The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-20
NO AUDITORIUM
FOR CHURCH HILL
Finance Committee Orders Plans
for Bellevue School Re-
4 duced in Cost.
NEW BUILDING FOR SIDNEY
Church Hill School Cut to $780,
900, and New One Ordered
t at $4,000.
NEW BUILDING FOR SIDNEY


sSnool, estimates on which werc $685.
WV Werc returned 10 tho City School
Board by the Council Committee on
FINANCE last night, with a resolution
10 H ans.. tor s,n new plans the cost not
2 resolution was forwarded to the
council for adoption authorizing the
Clty SCHOOL Board to secure plans for
the new Sidney School, the cost not to
exceed $4,000 complete.
]. q. Corley, OF tho School Board,
appeared before the Finance Commit
Tee, explaining that OF the general
ncheme projected last year to provide
adequate elementary schools within n
exceed 100000. the Council had set
apart from a bond Issue during the
past year 100000 to provide two white
and one colored school. After looking
proved tho action of tho School Board
In acquiring sites costing $4,000 the
most expensive being tho Van Lew
property, comprising an entire block.
Auditorium Proposed.
Plans had been approved and con-
tracts awarded for now Madison
School. to cost about $4,000, and the
new Buchanan colored SCHOOL, to cost
approximately $4,000. In preparing
plane for the new Bellevue school to
stand on the Van Lew property, at
Twenty.thi and Grace Streets. the
board had selected the sketches OF
Carneel & Johnaton for twenty -four
room building, with a central audito-
rium- seating 1000 people. Mr. Cor
ley explained that when completed II
would be possible to abandon and sell
tho old Bellevue School on Broad
School Ia ready. tho old building at
NirHteenth and Marshall can be aban-
doned altogether. Mr.. Corley admitted
that tho plans could be cut, but held
eafr ah 10 To-,
scheme OF the School Board to have
central auditorium in this school.
which would not only serve as an as
sembly hall for the school, but also as
Church Hill In all manner OF school
extension work. pointing out that
Shureh Hin has now no suitable au-
city arc amply supplied.
Superintendent j. a O. Chandler
sa'd tho enrolment of the schools at
enrolment last session; that they were
growing rapidly. and thnt new build
Ing were necessary. lie approved Of
the plans for an auditorium on Church
ter!ally add TO tho cost OF the build
Ing, 1t would mako It available for
gatherings OF many kinds. the central
section OF tho city having available
the John Marshall School auditorium.
and the western section the City Au-
dttorium. Every seat was taken ut
tHc I, " soShooi On hanover street. ana
pupils were being transferred across
the city at some expense to meet over
crowded conditions and he urged i'm
mediate action on plans for q building
for new Sidney School To stand on a
lot recently acquired by the city in the
far southwestern section OF the city.
New sidney School.
The board took tho matter UP later
In executive session and returned the
plans for Bellevue School 10 be re-
drafted on basis not TO exceed $780,
600 for all costs. and at the same
time recommended that plans be Sc
cured for an 900 building To re-
Rev. II. d. G. Maclachlan and Row
Father Hannigan were before the com
mittee in reference to the proposed
Juvenile court, md delegations OF city
employees were heard in regard to
salary increases In the Water Depart
Jnent. tho captain and crew of the city
tug, and the city electrical inspectors
OF pending papers to special meet
Ing to be called on "Wednesday night.
March 81. when the committee Will
Bit In executive session to consider
matters on which there have already
been public hearings.
How the Vote Stood.
After the melting II was stated that
tho vote on the Bellevue School PROMO
fition was to 8. Messrs Butter.
Richards and Fuller contending for
the plans rs presented by the School
Board. including the auditorium rs a
much needed centre or social life on
Church Hill. while the majority of tho
Of a building for school purposes only.
with merely an assembly hall for the
pupils, instead OF an auditorium for
public uses.