The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-21
MAKE FINAL DECISION ON SCHOOL SITE
BOARD Votes Unaaimously for 0ccap'
socy Of B3ock 81, oad Award Coz.
tract for Plaos aad Specific
ati0slS.

Al opeC1al mcetln8 OF the 6oaIO
of Education of the Independent
School District Of Virginia on Sat
urday evening last, at which all
members with the exception OF
Trustee Moore were present, the
body by unanimous vote decided
upon the location of the proposed
new high school building on Block
81, and awarded the contract for the
preparation of plans and specifica-
tions to c. s. Bell, lyric 4 Chap
man, of Minneapolis, = firm whose
Recommendations show their comp
etency.
The decision of the board il in &C.
cordance with the voice of the
people of the district - expressed
at the meeting on April 24th, and
while the erection of the building
on the plot selected will of neces.
sity despoil the present ball park
and athlethic field the board will
endeavor to arrange for the saving
of an athletic field sufficient for
school needs.
Under the ruling of Attorney
General Young. az given publica-
ton in the Enterprise two weeks
ago, the board is entitled to raise
any amount of money considered
necessary for the erection and COM
pletion of the proposed building,
90 long as the district 10 not bond
ed therefor. In the consideration
OF the raising of money for the pro-
posed improvement the idea of
bonding the district at no time re.
ceived serious thought, it being the
prevalent idea that the cost OF any
improvements made should be rails
ed by direct taxation, extending
over period of two or perhaps
three years. In this manner the dis
trict 10 not endowed with an onerous
burden, and will eventually book a
saving of many thousands of dol
lars.
The decision of the Board in
awarding the contract for the plans
and specifications was made after
due consideration of numerous ap-
plicants, and the recommendation
presented by the winning firm would
seemingly warrant their decision to
be just one. The firm of c. E. Bell,
Tyrie & Chapman have had much
to, do with. large and expenaive
work, and the absolutely satisfact.
ory contamination of each commits.
sion warrants the belief that they
will do equally well with the pres
ent contract. Among the numerous
large buildings which they, az a
firm and ae individuals, have de-
signed and supervised the construc-
ton are the state capitol buildings
of Montana and South Dakota, the
court houses at St. Joe, Mich, Man.
chester, Ia, Vinton, Ia, Harlan, Ia.,
Deadwood, S. D., Britton, S. D., Fargo,
N. D., Williston, N. D., Anaconda,
Montana, Kalispell, Montana, Bill
lings, Montana, Elbow Lake, Minn.,
International Falls, Minn., Green
Bay, Wis.,, Lewiston. ILL.,, Eureka,
ILL.,, school buildings at Council
Bluff, Ia, Fairmont, Mimi, Brook
ings, S. D., Lyle, Mimi, Castlewood,
S. D., Omaha, Neb., Schuyler, Neb.,
Livingston, Montana, Searstown,
Montana, Carnegie library build.
ings at Livingston. Montana and
Brooklyn, N. Y, aside from many
other public buildings aud res
idences, erected at costs varying
from 81, 500 to $65OOO0.
The firm also makes it a point to
have some competent man ION the
job" often enough to see that any
contractor fully conforms to the
plans and specifica tions in the com.
pletion of the work-and this is one
point which should appeal TO the
Taxpayers ot any community pay
ing for improvements.
Mr.. w. w. Tyrie, of the firm, has
been in the city during the week,
obtaining data on which to perfect
his plans for the new building.