The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-15
LET
FOR SCHOOL HOUSES

State in Educational Building
The county school board continued
its session yesterday afternoon till
night, held an evening session to go
over and study the different bids for
constructing the three new school
buildings and met again this morn
ing and with its architects was at
its deliberations all morning.
At noon a decision was reached
after certain changes and ommis-
sions had ben made from the speci-
fcations TO admit OF getting the
board had fixed as its maximum
limit
The omissions and charges are
practically all in the nature of I'M
finished work, plumbing, etc, in
nearly all cases and are of such a
nature that the sizes required for the
different buildings will be secured,
the work of the next term can go
ing can be done during the vacation
period next year. when the board
will have recouped its finances to an
extent that will enable it to finish
the work, which is far better than
to cut down the size Of the build
ings.
The work of construction will
commence at once. Messrs. McIver
& MacKay, the architects, are draw
ing the contracts which will be ex-
ecuted by the board and the sue
cessful bidders. The buildings will
be ready for the opening of school
in the fall, but it will take some live
~ work to do it.
Following are the names of the
successful bidders, the contract price
and the buildings:
Mr.. p D. Oden was awarded the
contract for the North Ocala primary
school, a two story, four-room and
hall brick, metal roof building. con-
structed so that it can be added to
as the needs demand, without injur-
ing it's architectural appearance.
This building will be located on the
large plot of ground given the board
by Mr.. B. H. Seymour, in the midst
of his pretty addition. The contract
price, as revised, is to be 5000.
The two story, pressed brick
front, four rooms and halls, metal
roof addition to the primary school
in the second ward was let to Mr..
P. d. Odell for a few dollars under
$4,000, after the. changes and
omissions were made by the board
and architects.
The building as it stands now VIII
be heightened at the east and west
ends. On the south side windows
will be placed in the 'fbIind' open
ings, and the building will look
much nicer from an architectural
than at present. The adj
ditions will contain as much room as
the present building.
The addition to Howard Academy,
the colored school in the western
part of the city, was let to Levi AL
exander, for $1,000 This building
will be larger than the present build
ing, will face south and located 100
feet from the old one. 1t will be
constructed of wood.
All three buildings will be un-
finished upstairs, but these rooms
can be used this term and be finish
ed next summer without any incon-
venience.
Few counties in the state are do
ing half as much school building as
is Marion at this time.
The magnificent high school build
ing on Eighth street, one of the
largest and finest in the state, these
three buildings, the handsome Dun
Mellon high school building almost
completed, the fine Citra building to
be commenced soon, the Fairfield
schools new home and a number of
other smaller ones either being built
or repaired, certainly make fine
showing for our school system and
the hard work done by our school
board and superintendent.