Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-04
THE CONTRACTS LET
FOR THE FINEST SCHOOL Bull
DING IN THIS LOCALITY.
A SHORT DEsCRIPTI OF 1T.

The School board met Tuesday 3 p,
NJ. to open bids for the building of the
new school house. Four bids were filed
in accordance with the requirement OF
the notice and when opened read rs
follows;
". b. ParmaIee & Son. Iron Mountain,
Mich. $l6675. Robert Myer Iron Mount
ain Mich 1850. Peter Doyle Medford
Wis. 1860. John Miller Wuasau Wis.
| l0955.
The bids were considerable above the
expectation of the board and over the
estimate first submitted by Architect
Clancy, yet this can be more fully UNI
derstood whea we come to realize the
fact that all classes of building mater
ials have advanced from 10 to 20 per
cent within the LAST year.
The board fully appreciates the
'Penny wise and Pound foolish" re-
suits that invariably follow II cheap (?)
public building and acting upon past
experience felt justified in asking for
plans and specifications that would pro-
duco building that when finished
would reflect credit to the village and
to all parties connected with its con
struction, and Architect Clancy acting
in accord with their wishes has labored
here to get the very best results Tor the
lnos,l ,,pc.ihlA low ~ r,n1npn S1hnDl
House construction where the plans
and specifications provide for the latest
and most approved methods of heating
vcntiiating aud sanitary appliance as
required in the building i'll question, it
necess;tatos an outlay of s., 600 to s., 500
which can only be properly done during
the construction Of the building.
This work and every item to render
the building complete in every minute
detail are fully provided for and cover
ed by the drawings, specifications and
contract and leaves no loop holes for
bic bills for "eXtras" as is usually the
ease in public buildings.
Taking the building Us Il whole it
will be one of the best, most sub 1tantial
modern School Buildings OF is class in
the north west.
For the benefit Of those who have not
inspected the plans we give Il synopsis
of the building as it will be when
finished.
The basement will be built of stone
foundation walls and brick carrying
wallis under all partitions. viii be
nine feet high in the clear. Will have
four large Fuller & Warren Furnaces
which are provided with all necessary
appliances for the control Of warm and
fresh air currents: Two sets of ere
mating closets for boys and girls. Fuel
room, boys and girls play rooms and
ianitors room. The walls will be four
feet high and faced with granite ash
lar.
is through portal ~ ch passing through
Il pair OF double acting doors
into vestib,lle with u tile floor. From
here we go to the first floor by q short
flight of easy stairs or decend to
the basement by an easy flight of $ tone
steps. In this method the usual nuts
acne of high outside steps are avoid
ed
The first floor contains three class
rooms % fl. X 81 IT, eacn. Library Is
X - #. and locker on store room 10 TT,
l. It. and a large spacious corridor.
The second floor is gained by q broad
flight OF double landing open stairs in
front I #. wide and by q closed stairs at
rear 5 #. w ide The second floor has
the same number and size class rooms
as first floor Il large recitation room
and principals, room, and 4 large spac-
ious corridor. All class rooms have cloak
rooms and two cnteranco doors; one
directly from the corridorand one from
the cloak room. The windows are SO
arranged that the light is at the left
and rear Of the pupils and have glass
surface equal to one third the floor
space. The building will be plastered
throughout with two coats of plaster
and white hard finish.
The whole of the interior to be fms
he'd in oak and will rl ceive u hard oil
polish.
TIL, exterior to be veneered with brick
will have fine setting of cut sand
stone trimming. A round tower stands
on the south west corner which forms
circular bay window to library and
forming an open bell deck.
Taken as a whole it will be q very
creditable building for town OF this
size and will be quite in keeping with
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