The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-02
lIt is Entirely Fireproof and Is Built
Of the Best Material From
Top to Bottom
COST WILL EQUAL s45, 900
This IncIudes sthe Furnishings Build
ing itself Cost over $4,000
Some Of the Fea-
lures.


The new George Washington school
is rapidly nearing completion and the
contractors expect it to be finished in
somewhere around Thanksgiving time.
Immediately upon its completion tue
desks and fixtures will be installed
and it is thought that it will be ready
for occupancy by the beginning Of the
second sememster.
The build ing covers a space OF 1913
feet by 81 Beet. and is of two stories
with a high basement, making it APP
pear like three story building. es-
/ pecially from the inside. 1t is abso-
i lutely fireproof and is built Of the
most substantial material throughout.
The floors are made with concrete
base covered with cinders with sur
face Of wood except in the halls where
there Is no wood covering. Even the
roof has six inches OF concrete under
4 a coat OF wool felt and tar.
Each one of the school rooms con-
tains six windows on the left Of the
pupils and to the right of the In
structor, making a combination which
is not in use in any of the other local
buildings and which will be a great
aid to the occupants. In almost all
of the other buildings the teacher Is
made to face the light and several
have had their eyesight effected SER
iously. Each of the windows has two
lights, 36x50 while in several of the
rooms. the principals Office, lady
teachers wardrobe, etc,, the windows
are smaller but have prism glass in
the upper half
There are two main entrances both
facing on Ninth street, each one lead
ing to a short flight of steps at the
top of which is a long hail running al
most the length Of the building, at
each end OF which are two wardrobes,
one set for boys and the other for
girls.
The upper floor will be used by the
grammar school pupils, they having
: three big rooms for tneir use while
one room will for the present be left
!, vacant Wardrobes the same as down
stairs are also installed here.
All the blackboards in the various
rooms are OF slate and polished off
{ so that they resemble one piece. The
Lincoln school is the only one of the
other schools which has this feature
at the present time Ali Of the doors
! have glass in the upper panel.
The heating system is composed Of
: two American boilers and q fan
I forming one Of the latest outfits now
: in use. The boiler and fan are in
]. separated rooms The steam is driven
: into coils which heats the air, which
? is in turn driven out by the fan
: Fresh air is being drawn in all Of the
: time by this continuance and thus the
: ventilation will be perfect A spec
, ial feature of the heating outfit is
!, that an automatic damper is attached
). which regulates the heat. Any de
: degree OF temperature which is want
:, ed may be set for
e The toilet rooms downstairs arr
a lined with enameled brick end con
; tain all necessary conveniences. Tnt
r girls and boys will each have a play
!. room down here, the one for the latter
a will be fixed SO that basket ball may
v be played, lower level having beer
e secured here so as to make a higher
e ceiling
Besides the toilet rooms and boiler
r rooms there are down stairs room.
i for the school board and superintend
" ent, having many closets and fire
l. proof vault. These will not be &C
r cupied unless it becomes necessary.
l. All OF the windows in the basement
s. will be screened on the outside, while
, those in the playrooms will bt
e screened on the inside as we'll AL
o of the windows on the first floor vii
0 also be screened where they face the
( playground.
g Cement walks will be placed on two
g sides of the building, the one in from
z extending clear to the curb. while thu
g one on the Concert street side Will b.
II but nine feet wide.
It The cost of this building not includ
IT ing the furnishings will be s43,66S, al
II itemized statement of which is a.
n follows. Foundation and excavation
il s1.542: general construction. s34,205;
r. heating and ventilating. s5,4Se; plumb
y ing and gas fitting s2.0ss, and electric
II al insulation, s347.
b The fixtures which will be installed
will cost about s1.43o.2s. the bill be
ing divided in the following amuonts
e Desks. s1102.2S; tables, chairs etc.
y 5000, and window shades. 1928 Thus
u the entire cost of the building will
4 in the end be in round numbers
K $4,000