Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE PLANS
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN A
TANGLE.
Much Talk Last Night bat N Nothing
Definite DOne-New and Uni
form Plans Suggested.

The Board of Education at specia
meeting last night considered at grea
length the matter of the proposed ney
| school houses. Mr.. Morrow, chairman
of the Building Committee, presented
the plans for the new buildings, draw
by c. Graham, architect, immediatel,
after the roll call. The Board at onc'
took recess of 10 minutes to inspec
these drawings, and at the end of tina
time Mr.. Morrow moved that the Com
mittee on the school at Oak and Harri
son streets be empowered to adopt tht
plan, known as No. /, as the ground
plan of the building.
DR.. Grimshaw was also opposed tc
this everlasting adoption OF new and
different plans whenever new build
ing for school purposes was to be erect
ed. He opposed the drawings before
the Board because the exit room had
been contracted. 1t was only 10 feet
that of school No. was l2 feet.
This was opposed by DIR. Shortlidge,
on the ground that the committee on
the school at Eleventh street bridge, OF
which he was one, had not been con-
suited and called together, that many
persons were in favor of the new school
buildings being all on the same plan
and his committee and the members
did not know the merits of the plans,
and that only one architect had been
consulted and he was not mich known
here. He favored adjournment and
more consultation that the two com
mittees could decide on uniform plans.
DR. shortlidge, stated that he had
taken the privilege of getting young
architect. - to 90 with
him to No. school and make draw
ing of the plan of the school with i'm
provements he might suggest. The
had heightened the building
3 feet and had widened the exit room.
Mr.. Kenney of the committee on the
new school house at Tenth and Spruce
streets, was also in favor Of more con-
as that committee had done
He was il. favor of uniform
places. Mr.. HaZlett argued from the
same standpoint. He also declared that
plans on which some of the buildings had
been constructed were good enough,
and extra work in the plans before
would cost from $500 to $500 more.
DIR. GrimShaw characterized the
plans as "the greatest abortion in school
plans he had ever seen" and moved to
amend that the committee on schools at
)ak and Harrison streets, be authorized
% secure drawings of No. 5 school house
ind the estimates oft the cost OF the build
ngs un der each plan.
The motion was adopted by vote Of
4 TO 4, and the motion as amended was
adopted without dissent.
The proper officers were instructed to
lraw on the Farmers Mutual lnsur-
Ince Company for $13l.23, dividends
lue to the Board.
Mr.. Furry called the attention of the
Board to the work of the committee on
he new school house in South Will
and asked for an express ion
f opinion as to what should be done, -
whether the plans, presented one week
go, for building 26x43, should be adop-
ed or not.
More talk which carried the meeting
veil on toward 10 o'clock, ensued on
his subject. Finally this committee
vas instructed to confer with the others
nd the Board adjourned.
The committee will meet at No. 5 |
chool at O'Clock Thursday afternoon.