The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-13
School Board Will Award Con-
tracts Monday Night.
To Erect QuintOn Building and
Wing of POtwin School.
STRANGERS SHOW SURPRISE
Are Amazed at Number OF
Dwellings Now Building.
Realty Market Shows Marked
Signs of Activity.
SUNDAY

Next Monday night the board of edu-
cation will let the contracts for the
erection of a modern four-room school
building in the Quinton Heights dis
trict, and for the reconstruction of one
wing; of the Potwin building.
Although small, the Quinton building
will embrace all the latest ideas in this
class of construction. The material used
will be dark vitrified brick. The dimen-
sicns as set forth by Williamson and
Glib, the architects, will be 42x50 feet.
If a play room in the basement and
rest room for the teachers be included,
there will actually be six rooms in the
structure. On the second floor there
viii. be two class rooms, which may be
turned into a general assembly room
by throwing open a movable partition
According to the plans there are to be
two class rooms on the first floor. The
front entrance will measure 12x12 feet.
The estimate of the cost of the build
ing exclusive of the heating equipment
is S., 900.
New POtwin Wing.
One wing of the Potwin building, it
will be remembered, was condemned by
the fire marshal last May as being I'M
safe for school purposes. This wing
will be rebuilt at an estimated cost of
not more than $4,000. John F. Stanton
is the architect.
On the first floor will be an assem-
Oily nall winch may De transformed INTO
two class rooms as there will be NOV
able partition provided. There will be
three rooms on the second floor, and
two manual training rooms in the base
ment. In the old portion of the build
ing there are four class rooms and two
small extra rooms.
Work on both buildings will be push
ed rapidly.
strangers Are Amazed.
Strangers are amazed at the num-
her of new dwellings that are dotting
the entire city. Scores of them are
in course of construction, and in the
past two weeks more than a dozen per-
rnits have been issued for the con-
struction of homes. Hot weather gen
orally has the tendency to cause q
slump in building permits. but they
are still being issued from the office
of the fire chief with unusual regular
ity. Permits issued in the past two
weeks aggregate more than $780, 900.
Bits of Building News.
Prof. ]. T. Lovewell is remodelinS
and raising a house owned by him at
1884 West Sixteenth street. The dwell
ing will be made thoroughly modern.
Wilson s. Neiswanger are erecting a
$4,000 home at the corner of MuIvane
and Fifteenth streets. The dwelling
will be two stories and will consist
of seven rooms. Features will be a
sleeping porch, and a large stone fire.
place
Ground was broken this week for a
two story dwelling which is being erect
ed by e. B. Cowgirl at the corner of
Thirteenth street and College avenue.
The property was sold to him by Will
son &. Neiswanger for $1,4O0. The
dwelling will cost $500.
The Shawnee Agency began the cree
ton this week of a five room bungalow
at 524 Scotland avenue in Gordon's ad
dition. This firm will commence work
shortly in their new addition, Shaw
nee Place, in respect to putting in
concrete sidewalks.
Clyde Carson is building residence