The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-15
BALDWIN BRINGS
SCHOOL COAL.
Is Awarded Contract as
Lowest Bidder for
Quality Coal.
COST TO BE $4,000
Baldwin Bid at ,S6.12 a Ton Is
Lowest for West Virginia
Coal Delivered.

| Coal occupied the floor as the center
| of interest for some time at the reg
ular school board meeting held at the
administration building Tuesday even
ling, with the result that George S.
Baldwin was awarded the contract for
| 400 tons of coal for next year, to be
delivered in bins at price of $6.12
a ton. This was the lowest bid for
this quality of coal, from Logan
county, West Virginia, higher in B. T..
III. British Thermal Units) than any
of the other Goals on which the bid
was low. Coal for the year for
schools will cost just about $20,S00
on this bid.
There were as bids in all, which
when analysed were boiled down to
eight low bids. The committee spent
Monday evening going over the bids
carefully and taking the Bureau of
Mines findings on the quality of the
different Goals.
School Commissioner George H.
Cook, presented verbal report of the
committees work. explaining from a
diagram on the blackboard the con-
dition of the eight low bidders, where
their coal came from, their bid per
ton delivered in bins, the coal, size and
amount of B. T. u. for one cent in the
kind Of coal they offered-s
Coal Best in East Mines.
aThe minute we get into coal" said
Mr.. Cook, "we get into hot water.
But in taking the Bureau of Mines
figures we find that as we approach
the east the quality of coal increases.
We considered coal from Illinois,
southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
eastern Kentucky, and West Virginia.
AS we go towards Virginia the coal
increases in quality.
Eastern Kentucky is better than
western Kentucky, but not so high
as West Virginia, particularly Logan
county"
1t was explained that with the ac-
ceptance of the Baldwin Logan county
coal, the coal would be delivered by
boat, adding the expense of $500 or
about en- cents per ton, for the expense
of preparing the dock. This was in
cluded in the estimate. This price was
exclusive of demurrage; in case the
docks were not cleared and the boat
had to wait, there would be assessed
damages of fifty dollars per hour. 1t
was explained, however, that the
chances for demurrage, with the wire-
less in operation and the coal company
advised to a minute of the boats ar
rival, were extremely slim.
With the acceptance of the Baldwin
bid, the price of coal for the next year
to the city for school purposes will be
approximately $4,000.
The eight low bids were all Kenosha
concerns. The Central Fuel and Ice
company with bid of $3.50 per ton,
was the lowest bid per ton, but not
the lowest for quality, their bid being
for Vermillion county, Indiana coal,
6x3. The figures showed that this coal
contained $1,000 B. T. U. for one cent
as against the 45,100 B. T. U. for one
cent Of Logan county, West Virginia
(the coaf accepted.)
Other low bids were: George S. Bald
win, Martin county, east Kentucky
local, and Axe, at $5.95 containing
44,5o0 B. T. U. for one cent; Sunrise
Coal company, Hopkins county, West
Kentucky, 6x3 at $500 ton contain
ing Al, 500 B. T. u (this was rated as
the third best bid); Central Fuel and
Ice company, Green county, Indiana,
6x3 at $6.10 ton, $4,000 B. T. u;
Central Fuel and Ice company, Web
ster county, West Kentucky, 6x3, at
$611 a ton, 1890 B. T. u. Grated as
the second best bid); Ventura Coal
company, Green county, Indiana, 4x2,
1921 a ton, 1880 B. T. u, and
finally Ventura Coal company, Perry
county, Indiana, 6x3, at $6.23 a ton,
$500 B. T. U.
School Commissioner Joerndt oppos-i
ed the use of dock coal, saying that
they were taking chance with its:
getting away over night, and it was.
asked if there were any other bid for
West Virginia coal. Mr.. Cook re-
piled that there was and read bid of
$7.49 for coal-byrail, from West Vir-
GINA, Mingo county.
The schools will be using the docks
for coal for the first time, but it
was explained that the delivery to the
bins will take place directly after the
arrival of the COAL
| Mr.. Baldwin said that he had used
the docks and found the risk compare
lively small and carried no insurance
because it had not been found
necessary.
Jay B. Glerum moved that the con-
tract be awarded to the Baldwin COM
pany at the recommendation of the
committee, and the motion was car
ried, fourteen ayes and four noes,
the noes being Tacki, Joerndt. Nc
Cluskey and Schwartz.