Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-27
TH[ N[N CLICK SCHOOL
Contract for New School Build
inc in Third Ward Let for
Sis, 500.
Structure to Be Handsomest OF
Any OF the Ward Buildings
in the City.
Is Christened "GIick School" in
Honor OF Prominet Former
Resident.

Marshalltown is to have a new school
building, to be erected and ready for
/ occupancy by Oct. 7. The board, at its
special meeting Thursday night, let the
contract for the new building to Con-
tractor C. f. Reimer of this city. for
$4,000, and work is to be commenced
at once tearing down the old building,
known as the Third ward, preparatory
TO the erection of the new Click school.
selected after the business of letting
the contract was concluded. 1t is the
boards idea to get out of the old habit
of designating schools by wards, and a
motion was put that the new structure
in the Third ward be known as the
Click School," in honor of DR.. George
Click, of Des Moines, a former towns
man, who, for years, was identified WITH
the business interests of Marshalltown,
and who served as treasurer of the
school board for number of years 1t
is needless to say that the motion
In selecting the contractor for the
building four bids were considered, Mr..
Eeimer's being 1886 under the next
lowest, that of Contractor j. f. Atkin-
son, at s16,435. The other bids were
Harry w. Hoeck, $1I395, and L. p.
Ruth, Polo, ILL.,, S1S,924. The bids run
from $4,000 to $4,000 lower than the
first ones, opened and rejected on
May &c.
In making the alterations in the
plans, in order to get the cost of the
building within the means of the dis
trict, there is no material change what
ever. The building will be five feet
smaller each way on the ground, max
ing the dimensions eight-one feet six
inches by sixty eight feet ten inches.
The basement remains as specified in
the original plans, leaving the same
solid brick and stone foundation. The
brick partitions for the first story re-
main the same, but in the second the
partitions will be of wood. Contractor
Reimer takes the old building as it is.
will tear 1t down and get as much out
of the salvage as is possible. The
board does not estimate it's worth at
more than $500, and is of the opinion
that it will cost at least half that
much to remove it.
The new Click school will be. the
handsornest ward building in the city.
and according to the contract when
completed will be ready TO occupy with
the exception OF furnishing IL with
seats. The contract includes heating,
plumbing, water and sewer connections,
y, ;,,e fa,, fn "a IA
modern and up-to- date
school building. BY the terms of the
agreement between the board and Mr..
Reimer the building will be complete on
Oct. Z. A penalty of $40 per day at
taches for each twenty-four hours after
that time until it is turned over to the
board and accepted.
The new school house will be two
stories and basement, containing eight
rooms for school purposes. Aside from
these there will be a large teachers
room, for use Of grade and other meet
ings of the teachers of the building,
and four large rooms in the basement.
one of these is a play room for the
and primary grades. The
heating plant will be in the center of
the basement, apart from the ether
rooms.
The structure will be built of Twin
City pink pressed brick, with Le-
Grand stone nine-foot foundation and
stone trimmings; galvanized iron cor
nice The interior will be finished in
hard pine, and hard pine floors. All
of the stone work will be sawed bed,
ard in front of the building will be
four large stone pillars. giving the
building the colonial style of architec-
ture. Five stone steps will form the
entrance to the building, which will be
in appearance something similar to
the court house entrance. The build
ing will face the west, on Third
street.
A great deal of attention has been
paid to the ventilation of the new build
ing. The heating will be by steam
direct and indirect radiation, by tubu-
lar boiler Self acting closets siphon
Jet, will be placed in the two lavatoriea
in the basement.
With everything considered the board
has settled the matter of new build
ing, in order to relieve the crowded
condition of the schools, very satisfac-
torily. Even tho prices of building
material and labor are high the new
Click school will cost but about $4,000
more than the Arson, erected two
years ago, and when completed will be
better in a great many ways than the
building on the south side.
The board will arrange to care for
the Third ward pupils for the month
Of September, so that they can begin
school when the other pupils do. Two
basement rooms at the Arnold will be |
for a portion of the pupils
and others will be cared for at tho
Fourth ward. Other suitable rooms