The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-11
NCRRMANNS PLAN ACCEPTED.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING MUST
NOT COST OVER $4,000.

NOT COST OVER 100000.
Three Plans Submitted by the Com
mittee to the Board of Education.
Mr.. NOrrmann's Plan Given the
Preference With Mr.. Eichberg's
Second and Mr.. l.. GOOdrich's
ThiFd-The Acceptance of the Plan
Recommended by the Committee
Conditional Upon the Erection of
the building at a Cost Not to EK-
coed $4,000.
The entire board Of public education
was present at the February meeting last
night, Col. George A. Mercer, president;
Dr. ]. b. Read, vice president, and Messrs.
Saussy, Denmark. Herman Myers. Blum,
Lee Roy Myers, Tattnall, Arson, O'Byrne.
Charlton and Estill.
After the reading of the reports of sew
eral committees, that of the committee
on school buildings in regard to the pro-
posed school house at Anderson and Hab-
ersham streets was read, and the plans
submitted by the several competing archi-
tects were examined and discussed.
The report was as follows:
Savannah, Ca, Feb. 10, 1S9j.-To the
learning at our last meeting that some
members of the board thought that we
should not select a single architect, in
Difference to the wishes Of such members,
we advertised for competitive plans and
some eleven or twelve have been submit
ted to US; we considered them, and some
five or six architects appeared before us
in person and explained their plans. AT
tor affaf ,f
submitted and spending nearly whole
day at it, we concluded to recommend to
the board three plans, our preference be-
ing for the plans submitted by Mr.. G. L.
Norrmann; second choice, Mr.. A. S. Eich-
berg. and, third, Mr.. Lewis Goodrich.
Our reasons for recommending the ac-
ceptance of Mr.. Norrmann's plans are:
First, because they are accompanied by
bid from a responsible contractor,
showing the cost of the building, includ-
ing the heating, completed, to be 49,
l4O winch Is within our estimated cost
appearance of the building will be fully
as attractive as any submitted, within
the same cost.
Third, the better Arrangement of
the rooms, as compared with the other
plans, III this that every school room
mas southern front, which we consider
OF very great Importance in this climate,
ana the class rooms are larger than In
any of the other plans.
The most attractive elevation submit
ted to US was by Mr.. A. S. Eichberg but
the cost, which Mr.. Eichbere estimates al
$25,9OO, exclusive of heating, which will
cost 1900 more, we considered too high.
MI Mr. Eichberg's plans do not present as
tuH southern exposure of the school
rooms as the committee would desire.
The committee have accorded the thru
place TO the plans of Mr.. Lewis Good
Manned nv i'm n
cost $4,000, but 1T has not as complete
a southern exposure as the committee
thinks necessary for this climate Only
two class rooms on each floor have a fun
southern exposure. The reason WHY we
recommend them for third place is be-
600. F-''
The other plans submitted to us and
all correspondence in connection with the
competition are in the custody of the sr-
perintendent of public schools and are
open to the inspection of the board.
Lee Roy Myers,
John r. F. Tattnall
y. A. Denmark
NJ. A. O'Byrne
Thomas j. Charlton
Committee on School Houses
Ihe project and plans were thoroughly
discussed, and, while there was a gener-
ally expressed desire that the plans of
one of the home competitors be Sc
lected the choice fell to Mr. G.. L. Norr-
mann of Atlanta, by a resolution offered
by Dr. Read, as follows:
Resolved, That the report of the COM
mittee on school buildings recommending
the plans submitted by Mr. G.. L. Norr-
mann be adopted, provided the building
can be erected at a cost not over 800 COO
exclusive of architects commission
Mayor Myers was the only vote in the
negative.
superintendent Baker presented his reg
ular report. which was read and received
petition from the citizens of Bloom
ingdale asking that a new school house
erected nlaCn tod
Superintendent Baker stated that there is
large number of children in that neigh
borhood, and that the building now used
for school purposes is a very poor affair
On motion of Col. Estill, the petition was
referred to the committee on school
houses.
On motion of Mr.. Denmark, Superin-
tepdent Baker was granted weeks leave
of absence to attend the annual meeting
of the national convention of superintend-
ents of public education.