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Contract Was Let For New Building

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
December
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

CONTRACT WAS LET FOR NEW BUILDING
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SCHOOL BOARD'S FINAL ACTION ON JONES SCHOOL TOILET
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     The contract for the building of the proposed toilet accommodations at the Elisha Jones school in the Fourth ward was let by the Board of Education at a special meeting Friday, to Koch Bros., for $1,393. This action was taken in accordance with the recommendation of the building committee, which had drawn up a blank contract with Messrs. Koch, and was by unanimous vote.
     J. E. Beal, chairman, reported that the committee had come to an agreement with Koch Bros. in regard to the details of the contract, and he asked if the board wished him to read the proposed instrument.
     "I don't see how we can vote for anything if we don't know what it is," said Mrs. Bach, so the contract was read. It entered into the details of the construction, set the price at $1,393 and stipulated that the building is to be completed in one hundred working days.
     Judge Harriman raised the point that no provision had been made for a chimney, which he held to be an oversight, in view of the fact that if the steam heat should at any time during the winter give out the water pipes would freeze, thus causing the district a considerable expense. Mr. Beal answered that there would be a vent in the building and he also suggested the use of oil stoves in case of trouble with the team, but these provisions did not seem sufficient to the board and on motion of Judge Harriman the committee were authorized to provide for a chimney.
     Mr. Beal state that the committee had considered the advisability of building a covered way from the school to the toilet room, but were not prepared at present to make a recommendation covering the point. He said that such a protected passageway would be beneficial to the general health of the pupils, as they would be liable to be careless about wearing wraps and rubbers in inclement weather. The cost of the passageway would be about $600, of which $60 or $70 would be fore the cement walk which will be necessary in any case.
     On motion of M. J. Cavanaugh the president and secretary were authorized to sign the contract with Koch Bros., but nothing was decided about the covered way.