Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-01
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

The Work of Erecting This Imper-
tant New Structure VIII Begin |
Soon-The Inner History of the De-
lay In the Work.
The Boardman Manual Training school
at Broadway and York Square will, it is
expected within reasonable time, bs a
reality and prove a decided improvement
to that section of the city. Already Ar
chitect Robinson has so far completed
the plans for the new building that the
work OF excavation can soon be COM
menced.
For some time past there has been a de-
cided hitch in the arrangements for the
new building, but happily this has now
been cleared away and it will undoubtedly
be but short time before work on the
building will be begun.
The true inside facts in reference to the
case are substantially as follows: 1mme-
diately after the school district through
the board of education decided upon The
Broadway property for site, Architects
David R. Brown, Stilson & Brown and L.
W. Robinson were instructed to draw
plans for the new building. At the same
time 1t was understood by these gentlemen
come within the 100000 gift of Mrs.
Boardman for this purpose and further
that unless the plans accepted did come
within that sum none of the architects
were to recsive any compensation for their
work. This agreement was perfectly un-
derstood by all and acceded to and the
real work of preparing the plans COM
menced.
Finally the plans were all completed and
submitted to the board of education for
approval. Here the plan of Architect
Brown was accepted as being the most de-
| sirable from an ornamental architectural
| point of view and the work of ascertaining
| the cost of a structure built in accordance
vestigation on this point it was ascertained
that such a building could not be put up
for less than so, 900.
This amount WAS 10000 in excess OF
Mrs. Boardman's generous gift. In order
| to see what could be done the plans were
| submitted to Mrs. Boardman with view
| to ascertafning whether or not she would
| be willing to contribute the extra $40, O0C
| in order to have the handsomer building
| erected. Mrs. Boardman, however, fell
| that she had done all that she cared to In
the matter, and 1t became apparent that 9
| change of some sort would have to be made
| In the plans.
| The plans were accordingly returned tc
| Architect Brown, who altered them to 6
considerable extent, but could not modify
them so that the cost of the structure wouli
be less than 5000. This amount wa
again too high and Mr.. Browns plans hae
necessarily to be abandoned, entailing
loss upon him of from 81 200 to 81 500 fol
time, labor, etc.
Architect Robinson's plans, which wer,
the second choice of the board of education
were then taken up, and he is now engaged
in perfecting plans whereby the building
1t is expected will be put up for about $55,
600, leaving balance of $5,000of the orig
inal gift for the extras which almost in
variably follow in the erection of a nev
building of such proportions. The groupt
plans have already been completed and tn
work of making excavations will soon b
commenced. The building will face o.
Broadway on the Fitch lot, while the ney
High school building will be erected in tn
rear and will face on York square.
The board of education has, as has bee
heretofore stated. purchased the Fitch 10
for $50, 900, which has been paid by givin
Mr.. John B. Fitch, the owner of the proI
erty, 81 900 in cash and the school district
note for the other 500, 900, payable in fiv
months.