Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-09
ELECTION TO be HELD MAY 1 ON
PROPOSAL TO VOTE $4,000
ISSUE FOR NEW SCHOOL.
CONFIDENT ISSUE WILL BE
AUTHORIZED; GET PLANS MADE
School Board Employs Architects 70
Prspars Plans For New Building, to
4, Cost Not More Than $2o,5oo, Ex-
:si s!:.:.e 81 Furniturs-PIans Being
Made Much Like City Building.

Saturday, May 1, the electors Of the
consolidated school district of Albion
will vote on the proposal whether or
not the district shall be bonded for
$22, 900 with which to build new
school in the town. Because Of the
large majority by which the PROPOSE
ton to replace the old building with
q new one carried short time ago, it
is thought that the bond issue will
carry.
The issuing Of bonds seeming thus
to- be assured, the board has engaged
Reimer & Herlin, of this city. to pre-
pare plans and specifications for the
school. Sketches Of the floor plans are
now ready.
Will Cost $40, 500.
The board has fixed $500 as the
maximum cost of the building. exclu-
sive of furniture. ,The plans that are
being prepared provide for two story
brick building, trimmed in stone, that
will in most of its essential details be
very similar to the John Childs build
ing in this city and the new console
dated school at Vancleve.
Predominant among these similar
important details is the lighting ar
rangement by which all the light into
the class rooms is admitted thru north
windows, and the arrangements OF the
floors. In general this arrangement IS
that the class rooms occupy the north
two-thirds Of each floor, and the south
one-third is occupied by. corridors,
recitation rooms, stairways, and en-
trance.
To Be Good Sized Building.
The building will occupy the site OF
the old building, and will face the
south. The dimensions at grade will
be 4Ox10O feet. In addition to the two
stories above ground, the basement
will be finished and used.
The principal subdivisions Of the
building are four class rooms, an as
sembly room, four recitation rooms.
principals office, gymnasium, manual
training room, and toilets. The build
ing will be thoroughly modern as to
heating, ventilation, ana sanitation.
Has Large Assembly Room.
The EXTRA nee is In the middle of the
South front. The north two-thirds OF
this floor ~ divided into an assembly
has stSge5at one end. "A sound proof
partition that lifts will betMsed, to cut
off one end of, this assembly room for
a class room. On the south third of
the floor is the corridor and at. each
end Of 1t are recitation rooms.
The second floor is very, similar to
the first. Along the north part Of the
floor are three class rooms South Of
them is the corridor, and &c each end
Of it is class room. On this floor,
and above the entrance vestibule be-
low, which projects south beyond the
main line Of the building, is the office
Of the principal and librarian.
Has Large Gymnasium.
In the basement is gymnasium
4sx24 feet, and a manual training room
2sx24, and toilets for boys and girls. In
the large corridor of the basement will
be installed an independent water
pressure system for the building. In
the basement will be the boiler and
coal rooms.
The building is what is known
among builders as Of semi-fireproof
construction. The brick for the exter-
.ior walls has not been chosen, but
they will probably be>what is known
as mat faced brick. and the stone
for the trimming will be gray.