Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-26
HUGHES SHOWS THE BOARD
Contractor Insists on His Rights and Scores
One Point.
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS ARE UNSETTLED
scheme for Having New Set Drawn
is Adopted at n secret Meet
ing and Then
abandoned.
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS ARE UNSETTLE

The decision Of the Board OF Education
reached at a secret session yesterday after
noon to adopt the new plans for the High
school building on the Street site and TO ad-
vertise for bids was upset at last nights
meeting by the unlocked for conditions, and
the whole matter was laid over, the board
adjourning subject to the call Of the pres
ident without taking any action.
At the secret session the board had ar
rived at a decision to ignore the contract
entered into with George Hughes al the
time 1t was proposed to erect the school
on Oakland avenue. to adopt the new plans
proposed by the boards architects. Messrs.
Cox and Schoentgen, and to advertise anew
for bids. That such an understanding had
been arrived among the members of the
board came TO the knowledge of Contractor
Hughes and be was present last night
with his attorneys, Emuht Tinley and
John Calvin.
The matter was brought up by the ar
chitccts submitting the following report:
In compliance with your request thlt
| inc boards architect examine into the
! feasibility of adopting the plans prepared
/ Tor the Oakland avenue site to the Coudi-
| lions met with in the Street site, we bog
| to submit the following:
| ground area aud designed TO conform to
! the grades Of the lot, yet I'm no way mate
/ lllIIN tIbtlklOR lnt capacity of the DIIltH-
! ing, would result I'm a better appearing
building for the location and more prac-
! tiCdl one.
| The sketch plans herewith presented con-
! template building having two prominent
! entrances, on" on Bluff street and one on
J,nIt Eifih ave avenue gar Rooms IN the bascmen;
/ room purposes only, no class or recitation
rooms being planned for, though an en-
! street side at ground icNcl. The plan CON
! templates three working stories, which rs
what was planned for the Ookland avenue
In, designing the plan to conform to the
grade. 1t Is possible Ia enter the building
/ without many exterior steps, the ground
area hainE reduced, the stairways. are
! placed more central The drill hall On
the frrst floor has a ceiling height Of thir;
ten foot ceiling. Since the side wings
are shorter, the boiler. room. drill hall and
rooms in the basement is an advantage in
While it Gsu' is porSapg I'p@i possible to erect
| building according to the old plan with
some modification on the new site, by iudg-
ing things somewhat, we do not becN g
that the result will be advantageous to tho
| High school especially as tie building can
the new plans at about the same cost.
Hughes. on the other hand contended that
it is perfectly feasible to erect building
such as had been planned for the Oakland
avenue site on the street property and TOOK
issue with the report Of the architects. His
attorneys presented his case to the board
insisting that not only has Hughes legal
right TO the contract but that the boa rd
is in justice bound to give him the con-
tract and that a building according to the
original plans should be erected on the
Street site. They suggested that the board
secure the opinion of disinterested engi-
neers or architects as to the feasibility Of
such as had been planned for the Oaklanj
avenue pI operty.
The are hltects while admitting that it
possible to erect building such as orig
nally planned on the Street site, claim tha
one of four stories on one side and thre,
stories on the other would look better anc
be better suited to the peculiar topogra phy
Il the ground. They gave il as the opinion
Of local contractors from whom they hac
secured figures that the building under tn,
new plans can be erected as cheaply as th'
one originally designed. Hughes, on the
other hand. contends that the new build
ing will cost at least $4,000 more.
The discussion lasted upwards OF tive
hours and at times became somewha
heated. Member Swaine, who objected to tn
, presence OF the attorneys, attempted twice
to have the board go into executive session
/ Dul lUt ONHtT u'Nlu'u NHdt iiubH's
had right to be heard. At the suggestion
of Member Cooper 1t was finally decided tC
let the matter go over until the return OF
President Henry Who IN expected home th'
early part OF next week
Member Sargent was authorized to pur
chase six pinnos for the kndergartens, a.
a cost not to exceed $500 each.
The bill for the costs in the hearing o
the High school site appeal before Count,
Superintendent McManus was laid over fo
further investigation the board being un
certain whether IL had right in face o
, the injunction issued by Judge Smith Il
incur any expense whatsoever to the dis
trict In the matter.
The bid OF w. e. S. Keeline to supply th
district with wood at 81 a cord was re
ferred TO the committee on fuel and heat
ing. The same committee was authorized
to place the heating apparatus at the Thir
street school in proper repair without fur
ther delay.
Howell's Anti-"Kawf' cures coughs, colds
I Premiums given with Domestic soap.
Davis sells paint.