The weekly Butte record., 1867-03-09
THE oRovrLLr School HorsE.-This large and

The OR0yILLE SCHOOL HorsE.-1hiS large and
commodious building has been completed and was
accepted from the contractors, Messrs. Brannan
Whimple, by the Trustees Wednesday last. II
is an elegant. commodious and substantial brick
building. oBe in which the people of the district
NAV feel Just and enduring pride. The building
is situated on the block lying between Bird and
Robinson streets and first and second avenues.
The ditch of the Feather river and Ophir Water
Company. having appropriated the right Of way
prior to the laying out of the streets that upon the
eastern side of the block has never been opened.
The block il a pleasant and eligible one. and its
situation all that could be desired. 1t is built of
brick, and is two stories high. The main building
is SO by 81 feet with projection in front OF IL by
90 feet, forming wide and commodious hail. The
lower story has ten windows. 81 by 10 feet high,
surmounted with beautiful bracket eorniee. II has
two outside doors in the and one pair OF double
doors in front, covered with fine portico in the
italian villa style. The upper story has thr teen
windows, 81 by eight ieet, surmounted with cir
cular brick hood The eayes of the building are
Fl nished with beautiful twin bracket eornice, ex-
tending entirely around the building, and covered
with the best quality of sugor pine shingles The
external woodwork is painted brown stone, and the
window sash bronze green, forming beautiful
and pleasing contrast. The main entrance to the
building is from the Bird street 'front.' and is entered
BY pair Of large double doors into the lower hall.
and from which doors lead to the various rooms in
the lower story To the left you enter is the re-
ception room, l04 by IL feet, and Is feet high,
lighted with one window. Opposite the front door
is the entrance TO the primary and intermidate
class rooms; these in size % by 50 feet,
with four windows aud one outside door in each.
Black boards three feet wide extend around the
rooms on every side, and each room has one Of
Robinson's patent ventillators. In the lower hall
is wide and commodious stairway leading to the
upper hall, and guarded with beautiful black
walnut hand rail. On the upper floor is the teach
er's room lG4 by IL feet, and Is feet high, and
lighted with one window. Here, also is the main
school room, in which the higher branches are to
he taught. This room is 800 by so feet and Is feet
high; 1t is lighted by ten windows. This room has
black boards three feet wide on its four sides, ex
tending round the entire room. The entire build
ing is wanscotted to the hight of the windows, and
is furnished with hat and clothes hooks complete
in the upper and lower halls. All the inside joiner
work is grained in imitation of white oak, and fin
ished with two coats of varnsh. The walls of the
lower story are l6 inches thick, and those of the
second story are twelve. The whole is surnounted
by substantial hip roof. The rooms are all turred
from the m ain walls, and athed and plastered.
thus making in fact double wall so far as heat
or dampness is concerned. The black boards are
of colored plaster, worked in the walls. The build
is finished in thorough and workmanlike manner,
and the contractors are entitled to credit for the
manner in which they have performed their part.
We believe this will be the unanimous opinion of
all who examine the building. Its cost furnished
ready for opening school, will be about $ 900. 1t
is credit to the school interests of the county,
and is an improvement that will never be regretted
by our people. 1t has not yet been seated, nor
will it be in time to be occupied by the present
term of our district school; but it captivated the
ladies (God bless them } and they occupied it for
festival on Thursday evening last, which was well
attended by oar citizens generally, and by others
from abroad who were curious TO examine the per-
manent improvements of the county, and pass
a pleasant evening in pushing them forward. OF
course, the district are somewhat in debt on this
building and owe the progress made in its compile
ton to the generosity of some of our citizens, in
furnishing the material for its construction. The
Indebtedness is not so great however, as to over
balance the advantages conferred, and will not be
felt when taxed against the property of the dis
trict.