Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-24
SCHOOL BIDS
At WOODBRIDGE
AveneI Job Within Appropria-
ton, But HopelaWn Work
Too High Many Bidders

The bids for the H%opelawn school
which included the auditorium, were
rejected however. as they exceeded
the appropriation. Certain changes
will be made in the latter plans and
bids ACCOMPLISHMENTS -tht
bids be readvertised on September
IL.
The Avenel bids were as follows:
General Construction
George Is Rule, $46,500. without
auditorium. S32,600; Joseph Zehrer.
$47.0S1, without auditorium, sag
664; A. X. Jensen S4S,110. without
auditorium $33467; Smith e Ostcr~
gard $47,S00, without auditorium,
$3S,155.
Heating and Vcntilatirs
Fred p. Merkle. $9,S1S, without
auditorium, SS.394; Davic BUST,
$500, without auditorium. $5,S75;
+. A. Vanderweg S7,64S, without au
ditorium, $6,OS2; f. G.. Rretz and
Co, $3.50, without auditorium,
$500; Burns Lane, Richardson,
.es7,737, without auditorium, S6.1S6.
Plumbing
David BUST $1,000, without au-
QlIOflum, 9o,loU' ~ % 'uiiSnh'
$4,000, without auditorium $1,000;
f. A. Vanderweg 1881, without
auditorium $3,173; Burns. Lane
Richardson $3,2S7, without audito-
rum $3,097; Jensen II Rodner
$500, without auditorium S3,0S5;
Electrical Work
E. j. Coffey $SS5, without audi
forum. $3.50; call bells, $6f; OhVer
b. Ames 1913, without auditorium
$685.; call bells SEQ.
The Avenel building committee
consisting of Mr.. Ensign, Mrs
Baker and Mr.. DUNCAN retired. AS
the low bids with the auditorium,
amounted to about $61,400. Mr.. En-
sign moved that the bids without
the auditorium be considered as fol-
lows:
General construction, George Is.
Rule. $3.50 heating and ventilat-
ing. David BUST S5,S75; plumbing
Jensen e. Rodner S3,0S5: electrical,
Oliver B. Ames 1854; total, $42,2l4.
To this amount must be added
the architects fee, furniture n
grading.
Bids were then opened in Hope
lawn school for four rooms and au.
ditorium. Alexander Merchant OF
New Brunswick, being the architect
The bids were as follows:
Genera construction. Nora ~
Nora Construction Co., $40 .2S7;
louis Infant & Son. s61.S9S: George
r. Rule. s44,65O; G. w. Mercer
Construction Co, $57,942: Smith d
Ostergaard's bid was thrown out as
no check accompanied it. A. 4.
Jensen. S51,5 500; David Ross, sac
900. John S. Snitzler. $~43,747;
Hans Krough, s45,300.
Heating and VcntiIating
Leslie & Tracy, s6,975: Jensen &
Rodner S6.94O; Thomas Wilburn'
s6.9s2: David Brust, s7,115; Burns,
Lane & Richardson. s6.67S: Fred
P. Merkle. $S.632.
Plumbing
David Brust, $3,775; =. A. Van
derweg, S4,163; Jensen and Rodner,
$3.50; Thomas Wilburn, $500;
Burns. Lane. Richardson. S4.0S5.
Electrical Work
H. M. Kingsbury, $1,620; E. l.
Coffey, $1,620; Oliver B.. Anes, 81
CAS-; Princeton Electric Co, $1,000;
w. S. Roth, $500.
From all of these bids various
amounts for different things were to
be deducted or added ranging from
500 to $4,000.
The committee of which Mrs, AL
| bert Gardner is chairman, then re-
tired. Their report on the lowest
bidders with every possible deduc-
ton was: General construction. John
L. Snitzler, $42,778; Burns, Lane
Richardson, including deductions
$3.50; David Brust, Plumbing, 80
IT'S; Oliver B. Ames. including de-
auctions. 1852.
When the architects -ees and the
furniture at the lowest posslble hg-
ure were included without grading
was s57,434, and the Appropriation
is $4,000. ALI bids were according
ly rejected and checks returned 10
all bidders. A further motion was
made that certain changes n ellm-
nations be made and bids be re-
| advertised to be opened on Septem-
Der II at s o'clock o. ~. local time.
Mrs, w. B. Krug, Mrs. Sidney
| Greenhalgh and Mr.. Greenhalgh
voiced their objections to the award
ing of the Avenel contract without
an auditorium. Mrs. KruG spoke al
length and felt hat Avenel needed
| an auditorium more than n com
munity of which she knew. Upon
recommendation of the teacher
committee the following teachers
were appointed: Miss Mary B. Beat
ty. as teacher in the high school al
a salary of Sits; Miss Mia l.. Du-
Bots. as a grade teacher, Sl.225' ano
| Miss Susie letters, as n grade teach-
er, $1,000.
Mr.. DUNCAN reported that the
borough of Roosevelt found tina
they could still accommodate th'
1875 pupils from the Steinberg tract
and they will also care for their W
ninth grade, having received per
mission to do so from County super
intendent Willis. A resolution was
PASSED that the clerk write a letter
TO the Roosevelt board thanking
them for their hearty cooperation
in this matter. On recommends
ton of Mr.. DUNCAN, q fence will be
placed at the rear and sides of NO
II school, similar to the n at the
Clara Barton school. The cost tc
be about $400.
The 200 chairs and desks pur-
chased by the repair committee were
reported by Mr.. Walling. These
seats were purchased 10 care for the
extra pupils coming in in September
The contractor on the Coloria school
was given until July /, 1928 for the
completion of the school nd so PEI
| cent of the material is to be paid
for when 1t is on the ground.
On objection was voiced by Mr.
Walling to the Strengthening of Hoy
avenue at Fords in such a manner