New Britain herald., 1923-06-28
SCHOOL SUPPLIES . CONTRACTS ARE LET
Bids Tor New Furnishings and
 Repairs Received by Board

pairs to school buildings and for fur
 HishiREs fer the new Washington
 school to he opened in September
 In all instances the hlds aceeptsi
 were the lowest submitted. Chairman
 q, W, Traut of The finance commit Il lee and Chairman T, Y, King Of th'
 school accommodations committee
 told the board,
 Contracts for regular school sun
 plies tolalled sa,Tss,hi. for repairs
 ss,Ta3,as; for kindergarten supplies ssTh.G63 for drawing supplies, si,r
 s6R.as. and for furnishings al ths
 Washington school, slh,saf,ih, The contracts on repair work aFs
 as follows. c, Fox < Co, of Hartford
 linoleum floor covering for rooms ies
 and i0e, Vocational High school ss06,sa: Brown Thomson < Co, ai Hartford, for linaleum floor covering for Room iia, Vocational High school. sk4s; John Boyle Co, of New Britain, for painting at open Air, East Street, smith. smalley. Lincoln. Stanley and Elm schools, sIi6,si; A, \, Mills at New Britain. for changes and repairs
 for heating systems at Academic High
 school. Pfeyoeational school. East
 Street school. si.iaii Parker X
 o'conner Of New Britain, for changes and repairs for heating system at Gen.
 trai Junior High school ss2s; A. 4.
 Mills of New Britain. repairs to roofs Of East Street. Elm Street, Rockwell
 and Lincoln schools. s2os.
 For regular school supplies, the
 cntraets are as follows: F. F. Babb & Co. si.26s.69: Milton Bradley Co.,.
 si.204.20; J. l.. Hammett co.. sbe7.6s:
 Adkins Printing Co. siis.92. l. l..
 White, si70.6s; Harris X Gilpatric.
 sibl.eo; Kenney Bros. and Wolkins.
 s9b.i0: Windsor Pad X Paper co..
 s8s.b5 Great Notch Paper co.. ss4.ss.
 For kindergarten supplies. the con- tracts are as follows: The Prang Co, si07.2i: Milton Bradley Co.,. | s9o.55: F.. F. Babb & Co.,, s4i.7e: J. L. Hammett Co, s36.3S.
 Contracts for drawing supplies arc as follows: Milton Bradley Co.,. ss4s.5s; F. F.. Babb X Co.,, s44256; Kenney Bros. & Wolkins, $231.37; J. l.. Hammett Co.,. s1o9.5S; Talens X Son, ss5.7o; Prang Co.,, sso.2o; for typewriting and duplicating supplies. New Britain Typewriter Exchange, sss2.55: for rebinding books, E. R. Hitchcck Co.,, of New Britain, at 30 cents per volume estimated $500 books.
 Washington School Furnishings.
 Contracts for furnishings at the Washington school are as follows: To B. c. Porter Sons of New Britain. 30 | teachers desks at s23 each; 1 prin- cipal's desk at $40; F oak tables 72xs2, at s27.5o each; 57 oak tables 36x24, at SIS each; 2s2 pupils chairs at $2.39 each; 2S6 pupils chairs at s2.44 each: 264 pupils chairs at SPAS each; 30 teachers swivel chairs at s9.95 each: 42 Kindergarten chairs at s1.S7 each: 10 Kindergarten tables at s11 each; teachers table at $6 Bentwood chairs, at S3.42 each; 64 visitors chairs at $5.75 each; 36 waste baskets at SIPS each: total, s4,S92.44.
 To J. M. Curtin Co.,, of New Brit ain, 166 pupils desks. 13x21 top at s5.19 each; 50 pupils desks. 16x24 top, at s5.34 each: 200 pupils desks 16x24 top, at $5.44 each; total, s2,- 211.35.
 To Mckay and Wallin of New Brit ain, principals chair at $1e.5o; 500 portable hall seats at $3.95 each; 400 tablet arm chairs at $5.3S each: total. $4.146.5O. ,
 Hart & Hutchinson of New Britain, , s6 steel lockers at $S.36 each, $3oo.96; :, Printing Co.,, of New Britain, filing cabinets, s96.4O: c. l.. Pierce & Co.,, of New Britain, two pianos, i, s69O; D. Miller Co.,, of New Britain, < shades, s1,1o0; Graphoscope Service , Co.,, for motion picture equipment, s920.2O; Lee Lash Studios, for stage curtain, $506; John Pinches Co.,, 63 science tables, s4Ss.25.
 The board voted to pay w. J. Little eales s15o for tuning pianos. It was voted to empower all members of the committee on finance to sign checks in he absence of the chairman.
 At the suggestion of Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes 1t was voted to mo- fly the town of Plainville that no pupils can be accepted this year in he ninth grade of the junior High chool because of insufficient accom- nodations. Plainville was notified asst year that the practice of taking tudents from that town would be discontinued beginning this year. The town Is contemplating the erec- ion of a junior high school Super ntendent Holmes felt that one years otice was sufficient and that no hange should be made in the pol cy adopted last year.
 Christensen Case On Table.
 James E. O'Brien was elected d. ector of adult education for one ear, and the matter of re-electingI fiss Lillian Christensen was allowed ) remain on the table.
 The First Lutheran church was iven the use of room in the Gen. al Junior High school from July , IF.
 The following resolution was dopted
 Whereas: In the death of Charles
 Hill. for many years an employe ? the New Britain School Depart ent. long life of useful and faith Ii service has closed
 Therefore: Be it resolved by the ,hool Committee of the City of CIV Britain that this committee yes expression to it's sense of the ss of a faithful employe and a orthy citizen. and alo offers its ncerc sympathy to the family Of r. Hill.
 "Be it further resolved that copy