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Show THEB.X A. BUILDING None of the bids received by the Board of Directors of the B. V. Academy for the erection of the new Academy building were considered con-sidered advantageous to theinstution and in conseqnence, . all were rejected, re-jected, and the executive committee was authorized to make contracts with various firms and hire men for the performance of the required labor. la-bor. The committee, it is beleived, will be enabled in this way to secure the construction of the building for a much less sura than either of the bids. ' " t A contract for furnishing a maple flooring, window sills, window frames, sash doors, wood work cn the tower, etc-, has been made with the Minneapolis Manufacturing and Furnishing company, of Minneapolis. Minn-eapolis. It is expected that the door and window frames will arrive by May 15th. Contracts for the brick work, outside wood work, roofing, painting, etc., have not yet been made, but work on the building will be commenced as soon as the bricks can be secured. The work will be vigorously prosecuted and it is expected that the building will be entirely com. pleted ere the commencing of the next school -ytx. Enquirer |