The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-22
TALKED OF ACADEMYS PLANS.
BEARD or EDI CATION Made A
PROPOSITION 10 TIT STEEs.

PROPOSITION 10 TIT sTEEs.
Meeting Was Held Last NtEht-BoRrd
VIII Pay EiXcr.s over sSo.OOO 81
the cost of the BuiidinE-Thi-
Proposition n Counter one "a Prac-
tfcaIIs the same Proposition From
the Bonrd 90 Trastee--situntion
Regarded a. Most Satisfactory
since the Fire-Trnstees Wiii Prob
ably Acccpt-Contract May Be Let
This Week.
\ specia! meeting o. the Beard Of Edu-
cation was held lsst night 10 consider the
matter o. the restoration % Chatham
ACADEMY Present 20 The meeting were
President George a Mercer. Mr. Lee ROY
Blum. Or " r Dunn. Dr. r. J. Charlton.
ana capt 81 a. OByme
Tho meeting wns held 70 consider a re-
port from the committee appointed 20 con
Ter with t1e Board % Trustees o. CHAT
ham Academy The committee Of the
trustees stated that they were willing 70
spend al they have upon the proposed
building This means bout 50 90 bu, the
building viii cost several thousand do
lars more
II was desired by the Board OF Trustees
that the Board % Education become re-
spousl1lo FOR the excess over 1000 that
the building will cost. and such "a propose
ton was made the committe. from the
latter hoard This proposition.
however. was not accepted just
o. 80 was made. there be-
lng one or two features o. it that were
-Omewhat changed and moiiHed. the
Board % Education deciding upon "a coun-
Ter proposition. but very utle different
from that made by the Board % Trus-
tees.
The counter proposition Of the Board
o: Education wiH be- submitted 90 the
Boatd % Trustees this morning II is
thought very probable that 30 viii 10 ae-
copied by the Board OF Trustees. Ia fact
no doubt about this r. felt II o. also said
that "a meeting 81 the Hoard 81 Trustees
Will be- heid very soon. possibly this att
erroon. aud that no further time viii be
lost iu letting the contract FOR the new
building and getting right 10 work
Ia SOS proposition the Board OF Educa-
ton agrees 90 BECOME respOnr ihlc for the
excess over 5000. promising Co make the
excess good hy easy payments This
can be done. 81 is believed Dy The board,
without embarrassment. The board mas
already obligated ifsef to the repayment
81 some $500 or 81 90 0f the amount 10
be expended uIou the building the pay =
meuts being made a. an annual rental
Of 5000.
Nothing save the acceptance OF tho
Board OF Edueation.s proposition by the
Board Of Trustees now stands Ia the way
Of the award OF the contract for the
building Bids have been received by
ne building Committee OF the Board OF
/ Trustees. and only the agreement bee
tween the two boards as 60 finances has
been awaited for the award TO the most
satisfactory bidder Il was stated after
the meeting fhat the situation D. regarded
a. more satisfactory than 81 has been ~
any time since the consideration Of the
rebuilding OF the Academy was hrst
1 brought up before the Board % Trustees.
Before the present week expire. was
said. the contract will probably have
I been let
All concerned are very well pleased
/ With the building that it Is proposed 60
/ erect. There were number OF modinca-
lions made in the original plan. which
was not within the means Of the Board
/ % Trustees 10 carry out. but very careful
hff&hAAiA mas AfttA tANfffANfl upon fNt
I changes and IL o. said that a very com
I u,odioug convenient and outwardly pre-
tcutious building viii be- put up No doubt
10 felt that 90 viii bee completed by oct
/ I. 1871. when che tenn will begin. Tho two
/ Chatham schools. Nos I and ?. can then
return 20 their old location. hut 60 quar-
tors vastly improved and little like those
! they occupied before the Academy was
| partially destroyed by fire.
some investigation has been made along
| the Hines OF the resolution adopted az the
] last meeting OF the Board 81 Education
/ relative 90 the erection or Temporary
| quarters on the Academy Cot FOR thc ac-
/ commodation OF the Chatham grammar
schools. hut 90 has been decided Co leave
that matter in allegiance for "A time n O.
IS seen that an obstacles are removed,
and chat work on Tho Academy building
/ can begin at once. nothing viii DO done
In al probability. about securing the tom
/ porary structure.