Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19

Commerce committee has urged the
District Commissioners to start all
public improvements for which appro-
priations are available in order that
every possible opportunity for men to
| obtain employment will be offered.
Work on High Schools.
The three buildings which are under
way at present are the new Central
High School, the new colored high
school and the rebuilding of Western
High School, which was wrecked by
fire year ago. The new Central High
School building, which will cost 81. 200.-
900 when completed, is now up to the
level of the ground floor and work Is
progressing rapidly.
Although the building contract mas
not been signed by the Commissioners.
work has been started on the founda-
tons for the new colored high school
on LIST street between n and y streets
northwest by the z. F. Gormley Com
pany, low bidders on the work. The
! bids were received and opened Novem-
Der 10, but the Commissioners have
not yet signed the building contract
and all work being done by the CORN
ley Company at this time is under
taken on its own responsibility. as
the Commissioners are not bound to
award the contract to that concern. 1t
is stated. An appropriation of $780,
900 is available for the building.
Contract Not Signed Yet.
The same condition exists with re-
gard to the rebuilding of Western High
School. Richardson & Burgess were the
low bidders on this work, which will
November 9, but the contract has not
eli hxyf he nV,1fG
The contractors started to work about
three weeks ago on their own re-
sponsibility.
In the cases of the Western and col
ored high schools only small forces of
men now are being employed because
of the uncertainty caused by the fall
ure of the Commissioners to sign the
building contracts. AS soon as the
contracts are signed it is reported that
much larger forces of men Immediately
will be set to work in order that the
buildings may progress as rapidly as
possible.
The starting of construction work
by contractors before a contract has
been signed by the District Commits
stated. 1t often happens that the work
is nearing completion before the con.
tract is signed. This is particularly
true in the case of work on school
buildings and the installation of heat
ing plants which must be done during
the summer months.
Plans for School Prepared.
Plans have been prepared for the
sixteen-room Park View public school
to be erected at 7th and Newton
streets, for which an appropriation Of
s132,000 was made July 81 last. Every
thing will be in readiness for the TAX
ing of bids within short time. ac-
cording to the municipal architect.
S12,490 is available for concrete wad-
ing pools to be built at several of the
laygrounds, but work will not be
of the eemeat the
1t is expected that in about ten days
plans for building cell corridors at
the third precinct police station will
be completed and bids will be called
for.
Residence for Superintendent.
Plans have been prepared for resi-
dence to be erected for the superin-
tendent of the tuberculosis Hospital.
and are now awaiting the approval of
i'the board of charities. Everything Is
i'll readiness for the taking of bids.
An appropriation is available for a
fire engine station to be built some-
where in the vicinity of Tenleytown,
but plans will not be started until Il
site for the building has been selected.
fire engine house also is to be built
to take the place of the building now
occupied by truck No. 1. which is in
one of the squares acquired by the
government for the park connecting
the Capitol and Union station. No site
has been selected yet. and until this
is done plans cannot be started.
Several farm buildings are to be
erected at the Training School for Girls
on the Conduit road. Plans for the
work have been prepared and are now
in the hands of the trustees Of the
school awaiting their approval.