Daily Republican., 1884-11-11
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Mr.. EDIToR-DEAR SIR; Please
allow MS first, 10 publish an important
part Of our letter to the Board OF Kdu.
cation of October Is which part the
Board did not have published as they
d Id the first part. Ii Ia as follows:
These plans were made soon
after Graham's plans were thrown out,
they were examined by member OF
the committee, (Willey) and We notice
that tie letter 10 architects includes
many fine points which our plans con.
tain ID before that letter was drawn"
The public can see at . glance that
Mr.. Willey's statement before the
Board last evening as 10 given In the
Morning News. alleging that in that
letter(" Thorne said, that Wiley hal
taken said fine points and given them
TO another architect,) 10 not correct,
and 1t looks like trick. And - Mr..
Wiley seems TO be the only man who
said 1t he certainly called himself Q
liar, when he said that the man who
said that Ia . liar"
And for the committee to report that
our plans did not fulfill the conditions
In their printed stipulations. dos not
prove 1t, as We can prove otherwise /;
and had they not gone irregularly, and
did not allow the board TO examine our
rlaps, the business would not had
such q scaly appearance.
We submit 70 you for publication,
the printed letter to US, from the Com.
mittee on new High school. A com.
parison of that letter with our plans
and our description Of same, which de-
scriptiop was published in the Morning
News OF October 16, will show ut once,
al our plans were made and thoroughly
examined by at least one mem Der
(Willey) Of that committee, before their
letter was psinted, and sent TO US.
Wiley In his Office showed K. w.
written list Of special points
TO be incorporated In new plans and
our plans at that time had been in Will
ley's possession for several days.
That the number OF school rooms.
audience and other rooms and location
Of same Gas TO stories, etc., The width
Of Halle, number Of Entrances, kind OF
cor aices, kind Of brick work, location
Of water osets, the stipulated price.
SIC, etc we're certainly obtained BY
said examination Of our plans and de-
scriptions of same. Then the letter
printed and sent TO architects.
This with the fact, that we were the
only architects who fully complied with
the conditions, cost, etc, a. in said
letter, shows that our charge IL reason.
able and that the tax payers really get
value for the amount Compare the
following Comm ittee's letter. with
their report TO the board when bids
were considered, and see IL their 20
called deductions don't look like n
trick.
WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 9Th, 1854 dear
sir The committee on the building n High
school would he pleased 70 have you max a
plan for high School building. to put on
10 exceed $46,0O0.
This plan. If accepted, to be paid for |;
not.
Tho committee would be pleased to have
you inform them II you ~iIl compete. -,
The plans to he ready to submit to the
committee by August 18th. Below will be
found the suggestions which arc desired u
he Incorporated In the plan:
SUGGESTIONS TO BIZ EMBODIED IN rBY PLAN
FOR NEw BUILDING, COR. STH AND
ADAMS STREETS.
]. The building to.be set back 20 feet from
Adams street, and NOT less than 10 Get from
Eighth street
2. The building to contain, if:possible,
twelve school rooms, large enough TO contain
ut least foIty-two single desks.
3. Zach room to have o separate cloak
room, II possible.
I. The walls To he sand finished, and the
ceilings to be Of board or white coat
8. The halls TO be ut least 10 feet wide ~
possible, independent Of stairway.
o. 40 audience room,or hall TO be usedror
lectures, with hoods for gases, etc., all on
third floor.
:. A principals room and a teachers
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