The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-25
SCHOOL BUILDING
CONTRACT AWARDED
LEE OF OKLAHOMA CITY LANDS
THE CONTRACT-OWENS GETS
/ STONE CONTRACT.

After two days and nights figuring
worry and veXation the board OF eC-
ucation has at last awarded the con
tract for the erection of what VIII
be the finest high school building in
the state of oklahoma.
Lee of Oklahoma City was the sue
cessful bidder. The price bid is s6S,-
700 and calls for ordinary construct
ion. Rilpath was the next lowest
bidder as his final figures were $685.
| S65. No steps have been taken in the
matter of the heating plant, but 1t
/ is understood that the board will get
/ together at an early date and adopt
new and less elaborate plans and call
! at once for the submission of fig
ures for the furnishing and instal!a-
tion of a proper heating plant.
l.. f. Lee, the contractor to whom
the BUILDINGS erection was awarded,
is a native of the state OF Iowa, but
has been citizen of Oklahoma for
twenty years. He has erected some
of the finest buildings in the state and
his work has been of that careful and
painstaking care that ever marks the
conscientious workman. Mr.. Lee has
the record, of which he feels justly
proud, that he has never sighted his
work. or been called down by an ar
chitect for "skinning' the specifica
tions Among the many fine anC
costly buildings that he has standinl
as monuments to his skill as build
er in different parts of this state vii
be found the high school at FL Reno;
Miller Bros. building, zone of the lar
gest office buildings In the state) al
Oklahoma City: the court house OF
Greer county: the court house OF
Cleveland county; the state school al
Tonkawa, the normal school at AlNa
and numerous other buildings that
are noted for the substantial manner
of their construction and the fitness
of their finish.
The members of the school poard
have worked hard and conscientious
ly upon the awarding of this contract
so that the best interests of all would
be best conserved. They made the
promise when the necessary bonds
were voted for the erection of this
building that they would not come
before the people asking for more
money and they have kept this prom
ise. They had a gigantic job before
them inasmuch as the price of al
kinds of material has advanced 81
materially that they had to make th'
building fit the money already avail
able. And they had to do this with
out detracting from its substantial
ness and durability. Every precau
ton was taken in making the INA
alterations of the plans that nothln
would be changed or left out tina
WOulu result III INC ihJ"'
building, or that would detract 1rof
its general fine appearance.
; The architect is also worthy OF
/ word of well merited praise for tn
mastery way in which he has hal
, died the working out of all the plans
specifications and details. With tn
: most painstakipg labor he has owe
looked nothing where in the buill
ing would be the best and the none
of the people be used TO the creates
advantage. He has worked bot
early and late and has originate
and perfected plans that will max
this the finest building for educi
tional purposes in the state.
Mr.. White the architect, said TIL
morning to an Ardmoreite reporte
} that he was we'll pleased with tn
figures at which the contract ha
been let. He said that he had car
fully gone into the question and coul
be safe in saying that this buildln
was being erected not less than ]
per cent cheaper than any building
its kind had ever been built befor
Tohn G OUonc of this citV wa