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his meeting, as stated in said report. the
gard Of Education, through its said com
nittee. offered to pay an annual rental
# three thousand dollars per year until
he cost of the erection of the new build
nz had been betrayed, provided the trus
ees would erect suitable school build |
ne acceptable to its said committee. To
his report there was attached a paper
,repared by Otis Ashmore, Esq. and Civ
an 10 your committee, which was entitled
suggestions as TO the needs of the pro-
pesed buildings on Chatham Academy lot
rhis paper was prepared by Mr.. Ashmore
A. the instance of the Committee of the
BOARD Of Public Eduta ton, and is referred
q in our report as follows:
'.In answer to the question from your
committee as 20 what was required Nv
ne Board of Education for its purposes
he matter was referred to Otis Ashmore
Esu, superintendent of the Board of Ed1
alton and his report is hereto attached
rom which 1t will be seen what is re-
tuired."
After that report was presented and con-
adered, the following resolution was
adopted by the trustees of Chatham Acad-
Irny:
Resolved, That Messrs. Cunningham.
Freeman, Clay and Baldwin be commit
lee to obtain a plan for q new academy
building, and for rebuilding at a cost of
rot exceeding $4,000, the burnt portion OF
Chatham Academy, so as to secure so far
as possible, the accommodations suggest
ed by the Committee of the Board of Edu-
satlon, and Mr.. Otis Ashmore; such plans
as are favorably considered by said COM
uai&tee to be submitted to the trustees
tor final selection"
In pursuance of the suggestion of the
committee of the Board of Education.
and of the above resolution, your commit
tee advertised for plans in the Savannah
papers, in the Atlanta Constitution, the
Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, and
the Engineering News of New York, the
plans to be submitted by April 25
On application from architects your
committee furnished to each applicant a
prospectus showing the dimensions of the
Chatham Academy LOT and the require
ments under which the plans were to be
submitted. A copy of this prospectus is
hereto attached, from which it will be
seen that the suggestion made by the
Committee of the Board of Education
were given in the language of Mr. Ash
more as the approximate needs of the new
building when completed. number of
plans were submitted to your committee
and were carefully considered by Them
many days being given to their consider
stion, and enc was finally agreed upon
by your committee.
ers which had been under consideration
by your committee, was submitted to a
meeting of your body. and it was
Resolved That the building commit
tee OF this board confer with the COM
mittee of the Board of Education. and Of
fer in behalf of this body to rebuild the
burnt portion of the academy on the plan
OF Mr.. Alfred Hopkins, provided satisfac-
terry arrangements be made with the
Board of Education"
In pursuance of this resolution a meet
ing was had with the committee of the
Board of Education, and the plan SUBJ
nlttted was not satisfactory to the COM
rnittee of Board of Education. At shat
meeting of the two committees several of
the other plans were examined and dis
cussed, and the two committees not being
able to agree on any OF the plans submit
ted, II was suggested that all plans should
be rejected, and that an architect be en-
ployed to make plans for two new gram
mar schools to be erected in the place Of
the buildings damaged by fire. This sug-
gestion was acquiesced in by this joint
meeting, and the whole matter, together
with the plans was referred back to your
body, and after discussion your body
Resolved /. To reject and return to
their authors all of the plans that had
been considered. 2. That the Building
Committee are directed to employ an
architect to make plans for and superin-
tend the building of two grammar schools
that Will be acceptable to the Board CT
Education, and to come within the means
Of the trustees"
In accordance with this resolution your
committee selected and employed Mr.
Henry Urban to submit plans for the two
grammar schools required After much
consultation and the preparation and con-
sideration OF many plans, your committee
selected plan for the ground floor OF the
new building which filled every require
rnent of the committee of the Board or
Education as furnished to your committee
by MIR. Ashmore. This plan was submit
ted by your committee to the committee
by that committee together with seven
of the Board OF Education, and was taken
other plans which had been under consid-
Grafton of your committee to be examined
by them.
IN preparing and selecting plan for
the erection of new building TO replace
the burnt portion of Chatham Academy
your committee was confronted with num-
erous difficulties. Through the superin-
tendent of schools, the Board or Educa-
ton had specified what was needed as TO
the size and number of rooms. 1t was
desired that the new building should be
located on Oglethorpe avenue, on the site
of the portion of the old building which
had been destroyed. Drayton street Dc
ing thoroughfare, noisy and dusty your
committee thought it unwise 10 place the
building on the line of the sidewalk, pc
lievlng that ii should be twelve or NJ
teen feee therefron, to avoid the noise
and to give pure air with as little dust
as possible to the school children in the
eastern rooms. 1t was necessary 10 leaNe
eufficfent space between the western line
of the new building and the eastern line
of the old building which had not peeh
injured by fire for purposes OF hSh' ar
and ventilation for the western rooms
of the new building and the eastern
rooms of the old A cheap building win
stud partitions and of light structure
was deemed entirely unsuitable; sulhcleH'
exits and entrances were necessary. houl
committee endeavored 10 have STAR
so placed as to remove any danger from
hre, and to insure ample means OF access
to and departure from the second ahu
third stories. To build plain, supstan-
tIaf building and 10 provide hea'il.
plant therefor would take about an %
the fund In the hands of the trustees
While your committee desired that
handsome building should be erecteu
they deemed hygienic condluohs VI,
health of she children and the placing "
tfie rooms and building in such maiii W.
as to insure sufficient light ana ar iol
the pupils of greater Importance thah Wy
exterior appearance of the building AM
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