Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-10
HIGH SCHCOL PLANS.

Those of Architect Joseph A. Jackson
 selected At Meeting Of the Joint
 Board.
 At the joint meeting of the board of education and the district committee, held last night to consider plans for anew high school building, it was voted that $lO0 be paid to the archit, ct whose plans should be rejected, and that the fees of the success full competitor should not exceed four per cent of the cost of the building.
 Architects A. J. Smith and J. A. Jackson were heard in reference to their plans. The estimated cost of the building according to MT Jackson's plans was $65. .490 and of Mir Smiths $69, $50.
 A ballot was taken for the selection of an architect, which resulted in the choice of J. A. Jackson. MT Jackson submitted statement as follows:
 "The building is planned so that abun- dance of light and air may be had for all rooms, and every room Is lighted on the rroper sides. All school and recitation rooms are keIt away from East Main street side, keeping them removed from the noise of the street. The High school building has ten class rooms containing fifty seats each giving accommodation to 500 pupils. Other rooms as indicated on plans. The vestibule floors to be tiled so they can be kept clean. The closets are placed con- venient to the stairs. Boys and girls have separate basement entrance. A room for bicycles for each sex is provided; the floor at toys' entrance has slight in cline ine tesd of steps so that wheels can be taken in and out easily. Boys and girls lunch-room and manual training room and cooking school room and large gymnasium are placed in basement. Materials of construction to be of buff or grey brick with stone or terra cotta trim mings, Principal timber to be of Georgia pine. Building to be provided with fire stops and made as slow burning as possi- ble. Roofs to be of slate, contrived in the simplest form so as to easily dispose of snow and ice. There are no skylights and no flat places on the roofs. Joists to be ID one span. without posts or girders in the rooms.
 The light in every school room is ob- tained from the left or rear of the pupils this is considered the best light obtainsble, Windows are placed as high as construction will admit. so that the light can come from above. All blackboards to be of best | slate.
 The stairs are to be made of ample width with easy rise and tread and should be en- closed on all sides with brick walls, making | them secure iu case of fire. The stairs are | we'll lighted and made in two runs with broad platform The treads to be counter sunk so that rubber mats and treads can s, cured thereto; thislw prevent the pupils from slipping and will also prevent any noise.
 Each tchool room is provided with a recess for book shelves with large drawers undt meath for keeping maps. charts practice and examination papers. etc.
 Assembly hall on third floor with cell | ings of twenty feet height. The assembly hall has seating capacity for 700 persons. The exterior is designed in Italian ren- aissance and planned to be viewed on all sides, effect is obtained by grouping the windows and arranging the outline to give good proportion and proper architectural effect without expense. The building is to be built substantially, depending mainly on proportionfor good effect. and without needless ornsmcntation. The cornice is designed of iron with drip moulding which l would leave no woodwork near the roof.
 The principals room is on the first floor as shown. This room contains open fire places. The electric bells and speaking tubes, etc, to different parts of the build ing
 l Principals room and each teacher room and superintendent's room have toilet room with bowl and closet, also a coat closet for each.
 The building can be adapted to any of the standard systems of ventilation so as to get the advantage of competitive bids. l The fan and blower or Plenum sy stem with | steam or hot water heating apparatus as the committee may decide to use. The plans would be so arranged that the ad- vantage of competitive bids would be se- cured for the different systems. The chemical and physical laboratories can be thrown open to lecture room by means of rolling partitions. Each room to have dampers to regulate the supply of fresh and warm air in the room itself
 The body of building is 70 feet wide, total depth 13s feet. Wings on each COT. ner project IA feet. giving front of 9s feet. Basement 10 feet high First floor 12 feet 8 inches; second floor 12 feet inches. Assembly hall 20 feet.