The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS.
prorsroN MADE YESTERDAY ny
THE COMMITTEE.


A plan FOR the $4,000 school building
has been selected.
in November an advertisement asking
FOR plans and specifications for this build
ing was inserted IN The Post, detailing
TINT $500 would be paid for the plan se-
iected at the time the contract for the
building ia let
Responses were received from thirty
nine architects, who submitted forty-two
plans. These architects reside IN about
dozen different States, New York and
Dakota being furthest removed and most
OF the large cities being represented.
This mass OF architectural design was
somewhat of an overdose at flrst sight,
and when report came to be made TO
the city council that body washed les
hands OF further trouble by referring the
plans as q whole 20 the school committee
OF the council, the board OF public works
and the board OF public school trustees,
10 make a selection and report the same
back when made,
~ the FIRST meeting Of the combined
committee and boards II was determined
20 employ an expert contractor to eN-
anime such plans as should be deemed
most desirable ana make report on them
Then two or thrce other meetings we're
held and thirty-slx Of the forty-two plan'
were rejected. The other six were summit
led TO Mir, Henrichson. retired contrac-
tor, for examination.
For nearly n month Mr. Henrlchsen has
been At work ON the plans and specimen
lions, ngurng out an the details aud mr.
irving az existing defects When II he
came known that certain defects existed
in some OF the plans amendments We're
offered but none were allowed and they
all passed under the eye Of the expert AS
originally submitted.
Yesterday afternoon the final meeting
OF the committee was held, those present
being Messrs, Shearu, Fox and Schilling,
The school committee OF the council;
Meesrs House a. Boring and c. pilot.
the board of public works, Messrs. BOm-
bardI, Cage, Carr r. Raphnel and Jourde
Of the board OF public school trustees, and
Mayor Browne.
Reports were received from Mr. Hem
rclchsen on the plans submitted by MIR.
ipsiis of DnlAha.Mr. A. .. Watson OF AUS
I'm and Messrs, DiclSey, Glover Tempest
and Hener of Houston After a long dis
cission and careful consideration of the
reports, MIR. Heiner was sent for and
asked Il he could guarantee his building
70 come within the proposed limit OF $780,
900 and replied by making the proposition
that IN case II was accepted bids on II
should be asked ana II they do not come
within the limit he Will agree that the
plan shall be- drown out aud another Sc
lected. This proposition was accented and
the plan Of Mr. Heincr wns unanimously
selected as the most desirable or all the
dorty-two submitted.
The block upon which this building Is 10
he erected ~ bounded on two sides by
Capitol and Rusk avenues and on thu
other two by Caroline and Austin streets
and is In the center Of the northwest por-
lion OF the Third ward. II Is one OF the
most beautiful and valuable blocks In the
whole city. and the design for the build
ing Intended TO be erected upon Il a a re-
marlsabiy handsome one In the selection
four points We're especially considered. be-
sides general appearance, Wig: Nentila ton
together with height OF ceilings. light
for heating. and arrange
inent and capacity Of exits. Superinten-
dent Sutton prouounces the interior ar
NIL that II should he and Su-
perntendent Cooper Of Galveston, who
took IA view OF It after its adoption pro-
1t even more excellent in arrange
men, than the BAN high school In his
city
cations the most n not air the materials
VIII be obtained In Houston and thar
Texas VIII Furnish them all.