The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-15
MORE SCHOOL ROOM.
BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDES on
SOME NEEDED ADDITIONS AND
.... IMPROVEMENTS
DECIDE ON A NEW BUILDING
Fifth Ward Is to Get the Institu-
g tion-Afchitects Are Selected
to Prepare Plans for
Additions.

FROM past experience the board of edu-
cation has learned that the business nre-
paratoryF to- tie. erection of new school
buildings necessarily consumes much
tilhe. And, having secured at the hands of
the council an. appropriation in the tax
pudget for the coming year for additional
accommodations . in the Tenth First.
.7iA.n ana Filth wards, the board pro-
ceeaed, at a special meeting held last
evening, to get the preparatory work I'M
oer way by the selection of architects
TO draw plans and prepare specifications
ior the new buildings. With the excep-
tlon OF the reconstruction of the Gid
| humboldt, now the Edison school there
mas not. been a new school built in the
city since 1885, and there9is now Scarcely
any sectlon OF the city where additional
accommodations are not badly needed.
It had already been determined by the
board that the needs of the respective. To-
calltles could, in three of the wards nam
ed, be most practically supplied by addi-
lions to the buildings already in use. In
the First ward It was decided to erect an
elght-room addition to the Grant school
and courtroom addition to the Harri-
son; in the Sixth ward, four-reom addi-
ZION to the Douglas, and in the Tenth
ward a four-room addition to the Baker
school. 1t has been found by the board
that the cost. Of either new building
or an addition to an old building is ap
proxlmatefyff about $4,000 for each class
room
In the tax budget the amount allowed
by the council for the, %adItional accom-
modations in the Tenth ward was SIS. GEO:
IN the First ward, IN all $3S COO in the
+, Sixth ward, $12, COO, and in the Fifth ward,
where an entirely new building will be
erected 1000 for the purpose of site
and $55,0O0 for the building
The board some time ago agreed to dis
tribute its patronage as fairly as posi-
BILE among the architects of the city, and
therefore those who have previously been
employed in preparing plans for schools,
or other important work, were not con-
sidered eligible to receive any of the bus1-
ness apportioneds last evening E. J. Dom
ahue was selected to draw the plans for
the addition to the Baker school; John
w Stevens, the addition to the Grant
school; Herman Kretz. the addition TO
the Harrison school, and Reed & Stem the
addition to the Douglas school
No architect was chosen for the new
building in the Fifth ward, as the site
has not yet been selected
Inspector Wait, on whose recommends
ton the board acted in deciding to add
to the Grant and Harrison schools, rather
than erect q new building at this time In
the First ward, was rather indignant
when a delegation of First ward citizens,
headed by DR.. r. o. Earl, presented
themselves to enter a protest against that
plan DR.. Earl submitted to the board a
petition signed by T8S residents of the
First ward in which the board was urged
to purchase the site on the northwest
corner of Walsh avenue and jerks street,
which is directly opposite the Cleveland
school, and erect thereon a fourteen or
siXteen-room building with a large as
sembly hall, suitable for public meetings.
DR.. Earl prefaeed his remarks with the
statement that neither he or any of the
other members of the delegation had
come to criticise the board or any MEM
Der of the board. but he argued that the
Grant school was in location which was
inaccessible, and its tributary territory
was not. growing like other portions of
the ward. The Harrison building, he
thought, needed an addition, but four
rooms would be sufficient. Aid. Holt sup
plemented the remarks of DR.. Earl by
stating that he hoped the board would
buy a site near the present Cleveland
school for the erection of a building at
some future time. If not now. Ex-Ald
Lindahl also spoke on the subject.
Inspector Wait said he could not see
what the citizens of the First ward could
be thinking of to propose four-room adj
dition to the Harrison building and new
building of fourteen or sixteen rooms.
The board was interested in giving every
part of the city the best possible accom-
modations according to its needs, but
could not entertain any such proposition
as that. The gentlemen from the First
were assured that the board intended to
use portion of the appropriation for
the purchase of a site, but could not
promise to erect a new building at once.
w. G. Thorpe appeared on behalf of the
residents of the Fifth ward to urge the
board to locate the proposed new building
in that section of the city midway be-
tween the Monroe and Adams schools.
He pointed out on a map the location
which he would most favor and was then
informed that president zimmerman
had in his pocket four written offers of
sites within a radius of two blocks of
that spot. Another offer of a location
which is favorably regarded by the board
was received confidentially in executive
session in the course of last nights meet
ing. These propositions will be acted
upon and the site selected within day
or two by Mayor Smith and President
zimmerman.