The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-11
FOR new LANE SCHOOL.
Lundgren & Carlson Awarded the
Building Contract for $4,o45.

At a special meeting of the board OF
education, which was held last night
the contract for furnishing the labor Tor
the erection of the new Lane school Tor
negro children in North Topeka was
awarded to Lundgren & Carlson, OF TINS
city. whose bid was $4,545. one DIG
submitted was lower than that of Lund-
gren & Carlson. 1t was made by Henry
H. Hall and was for $3.50. But Mr.
Hall was not able to satisfy the board
in regard to the bond so he did not get
the contract even though his bid was
considera bly, lower. Two other bids were
received. One was from M. Counc1l- OF
S4,645 and the other from M. G. Plank
of $4,67S.
For this new school house the board
of education will furnish all the mater
ial and most of it, except for the exter-
ior and interior finishing, will be taken
from the best of material that was IN
the old Quincy school house, which has
Just been torn down. The plans for the
new Lane school call for building that
would cost $4,000 if all the material in
it was new or had to be purchased, but
by utilizing the serviceable stuff in the.
old Quincy school building and buying
such other material as is needed, the
board of education believes 1T will be
able to erect and equip the building at
a cost of $12,00
mediateIy. In fact the stakes for it
will be set this afternoon 1t is hoped
that the building will be completed In
it's entirety so that it can be thrown
open at the beginning Of the next school
year, September TO-
After the usual amount of discussion
that the members of the board devote
to all subjects, decision was reached to
have some large signs made Tor the
- vir,er n mr.
different school yards, which signs snail
warn the small boys, and the big boys,
too from committing depredatlons. q
reward of $25 will be offered for the
arrest of any one guilty OF oanlaslls
school property. The board thought
that this might have a beneficial erect
in preserving the school houses from
damage during the vacation montns-
Each fall the board is compelled TO
spend between $500 and $500 In replacing
broken glass and repairing other dam
ages done bv the small boys during the
summer months. These signs Will also
warn against a custom, which has pre-
vailed heretofore, of picketing cows and
horses in school parkings, when Is at
variance with the city ordinances
The State Street school building will |
be remodelled during the summer, &C
cording to plans adopted by the board !
There will not be so much remodelling |
as there will be in finishing up the
building. The upper floor of this build |
ing was left unfinished when 1t was put |
up and the board proposes to make one |
large assembly room on the upper floor. |
together with a good sized recitation |
room and a smaller room for the use of |
teachers. The heating plant will also
be enlarged. The cost of these improve
ments will be $4,000 and the work is to /
he done directly by the board of educa-
ton under the immediate supervision of |
the engineer employed by the board.
At the request of the East Side I'm
society the board decided to
purchase a wire fence to surround the
grounds of the old Parkdale school
house on East Eighth avenue. This
building is not used for school purposes
now One of its rooms is used as
meeting place by the Improvement So
ciety They intend to improve and
beautifuy the grounds as soon as the
fence is put around them so that the
cattle, sheep, goats. horses, pigs, ct al
that have considerable freedom in that
can be kept off the grass and
out of the proposed flower beds
A Fortunate Texan.