The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-11-17
Officials Instruct Giles to
Draw Estimates of Pro-
posed Addition to Garfield
Structure.
CONSIDER PENSIONS
Authorities Decide to Set
Date for Auction Of Build
ings Standing on Newly
Acquired Site.

Superintendent J. T. Giles Of the
city schools was Instructed at the
meeting OF the Richmond Board of
Education last night IN the superin-
tends room of the high school. to OBJ
tain an estimate Of the cost Of the pro-
posed new school building which will
be erected next year adjacent to the
Garfield school at the corner Of South
Twelfth and A streets. to enable the
board to determine the sise Of the
bond Issue which will be made to meet
the expenses Of the construction.
1t 10 probable. Superintendent Giles
said today. that the total cost Of the
addition. VIII exceed 500. 900 though
he was unable to estimate how much
It will exceed that figure.
Discussion Of the new addition was
tho principal matter considered by
the board though some time was de-
voted to tho proposed teachers' PEN
sion system The i've cents increase
In the tax rate which Councilman
Handley protested against at the most
recent meeting Of council. did not en-
ter into the conversation. Superintend-
ent Giles said.
Reachss No Dsclslen.
The board has not reached q de-
ciston relative to the pension law and
its adoption In Richmond. Facts. both
In support Of the proposal and against
It. will be submitted by Superintendent
Giles until the members feel that they
can either decisivsly approve II Or re-
ject II.
With the prospects Of unforeseen
contingencies arising delay In the con-
struction ok the building win prevent
its completition until the close Of the
lS16-1917 school term In June. Super
inteadent Giles said that Il might be
possible to have the building finished
by February 1917. but It u unlikely.
The bond issue viu b made - soon
40 the school superintendent furnishes
the estimate OF the cost and the bonds
win be noated a. the expenses which
their sale will defray. arise during the
course Of construction. Immediate 10
suance OF the bonds win not be nscess-
ary because Of money which the board
has on hand and the proceeds to be
derived in the sale of the three houses
on South Twelfth street occupying the
site upon which the new addition will
be erected.
wilt Auction tsouoeA
sons to purchase individual parts OF
the houses. but the school board has
determined to sell all OF the houses
at public auction. The date Of the
sale has not been selected.
In accordance with the original plan.
the six years course Of high school
study will be introduced in Richmond
with the completion Of the building
There will be six years OF elementary
study in the grade schools. three years
in the Garfield school and three years
In the high school. Some changes In
studies will be involved
Garfield school with the addition.
will be twice Al large q school build
ing al 1t IL At present and viii be
larger than the present high school
Though 1t will be modern in every de-
tail. the exterior Of the addition viii
be plain and simple. An auditorium
with q seating capacity Of 1000 per
sons will be built and two gymnas-
iums. one for the boys and ono for
the girls. will be made.