The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-19
PLANS ACCEPTED
WARREN STREET SCHOOL
ADDITION BIDS SOUGHT.
Belated Specifications by Architect King
Now in Hands of S~choolhouse
Committee.

The schoolhouse committee of the
Board of Education accepted last night
the long-delayed plans and specifca-
tions for the Warren Street School ad
dition, drawn by Architect Harry King
who in the past has come in for much
criticism al the hands of the commit
tee because of his delay in presenting
them.
The committee had held four meet
ings to receive the plans and each time
the architect failed to present them.
When he appeared with the necessary
drawings last night the committee
members were on hand and Assistant
Secretary to the Board of Education
Samuel Gaiser. who is secretary Of the
committee. had to do considerable tele-
phoning to get a quorum of the COM
mittee.
AT $50 O'Clock the committee finally
got together and passed on the plans,
and the secretary was ordered to adj
vertise for bids to be received by the
committee at the regular meeting
which will be held on Tuesday night at
$3.50 O'Clock.
The decision to advertise for bids inn
mediately was the result of the long
delay, and the short time given to the
contractors to prepare the bids VIII
necessitate prompt work in preparing
proposals. The opening day will allow
but one day more than the law allows
for advertising for proposals for work.
Another incentive for speed on the part
of the committee is that the time limit
on the work is August 10 next.
Chairman Varley and Commissioners
Birdsall. Eisele, Schaefer and Courier
are the members of the committee.
The new building will be situated in the
block bounded by Wickliffe. Warren and
School streets. 1t will be approximately
$50 by 70 feet and will contain twelve
classrooms and an assembly room. When
completed, 500 pupils may be accommo-
dated. They will be taken from the pres
ent crowded Warren Street School and its
extension, located on School street. which
is one of the oldest school buildings in the
city. The old building will be torn down
and the site utilized as a playground.
At the present time there are two small
buildings upon the site purchased for the
new addition. These have been sold by
the city and will be removed shortly after
December 1, when the tenants occupying
them will move, having been notified TO
do so by the secretary of the Board of
Education some time ago. No delay Is
anticipated In this work, and 1t is thought
that the grounds will be cleared for the
general contractor in the first week Of
December. Henry j. King, architect for
the new building, said he was confident 1t
would be ready for occupancy by August
10, 1908. the date set for its completion
by the committed.
The original appropriation for the build
ing and ground was $125, 900. OF this
amount, SIS, 100 has been spent for a site,
leaving $4,000 for the erection of the
building and the payment of h engineers
and architects fees. Mr.. King guarantees
that the building will be constructed with
in this limit, or at a cost of about $1O4, 0O0,
leaving 5000 for the payment of the en-
gineers' n architects fees. Runyon &
Carey are the engineers.
BY a rather rare coincidence Mr.. King
was the architect in charge of the original
Warren Street School, which was erected
sixteen years ago. This building has eight
class rooms, while the new addition will
have twelve. The old building cost less
than $40, 900; the new will cost over 800,
900. At the present time, 1t is said, the
old building could not be duplicated fol
less than s45, 900, Indicating an increase ir
the cost of labor and materials. during
the past sixteen years, of over 125 per cent