Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEEDS
Structures and Sites Asked by
Board of Education.
FOR NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
Remodeling Of Franklin Building Is
Proposed.
NEW HOME FOR CENTRAL HIGH
Completion and Equipment of Bust
ness High school-other
Demands Submitted.
FOR NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
VIEW HOME FOR CENTRAL HIGH

ness High School-other
Demands Submitted.
Needs of the public schools in the next
fiscal year, which will he included in the
estimates TO be submitted by the board of
education to the Commissioners for trans
mission to Congress next winter, are out
lined in a letter which has just been sent
to the District heads.
The. items to be submitted by the board
of education. for which appropriations are
desired at the next session of Congress,
are as follows
Construction OF a normal school build
ing on lots IS to 1O6 Of Parker and Pulsi-
fer's subdivision Of Columbia Heights, es-
timated, $250,OO0
Reftting Franklin School building for
storerooms, offices and board rooms.
New Home for Central High School.
Purchase OF site for a new high school
building north of Florida avenue and west
Of Georgia avenue, to take the place of
the Central High School, about 10000
square feet.
Completion of Business High School
along the lines of the original plans.
Equipment of Business High School ad-
dition, estimated. $4,000.
Purchase of a site for a normal and
model school building for colored pupils.
approximately $4,000 square feet. north
Of o street, west Of North Capitol street
and east of 7th street west and Georgia
avenue
Erection thereon of a building to ac-
commodate Normal School No. 2, esti-
mated. S125, 900.
Purchase Of site north Of G street and
south of M street north, west of 23d
street west and east OF Rock creek. ap-
proximately $4,000 square feet.
Erection thereon OF q twelve-ro0m
building.
Training Schools.
Erection of a six-room manual training
school building on the Jefferson School
ground.
Erection Of a six-room manual training
school building on the grounds Of the
Cardozo School.
Purchase of the ground lying east OF
the M Street High School and the Abby
Simmons School and north of the Doug
lass School. extending to LIST street on
the east and NJ street on the north, ap-
proximately 32,5OO square feet.
Purchase OF the ground for the erection
of a twenty-four-room building to re-
place the Abbott and Webster schools. TO
be located north OF Massachusetts, ave-
nue., south Of o street north, west Of
4th street west, east OF 10Th street west,
approximately 5000 square feet.
Armstrong School Addition.
Erection of an addition to the Arm
strong Manual Training School. estimat-
ed. s65. 900.
Remodeling OF the present NJ Street
High School building, including all nee
essary repairs and Improvements to the
building and grounds. heating and ven
tilating apparatus and repairs to and
changes in plumbing.
Purchase OF additional ground. ap-
proximately 1900 square feet. in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the Orr School.
Erection thereon OF an annex OF a four
room addition to said school
City School, Approximately $1,000 square
feet.
Erection thereon Of a six-room school
house to replace the present building.
Purchase OF two lots adjacent to Ben
ming School, approximately $1,000 square
feet.
New Building for Eastern.
Purchase of a site for a new Eastern
High School, approximately 100000 square
feet, to be located east OF I'd street east.
Purchase OF ground adjacent to the
Peabody School, lying west and south
west OF building, approximately 1900
square feet.
Purchase Of ground adjacent to the
Stevens school. approximately 5000
square feet.
Purchase Of ground adjacent to the Fill
more School, approximately 2500O square
feet
Purchase Of ground adjoining the Adams
School building or some equally desirable
plot in the vicinity for use as play
ground. approximately 1900 square feet.
Purchase Of lots adjacent to the Gage
School, approximately 1900 square feet.
Morse School Addition.
Purchase OF lots adjacent to the Morse
school, approximately $500 square feet.
Erection of four-room building on
the site of the Fort Slocum School.
Purchase Of lots adjacent to the Jack
son School, approximately 1900 square
feet.
Purchase Of land in the neighborhood OF
the Burrville School, approximately one
acre.
Equipment Of the addition to the West
ern High School
Equipment OF the addition to the Nc
kinley Manual Training School.
Equipment of the addition to the Arm
strong Manual Training School.
Purchase Of ground for the erection Of
a schoolhouse west Of the Soldiers Home
grounds. east of Sherman avenue and
New Hampshire avenue, south of Rock
Creek road and north Of Girard street.
Erection of a tweive-room building on
the site to be purchased. and for which
has been made, north Of
Spring road and west OF 18th street west.
Addition of eight rooms to the 8. w.
Bowen School.
Erection Of a twelve-room building on
the site to be purchased, and for which
has been made. west of 7th
street west and north Of @ street north.
For Extension Of Mckinley.
The board Of education will also ask for
the reappropriation of any balance or bal
ances remaining from appropriations for
the extension OF the Mckinley Manual
School.
Request will also be made for additional
amounts for repairs and improvements
to school buildings and grounds. for re-
placing wooden stairways. hreproofing."
etc, and for 'the construction of proper
coal and ash vaults in school buildings
now unprovided with the same"
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