The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-01
HIGH SCHOOL
BIDS EXCEED
BOARDS FUND
Low Proposals on IrVington
Structure $153,613 Above
100000 Available.
MAY Reject FIGURES
Plans Call for Building to
House 1900 East Side
Pupils.

Necessity of rejecting all bids for
the construction Of the new Irving
ton high school and changing the
plans and specifications loomed to-
day when, following the opening Of
bids by the school board for the
construction of the high school, two
school additions and two new
schools, tabulation revealed the low
bids were more than the 5000 600
appropriation.
Low bids on the high school to-
tailed S753613.
No addition may be made to the
appropriation as the school board
asked the state tax board for only
100000 to construct the high
school, Charles w. Kern, school
board president declared.
IF a recheck reveals with all de-
ductions the bids total more than
the appropriation the school board
will have to reject all bids and alter
specifications and plans so the
$500 900 will not be exceeded" he
said.
School Urgently Needed
This means another delay in the
construction of the east side high
school which has been declared an
urgent need.
The proposed high school was to
accommodate 1900 pupils and in
clude a large auditorium and gym
nasium.
Low base bidders were: General
construction, E. A. Carson Con-
sructiton Company, S523, ,446; heat
ing and ventilating, Fred G.. Janitz,
S145,740; plumbing, Fred G.. Janitz,
S55, 500; and electrical wiring. Porter,
Glore and Glass, Inc, which was low
on a combination bid for wiring and
fixtures with S28,927.
Janitz was $15,941 lower than the
next lowest heating and ventilating
bidder. All specifications called for
ventilating fixtures Of the D. I. type,
manufactured by C. G. Shipp, In
dianapolis manufacturer, who is un-
der fire because of his attemp to
shut down competitive bidding.
Insurgency Develops
Insurgency in the ranks of the
majority faction was attempted at
toady's meeting by Lewis E. White
man. vice-president of the board,
who attempted to take the tabula-
ti0n and consideration of all the
bids out of the hands of the build
ing and grounds committee and
place it with the board as a whole.
The minority faction, composed Of
Kern and Theodore Vonnegut was
placed in the position of fighting
for the leader of the minority fac
ton. Mrs. Lillian Sedwick, who with
Fred Kepner, who was not present
today, constitute the majority on
the building and grounds commit
tee
Mrs. Sedwick did not vote, and the
minority carried the vote defeating
Whiteman's motion.
Low bids on the three rooms and
auditorium addition to School Is,
Beville avenue and Michigan street,
totaled S50,430.
Low bidders were: General con-
struction. Elliott-Myers Construction
Company, $4,000; heating and
ventilating. E. J. Fitzpatrick Com
pany. $4,000: and electric wiring
and fixtures, Sanborn Electric Com
pany, S1,595.
A low total of SAL ,8O5 for the con-
struction of a two-room addition
and auditorium to School 40, Morris
and KappeS streets, was tabulated.
Low bidders we're: General con-
struction, Eliott-Myers Construction
Company, S29. .959; heating and
ventilating, Freyn Brothers, S9,994;
plumbing. Fred Janitz. 1852; and
electric wiring and fixtures, $3.50.
Low bids for the construction OF a
twelve-room school with auditorium
at Nineteenth street and Parkway
boulevard to be known as School 81
totaled s154o00.
Two bids for a new twelve-room
school with auditorium at English
and Emerson avenues to be known
as School 50 totaled $l51,455