The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-14
EIGHT THOUSAND
IS APPROPRIATED.
ontin,,ed from First page,


erection. During tic past twelve months
even from It's very Inception the idea
has grown, and the original plans de-
veloped, Until now II Is the universal
desire OF tile town to have Il schoolhouse
that is modern In every respect. This
WIDESPREAD feeling eliminated in the re-
solution of the council last night in
crcnsing the appropriation to $500.
Some time ngo the Br6okland School
Board. acting in union with the coun-
ell secured the services of Mr.. Albert L..
Hunt rs architect and finally nccepted
plans for Ii building that vas in every
way desirable in every sense Of tho
term. ~ tSAa
But from the first It was evident to- ali
who we're Interested In Tho proposed
scl,oOlhOuse that the $4,000 at the dis
posa of ttthc school board was made
@ut,utc TO the cons tructiUn Of building
such rs Mr.. Hunt. had designed, and
that, as the board had 10 other funds to
help in the latter. the town Of Barton
Heights would haveAto take the matter
up and act upon It. @tSss .4
rho board was desiroNs Of erecting a
schoolhousc which was not only com
modious, sanitary IN every aspect we'll
ventilated and heated, but also such L
one as would he an ornament to the
town. no help the school board ont
the council at theifsncxt meeting voted
upon an appropriation Of 5000, which
was an Increase OF 5000 over the $1,000
which had formerly been laid aside for
the erection Of II town shall. When 1t
was understood that o i hall could be
built in the school, and after the people
of Barton Heights had sgnlficd their
assent to the proposition OF tho board,
the council voted the additional $1,000
This left $4,000 to make up school
fund, to pay for the, new edficc. But
even this was found to fall below an es-
tina te on the cost, Of the proposed struc-
ture and further action was found to be
necessary It was determined to have a
Joint session OF Board and Council to
see II q larger appropriation on the part
or the town would not be possible.
Have None But the Best.
This was realized in the conference last
night, when the problem was taken up
and discussed fully from every aspect.
IT was announced that the cost of the
building night lie lowered materially by
emitting to install heating apparatus,
may grounds and some other features UNI
iii after the erection: Citizens spoke
freely and it was the unanimous senti-
mcnt OF all assembled, that the best
must be had and gotten from the first
The Council acted in the spirit OF the
whole town, and made 1T possible to
kuild house which would suit the edit
cational needs or the Heights
on behalf of the Brookland school board
last night, Mr.. John Stewart Bryan,
chairman Of the board, addressed tho
Council He said that the plans for the
new school was the result Of a years
earnest cooperation between I. Barton
Heights and the I3rookland District school.
board, and that the boardawas willing to
spend s15,o00 on the school. which was
As per cent of the whole fund at their
disposal for the entire district.
ut has been one Of the most satisfying.
events Of my lfe,'' lie dccaredp' work
,by tho side OF people who were willing to
throw their whole heart and purpose into
this one work, in the desire to house
their children in Al large eommodlous and
modern building.
For the benefit Of he Council and cti-
zens assembled, Mr. Bryan went into
details. of the plans, and mentioned in
t.Ire iaH } 5he pFopgst'fs !le proposed
i After stating that the town hall in the
building would be modern in every way,
and would seat eco or 400, he added that
after its completion, a better or more
modern school building could not be
found in the State Of Virginia.
Chairman of the Council. Mr., John i.
Rose, asked Mr. Bryan II the omission
of the heating apparatus would make a
great difference in the cost Of the build.
inl.
Mr.. Bryan replied that 1t would prob
ably be In the neighborhood Of $500.
To. Mr.. Roses next inquiry. MS to when
the Lpard would agree to install .heat
iii apparatus. ifnot at the beginning. Mr..
B,yan answered that the board could not
guarantee to4put it In within the specified
twelve or eighteen months He en-
phaslzed the fact that it were better in
stalled III the beginning. repeating the
statement of DR.. e. A. Alderman, Of the
of Virginia, that 1t cost seven
times as much to heat the rooms sepa-
rately as to heat them all from, central
fire
The Discussion.
Mr. W. X. Bache made a motion that