Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-19
LOCAL NEWS.
-E NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL HOCSE
Y0R THE SECOND SCHOOL
DIsTRlCT OF rHE CITY.
LN.TRRESTL.N'G DRTAEL9.

An examination OF the plans and specinca-
atoms Of Adolf Cluse, the architect, enables us
70 give detailed information about this much
needed improvement. The lot has q front of
sofeet by $50 feet depth. The building Is TO be
q feet long on street by % feet deep. Itis to
Of IA feet clear height, bat the hall, located In
third story, il p feet high in center.
The building is approached by doors from the
HUI si''' OPENING Outward.
% a. 70 facilitate egress in case Of alarm. The
arehed wide front door is set back from face of
Of the plain exterior architecture. The base
nent will be appropriated to play grounds,
heating apparatus, water closets and wash
room, coal cellar and the necessary rooms for
janitOr.
TIE FIRST STORY,
the window sills of which are elevated feet
above ground for obvious reasons, will contain
tour largest sized school rooms with adjoining
well fitted up cloak rooms and airy passages.
THE SECOND STORY
will have the same accommodations, but, be-
and the third story will contain q public hail.
occupying 3,iT5 square feet inclusive Of q raised
platform ii BY g feet in size, large enough to
This hall has coyed ceiling; finish and pro-
portion Of the room are planned with
DUE REGARD TO ACOUSTICS
and thorough ventilation. Two school
rear Of hall, with store-rooms in the Ion
above them. Two tights Of wide stairs lead no
from basement to root on the east and west sides
OF the building.
Of the building will be done either by low-pres-
sure steam or by furnaces, the smoke fiues Of
pipes, which are placed in air-chsmbers. "a in
shes square, forming aspir 1tors," and con-
snueted Of brick work. The smoke-pipes he At
ing currents in them, which brought in connec-
tion BY brick ducts underground with large-sized
tues, opening BY registers near the floors and
dTafts in the latter, and thereby serve to
REMOVE THE vITIATKD AIR
1Tom the rooms and passages by suction; in
summer ventilation win be performed by the
sAme shafts, but made TO operate by gas heaters
placed within them. The outside walls will
have blue stone footings, and win be built Of
hard burnt bricks, battened on the inside, in
order to
PREVENT TIE CoNDHNsArIoN OF WATER
Inherited from the heated winter air BY contact
with the surface Of the cold walls. Select red
bricks, with pressed brick joints, will be taken
for facing the fronts and adjoining parts Of
sides. ornamental arches and recesses around
The triple and doub windows and door offrout
OF brickwork, enlivened by massive keystones
And moulded linte1 on top Of arches, pilasters
With intermediate brick cornicee, crowned BY .
width, for whole height and in center Of front,
ssImounted by the Characteristic belfry. are
RELIEVE THE xoxorosr
OF the brick work. The principal inside par
Gtsone viii be constructed Of bricks. The school
rooms, passages and Fairgrounds are ali wsins-
coated, with o Gaping formed for the school
rooms Of boxes for chalk and sponges under
meath the wide strips Of black plastering form
ing blackboards al around the room. All the
INTERIOR FINISH
OF the house, such as wainscoating, architrayes
frames, doors and sash, viii consist of q comb,
nation OF best seasoned heart yellow pine and
oak. Ii will be left in its native color And viii
be well oiled. Bells and speaking tubes, q far
n necessary to maintain order, discipline and
prompt action, are amply provided.
The lot will he encioSad hv Gror,A. H..
rail, nye feet outside from the building line.
and will have scdded plats to the sides or the
main entrance. The yard to the sides and rear
of the building will be grayeled. This builtinc.
while II Is plain, convenient, and comparatively
very economical, il, however, shaped 50 az to be
hood.