The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-04
cLn,nrNG rr mn GnouvD.
Foundations for New Academy
Butiding 10 re Laid Thiz Month

/ Fou o dnttnur Tor New Academy
building 10 re Laid This Month.
The work of clsaring away 90, dr1ri
~ the burned portion OF Chatham Acad-
tmT preparatory % its rebuilding hy thc
Stewart Contracting Company 10 which
the contract has been Dec hy tho Hoarf of
/ Trustee OF ihe academy was begun yc.-
to-day morning Closc upon $4,000 Will
1 be pald enc contracting company for is
Work. which VITA rot iuc.ui. thc equipment
| of toe building with heating apparatus cor
plum 3lur. ~ ia said chat the cost. iu-
rudins Thee. items van Doe close upon $40
3D.
I President J r. Burree ~ the stewart
/ Coutrl,tiuE oompau. aHld yesterday mat
! tne found tlora of trc building vii be-
/ hld before co.. eud OF uccomber More
l mon ni.l h. joe uf work uuon The clear
/ irE away uf flr debris aud tae cd walls
/ As rapidly Or tHss cau hc secured. The
] hauas are low rrasetd in clearing Hway
, enc partially burned lumber. the fab D.
/ hfHk Hru other debris from around HUd
I ins.d. th' ruined walls. After that has
/ been done tls wais Wll uc pulled ard
/ battered down 90 make way for the new
oru saat Ir. to so up Boz their stead
/ yellow hrih VIII ho used iu the ocn-
..t f'" "l NH' NAlltlINE ana the NfIfu-
mlnr will h- gray stone. SIR Bur-ts.
I rai1 thr materials used tor the exterior
VII D." similar iu appearance 90 those oil
'he rev LnWton building on State street
near Hul
Lacking two weeks. one year has pass
80 thro Dog burning OF fhn Academs
In"u-n NNrr aHs afcnt need for work
upon it o. toratlou go borin a. soon as
possible one cause ana another transnlrcI
io delay o. The Board OF Trustees ht!I
q meeting not long after the fire. which
Whe on Dec "a. 1859 and decided 90 sA-
peua iHn insurance money amounting 20
about pn. and other funds tuuy had iu
Hanh ln ono re.on tructon OF the build
irF upon precisely the same lines
When nDaH Of this decision got abroad
a decided protest was raised by number
az prominent gentlemen. who objected to-
so uusttractive a building hcIug erected
when thc opportunity seemed SO excellent
/ Tor tht ndurnmeut % that immediate se.-
I ton ~ Tire city hv an cdlfce that would
/ d. in thorough ksopUg with Imposing
structure chat already stand there. Col
George a. Mercer. capt. Henry Blum and
others were among those who declared
fer more prcteutluus hulding thon the
ODD Academy whsle the Board 81 Educa-
ton was decided in lts objection 20 the
chance being lost FOR the restoration taA-
I Ink tho form % a modern school. complete
boa nil its details OF comfort and couvcn-
I irnce
a meeting u the Board Of Education
resulted lu protest being sent 60 che B0uri
~ Trustees and committee were ape
pointed hy thc respective bodies for cons
fereuces. These conference resulted fin
ally in The adoption OF a plan submitted
hy Mr. Henry Urban. employed by the
Board of Trustees as architect thong
Zoe Board OF Education had also invited
architects 10 submit plans. one 90 which.
thar 90 MT ~ ~ Whoever. was viewed
with esuecnl favor. Tho Board Of TruH
tees. fclt that. having employed Mr. lr-
han. thcy should adhere 10 his PLAN and
that finally determined upon was regarded
iv both boards as !n every way Fatlsfar-
tory
II was thought that the question had
been settled but when the bids that CON
tractors had been invited to make were
opened 90 was found that tpc cost OF the
building would be- Tar above the means Of
the board Of trustees. lt then became nee
cssary for them 10 modify tho plans 10
some extent. the principal change being
I the removal 81 cupolu that would cost
I some 5000 TO build and nt the Same time
/ devise q means for raising more money
/ This resulted in an appeal 20 the Board
/ OF Education. which agreed 10 make easy
! ulvmcuts. amounting 20 several thousand
]
| trustees. Thus. bv modifying the plans
ana raising additional money. the board
~ trustees were enabled 10 award the
contract
Parents whose children were attending
| the two Chatham schools. Nos. ] ana ?
| thar were qulrforod iu thc academy build
| Ing. and the children themselves have
been subjected 70 great Inconvenience
since the ire as afternoon sessions had
to- De- instituted FOR them at the Cathe-
dral and Massie Schools. The arrange
mont was the best that could Poe made
though the school authorities knew that
% would not prove satisfactory, As the
months drarred on and no Immediate
prospect Of work beginning on the new
academy seemed To exist parents ncenn
10 give vent 10 their discomfort. and two
NEE tiues ga protest were held Now that
the work is actually under way. parents
| VIII d. relieved 60 know that thcrc ls "a
| prospect OF their children being restored
40 thC opening 81 next term To their Old
! location for morning sessions. though IN
quarters that are far superior ana IA
every detail perfect for school purposes.