The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-13
SCHOOL CONTRACT AWARDED
JOHN n. EAsoN TO BUILD THE
EIGHTH STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.


The Board of Education Accepts HIS
Bid TO Erect the New Building at "A
Cost of SIO,O5O-This Does Not In
cIude Heating Apparatus, Out
buildings and other Items of Cost.
The Finance Committee of the
Board TO Prepare Its Budget To-
day-The Committee on Chatham
Academy Given PIennry POwer-A
Proposition to Pay $4,000 Year
Rental Endorsed.
The contract for building the new
Eighth Street School was awarded last
night by the Board of Education to MI
J. r. Eason, who's bid of $l9,95O, was ac-
cepted, on recommendation of the com
mittee on school houses, as the lowest and
best.
There were ten bids, the committees re-
port stated. This figure, however, does
not include heating apparatus, outbulld-
ings. fencing, architects fees and other
items, which will run the total cost up to
about $4,000. Commissioner Lee Roy
Myers, as chairman Of the committee on
5 hool houses. was instructed to close the
contract with Mr.. kason at once. Work
is to begin Immediately, or as soon as the
material can be put on the ground.
Mr.. G. l.. Norman of Atlanta is the
architect of the new building, the plans
for which are almost Identical with those
of the Anderson Street School. The build
ing Will face north on Eighth street, and
win have twelve rooms. The walls will
be succeed and the design wild be some
what handsomer than that of the Ander-
son Street School IL is expected 10 have
the new building completed in time for the
opening of the school year this fan.
The amount of $4,000 for the new school
was included in the county budget of last
year, nd is held in the county treasury
for mis- purpose, In order 10 complete the
school without going into debt The Finance
Committee OF the board wil include $1,000
for the new school in its budget. The
Finance Committee viii meet to-day to
make up its budget TO be submitted TO
the County Commissioners some time dur
ing the MONTH
The Committee on Chatham Academy re-
ported THAI il had not yet had a confer
ence with the trustees of the Academy
upon the subject of the plan for the new
building, but expected TO have one at an
early date On resolution by Mr. duBig-
non the committee was given full power
to act in the matter, the board ratifyiug
and confirming its action in advance.
Mr.. Denmark, as chairman of the spe-
cial committee on Chatham Academy, re-
ported to the board that he had made a
proposition to the trustees to pay 5000
a year rent to their board for the Acad-
envy until they had been reimbursed for
whatever money they might find neces-
sary to expend in rebuilding the Acad-
envy over and above the funds which they
now have available. This is in line with
the desire Of the members of the Board
of Education to have a modern building
erected upon the old site. Mr. Deumark's
action was Endorsed by the board.
The rule of the board making vaccina-
ton compulsory on the part of children
attending the public schools was amended
so that it now reads: mo pupil shall be
admitted into or continued in the public
schools without giving satisfactory evil
donce of having been vaccinated." This
will cover certain cases which have been
brought to the attention CT the supsrin-
tendent in some of the county schools
where parents have objected to having
their children vaccinated.
Supt. Ashmores report showed a total
enrolment for last month of $50, an in
crease of 1903 over the same month of the
previous year. This increase is almost
entirely in the city schools, being POP for
the whites and III for the colored chill
dren. The superintendent reviewed the
work which has been done in the matter
of vaccination in the schools both of the
city and county, and expressed his satis-
faction at the present condition of affairs.
Mention was made of the assistance rem
dered by the health officer and health de-
partment
Coz. Mercer reported that he had visit
ed St. Patricks and the Anderson Street
Schools during the month and had found
their work very satisfactory.
Those present at the meeting were Col.
George A. Mercer, chairman; Mr. Lee Roy
Myers B. A. Denmark, Esq. Col. J. II.
Estill, Hon. F. G. duBignon, Mr.. P. A.
Stovall, Mr. J. r. Saussy, Capt. Henry
Blum and Supt Ashmore.