The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-24
plans ARE COMPLETE
Architects Little and 0'COHnOr Write 10 HIgb
School Committee.
send A Set OF REVISED PLANS
In Their Letter They Acknowledge
That Chairman G. b. Thompson's
Changes Have Been Adopted in Ev-
cry lnstance-Description of the
Building at Vine Street and WASH
ington Avenue.

The high school committee of the
board OF control met last evening. The
following letter from Architects Little
and O'Connor was read. and it proves
that Mr. Thompson, chairman of the
committee. made some valuable aug
gestions. Following is the letter.
We send you today the revised prelmi.
nary studies of the Scranton high school
We show lecture room without the gal
lerles seating 900 people. We have chan
ged the rooms IN front OF the first story
US shown on your Mr.. Thompson's plans
and we believe that the arrangements now
shown is an improvement on the one we
originally had and it answers most OF Mr..
ThOmpsons objections TO the FIRST arrange
ment. In the basement plan we have sug-
gested an arrangement of lockers each l6
inches square on inside giving go lockers
in all. We give a second story plan show.
ing large study hall, we also give third
story plan for tho committee to mark
thereon the names Of the rooms and such
rooms as may be necessary between
them.
They also ask to have the designs re-
turned with the notes Bs asked for and
and any other notes that may suggest
themselves to the committee. They
will begin the working drawings at
once.
DESCRIPTION or THE SCHOOL.
A description of the building is as
follows:
The basement Ishows an entrance on
Washington avenue which was not in
the original plan. On this side is the
girls exercise room, 35ISO, with lock
era, connected with girls laVatory,
24x4l. On the opposite side of the
building the same arrangement 10 made
for the boys. The coal. boiler and en-
gins room has been changed from the
Washington avenue side to the side
near Lse court and is not exposed out.
side the building.
On the first floor Of the auditorium,
85 by 30 feet seating 1,Ol4 and has the
largest span of roof OF any similar
building in the city. On this floor are
ak class rooms % by 80 feet each, three
being on each side of the building. The
auditorium is at the rear, and the rear
of the auditorium is on level with the
ground. Ga the Vine street side OF
this floor are the principals and rscsp-
tion rooms and rooms for male aud fs-
male teachers. with all convenisnces.
On the second foor on tho east aide
will be one large study room 36x90
| On thA vast side will be three class
rooms 25x36 each. aud in front will be
two class rooms 25x4l and a library the
same size.
On the third floor there are six rooms
2jx36 and three rooms 25x4l. Three
rooms will be used for the study of phys
ics, containing laboratory, lecture room
and an equal space will be devoted tC
the study Of chemistry. The remain.
ing rooms will be devoted to the
branches of art and science
There is no change made in the orig
inal external design save the entrance
that was put in on Washington avenue
NOTES OF THE COMMITTEE.
Following is the preface to the com
mittee's report:
The high school committee was ap
pointed on Dec. II, 1892, and on May 10
| 1898, they wrote to Professor Ware ask
ing him to aid them in preparing the in
structiOns aud in examining the design,
submitted. On the gath he visited Scran
ton and met the committee. The instruc
tions were issued on June IL, and Aug
| 10 fixed as the date for sending in til,
drawings. Professor Ware sent in his re-
port on Sept ], aud on Nov the commit
tee wrote to Little & O'Connor of New
York, notifying them that their design
known as No. Q, was under favorable con
sideration, and asking them TO obtain esti
mates. They visited Scranton on the Sth
and on the 18th sent al outline speci1ca
tion. Upon this they and the COMMITTEES
obtained separate estimates, and thes
proving satisfactory, on Dsc. 80 the com
mittee communicated with Professo
Ware, advising him TO notify Little
O'Connor that they had been appointed ar
chitects of the building. and to return T.
the other competitors the other drawings
this letter did not come to his hands unit
Jan. 10.
The four premiums were awarded
No. 2l--Messrs. Poole & Sutton, of New
ark, N. j.
No Sa-Messrs. Wyatt & Noting, o
Baltimore, Md.
No. 84b-Messrs. Lord & Hewlett, o
New York.
No. 25--Mr. George o. Totten, jr., o
New York.
Some further correspondence with the
committee, and the time needed to prin
the report, have prevented the return o
the drawings until this time,
They are now sent with the thanks o
the committee.
GEORGE B. THOMPSON,
T, j, JENNINGS,
W, G. O'MALLEY,
T. L. WoRMsER,
z. II. VoN SToRCH,
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