The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-21
AGREED ON A FLOOR PLAN.
ACADEMY JOINT COMMITTEE MUST
NOW AGREE ON ELEVATION.


NOW AGREE ON ELEVATION.
First satisfactory Meeting Was Held
Yesterday Afternoon Trustees
Committee Presented a Floor Plan
Drawn by Mar. Henry Urban-Thfs
Met the Endorsement of the Board
of Education Committeeman and
was Adopted-Mr. Urban Is Now to
Design the Elevation, or Exterior,
of the BuiIding-If This Proves
satisfactory. All Will BE Smooth
Sailing and the Work VIII Soon
start.
The meeting Of the Joint Committee from
the Board Of Educa tionand Board of Trus-
tees of Chatham Academy. held yesterday
afternoon at the High School building,
was the most satisfactory the members
have vet attended. and for the first time
since the discussion of a new structure
TO replace the burned academy commenced
an agreement was reached. The two com
rnittees agreed upon a floor plan for the
building. and it now remains for Mr.. Hen
nv Urban TO provide the elevation.
AT the meeting were Col. George A.
Mercer, Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, Mr.. NJ. A.
O'Byrne. Dr. T. J. Charlton and Supt
Ashmore for the Board OF Education, and
Capt. II. c. Cunningham and Mr.. George
c. Freeman for the Board Of Trustees
Cant. Cunningham first showed the new
floor plan, one that had been drawn by
Mr.. Urban 10 Mr.. Lee Roy Myers, who
expressed his complete satisfaction, and
then looked up Col. Mercer.
II think we have solutioa of the prob
lem here. Colonel said Mr. Myers, show
ing the plan, He directed attention to its
advantages which were clear enough to
Col. Mercer, who agreed with him that
there could be no objection Mr.. Myers,
az chairman of the Building Committee
of the Board of Education, has had con-
siderable experience in erecting school
houses and is familiar with the require
Inents
The floor plan was submitted 10 the in
spection of the several members Of the
Joint committee. all of whom with the
possible exception of one. were pleased
with it, The plan contemplates twenty
four school rooms twelve ZACH for the two
grammar schools. Chatham No l and
Chatham No. ?, while there will also be
two principals rooms one or two for jan
itois, and several smaller rooms or clos
cts.
The custom of having twelve rooms in
wsll-appointed grammar schools for the
CLASSES is now established. 1t is recognized
as the best, so that, in this respect the
building will not be at fault. II is said,
100 that the arrangement of the rooms
affords an abundance of Ii ht and air.
Two of the class rooms will extend almost
TO DraNton strest, and doubtless consd-
cradle disturbance will be created by the
heavy traffic along that thoroughfare' an
obstacle, however. that could not be over
come.
After. considerable discussion of the
plan. it was adopted. 1t was understo od
by the committee that Mr.. Urban would
az once design the elevation or the eX-
terror of the building, which. when COM
pleted will be submitted 10 the Joint
Committee for ratification. If no further
disagreement comes to light with the
presentation of the eleva ton, the acade-
my question may be regarded as settled,
and as soon as the time necessary Tor
the advertisement for and consideration
OF bids has passed, there will be con-
tract awarded and work will commence.
The floor plan submitted by the Trus-
tees COMMITTEE differed but little from
that drawn by Superintendent Ashmore
and considered by the Joint Committee
a the preceding meeting. Al thet time
the objection was offered that Mr. ASH
Fnore's plan called for 300 square feee
OF floor space more than We're essential,
which would mean an additional cost of
$1,000. This the Trustees did not care
10 expend. 1t was suggested however
that Mr.. Urban and Mr.. Ashmore go over
the measurements together, which they
did, finding that there was no such ex-
cess of floor space. The Board of Fsdu-
cations members of the committee. how
ever, did not try TO force the acceptance
of Mr.. Ashmores plan. desiring in the in
terest of harmony to agree to that OF
Mr.. Urban. TO which no objection could
be pointed out.
1t is figured that the Board of Trustees
Will have TO expend $4,000 for the resto-
ration of the Academy. They have $1,000
OF Insurance that was collected after che
destruction of the building leaving s37-
oD than will have TO be paid by the coun-
~, through the Board of Education. in
yearly rental of $1,000 for the Academy.
which will be used for the two grammar
schools thar, since the burning of the
Academy have been conducted at other
school buildings during the afternoon. A
little more than twelve years. therefore.
will be required for the repayment of
the money
Chi dren who have been forced to attend
afternoon sessions on account CT the less
of the Academy and their parents as well,
will welcome the prospect that now ex SITS
Tor the res Grafton of the building 1t is
said, however, that the benefit of fore
noon sessions for all the school children
in the city may not Inexperienced until
the term of 1901-1912. Mr. Urban says a
year will be required for the completion
OF the building, as time viii be needed for
the work to settle. and, as it will scarcely
be started before fall, it cannot be finish
ed in time for any part of the term of
19o019o1.