Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-23

for the amount expended now may De,
and probably would have to be, sac
rificed by the demands of future
growth. Whatever amount is expended
should be permanently laid out, there
by guarding against the possibility of
loss through further building. (3) The
appearance of such an addition would
be acchitecturally undesirable. In adj
dition to the above considerations, it
is worthy of notice that, while one
architect has, by request, submitted
plan showing an addition, no architect
has advised that such plan be adopt
ed, and the most eminent school build
ing specialist in New England, when
summoned for conference, spoke free
ly and unhesitatingly against such adj
dtion. He also stated that the small
allowance proposed for such addition,
namely, $4,000, would not be sufficient
to provide the necessary class rooms
even, to say nothing of laboratories, an
assembly room, etc. Your committee
does not recommend such plan.
The most desirable plan seems to
be the middle course between the two
extremes above outlined. This means
Q building on the present lot, but not
attached to the old building. When it
is remembered that two of the rooms
now in use as class rooms are utterly
untitled for the purpose, that the
school has not a laboratory worthy of
the name, that a commercial course
which will demand three rooms has
just been voted, than an assembly
room is badly needed, and that man.
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year, a more likely possibility, it will
readily be seen that the additional
building required cannot be compress
ed into a mere addition. 1t is not SIM
ply the additional number of students
that demands more room, but addi-
tional courses as well. The modern re-
quireTents for a High school build
ing in a city of this size are we'll I'M
derstood and clearly defined by both
architects and educators.
A building such as the one recon-
mended below will furnish ideal inte-
rior equipment and it can also be made
to harmonic well externally with the
building now standing.
We, therefore, having carefully con-
sidered the number of pupils now in
attendance at the High school, and
the courses pursued, and making rea-
sonable allowance both for additional
courses and the pupils likely to be at
tracted by them, recommend the cree
ton OF building at the rear of the
present structure, substantially as
shown in the plans herewith present
ed. A responsible contractor of this
city guarantees that such a building
can be erected and equipped, ready for
use. at a cost not exceeding $45, 900.
We, therefore, recommend the fol-
lowing vote: Voted, that the mayor be
and hereby is, appointed the agent of
the city, to contract on it's behalf, a
loan of $4,000. and to give the neces-
sary security therefore, for the pur-
pose of erecting and equipping a High
school building, the principal of such
loan to he payable in 10 successive an
nual installments of $4,000 each. the
first instalment to be payable on
June /. 1909 And, further, voted: That
such loan be paid for by taxation as
provided by Section 4 of Chapter 416
of the Private and Special Laws Of
1907. And further. voted: That COL
lector be elected by ballot as provided
by said section, and that he receive
the same compression for collecting
and paying over the amounts so raised
by taxation, as shall be paid for col
lecting other city taxes. And further
voted That the Board of Education
of this city be, and hereby is consti-
tuted n committee to direct and super
wise the construction of said building
and to cXpend the money hereby an
rropriatcd.
Respectfully submitted.
A. w BROOKS,
LEWIS A. RURLEIGH