Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-05
OF SCHOOL
SITE NOT EFFECTED
Board Perfecting Plans for
Building But Site Not
Yet Secured


the proposed new grade school building
to be constructed in South Salem, to
relieve the eolgested conditions in the
Lincoln and Park schools before anothet
year. and the status Of negotiations for
the purchase of the Voget site for the
school, were among the principal sub
jects up for consideration before the
scnool board at last night s meeting.
As the negotiations for the purchase
of the site have been dragging along
for several weeks without any appre.
ciable progress being made in the com.
pletion Of the details for the transfer
of the property, and as the time is
drawing near when the board must
make definite arrangements for the con
struction Of the building, it was the
sense of last night t's meeting that if
Mr.. Julius Voget does not have mis- pa.
pers in proper shape for final conside.-
alton at Friday night s special meeting
.of the board the board will reopen ne.
gdiations for the purchase of other
sites that have been offered and have
been temporarily laid aside for the con.
sideration Of the Voget plans.
Mr.. Voget was supposed to have an.
peared at the meeting last night with
all of the details arranged for the trans.
fer of tne property in Salem Heights
addition to the city for the location Of
the new school, but he failed to put in
an appearance, and the board was Wis.
lbly and outspOkenly disappointed IN
his failure to show up, and instructed.
or rather authorized, Chairman Miles to
deliver the board s ultmatum to Mr..
Eoget today. Ever since the board de.
clded to purchase the Voget tract there
mas been some hitcn to the closing Of
the deal, either in the conditions NJ.
tachcd to the deed of transfer of some
OF the properties embraced in the tract.
or the dedication and laying out a.
street work, which operated as a hin.
dranee to the winding up Of negotia.
ions, and the board freely voiced its
growing impatience at last night 5
meeting in no uncertain terms.
superintendent Elliott submitted de.
tailed specifications for the propcoed
new school building, watch met with
the approval Of the board, and win
probably be adopted in the main with
u few minor and ncouseQuent amend.
ments' general, Mr.. Elliott's plan
Is for the construction Of moderately
plain building, with no elaborate ey.
terror adornments which calls for the
expenditure Of the bulk Of the money
upon the interior Of the building in the
way Of convenient rooms, hallwavs,
Istalrways and other modern Adjustable
equipment. Particular stress is laid mn.
on demonstration dndgarrangement of
| the basement and the heating and ven.
tllatng system, which are, in all ro.
! speels, thoroughly modern and upor
lines to provide the greatest efficiency
SAFETY and apportionment of space. He
recommends that instead of three or
iour payrooms there should be but one
large playroom with ceiling high enough
to permit Of the playing Of basketball
handball, indoor baseball and othe,
common gymnasium games, with specia
heating aramgeents so that the base
ment coald be heated without heating
the building proper.
! III should serve as n community cen
ter, says Superintendent Elliott. o'H
one end there might be stage or plat
lorm where community programs, lee
lures and entertainments might he civ
en- Parent.eOchers meetings, election,
and social gatherings Of various kind,
might be held. Indeed the modern
school should, in n general way, b,
available fw every ACTIVITY in which
all Of the people Of the community mr.,
Interested. If this use is to be madt
of the basement the floor should b,
Kept as near the surface of the proun,
as possible. The floors for the room
sholld not be more than three feet be
low the surface, In order TO get III,
height to the gymnamium, il NAV b,
wise TO extend the basement deepe,
than three feet -
Fred A. Legg the architect, submit
ted plans and specifications for the con
struction Of two large smoke and ven
tilatlng chimneys for the exterior Of
tho high school building to take In,
place Of the present inside flues which
on account of their faulty construction
are not considered safe against fir,
hazard and these were adopted and IN,
secretary was authorized to invite bid,
Tor the construction Of same. At Fri
day night = meeting the plans foc In,
new school will be gone into more thor
oughlY and Il is possible that som,
steps may be taken toward the employ
ment of nm architect for the draftin,
OF the plans and construction of N,
building.