The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-13
School Board Resolves Upon a
New High school Site.
RELIEF FROM ovERcRowoiNo.
Exfeusfye Additions 90 Existing
Structures and the Exfenaton OF
n Number of small Buildings for
school Purposes Are Contem-
posed Improv ements to he x2o,5oo

Al special naeeilng .: the board Ct
education Ea.d yesterday. preliminary
steps taken IL re.ievs the coHgested con
eHlon Of taa Settle public schools ~ the
construction Gf Extensive additions 10 * =
.sssag STRUCTURES. AND oy tie erection o! d
;tau.sger Of SINAI! buildings sor sCHoo! pur-
taosez TIE sale OF the SIX sots
81 a "a Danny Broadway addition Ac-
tuired ~ tns district fof a align sc1op. site.
and purchase OF al entire block or bFeAd
way Ind Eas; Pine s,Teet as also re-
solved upon. Al. 81 these propositions VIII
be submitted 10 TIE voters u the clzt!IGt
NJ the coming school election. The aggrs-
gate cost Of the proposed improvements
vii! se SIS, 80.
The alsh school site pTogosi;,ion
is to sci for sis"o the six lots lots
ny'e Broadway addition. which were puF-
chased for 8 n,gn school slte and are no"
considered unsuitable for the purpose, ana
to purchase IN their stead block - John
H. Nass's addition On Bra4dmay and Easi
Pine street, for Sl5.stS.
The building propositions which Direc-
tors Wells, Chi.seFs and PeteFs0n naVs
An e8ghi-T0om addition % the north end
o. the Rainier scnool IN the Second ward
frame; two stories h.gh 70 make twenty
rooms ia all, 10 cost Si-."s1.
A ;wo-Ggom addition 10 the north end OK
the Queen Anne school III the Eighth
ward brick: making eight rooms III al,
two stories. TO cost Ao.b1.
A new two-ro9m frame building on East
Madison street. near Lake Washington.
In block :. Mcoilvra's Third additioH' 10
cost S2.VH
6flon. Beacon hill. two rooms. 10 cast
500
a two-room. two story addition To the
Denny Thurman school building In the
Seventh ward. probably on the east side
of present structure. TO cost $3.50.
a new fonr-room frame building. ona
story, on the block Row occupied by the
Randall school, pn Division street over
looking Lake Washington. III block H.
EandaE's Second addition, 10 cost S2.5so.
A nve-room, one story addition to the
South scHool annex on South Twelfth
street. near jackson. to make eight rooms
Ia all. frame. to cost $50.
a new two-room frame building at In
terhay. near the Great Northern shops. on
the Ballard ear line. 10 COST 81. 90,
The city is DOW at an expense Of s3sj d
month for extra rooms ana buildings need
ed 20 accommodate pupils for watch the
regular buildings have not room. besides
$sou month for extra Janitor service. 1t
Il claimed that with the expenditure Of
t29.500 asked. 5000 Of which would how
ever. be offset by Tie sac Of the high school
lots. the city would save $3.50 in rents and
&l25 In janit0r service every month. There
would stil remain Si95 rent and Si25 extra
Janitor service 10 pay on account OF the
lack OF room In the central district, WHICH
only the construction of a high school, IL
Is alleged, can relieve.
The following buildings are now being
rented 10 take care OF the overflow from
the schools:
In the Rainier district Brewer hall Of
two rooms. rent, SIS a month; IIaisch hall
fle Peterson book 81.
Minor district-Store on Fourteenth and
Madison streets. rent s26
Central distTtet-old university building.
S5 rent: 81. Francis hall. 80. Young Maj
urallsts' hall, S2p: Jewish synagogue. s. !;
Guild hall. $40.
Cascade disirict--Two rooms In German
church. $50; Baptist chapel. SIS; room from
MTs NJ. !. Poutus $40.
Fremont Extra room for r. T. Day
school. $50: room for Denny school $50.
Besides the expense OF rent. over 81 a
room extra 1anstor work ana fuel. Il costs
from 500 To $500 TO TT each room for school
purposes. thereby causing n additional ex-
pense OF So GRO.
With the new additions and buildings
asked. Secretary A. \. Guernsey said las
night that Il would Ne necessary u retain
only the old university building the Young
Naturals;s and 81 Francis halls and lew
ish synagogue. saving the expense stated