Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-01

IN the basement while the others plan
for seperate building for the plant.
For ward schools the estimates ara
! based as follows by architects:
RuI1dings oftwo denart-
! meats each, including
! furnace heat cost of 3
hni|dlnss ..-,,.., .,.,.. $4,000 sl2. 900 sIa.oeo
/ Cost "f site in south part
OF the city, y,.,...,....... 1890 1900 1900
I C'st nf site in west part
OF the t,ity............ =, Fe9 500 500
| Co tof Site ia east part
of the city, p. 20. 80 800 500
| he modelling present high
| school building 10 meet
present and near future
| requirements OF high
school, estim qtes made
by two aFchtects...... $40 900 $40 500
Total ..... ........ 81 900 sss, 100
One architect, man who makes a
speciality of school house architecture,
| refuses to estimate the cost of remodeling
the old high scaool building for high
school purposes and say,I II have *
amined your present h,Sh school build
ing and find it very easy matter TO
make changes suitable for converting it
into a graded school buildtng at very
reasonable expense. But to make first
class high school building ont of 1t will
require additional rooms built on, which
VIII make IL very expensive and poorly
arranged for high school building.
All buildings are estimated with the
understanding that the construction
il TO be of brick with metal roofs and all
material to be of the best quality These
estimates are respectfully submitted to
the voters of the district
Signed by Lucy r. DAWSON,
BOARD or EDUCATION. Sec pro tenn.
The people of Virodua school district
viii soon be called upon to decide on the
qu astion of additional school facilities.
ina we need them to some extent, there
Is no Iu sstion. The plans of supplying
them are named There may be others
but have not heard of them.
First plan is TO keep our present build
ings and make the additional room by
building small buildings in the outlying
| portions of the district as we need them
'or the grades. By this plan we can
| now build one double-room building
which will give us all the extra room in
| the grade which we now need at cost
of about $4,000 if of bricks. including
! heating, ard about 81, 800 if of frame,
not including heating and in some 3, 4
or years more, build another and
when needed still another. Thus get
ting room for the first four grades as we
need it. The second four grades can,
no doubt, for quite number of years
be supplied in our present grade rooms,
for till these schools have TO be divided
in equal numbers we will not fill tine
eight rooms. and for some years after
such a division there will be room We
can build ouT ward bindings 50 that ii
it comes to De needed, we can raise the
| root and add another story on top OF
Il.
two story now. and when needed Duiil
by the sid Of the building tor another
| two rooms. These ward buildings :, III
necessarily nave 10 be heated by hot air
or water. This plan includes the neces-
sity of not very materially eniarging our
/ nigh school room if any. by reseating
the high school room some thirty more
seats can he added, making room for 10
scholars and if our high school doe., not
go beyond that number, we win not
need more room very badly. True, some
of the classes have to be divided to recite
in the room up stairs but such classes
can go below to recite in the large room
there. But with five teachers there is
plenty of t me to hear all classes up stairs,
even il two or three of them have to be
divided. The hat and cloak room ques-
ton IL not so easily dealt with. We
need more such room whether the build
ing be used for graded or high school
| work, and so far rs | see this can only
ht had in present building by building
the additional room to the front part of
| present building, which can easily be
done and the rooms thus had at cost
of about 800.
VIII we need room for more than 40
| scholarsf OF course this is possible
but with a high school at Viola and
CashtOn and one now contemplated at
| LaFarge and Westby in the near future,
many of our first and second year tuition
scholars will go to these schools. Then
De Soto may yet wake up and organize
high school. Then our city people
need not expect Viroqua 10 grow into
any very great city. and growth must
practically stop and stand still at 2, 50G
to ,, 900 people, for the reason that there
is nothing to warrant greater growth
than that in many years Light and
ventilation is urged Well, the present
buildings can be lighted, heated and
ventilated for high school and grades,
as for grades alone.
The second plan is to keep the present
buildings for grade schools, which by an
expenditure of $3.50 to $3.50 will furnish
us with all the grade school room we
viii need for eight 10 ten years, of course
adding 300 for the cloak rooms needed
if we get them, and then we can build
our ward school houses az we need then
(same "a named in the first PLAN and al
about same expenditure Build new
high school building with all latest i'm
prove1nents This can be done at aboui
. the following costs High school bu, ID
ing $25. 900 to $50 900, furniture theleil
$500 to 81 900; heating plant, etc, 81 00V
All this il to come on the district the
coming year, but while it may not bs
necessary to bond the district much II
at all by the first plan. the money can
be had on long time at low rate of inter
est 20 meet the expense of the second
plan. and let those who enjoy the build
ings in the future pay for them.
The second plan will entail much
more of an outlay Of money, but will
look much nicer for our city. Some viii
fear the greater taxes. do not. While
: we may feel ID in our tax account on oul
real estate. / am Of the opinion the en-
hanced value Of real estate will amply
compensate the owners thereof 1t Il
the owner Of personal property who get
no compensating benefit in enhanced
valnea. who will most feel the burden.
express no preference for plans, being
entirely willing all vote 70 suit Their
own views of the matter. and write thu:
b only b call attention Of the people tf