The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-17

building, said reward to be paid upon con-
viction of the guilty party.
That the Mayor and aldermen of the
city be urgently requested to cooperate
with the trustees in their efforts to con-
Wet the guilty parties, and TO duplicate
the reward offered by the trustees.
In accordance with the authority vested
in him by the board, Col Screven at once
offered a reward of $3.50 for the conviction
of the person or persons guilty of having
set fire to the academy building. The adj
vertsement appears in to-day's Morning
News.
1t was unnecessary to communicate the
action of the board TO the City Council
as that body had already anticipated the
request by an hours time, by Offering a
reward of $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of the incendiarles connected with
each of the school fires.
Chairman Screven was instructed to take
the necessary steps to collect the insur-
ance upon the building, the total amount
of insurance being $4,000. Col. Screven,
when seen after the meeting, said that the
board did not undertake the consideration
of the question of rebuilding, preferring
to postpone this matter until the amount
to be realized from the insurance upon
the building could be ascertained.
1T can be stated without question" said
Col Screven, that the board will rebuild
and that IL will proceed to take steps to
this end as soon as the matter of insur-
ance can be adjusted. 1t will probably
be necessary to tear away all of the mid
die section of the building which was only
partially destroyed, as well as the ruins
of the eastern wing, which is a total loss.
In rebuilding the board will undoubtedly
endeavor to erect a building in keeping
with modern school requirements, with
such conveniences as steam heating and
other modern accessories. with larger and
better ventilated rooms. The new build
ing will be better suited in every way to
modern school purposes than the one now
in ruins. which, though an excellent
building for its day, had become somewhat
antiquate While the western wing will
be left standing, the idea viii be TO ex-
tend the plan Of the new structure over
that wing al some future day"
Col Screven was not prepared to say
what funds the trustees had available to
add TO the sum received from the insur-
ance- policies to be used in the erection of
a new building. The board has no large
amount of funds at its disposal 1t present,
he said. but at the same time he felt there
would be no difficulty in arranging for the
funds needed for the new building.
Col. Screven said that the idea had not
been mentioned at the meeting of the trus-
tees that the destruction of the building
might afford an opportunity TO dispose Of
the properly dl u lEutb WHICH NOuAu ihdht
II to the advantage of the board to rebuild
else where.
should such an offer be made II would
be considered" he said. "At the came time
very much doubt II sufficiently desirable
sites for new school buildings could be Sc
cured In the northern section Of the city"
The insurance upon the building amounts
TO $4,000, divided as follows:
The Lancashire, Sullivan & Co.,
agents Observation-Disclosures. .SlO,OO0
Southern Mutual, Dearing & Hull.
agents s...-.........s..........- 0,VOO
The Queen, Prendergast & Black,
agents ......s.................. 5000
The Home of New York. Prender-
CAST g. Black, agents ................ 5000
Norwich Union, Kollock & Screven.
agents ........................... 5000
Northern Assurance Company. Kol-
lock & Screven. agents ............. 5 0e0
Continental, Davant & Co, agents.. 5000
Total ..as......s.....'s.s.s .stVVuV
This insurance applies 10 the whole
building, the grea err part be ng under the
IS per cent co insurance lause. The rue
lure bting old and somewhat anti uated
the fru tees have not underworld as yet 70
estimate the .Csf. IL Is evld nj, hoWev. r.
that the ! ~ will equal II not exceed the
amount OF slran G.
The Board Of Education had $500 lnsur-