Evening star., 1922-02-26
ALEXANDRA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 25.-1
Bids for the erection Of public school
4 o'clock in the chamber Of the board
of aldermen in the presence of the
members of the financial committee
aRd committee on schools Of the city
council and the bidders. The lowest
bid for its construction was $63, 3,467.
which came from the King Lumber
Company Of Charlottesville, Va. This
was for the general construction work
and did not include heating, ventilation
and plumbing. Seventeen bids were re-
ceiYed, and OF this number ten were
for general construction and the re-
mainder were for heating and electrical
work. The committee decided to hold a
meeting Monday night at 1880 o'clock
to again go over the bids and award
the contract.
For construction work the bids fol-
low: Hugh Herfurth, Alexandria, $92,-
l50; Julian d. Knight. Alexandra. $70,-
900; Reed & Wood, Alexandria. $S4,4S3;
wise Granite Company. Richmond,
Richmond. $s9,soo: Claiborn & Taylor,
Richmond. s91.70o; Parrish & Co.
Lynchburg. $7S.946: Pusey-Morris Co,
Cape Charles. Va. ss2.446; King Lum-
Der Company. Charlottesville. Va. $685.
Charlottesville, Va, $72.s02. For heat,
ing the bids received follow: Biggs
Heating Company, Washington, sill
700; American Heating Company, Rich
mond. $685.; Grinnell Company, Char
lottesville. $1o,793: + deral Heating
Company, Washington, d. c.. $15,022
For electrical work the bidders were
J.: Kent White. Alexandria. s1,41a37;
washington & Ladd. Alexandria, $1.795;
Mlcnae!s & Company. Norfolk. $3.50
Members of the committe and the
city engineer stated that the bids were
considerably lower than they had ex-
pected. as 1t was generally believed that
the bids would be considerably in
excess Of the amount appropriated by
council for the construction of the
school. which is $S5,000. 1t is believed,
| however. that the lowest of the bids
received for all lines of work together
with the inspectors time, who will he
employed by the city to watch the con-
/ structlon work. probably will make the
grand total somewhat in excess of sS5.-
900. Tho committee did not receive
single bid for the plumbing work.
nne proposed new school building
VIII be brick structure and will con-
| tam seventeen classrooms and it win
pu srected on the lot of the Alexandria
high S'o' ies
me schools at present are over
crowded and as result of the con-
ua,lon q. rt r,an: many pupils in the primary de-
paItment only attend what is desig-
mated as half session in order to
make room for others,
Ihe contractor who will get the work
VIII nave the school completed and
ready for occupancy by the next
September.
In observance of it's first anniyer-
sary. birthday party will be given
MONDAY night by Silver Moon Coun-
eli. Ihls organization started with
a eharter membership. of forty-nine
members. An elaborate program has
oeen prepared and a delegation of
members of the order and Red Men
from out Of the city will attend.
Among the visitors will be the
great Pocahontas Of Virginia, with
number of past grand Pocahontases.
The Great Council of the Red Men
Will be represented by the great Sc
nfor sycamore Members of Seminole
Tribe. No. IS. Red Men. will attend. |
ing the day by the local committee.
The meeting will be held in the hall |
over the Alexandria National Bank
building.
The Alexandria Real Estate and
Investment Corporation has elected
these officers for the year: W. Albert
Smoot, president: r. S. Jones, vice
president: William P. Woolls, secre-
tary: c. s. Taylor Burke, treasurer. !
The association declared a dividend
" ~ per cent, making a TOTAL OF OU
per cent paid the stockholders thus
far
Under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the NJ f.
Church South, a day Of prayer for
missions will be observed in the sun
day school room Of that church
March 3, from 3 to O'clock, In the
afternoon. All women of the city are
invited to take part.
Arrangements are being made by
Potomac Lodge. No. a8, Odd Fellows,
for observing the eighty-third ami
versary of its organization, March 19.
A special musical program will be
given by the choir of St. Pauls Fpis-
copal Church at o'clock tomorrow
night. Holdeng's "Magnificat" and
'Nunc Dimitis" will be sung, with ap-
propriate hymns. A violin solo will
be played by Mr. Beagle. The solo
lists will be Mrs. Fowkes. Mrs Fowl
er and Mrs Marsh and Messrs. Field,
Bryan. Walter and Gullmette. S. B.
Fowler will be the organist
A meeting Of Alexandria Lodge, No.
1853. Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks, will be held at o'clock
Monday night, at which time the dis
trict deputy will make an official vis-
itation to the lodge and officers will
be nominated for the year.
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