Evening star., 1909-06-09
BEST RESULTS SOUGHT
Collaboration on Plans for
School Buildings.
EXPERTS TO GIVE VIEWS
Instructions Issued to the New
Municipal Architect.
COMMISSIONER JUDsoN'S MOVE
Comments to Be Made by District
Officials Before Specifications Are
Submitted for Final Approval.

Instructions issued by the Enginecr
architect. who takes office July l, pro-
vide for the submission of plans for
school buildings to the health officer.
tho electrical engineer. the chief en-
gineer Of the fire department and the
board Of education. for their approval
or suggestions.
This action, it is specified, must he
taken before the plans are referred to
the Commissioners for their approval.
and when they are 50 submitted, the
conments Of all these officials are to
accompany the plans.
In Keeping with these instructions.
Engineer Commissioner JudSon today
moved before the District board that
the health officer, fire chief and cleo
trical engineer be directed to mai k
prompt reports on the plans Of the mu
nicipal architect for the information
of the Commissioners.
Better school buildings. it is eX-
planned by the Engineer Commissioner
are the object of these steps. This
move will provide. it is pointed out
for getting the views of all the ex-
perts on school building construction
available to the District: and when
their views are all Incorporated school
buildings that are satisfactory to all
concerned are expected to result.
The instructions for the municipal
architect are as follows:
Collaboration on Plans.
Before plans of school buildings are
submitted for the approval Of the Com
missioners the municipal architect is
directed to place such plans before the
health officer, the electrical engineer and
the chief engineer of the fire department.
respectively, for approval suggestions,
with a view to insuring that the safety
of the pupils shall be secured in so far as
concerns danger from fire or bad SANTA
ton. Also, before plans of school build
ings are submitted to the Commissioners,
the municipal architect is directed to
prepare a set Of blue prints Of the general
drawings and draft Of a letter under
cover of which the blue prints may be
transmitted by the Engineer Commission
er to the board of education with view
to securing its approval or suggestions. so
that the building to be built may con-
form as nearly as may be with the re-
quirements of that board.
I'm the draft of letter last mentioned
the municipal architect shall indicate a
rea sonable time which will elapse before
the plans to be presented to the
Commissioners; and when the plans are
finally presented TO the Engineer Com
missioner by the municipal architect for
the consideration OF the board of Com
missioners there shall accompany the
plans the remarks Of the health officer
and the chief engineer of. the fire depart
ment, as well as those Of the board of
education, If any.
THE plumbing inspector is directed tc
| give such advice and assistance to the
municipal architect as the latter may re.
quest, informing the Engineer Commits
sioner if such work encroacheS upon time
needed for his other duties.
Prompt Reports Required.
To provide for the cooperation Of the
other District officials with the municipa
architect in the preparation of the plans
for school buildings Engineer Commits
sioner Judson made the following motion
before the District board:
Il move % that the health officer and
the chief engineer Of the fire department
be directed to give prompt consideration
to plans for school buildings when the
same are placed before them by the
municipal architect, and that they then
promptly formulate memoranda APPROX
ing of said plans or making suggestions
in regard thereto. having in view the
safety Of occupants of the proposed
buildings from danger due to bad santa
ton or fire. Said memoranda are to
latter are forwarded to the Engineer
Commissioner by the municipal architect.
"(2). That the electrical engineer be
instructed to give such advice and as
sistance to the municipal architect as
the latter may request, reporting II such
work encroaches upon time needed for
his other duties"