Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-02-18
WHY is THIS, THUS?
The members of the School
board tell Why nothing has
Been done.

AHtiT AtiiihThS-Ehcn MEMBER inter-
Siewed-A Keyiew of what has ami
What has not been done--A question
of great Importance to the District
Some of the Board want the Architect
Fired--0ne member SaJs thai there
has been no Delay and that things are
Loyely--0ur Readers can Perhaps
tell What Is the Matter from the Fol
lowing Article.
Many of the citizens of the town
are wondering why the public school
building is making no better Roadway.
They don't understand why there is
nothing being done toward the be-
ginning Of the building by letting the
contract They cannot see how
months OF delay with no apparent
cause can help matters any or hasten
the day when the building will be
ready for occupancy. They are asking
a good many questions about the
matter and we have decided TO ask
each member of the board as to the
reason for the delay. Each one has
told us something about the matter
and our readers can read what they
have said and draw their own eonclu-
sioBs.
Last year in January the public
school building was burned In the
following month the ruins were dyna-
mited, and We're soon after pulled
down, making the destruction COM
plete In July Architect Peoples, of
Pittsburg, was selected to make the
plans for the new building. In Au-
gust the people OF the town voted
bonds to build the school house.
During this month the heater contro-
versy began. and it was settled in
January of this year Since then
there has been no meeting of the
board and nothing Whatever has
been done toward the beginning of
building operations. Why this Is
true may be explained by the inter-
views with different members of the
school board
DR.. James p. Fitch was the first
seen. He said that as far as he could
see there was absolutely no reason
why there was no meeting OF the
board held. He had been very anx-
ious to have the matter settled and
the bids advertised. A number OF
conferences with the different mem
bers of the board had been held to get
them to have meeting and he had
become tired of the thing and had
quit trying to get them together.
''Here we are with the summer almost
on US and nothing done. We can let
the contract for thousand dollars
less now than we can after the build
ing season opens up. The architect
told me in November that he had the
plans ready with the exception of a
few fiues for the heaters and that
these could easily be put in and would
take only few hours work. The de-
lay is inexcusable and / want the peo-
pie to know it, We ought TO have
the house under roof right now We
have lost time enough already and
ought TO lose no more. If we want
the building for the next year we will
have To do something. How TO get
the board started | must confess /
don't see.
Mr.. |. G. Lazelle, who is the presi-
dent of the board, was next seer and
told the object of the visit. He
thought there was no use saying any
thing as in a few days we would know
all about the matter "Mr. Williams
is in Pittsburg and he has been di-
rected to see the architect and
find out from him what is the matter.
When he returns we will know what
we are to expect But there is no use
of getting excited over the matter.
The delay we have experienced will
not prevent our getting the house
ready for next year. The architect
has been written to repeatedly by me
about why he has net sent on the
plans and specifications, and he has
told me that the heater man was the
cause of the delay. The contract can
be let in the early building season and
the building can be completed in time
for occupancy next fall"
Mr.. Frank Cox did not think so
fayorably of the outlook. He stated
the state OF things in the follow
ing terse style 1.-THE aachitect was
employed by us last August to draw
up the plans and specifications. He
promised them in month. After
wards he said he would be later as he
would have to wait on the heater con-
tract. That was settled on January
first. The plans are not yet forth
coming. We know of no reason for
the delay. This is the last of Feb
ruary. While we do not advocate the
laying of brick in the winter time,
yet the plans and specifications should