Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-15
THE SCHOOL HOUSE
QUESTION DEBATED.
Meeting Held Last Evening to
Consider the Matter.
Committee Appointed for the Purpose
Made Very Complete Report of
Their Investigations.


Last evening the adjourned meeting to
consider the erection of a new school
building in Lancaster, as spoken of at
length in last Saturdays Herald, was held
at the high school building in this city. The
meeting was called to order at about 7:30
by W. E. Webb, chairman of the school
board, who stated the purpose of the
meeting and then called for the report of
the committee. appointed at the regular
meeting, last July, for their report, which
was as follows:
At the annual school meeting in
July the undersigned were appoint
ed committee to inquire into the
needs of this school district relative
TO more school room. This COM
mittee has met several times with
school board and has looked over
present school accommodation and
believe after careful consideration
of the question that additional room
and new heating plant for the
present high school building is
necessity the coming year. More
school for certain grades was neces-
sary this year but the school board
could not find in the city a suitable
room for rent and were obliged to
pat two teachers IN one of the rooms.
The furnaces in the present high
school building are worn out and
must be replaced without question
as they have been repaired TO point
where this must be done.
What should the district do under
the circumstances?
We looked over and discussed To-
cations. And were new building
to be built independent of present
buildings, we believe the lane be-
longing to Mr.. John Schreiner just
north of land upon which his dwell
ing stands and west of Mr.. B. Stolrs
place would be the most preferable
location. A new high school build
ing and this land would probably
cost In the neighborhood of $780,
eco 90 and if this could be done,
would no doubt be very satisfact-
cry way out.
The plan we have gone over more
thoroughly and which has our re-
commentator is to build what we
call an addition to the present high
school building directly west of
same, 81 feet removed and connected
with same by a corridor 80 feet
WIDE. placing a new heating plant
for both buildings on north of this
corridor between the two buildings.
We have looked over books and
publications bearing on schOol-hOuse
architecture, and after deciding
upon what style of building would
salt US we called Robert BROKER
into consultation on account of his
knowledge and experience in the
construction of large buildings, and
we have had him prepare floor plans
and blue print of the west front
which we submit as part of this re-
port.
Another plan talked over was the
building of a school house on west
side similar to the North side school
house. Such a one with land would
cost in the neighborhood of SIS, 900,
much more than the North side
one cost on account of increase in
price of all materials; for several
reasons we would not advise such a
building.
The expense attending the run
ming of the school will be much
lighter in a JOINT building for fuel,
jRnitOr services. etc.. than in separ-
ate buildings. The joint building
would do away with small primary
school east of present high school |!
building, saving expense of running
that school separately.
The estimate made us by Mr..
BROKER on cost of building as
planned including new heating
plant for both buildings including
architect fee for plans and superin- |
tendent is $385O0 90. An itemized |
statement of same is attached here
to;
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