Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-01-30
HIGH
SCHOOL
PLANS
Are Presented atBOard
Meeting by Archi-
tect W. D. PBgh
New Teachers Elected Old
Dugan Store Sold

The city public school board hel'
Ian adjourned meeting Saturday even
ling in the police court room with al
members present.
Bids were opened for the purchase
Iof the old stone building which was
lnprcbased BY the board with the Du
Gan property. lot 7, block 3. The sale
was awarded John Gray on the bid OF
s1o5 The other bids were: 1. y. Al
len $50. and Joseph Albright, $40.
The Salem Abstract and Land com
Ipanv presented their bill for $25 for
1.-The making of the abstract on the Du-
Gan property. which was ordered paid.
There being three teachers to elect
1.-THE following applications were pre-
sentei: J. F. Axley Marie Thompson
Mrs. A. L. Conger, Eva Savage, Edith
IC. Hazard, Emily Holzer, Mary e.
Quick and Loretta Starr,
Miss Hazard and Miss Quick being
the only applicants for the high school
position, it was considered first, Miss
Hazard being elected
Election was then held for two po-
sitions in the Seventh grade, which re-
suited in Miss Eva Savage and Miss
Loretta Starr being selected.
The new teachers will take their po-
sitions February H. 1905.
1t was ordered that the necessary |
notice be given to vaeate l49 feet of
the north end of the alley of block 3.
O. H. Jones was elected TO enumer-
ate the school district He is to be
paid $50 fat salary and to have com
mission of 25 cents apiece above GER
tain number, TO be determined later.
Director Lee brought up the question
Of what the compensation of the arch
itect was to be, but none Of the di-
rectors seemed to know. No action
was taken in the matter.
The contract for moving the Central
school building to the edge Of the lot,
SO as to be out of the way Of the new
building, was not let, but the chair
man was directed to see the bidders
and explain where the old building
shall be moved and let the contract
90 the lowest bidder without further
meeting of the board.
The job Of removing the trees and
outhouses which are now ON the lot
and in the way Of the new building,
was referred to Chairman Fletcher
and Director A. A. Lee as committee |
with power 90 act.
After disposiug OF all other business
Architect Pugh was asked to present
plans aud suggestions for the proposed |
new high school building. The size Of !
the building proposed is S3xl7l feet,
with three entrances 70 the same. The
basement is TO be II feet high with
furnace rooms, fuel rooms and four
large rooms ou the front for lavatories
and play rooms The main floor is
90 have eight class rooms with 1915
foot ceilings, The third floor is 10
have four rooms, one in each corner
of the building, with an assemlv hall
ln the center S6Ni4 feet. The ceiling
io the assembly room is to be several
feet higher than those Of the adjoining
school rooms and this win make il
possible % have O gymnasium above
ihe school rooms at either end Of the
structure. The room for play grounds
will be Al feet in front. and AZ rbs
rear Of the building, while there will
Doe ~ feet at .be east and ives, ends
The estimated price for thi, building
'i common brick is $4,000. or s23o0
additional tor pressed brick surface
tae roof coutemp.ates mo- decks or ,ip
work bot Nil be covered with shin.
giles. all ,be coruiess ornaments et.
a-e 90 te ~ galvanized iror. The o.
imaitd eos, OF wooden structure ~
'as ame plan, would cost sl5u- ss,8o
l.s, fhna it baiIt uf plain i,-..k ~s...