Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-03
HE FORE n B'sEBIIr eCHcvI
Bt IIDING.
Interesting ID c. .sti6n.

Under the wise clicy in 1ugurst cd about n
years 20 the higher grad OF the put cscho'
have been provided With buildings WI cb -.
equal TO the demlnts OF the pro sent { me. :
third district Was accommodated wifi =
"WA'laCh School. ." the first d'Stcict can boast G
ifs "FrsuEfin SCHOOL the second dist let com
menCed It's building last year, but has not
named 70 yet. and now, under the re- ular c. ,On
at ths rule. IRE FOURTH district enters he arena
AZ tbs stIIie TOT educational h0nOFs. Under t4e
set Of The Councils, approved March 2Sth ISJO
the tuiit rg committee, composed Of three AL
dei men. fhrCN C0InCiiia6n AVID four school trur-
tc's, PIC ided over by the NayOr. carefully mo =
tuT6i their course Of action, until they were
rely - receive h,G. ia-J - jUr6 ". Mr.. Arthur
Ptnr-li veS tie lowest bidder, with 80 SO but
i0"nd tfat ne bad made a mistake in Bis II yurs=
ann re c'rmlttss thr eiOTe fell back upon the
neN Lowest I'D, No tta- 9 MeSsrs Hunt y
WI ans. WEC-e nd, = l545. for 11mrlatinJ The
b1'lu g. inclusive o. q st5 tm-he Itiug app ,ra-
tHS PCS -eE scsl ed, aud the cOntr9.t ana
] = have been signed and executed The
hG drug vii be sa,ed 81 The northeast co. aer
OF - fcet west ana j. street south.
Tie extreme dimensions OF the b1il,'ing a. ,
l'3 lie in length by - fee in width. IL r0n-
- two e ID wings, bay .ng u feet fOnt. aud
'Tertmg cent a. ' ing OF III 4 Il Icnz n .
HE hC'ldTE IS 20 have b cement three 50 5ri14
AID ;T0 sea rcof. The Vlssmeut contains am-
PIE bay grounds, bier TOO-Es. coal Cellars and
llnl y : TCOms; II ten feet in clear height
The ti-6e upper stories. and, in fact, also the
base meUt, are dtyitet on by n tire-waIl int SO
cOlIQP- IL en,-. 10. male and for female depar..
Ia 81, SaSI containing ten school rOCn's s,x OF
which are - b. = feet, aud four are = by q
feet IN size. All are fourteen feet high in the
Ciea-, CTt. have 6ioiping cOnvenieDtlv ar
ranged cloak rooms v ide sea'-s and -irv sorri-
rOTs; 'ssites, there are two libraries. and in the
thlrd S'oJy pub"c nail, occupy ing 50 square
rect inclFHye OF raised Platform. II al be
large eH9nSh O. assemble all the pupils of The
tou~e; has AVERY, coved coz pire around
the calling, aad ito skyliChts, which are
a,sO isade useful 9s ventilatJTs. The ground
plan OF tbs Eal, = be'l-shaped: rho proportions
arc ri = oI nc \ I'm are PAW : ith social
-. . IN .-a- q acoustics a-d thorou %
The heat sg OF me building viii ,. done by
low-ITessure steam. The smoke -fiues from the
mechanics OF the boilers viii Re carried M
aboyN The roof by ron pipes. which are Incssed
~ chambers forming "asp.ratol ~ and con-
etru tied e. brick vO-s. The smoke-pipes heat
ing these c'sn "H1s ~ rad'stIc1 Creare An ss.
ceEIlrI current IN ioeIn, which, brOr. ht IN
correction by brick ducts under ground with
hrge-sizec shafts communicating vi n regist ars
into the sChoO!-rOoms, establish dow d. suyhts
IN the latter, anu thereby serve 10 remove the
w atSG air iron the ICONS and passages l,v
snet Oh, ~ other words, ID veEiila'e them in
WI or: lae INNER ventilation will be per-
bv y y s'eTs within tha-r.
The outside walls will be built of hard burnt
bricks. All the walls are fuTred on the inside.
IN order 10 prevent the condemnation of water
hhe- afed from tie heated winter air bv contacs
with the surface OF the cold walls. SeIgc. EEL
brick7, with pressed brick Joints to be take for
faclnC nc iroLt and two sides. ornamental
u
dnvs OF front and two sides, OF brick-york VA
ned by keystOnes and mo Glded Intel; on ton az
arches, and pilasfers with informed ate bri.k
ccrnic~s form clements CT the arcLItec .uraI
CONF o>ltlCn OF tie structure. The front on
ID stTeet. sno sIde on 9Th street, have A bioh
InsuCalsC use CT CO1rSsd Seneca sandstone
Two told 1OlUIauated semj-circular main err
traneeS. WITH CcrDice. and pedimsnt, steps and
IlaifcrDs o. same materisl, form promiueuf
features Of the lscrF. N"'
The building j. covered in With rnofarD s'a.a
fCo's5 eaiiy cred by CoImJr vii -0vs OF vs-ieI
shaie, Win TIE central one OF front made prom
lheIt 30 a. 20 serve Tor the purposes 81 a beIirv
y htse tOcts are Crowned by IRON cree Taiiing-
TIE = .neinal inside partitions wiz he hriri=
Ihe sT1S oi-Te0rp@. UaeSa-eS and piav-groun6s
are All N1liSSCJea, WITH "A Gaping, formed for
Us 'c-,S -J1'S. Of boxes tor chalk and sponges
uhuri i'.f'- It's - black piasteriug, 4 fser
81 iut. - - ID :. sSo4iG u a.. aECIud lie rooms
Al tde IAeS4IO- nBi>I OI the house, sucn A.
"alt -e3s.ug, a-cIitTaVt>. fTaTles. doors aud
Sa--i WI Oo1- 4 @ q con- liLafiOn OF hest :, :
-OllSH Ac-It l-.s.i.iS &c .s0w pine and oak II
VIII D i'.' % E tth O-s 4c-sTs left rs nativa
COL, aH' ~. - Ill lied. SpIcc. iu font
and or the eide facing 9TH street y III Re enclosed
~ ~iOUcht iron railing. and sodted. The uIans
are by Hr. Adolf ClRss. architect
MI CbaInplln AND StILIs OF the Sub BOa.fo
1IEst~C3 OF ne Forth GstsiCt Eave IA nfaI
mos a'SiiT0rS'y ard 1utsllieeutly 10 Get ts;s
INT ~ lam sra much needed i'm provernent -
eesrid''y sts-Jec.