The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-05-18
new SCHOOL PLANS
HAVE BEEN SELECTED
ARCHITECT HUBERT or MARINETTE
GETS THE PREFERENCE
FINEST GRADE BUILDING IN U. P.
Designed TO Care For the Needs OF Crystal
Falls For Decade al Least More
Grounds Secured

The board Of education has selected
plans for the new school building
which is to be erected here the coming
summer. There has been considerable
Of contest on between architects tor
this job IL has been going on for two
months and started in with about five
architects seeking the work. Il ended
up with Two in the contest. Messrs.
Hubert and Chubb, the others having
dropped out az intervals along the
way.
The final tug came last Saturday
when the board met 70 make the final
selection. Both Mr. Chubb and Mr.
Hubert appeared before the board and
presented 10 the members the result of
their labors with the result that Mr.
Hubert's plans were selected.
The plans call for two story and
basement building There was dis
position TO erect a three story building
but when il was considered that the
standpipe pressure maintained would
not force water to the top of the build
ing the consideration of three story
building was dispensed with There
was also objection To three story
building because OF the climb il neces.
STATED for young children. The build
ing is designed TO house all the children
below the sixth grade and those grades
include the smallest children attending
school.
Immediately upon the selection being
made Mr.. Hubert started in to prepare
working plans and make estimates of
cost.
He says that it will take about three
weeks 10 complete these details and as
soon as possible he has promised TO
furnish cut of the proposed building
for these columns 80 that our school
patrons may get an idea of what they
are going to get for their money,
Speaking of the new building Prot.
Hill says. 81 tell you this outside OF
very few of the large cities. Crystal
Falls will have the finest grade build
ing in the state Of Michigan. Re-
member, | don say the finest school
building, hat the finest grade bnilding.
There are number of high school
buildings that surpass il both in cost
and beauty but there are no grade
buildings IN the upper peninsula or in
places of this size in the lower PENN
sula that come anywhere near 70 il. -
The next step in the work will be to
call for bids on the work. II is not
expected That calls can be- made much
before the 10th of June so that il viii
be about the Fourth OK July before
work will be- commenced upon the
foundations
Mr. Hubert thinks bat work can be
rushed on the exterior So that the finish
work can be carried on all winter.
Many question this but at any rate
the most OF the exterior work will be
completed the coming summer
The erection Of this new building
necessitated either the digging up OF
the trees in the schooi park or the ac-
quring of more ground for play
ground The building will stand in
the second block back of the court
house the one that has been used Tor
park purposes for the past two years.
The trees in that block must come ont,
Of course. and il the board was 10 nd
here 20 its own grounds. the play
grounds for the youngsters would have
10 be in the next block west. block
that is also maintained for park pur.
posed but has not been used much yet.
All thought ii "A pity To rob the public
of the beautiful grove that stands on
that block 80 il was proposed 20 pur
chase the ball ground for playground
purposes and an option on II was se
cured from Mrs. Donovan and other
owners II is probable that these lands
will be- taken over and used for school
purposes also
.