Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-11
SET BACK
The Perkins Annex.
School Board Will Begin
Over.
Will Re-Advertise For
Bids on New Plans.
Site Selected For South Akron
School.
Win Take Steps II Necessary 10
Secure Control.

Win Take Steps II Necessary 10
Secure Control.
All progress that heretofore has been
made toward the erection of the Per-
kins annex was declared off by the
Board OF Education Tuesday night.
BY unanimous consent the Board de-
cided to reject all bids and plaus and
start over again. This action practl-
cally estops the proceedings recently
commenced against the Board enjoin-
ing its members from going ahead
with the building.
The discussion of the subject was
opened by Mr.. Fresc, who referred to
the situation by saying that things
were still tied up" He favored new
plans and new bids and new start
from the ground UP. He made mo-
ton to that effect.
The vote stood:
Ayes-Millikin, Slabaugh, Kelley,
Fresc, Hartzell, Reed.
Nays-Kingsbury, Endres, Talcott,
Gibbons, Harpbam.
Absent--Otis.
The chairman, DR.. Reed; declared
that the vote had carried although Col.
Gibbons thought it required a majority
vote of the board.
At this juncture, Mr.. Andrew Jack
son, whose bid was accepted by the
Board, made statement. He said
he had been authorized by Mr.. Otis
to be present at the meeting with his
contract and bond. He expected that
the Board would enter into contract
with him.
AT this time a new phase Of the
troublesome question was presented by
Mr.. Slabaugh. He said that lie un-
derstood that the proposed building, il
erected, according to the plans, would
be II violation of the building laws of
Ohio. He also stated that the status
provide fine ranging from 500 to
81 900 upon each member of the Board
il such violation occurred.
The architect, Mr.. Charles Henry was
present and said that he had taken the
law of 1895 as a guide and according
to that the plans were legal. "But ac,
cording to copy or the law of 1885
which l have since seen," he added
they are not, insofar as the public
assembly hall is concerned. The law
provides that hall seating So people
must be provided with two stairways
with, a capacity capable OF emptyiug n
lnll in four minutes. If that is the
law, am glad to know it, for | know
Of only one public building IN the clty
that conforms to that statute. That
building is the Grand Opera house,
BY this time Messrs. Harpham
Kiugsbury and Gibbons were ready Ia
begin over with the proposed annex,
Motions prevailed TO reconsider the
previous action with reference 10 The
bids of A. Jackson and Englelmrt &
Eckart.
~ NuS again iuONtu lndt
all bids and plans be rejected and work
start anew. The motion carried unan.
imonsly.
After considerable discussion, 1t was
decided to employ Mr.. Henry to pre-
pare further plans and drawings. Some
OF the members thought the architects
should enter into competition for the
work, while others thought il was only
justice to re- eemploy Mr.. Henry. The
recent competition for the South Akron
building was termed farce"
The Board decided to do away with
the third story in the new plans and
arrange for an assembly hall upon n
lower floor.
SITE SELECTED.
Chairman Harpham of the New