The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-05-28

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will prove one OF the best Investment
ever made for Yazoo City It's total cos
was S2l 500, but when il Il known thai
the contractor lost about $1,000 on III,
contract, ii will be seen that Yax0o City
has school building worth at actual
cost more than $4,000.
The building committee consisting OF
Mess. ], b. Wilson, Robt Campbell and
H. G. Phipps have been faithful in the
discharge Of their duties and have had
much work TO do, while all the trustees,
have taken lively interest In the build
ing The most onerous part Of the work
was assigned TO Mr.. j. b. Wilson and he
has been very vigilantin watching the
city's interest and seeing that the con-
tract was strictly complied with. His
duties at times have been disagreeable
but he has performed them promptly
without fear, favor or affection.
Our people sympathize with Mr. Chas.
Dolman, the contractor in his loss on
the building, which was due TO q num-
Der Of circumstances over which he had
no control, He has certainly placed here
a school building that is an ornament 10
the town and a monument 70 his skill.
We give below description of the
building kindly furnished us by Mr.. J.
b. Wilson : The public school building
Was turned over complete to the
Board ofSchool Trustees May 18th, 1891.
Work was begun on said building about
July LIST 1890. The building Is a two
story and basement brick structure 0S |
feet by "a, the basement story IL nine |
feet above ground, the first story istwelve |
feet high, and the second story is fourteen |
feet high, surmounted by tower about /
90 feet high. The basement Is used for
heating, ventillating and dry closet pur-
poses. Ruttan-Smead system of heating
and yentillating and Dry Closet system is
used in heating the building. Four
large furnaces are used in heat
ing the building. The base
ment is divided into 3entirely separate
one ON the Main Street
side Of building is arranged for the boys
which is reached by stairway leading
down from LIST story, one on the WASH
ington Street side OF buildings arranged
for girls, which is reached by stairway
leading down from the LIST story on
opposite side from boys entrance. In
each Of these two compartments, the
front part il arranged for play room for
children In wet weather and IN the back
portion Of each of said compartments are
located the dry closrts--the middle com
Dartments is for the use Of the ianitor,
where all the furnaces aTe located and
room for storing fuel and " reached by
means Of two basement doors In rear Of
The LIST story Is divided into
.wo separate compartments which can BIO
Used for boys on one side and girls on
he other, both are exactly alike, In each
there are two class rooms
70 by 40 feet, with an office IL by 20 feet,
md a labatory l2feet by IL feet, and
here are three entrances to each Of
hese compartments, two inside (
teps and one outside step said entran-
,es with inside steps lead into two corri-
lors eight feet wide running at right an
Hes through buildinglOutside step en- s
rance leads into d spacious stairway hall c
hat goes to the basement 2nd also to End c
tory. Thus making six large rooms in
ront story and two large offices, four q
ong corridors and two large stairway ]
lalls and two layrqtQrH, rooms and giY-
10 tx ont4nees 10 letss0iy, fle sd0nnd 4
tory N reached by two sfairways leading y
- from LIST story six feet wide, and 4
arge ten feet entrance stairs leading up !
rom the ground direct to End ,story--in !.
he second story there is large audience
nd study hall 40by 20 feet the main
ntrance going direct TO this Hall on :,
ither side Of this hall and corridors |,
lot wide the whole length, and directly
! front OF this hall IL d drill hall 40 BY a
0 feet through which the main entrance Il
tairs pass. On either side OF large hall
re two class rooms 20 by 40 feet, also =,
ne lavatory IL by II feet, on each side 81
lso large stair hall where steps come "
D from lst story, it will thus be seen =
hat the building contains ten large class
1GIasI GRe iatgg assembly ball, one drill n
all, and two offices, besides various stair y
Ialls lavatory and corridors, The
rick used in construction are red ma y
hine brick, trimmed with light tangipa- !.
GA brick. The main roof is twelve feet r.
Ugh, mansard, covered with patent tin Il
hingles, with fiat deck, covered with Gil
ertson old style redipped tin, with
Epstilg around the entire deck and with
'immed with Galvanized COFnice ard N
ables, The inside Is lathed and plas- dl
red, three coat work, with sand finish,
ugh coat. The ovefheadlceilinQ in en-, s,
ne building is OF the so called crimped Y
Dll fOOhlt eAAAtA llullH Mdlll6~ ~
,ated, with stucco and style castings for :
lo1 egd windows, parts NJ inslde work
e painted In cherry stain trimmed With
ahogany--others in natural wood with II
ard oil finish. Real State Black boards co
e built IN walls of all rooms and hall. co
cry room and hall is heated by the
system. The building is By
stcd with 800 single desk seats, bought ~
the Union kohGd FgrnilgIb Company -
Battle Creek, Mich, also each room Is :,
divided with teachers desks, chairs and "
citation benches, and an Office is fur ve
shed nicely for the Superintendent and =
G School Board 10 meet in. each win
w is provided with rolling slat blinds.
g AMOUNT paid Charles pQllmal If -
pmphis, Tenn, igF building lQmpleEe IN
his contract $1,000 amount paid to az
e Heating, NentillatIng Manufacturing :
Jmpany South Of Admission, Ala, was 5
900 amo0nt paid for School Furniture /,
out 5000 amount paid for plans to ar ..
itect, putting up plumbing work and Z 4
elye washstands, putting up school der
.nstgte ele,, sl.0l0. Making 2 total ,
4 Of about -, 600 The building will III
zoo pupils. And Is con- Pc
ucted 80 a. tOhave separate depart the
.nts for boys and girls, or teach all to- =
her as may be desired.