Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-09
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Crittenden { Wentworth Secure the
Contract for its Erection

Friday evening, the bids for the
erection of Cresco's new High School
building were opened by the school
board and the contract for It's erection
awarded to Crittenden s. Wentworth,
of Cresco, their bid being the lowest,
and considerably less than it was
expected the building could be put up
for, it having cost s25, 600 to put up
the same bnilding recently in another
town. Following are the bidders and
| the amounts:
+. x. White, Eldora, Ia, 1856,
and an allowance of $3.50 for the old
building.
Gus johnson, of Garner, Ia, s27, ,13O,
and $3.50 for the old building.
j. B. Nelson g. Co., OF Mankato, Min.
s23, ,469 and s400 for the old building.
81. A. Paine, Albert Lea, Minn.,
s24, ,959 and $500 for the old building.
Q. f. Reimer, OF Marshalltown, Ia,
s23, 1858 and $500 for old building.
w. Il. Jackson, White Bear, Minn.,
$25, 5,224 with no allowance for old
building.
W. T. Fuelling, minneapolis, s22,-
s42 20, and nothing for old building.
Martin Johnson, Cresco, s29, 200. SO,
with sl2e0 for old building.
Crittenden s. Wentworth, Oresco,
s21, 1882, with 1920 for old building.
All bids were made on q basis of
Postville stone, slate roof, oak finish
and pressed brick worth go per
Thousand, and are for the building
complete except walks, plumbing,
heating apparatus and cement work
in the basement. Although go brick
was the basis, the best st. Louis
hydraulic pressed brick will be used
which cost s18 per Thousand and the
difference in cost will be deducted
from the contract price. Kasota
stone may be used instead Of Postville
stone and If it is will increase the cost
$500. Shingles may also be substituted
for slate for roofing which will also
reduce the contract price. The floors
are of maple.
The building is rectangular in
shape with slight projection on the
north OF about IL feet and the width
OF grade room, Is feet. The length
over allsis 100 feet east and west and
80 feet north and south. The height
from the grade line to the top of
dome is "a feet and this is ssurmounted
by flag staff 25 feet in length. The
south line OF the new building will be
Identical with the north line of the
present one.
All entrances will be OF cut stone,
as are also all window trimmings, etc.
The cornice and bell tower will be Of
galvanized iron.
From the grade line to a level with
the first school room floor, distance
OF eight feet, the building will be Of
stone.
The basement, as are all the floors,
will be divided by q 10 foot corridor
running east and west with three
entrances, each on the east, south
and west. North OF the corridor is
the manual training room, 23x35, the
boiler room and the toilet rooms.
South.of the corridorjs the gymnasium
room, 30x42, and large unfinished
room, 30x42. The basement rooms
are 10 feet in height and as the floor
will be only two feet below the grade
level, and plenty Of windows are
called for, these large rooms can be
utilized for school rooms If needed in
the future, and will be as dry, light
and healthful as any room In the
building.
The first floor is divided into five
grade rooms; one 30x35, one 24x35, and
three rooms 24x30, and principals
Office and waiting room. Three of
the recitation rooms are north Of the
IL foot corridor and two south Of the
corridor, and the principals rooms
are just to the right OF the south
entrance. This floor is reached by q
flight Of steps eight feet In height
from the grade level. Each grade
room has wardrobe room its entire
length, from to I feet wide. Rooms
on this floor are II ct In height.
On the second floor the largest room
is for the high school, 57x3O, with IS
foot ceiling, located south Of the
main corridor, With two recitation
rooms about ls foot square, and large
wardrobe rooms, on either side Of It,
North of the corridor are two grade
rooms, 24x30, recitation room ls foot
square and laboratory about IS feet
square.
The building will be properly and
thoroughly ventilated with modern
system. 1t is yet undecided, we
believe, whether to use city heat or
to install an independent heating
plant, The building will be we'll
lighted, there being 80 two-light
4ox42 windows not including the base
ment windows.
All rooms will be plastered with a
rough finish for tinting.
4 The blackboards will be SO and 4s
inches high Of Bangor, Pa, unfadine
Slate.
4 The contractors will probably com.
mence work next week and as the
demolition of the old building is the
/ first step, school will probably close
this week.