Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-08
MONEY VOTED
FOR GOOD USE
Adjourned School Meeting
Held Monday Evening.
$1,000 FOR SO'TH SCHOOL
New Belfry, Slate Roof and Modern
Windows to be Added to
Structure.
$1,000 FOR SO'TH SCHOOL

At the annual school meeting held
in July of last year, the sub
ject of making extensive and
much needed Improvements on the
South Side high school came up
for discussion. The matter was
temporarily disposed of by the
appointment of com mittee consist
ing Of Henry Muesse, Robt. BROKER
and E. Woodhouse whose duty it was
to make a careful and painstaking in
vestigation of the condition of affairs.
and that at an adjourned meeting of
the school district set for the second
Monday in Nav following this COM
mittee was to report,
This adjourned meeting was called
Monday evening in. conformance with
the program and a gathering of citi-
zens assem- bled at the high school to
hear the report of this committee and
determine upon further procedure.
Pres. w. E. Webb of the School Board
called the meeting to order and Robt.
BROKER of the investigating commit
tee read the report as submitted by
the committee as follows:
! To THE SCHOOL BoARD:-The commit
tee to which was referred the matter
of necessary charges in this, the South
/ II L1o RI hYn1
the following report:
/ Upon examination it was found that
the single roof now on the building
/ is in very bad condition and entirely
beyond repair.
A new roof over the entire school
house is an absolute necessity. After
consideration of the present roof con-
struction and of different roofing ma
lterials we consider slate to be the best
4 material for the purpose and estimate
the probable cost of same at 100000.
Correspondence has been opened on
galvanized metal shingles, but as yet
we are not fully posted in regard to
durability of same. If it should be
found practical to use this lighter ma
terial a saving could be made on the
roof of about $780,. We would suggest
that this correspondence be continued
and recommend that the selection OF
this roofing materi Il be left entirely
to the Judgment of the School Board.
We find that all the windows IN the
school house are ill-fttihg and badly
out of repair. Taking into considera-
ton the inside and outside appearance
of the building, and the fact that good
light and warmth are very. important
matters, we suggest and recommend
that all the windows throughout be re-
fitted with modern two light sash at an
estimated cost of 1925.
The main entrance on the east is
found in very poor condition and in
; adequate to the use and needs OF a
school building of this size.
Upon examination the belfry on the
roof proved to be very shaky and in
places badly rotted and is pronounced
unsafe. AS it will be necessary to re-
J move this belfry we recommend that a
new bell tower 17xl7 feet and 80 feet in
height be built on the front to provide
!, for new entrance, library and read
ing room and an open belfry for the
bell. Floor plans and one elevation
, have been drawn for this tower and are
submitted as a part of this report.
We have as per plans, an entrance
} through an arch 8 feet in width and II
feet in height, into vestibule feet, 9
inches east and west by Is feet north
and south. The vestibule is separated
from the lobby by double doors each 3
feet in width and hung to open out in
to the vestibule The lobby is IL feet,
3 inches east and west by Is feet north
and south and is separated from the
main hall by the present entrance
doors. The vestibule and lobby are
provided with Mosaic tile floors with
border pattern.
On the second floor of the tower we
Lave d library anu IoooAhS AO ~
hardwood floor and we'll lighted by 4
large windows.
We estimate the probable cost OF this
tower complete as planned to be about
$4,000.
In conclusion, we, your committee,
respectfully recommend that an ap-
preparation be made to the amount OF
100000 and that the School Board be
authorized and instructed to proceed
with and make the changes which they
find necessary. Signed.
HENRY MUESSE,
ROBERT BROKER,
EUGENE WOODHOUSE