Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-20

nave long desired, without materially
increasing the Indebtedness of the city.
There are many beautiful locations in
italloWell for this building, with
spacious grounds. beautiful shade trees,
perfect drainage, pure air. and excel
lent light, and. in selecting a location,
we are heartily in favor Of all these,
but we are reminded of the fact that
the finances OF the city do not warrant
purchasing buildings and real estate
~ the central part of the city in order
10 OBTAIN this ideal location, therefore,
after careful consideration OF the
subject, we are of the opinion that the
Mann schoolhouse lot offers rs many
advantages in way of location. light
and drainage. outside of private prop
erty, as any lot within the city.
In recommending building best
adapted TO the needs of the city, we
have been governed somewhat by the
advice Of the members of the school
board who recommend a five room
building with a seating capacity of not
less than POO. accommodating six
grades from the 4th to 9th inclusive,
representing ut the present time about
! IS pupils.
In our opinion this plan is entirely
feasible and. if adopted. would result in
saving the city yearly. respectable
sum in repairs, heating. insurance, and
sundry small expenses. which, under
the present system, are inevitable.
This would also allow the city to
dispose of two undesirable school
buildings and lots, viz: Warren street
and Old South Primary.
Preliminary sketches of the proposed
building have been submitted by the
following architects:
Arthur G. Wing, Augusta, Maine. j
Macarthur Vance. Pittsfe!d. Mass.
Thomas & Crowell, Bangor, Maine.
Careful consideration has been given
this part of our investigation, as We
realize fully the Importance of having
4 properly constructed building, when
will meet, as nearly as possible, all the
| requirements necessary to accomno-
| date the several grades.
1t is almost impossible to obtain g
satisfactory estimate to the cost of j
| building of this size without proper
drawings or working plans, but the
| hest information we can obtain from
practicable builders. who have ex-
amined the plans, place the total cost
at about $1,000.
Assuming the city could realize $100C
or $1,000 from the sale of the old build
| ings and lots on Warren ana Second
streets, it would then be necessary for
the city to provide about $4,000 in order
to build the kind of building recon-
nended
We sincerely hope the subject will re-
| ceive your serious consideration, and
| finally result in giving the city mod
crn building for school purposes, which
will not only be a credit to the city OF
| HalloWell, but constant reminder OF
| one whose generosity, every school boy
and girl will appreciate more and mare
| as the years so by.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. GETCHELI.,
j. f.. LUNT
| BEN. TENNEY.
| c. H. DUDLEY.
l.. D. MERCHANT.
| The report Of the committee was aC-
| cepted, and the following order present
ed by Alderman Perkins was unani-
mously passed:
| Ordered that the committee appoint
ed by the last city government to in.
vestigate and report as to the advisa-
bility of building a new Grammar
school building, be made a permanen
committee, and that they be authori
zed and instructed to proceed Withou
delay to erect or Il suitable lot to be b,
| them selected, Il two story bricl
| Grammar school building. to be know
as the Maria Clark Grammar Schoo
| Building" and that said committee b
authorized to select suitable plans 70
such a building, advertise and let to re
| sponsible contractors the entire woYl
and supervise in detail all work neces
sary for the building and completion G
said building and finally report to til
| city government their doings.