The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-06
TIEE EnrH MAnp srnonI.
A Description Of the IsaiIdIns nov Al.
most cOmpleted.


most Completes.
Il don't think thing win Be ready % hat
We can resume teaching In the Fifth ward
school before September vas the remark
overheard on the street Saturday as crowd
Of ladies' passed, among them one Of the lady
teasberI In our public schools Shortly after
reporter ran Seruss Professor Birch and en-.
quirtd when school would open.
The frSt Of April, my dear fellow. Oh,
yes, everything e about completed, they are
putting the seat8 In; you ought 10 ~ down
and take look around. Well, RSto whether
school ought 70 open 1t that time, that q q
matter Of opinion; the citizens Of that ward
TOT about nine months hare had no school
to send their children To, and they are COM
planning II Is true that about April ti1t.
! people are moving and the schools are
usually torn up, bat that will make no dit.
ference In the time Of opening"
Taking the advice Of Prot. Birch. Fe-
PortoI posted over TO the South Side and
took . view Of the three-siOry ediiee on
Chapline street between TEenty-third and
IEenty.f0uTth. Il Il = handsome pressed
brick affair with stone trimmings ana color.
ed brick oFnamentatiOn. Il Is Of q modern
style OF architecture and was planned and
designed By that we'll known architect, SIAN.
ton ". Howard, Esq, Of this city, under
whose direction IL has been erected BY 'the
contractors, KleTis, Kraft & Co. Its ground
dimensions are 7s1s0. In the base.
ment are two large play rooms, to be
used In stormy weather. In siIs they are
SgL.S. The tlpitor's rooms, nicely finished
Oh, are also in the basement and the coal
and fuel rooms
In the center oil the basement Is the steam
heating apparatus. It something new 10
this city and slight description may be In
teresting: Itis known ~ Lights low pressure
system; there are two boiler, but the steam
from them does not pass TO the rooms and
heat through radiators by direct radiation a
10 the other public building Of the city. On
the contrary, the steam passes through pipes
70 the four corners Of the building, where
there are coils; these coils are enclosed in
air shafts, two for each ROOM The pure air
entering from the outside is here heated and
passes 10 the rooms where II Is regulated By
common registers There are two Of these
shafts V each room. When Il Is zero outside
= temperature Of 20 degrees can be obtained
inside the building and the air Is pure ali the
time, and not the same air breathed over and
over again as in the system Of direct radiation
Besides, all trouble with the steam heaters il
avoided, which Is at present q great trouble
in all our public buildings.
As before stated In two corners OF each room
enclosed In the walls arehOt air shafts;in the
other two are shafts for the escape Of the foul
alt; the stacks OF the boilers or furnaces are
Of sheet iron and pass up through large brick
shafts about the centre Of tie building; the
AIR IS thus heated and draft created in these
large shafts.
As the foul air falls to the floor In each
room II Is drawn mp the foul air shafts TO tile
atlic story where 1t is conducted through tin
tubes % the brick shafts and thus passes out
side. The draft Is such that hankeFcheif
held 70 foul air register in any room Of the
building will be sucked or drawn in. The
system IS very complete one aud conducive
10 good health.
0ne can enter the fist story BY two
side and . front and rear enhance.
the front entrance is through Tie
base Of the graceful tower that rises
from the front OF the building several
feet above the building proper and contains
tue Deli. Without the tower the building
would look like two buildings put together
as 1t has two slOp.ng roofs. The front en-.
trance and portico has iron columns at the
sue ahd presents very attractive appear.
On the first floor are four school rooms
each 25I30. with cloak rooms. Tie hallway
space is made extra large, 80 that in case Of
panic, exit would be very easy; there Is a
Large and TASTY central stairway and two side
stairwaysi the latter lead only 10 the second
story; they are easy OF ascent and strung
and substantial they are built Of oak and the
Newell posts and balusters arc quite elegant
in appearance. being Of Queen Anne pat.
tern.
On the second floor are four school rooms
2jISO, with cloak rooms On this floor. IN
the tower, the principals rooms, a private
study and reception room are situated; also,
nj the end Of the crsss hall Is an apparatus
room.
On the third floor are two school rooms
21x]O and grammar room 30xGO with two
large class rooms 1920 and small German
room Al the end Of the cross hall. The tower
space Ia arched and opens ont of tho gram.
mar room. > It will be used as a chemical
laboratory. Tue grammar room has a large
stage and will be splendid hall for school
entertainments, having been designed partly
Tor that purpose. The attic story Is not al
present used for anything except yentila.
ton.
The building was contracted 10 be built by
November lstr but owing to the GuicEsnd
nature OF the soil, which was discovered after
work was commenced on the foundations, II
was found necessary TO tear down what had
been done and place oak boards down on
which to build. This wig disapproye1 nv
some, but 1t was thought by the majority
that II was the proper thing to do. The
building has settled but little and that little
has been done evenly. Thus the building
was delayed three months longer than NJ
first anticipated. The total cost will he
about 81 900, which Is low figure when the
structure is taken into consideration.
The floors are Of hard oak; the wains-
coating yellow pine vanished. The doors
are OF black walnut, which gives very neat
appearance TO the interior There are separ.
ate cloak rooms connected with each room
for boys and girls, and In the entire building
there is not dark spot or passage way, Dc.
ted.
The carpenters will be out Wedn.sdov
The tents and desks, strong and substantial
affairs Of black and white wood, are being
put together and placed in position bya man
sent here by the firm. Each teacher has a
convenient table with desk and drawers The
walls are white calcimincd and the proper
gas Jets are 10 be put IN. The blackboards
IRE ready for the last coating.
The yards are large and commodious lint
1t will take some time to put them In q IRON
er condition. The building L the finest 6rI
the kind in this vicinity and reflects jec;dsJ
credit on all who had anything to do with It.
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