Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-18
Totals.


As 70 the great cost OF the Jefferson and Franklin
puilnl:lgS, Mr CiuSS says they were built when
materials and labor were much higher than now
Whlch is no doubt true; but not enough SO TO ac-
count Tor the very great cost OF those buildings as
compared with those more recently built For in
Stance, So OO Was paid for the ste m-beating an
paratus put In the jefferson, While more eXten-
Slve one-that is, one having tie same number OF
boilers and far more pipes and colS-haS been put
IN tne lour buildings recently erected at an
age cost OF 81 800 each. MIR CiuSS SAYS his estimate
tof the Jefferson was but $4,000 / am informed
tnat ater tne $1,000 apparatus was put in ii f1ed
10 work satisfactorily, and Messrs Smith & Burge
were employed TO overhaul it. at cons derable all-
di.iona expense, and they found the heaters 10
S"tea ih the hotar chambers To consist of Secof-
h"itd radiators, through which the steam would
not pass.
Again: there was paid for gas fixtures in the Jet-
ferson. 50 345 said fixtures consisfinr OF one ohm
0etttf anu about dozen ordinary brackets or side
Hghts The gas fixtures in the Pc body cost 1926
Asain, a the improvements on the grounds at the
JEFFERSON cost S21 252 90 While, Us am informed
an equally COOK brick wall Of greater length, was
bullt around the Convent grounds for s5o00 Ii
the Jefferson Included the outdoor water closets
ana a covered walk from the building to them and
tnaI prlck cost more then than when the Convent
wall was Dut. but these facts do not account for
the great difference in price. Tie Wallach build
ing, which was the 1rSt one built, in 1864, cost ac-
corning 70 Mr. Cluss 49, 400 60, and was very much
cheaper than those built 10y him subsequently.
Inc 1or buildings erected recently as follows:
the street building for coored schools s34177
P street or Henry building ng............ si'iss
Peaboav Feix vivg viii, hal, sho1, s 80
Average cost: ss7, ,9o7
The contracts for the buildings now in course Of
HiSh school, 200 feet long, and considerably larger
Garner 11T 10Th an II s5444
massachusetts, avenue and 1st street ~ 33317
Inc TWO latter do not include the heating appa-
Ta1as as .ne appropriation was not sufficient after
first bids which exceeded the appropriation. had
TO TO De repeated and new bids advertised for.
IheIe WIN alSo De some additional expense on
these and the high school building on account of
PAD 1Oundatlon, and some additions to render
them more secure, both as to fire and strength,
puI II VIII not exceed S, 600 all told.
heigfThg 10 the cost OF the four buildings above,
IL WI be observed that the Henry or P strs ct
Ing, though both are twelve room buildings and
acconModate the same number OF scholars This
was because IL was so built On what Is known as
M me r rars plans which are the plans prepared by
M. Cuss, and sent with our school exhibit to the
rars exposition AS am informed by the Com
request or the school superintendent and the cost
naa 70 ne reduced from the original estimates,
OF it will not be pretended tat the dier
ence in cost between these two buildings. and
Which, as shown, was over2 per cent was due to a
cause they We're both built at the same time In
view view OF these facts think the public will agree
Win the Schoo board, thai the attempt OF outside
parties to force Mr.. Cluss upon us by putting this
t WORK under his charge, was not only an Insult to
public Why the supeintenent of Schools sSSnlg
Snoulu meddle at all with what Is clearly none or
ms business He has nothing to do with the cree
tion OF school butldirgsa is In no way responsible
LOT them, except he was the cause or the eXpen-
as above stated. e'
In the west the estimate for school buildings Is
xSoO per school room, which would make
tweive-r0oin building cost S360oe. But in those
the hall floors and the stairs are eli Of
Woo1, While In all our recent buildings they are
nre-pfoof, Of brick and irOn The di~ercnce in cost
IRON $5,Oe0 10 & 500 But even tb n IL cosnD con-
SideraDly more to build u twelve. SoQ building
Aere thAA Il 6OeS there. THIS ma. he accounted
lor, In part at least by the fsct that lumber is
cheaper heating aRQaratus.
think 1C = aafe 70 assert that the school bullA
tngs recently 0ected win compare favorabiy WITH
those q aAy CITY IN the cou1tfy, strength
co0loV az ve00lA63oA are concerned, and that
tnougn neS - 0r1AOental in manaard roofs tur-
fets aAe eAer architectural OrnAmentati0ns, they
are vao imprsveOent upon some Of the earlier
ores Beth N oo0fort and IN oo6t
In ro9RC4 = the schools themselves, tAey are
equal 70 any IN ehe country: ana II C0nQFe6S will
guy centA1e the present policy Of p-rmitttnG US to
D0ae I've new euiA10gs each year, we win In q
markets, sheds. barracks &C.. for which we are
c0mpeuel to pay 81, ,435 rent this present year
altho1gh many Of them have been CONDEMNED BIZ
the health oNicer as totally unfit to be occupied
W. C DODGE, Chairman Committee on Buildings
THREATENED INDIAN AGRNcY.-Upon informa
ton furnished the War department by the Indian
bureau that the agency at San Carlos, Arizona, is
In danger from the returning ChifichuaS the War
department to-day instructed the commander OF
the department OF Arizona to AFFORD every protec-
ton to the threatened agency.