The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
: >%%~~~~~~~~ $4,000

After a lengthy session last evening
the school board decided to "cut up"
the $4,000 set apart in the budget
for new buildings, sites and additions
as above stated.
Supt. Gerlach insisted that he be al
lowed $4,000 with which to replace
the heating and ventilating plants in
number of the buildings. He at first
wanted $4,000 for this purpose, but by
careful figuring and taking a chance to
use parts of the old apparatus in fix
ing over new ones he reduced the
amount to $4,000 in round figures. To
give this amount it would mean put
ting off the erection of one Of the ad-
ditionS either to the Baker or Irving
school. A scheme, however, was de-
ViSed and the amount needed will be
taken from the maintenance and repair
fund.
The First ward insisted on a twelve
room building, but this was out of the
question, and an eight-room one, so
constructed that an addition of four
rooms can be added, was the best the
board could do. The sum of 1000 was
set apart for a site, but President Iol-
man said this did not mean that this
| amount would be paid for the site by
any means.
The $1S,500 for the four-room addi-
ton to the Irving school includes also
new heating plant for the entire
building, something which is badly
needed
The $30,5O0 for the C. K. Davis
School in the Fifth ward some of the
| members thought an excessive esti-
| mate, but Capt. Gerlach said the site,
in district where the foundation
would have to be blasted out of solid
| rock, and this was expensive work.
Selects Architects.
The board selected as architects to
prepare plans for the new buildings
| and additions J. w. Stevens for the
| First ward building, A. F. Gauger for
| the Fifth ward building, Herman
| Kretz for the Irving school addition
/ and J. e. Donahue for the Baker school
| addition. This action was taken for
the reason that the architects prepared
| plans for buildings last year which
were ordered, but not erected, and it
| was decided to give them the first OPP
portunity to get even.
| In preparing plans for the new eight
| room buildings the architects are to
make provision for the addition Of four
! more rooms as soon as the finances Of
the board will allow the additions to
| be put up. Each school will also have
| an assembly room provided for on the
top floor, but these will not be finish
ed up until there is more money in
| sight. If the cost is not too much
provision will be made for running the
walls of the new buildings down sew
! eral feet deeper in order to make a
| basement sixteen feet in height The
| idea of this is to arrange for putting
| gymnasiums at some future date in
| each of the new school buildings.
On motion of Inspector Rogers, of
| the building committee, the secretary
was directed to notify the Roberts
Goss company that the engine put in
the new Mckinley school building
would not be accepted, and new one
| would have to be installed. Experts
have been at work on the engine ever
| since it was put up but it pounds so
that 1t not only annoys the scholars
and teachers, but frightens residents
| living within a half block of the build
| ing.
Aid. Rohland, Commissioner of Pub
| lie Works Van Hoven and J. ]. Glea-
son appeared before the board and
presented arguments why the Fifth
| ward should not be overlooked in the
| erection of new building.