not covering all items
Bart & Son. $712.6O. not covering a
items; II. L. Blest & Co. $79L95, M
covering all items; Cooperman
Sen, s1S6147; Imperial Brush Con
pany. $1100; NJ W. Jenkins & Son
4.bids, s1724e5, $i490.95, sl137.e
ti520.9o; Major Speciality Compan
S17O.75, not covering all items, Mai,
Specially Company. $783.50. not CO..
erlng all items; Day & Frick, $79.5
soap and powder.
frCheese Cloth-Imperial Brus
Company, cents per yard: coope
man & Son. 67k cents yard: Hart
son, 6 cents per yard; Samuel Lew
cents per yard; Standard Supp
company, 5 cents per yard.
The resignation Of Janitor M.
Thomas was accepted after readir
letter from Joseph Matthew