The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-03


bronze hardware.
All the partition walls are OF brick; and the
windows are very large, so that light will bs
perfect in all rooms OF the building.
THE EXTERIOR.
The exterior Is finished with Streator pressed
brick with Lemont marble trimmings The
roof and open beethoven are covered with Penn
sylvania slate in black, green and red laid in
figures, while the crossings and finals are OF
wrought iron.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The building is heated and ventilated by the
improved Ruttan system, two No Ruttan fur
naces being used, connecting with all the rooms
by means of brick heating fues. The ventilla-
ton is at the bases, passing under the floors and
gathered into the foul.air duct in the rear of the
building, whence it escapes above the roof. This
ventilation is forced by means Of heat from the
furnaces connecting with the shafts. The heat
ing arrangements are so constructed that the
warm air may be directed to any room desirable.
The warm air passing under the floors keeps
them warm and the rooms in healthy condi
ton. The ventilation is practically perfect.
All rooms are connected with the principals
office with telephones and are supplied with wa
ter and gas.
The distribution of light throughout the build
ing is faultlesS.
Take it all in all, the building may be consid-
red the most complete and perfectly arranged,
heated and ventilated school building in the
state; none of the modern improvements for
health, comfort or convenience are omitted.
The trustees are DR.. j. c. Hathaway, James
Pickns, and William Calvin.
Architect and superintendent, II. c. Furness,
Ottawa.
Contractors Principal, Weis Il Wolf sub
contractors, VIM. McNulty Il Son, masonry; and
Manlcy Il Jordan for slate and iron work, and II.
p. Clark, painting
The contractors have all done their work well
The principals, Weis IL Wolf, have done most
creditable piece of work, being most pains-tak-
ing in all things, careful to secure perfect, sub
stantal work, and have spared no pains to make
the work the best possible, fulfilling their con-
tract to the slightest minuta in the letter and
spirit. They have done more, having laid walks
aud built coal bins, and other little things not
included in the contract
The mason work by McNuta & Son is per-
feet.
Manley e Jordan, also, have done splendid
job In the iron work. All the galvanized iron
and tin used in the building was carefully man
ufactured in their shops by Mr.. SmeetOn, and
put up, as was the slate laid, in the best man
ncr; while the painting by Fl. p. Clark would do
credit to any painter.
The architect Messrs. Weis & Wolf inform
us, did his part of the work with his usual care
fulness, accuracy and thoroughncss. No delay
or the slightest trouble We're experienced with
his designs or details Of calculation, and as su-
perintendent held all closely to the work as
called for. He, he tells us, never had OCCASION
to complain of the contractors; but from Mr..
Wolf we infer that had there been he would
not have hesitated to use his authority. The
appearance of the building and its completeness
speak for themselves and are to his credit
The cost Of the building was about $4,000,
and the people of the township may well be
proud of their new building.
TODAY the building will be open for inspec-
ton,
1t will be gratifying to all to know that the
valuable collection of fossils and other geological
specimens of the Ottawa Academy of Natural
Sciences Will be transferred to the school build
ing. This collection is not only large but ex-
ceedingly yaluable-as fine, perhaps, as there is
in the west; but, through the habitual impecu-
nousness Of the Society, has been in loca-
tons where it was practically useless to any
one. In its new home, however, its almost
priceless value will more and more appear, and
will one day be fitting monument to its collec
tors should they never have another when they
are laid to rest.
The school will open on Monday with five
teachers, Prof. Boltwood, principal, and H. A.
Holiness and Misses Chandler, Barrie and Me
Comber as assistants-a very excellent corps,
who are making the school, as an intellectual
establishment, what the new building is, just
cause Of pride to the town.