The Washington times., 1907-09-29
MOTHERS WIN; BOARD
WILLING TO HIRE ROOMS

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to the Mckinley Manual Training School
has not been erected. although the ap-
preparation for 1t has been available for
fifteen months IN his statement, SIr.
Ashford explains his part is the delay
as follows;
The law provides that school plans
shan be prepared unde- my supervi-
sion. and II I had been permitted to
prepare these plans without three
changes required Dy the Board Of Edu-
cation they would have been ready for
Tie market last January
TIE site for the Mckinley School
was acquired IN July, 1906. On January
3. 1851. the Engineer COMMISSIONS
Wrcte the Board OF Education that the
appropriation was too small for build
lLS Ot the size indicated by the director
81 81 manual training January 81 1907
formed the Engineer Commissioner that
the archiJect viii DO nothing toward
completing the plans until Il is known
Wnetner or not there are 10 be addi-
uonal funds, and suggesting changes in
plaas pTc2dTtu in !e>pect 10 an as
Senhly hail
February IS. 1907, the Engineer Com
missioner wrote the director OF manual
training that TIE appropriation had not
been Included ia the Senate apprOprin-
tlcn Dill, and asking what the board de-
sired to do wltls the money available.
Given Second Set of Plans.
April 3. 1911, the assistant superin-
tendert Of schools asked for copies OF
the plans prepared by the architect and
the second set Of revised plans was
forwarded to him. About April Il. a
conference was held between the assist
ant superintendent the director OF man
ual training the principal OF the school
and the architect and the inspector or
L Il HHnn
er's Office, and the school people de-
sired further changes IN the plans
The Engineer Commissioner directed
that the plans be prepared again.
April l9- the president Of the Board
Of Education wrote TO the Engineer
Commissioner that they objected to the
arrangement CT the assembly hall
.'On April p. 1901. the Engineer Com
missioner wrote 10 the president Of the
Board of Education. referring to the
conference with the above-named en-
plOyeS and explaining their wishes as 20
change in the assembly hall. and eN-
Beard OF Education would reduce the
/ So 3ting capacity by 80 seats No re-
/ Fly was received 70 THIS letter. and on
| Nay 20 the Engineer Commissioner again
wrote 70 the school board asking II
! the Board Of Education still wished the
/ assembly hall reduced in size
May .. 1907. the inspector OF build
| ings wrote 70 the Engineer Commits
sio.er. calling attention to the fact
! that the delay IN answering the COM
IL lnicatiOn as 20 the assembly hall was
nolS.ng back the plans.
May q. 1907, the Engineer Commits
s.OneT called attention 10 the fact that
no answer had been received from the
school bOa-d.
ION June "A, 1907, the president Of the
school board replied that. on motion
the board ordered that both corridors
be omitted. which restored the assem-
bly, hall TO the condition originally in
tended by the architect and inspector
Of buildings. but necessitated a fourth
revision Of the plans.
IF the school board had not insisted
on the changes in the second set 81
plans, which action they reversed In
their letter OF Nay "a the plans would
have been completed last March and the
Work started IN April But even under
the most hurried and unusual conditions
the building could not have been ready
for occupancy this fan as II is a very
large freproof structure, and will take
nearly year to build"