Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-02-04
BUILDING NOT
Fit FOR Use
Prof. A. II. kimball, OF Engineering
Department mt Ames, Looks
Over North Central School
Building.
W. J. ZITTERELL CONCURS
Cost of Repairing Structure Would be
Greater Than Benefit Would
Warrant.
W. ]. ZITTERELL CONCURS

"rhe north central school building
is not fit for school purposes. The
expenditure necessary to make it fit
would not be warranted by the re-
turns"
So said Prof. A. H. Kimball of the
engineering department at Ames COL
lege this moi 1g after having spent
two hours exs Lining the building. w.
]. Zitterell, we'll known contractor,
concurred with Prof. Kimball in this
opinion.
The opinion expressed by Prof.
Kimball, followed an investigating
trip through the building, made un-
der the auspices of the Webster City
Chamber Of Commerce: Prof. Kim
ball was accompanied through the
building by committee from the
Chamber of Commerce and some
twenty-five interested citizens. Fol-
lowing two hours spent in the north
central building, the committee and
the citizens adjourned to Superinten-
dent Kelly's office in the Lincoln
building, where Prof. Kimball made
an informal report. Within a day or
so, he will submit written report.
Following his informal report, there
was a general discussion and many
questions were asked Rev. Clipper
field then made motion giving it as
the belief Of those present that the
north central school building is not
safe and deploring the necessity for
the use of even the first floor for
school purposes. A. J. ironing Sec
oned this motion, which unanimous
ly passed.
The Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee having this investigation in
charge is composed of the following:
w. F. Cole
H. L. Hampton.
L. A. McMurray.
r. D. Hughes.
Varick c. Crosley.
Many Points Brought Ont.
The investigation made by Prof.
Kimball and the citizens revealed
many interesting points, all of which
will be more clearly brought out in
the written report of Prof Kimball
to be submitted later. In his infor-
NAL report, Prof. Kimball declared
the building unfit for use and danger
GUS. The wiring is faulty and might
easily cause fire. He felt that, all
things considered. Webster City
would get the best returns on its
money by erecting temporary porta-
BILE school houses of wood until a new
building can be built These build
ings could he wrecked easily and
sold, so the loss on them would not
be great w. J. Zitterell, RUDE Nc
Ferren, II. NJ Sparboe, Varick c.
Crosley, Rev. Metcalf and other rep
resentative citizens present also held
to this view. Mr.. Zitterell was frank
enough to say that he had lived in
Webster City % years and had never
been in the north central building
until today. He had formerly held
the view that the building could be
repaired and used, but after assist
ing in the investigation today he said
81 wouldn't recommend spending a |
cent on the old building" In fact,
both Prof Kimball and Mr.. Zitterell |
Joined in recommending that the best
economy would be served by wreck
ing the old building and putting up
temporary portable SCI DOL buildings, |
such as the buildings Used at Camp
Dodge and other environments, to be
used until such time as a new school
house can be erected.
When Prof. Kimball's written re-
port arrives, it will be published, to |
the end that all interested may better
inform themselves of the conditions |
of the old building. Most citizens
who visited the building this morn
ing, however, feel that anyone who
will take the trouble to go into the
building will agree that it is unsafe, |
unsanitary and wholly unfit for
school use.
-W.S.S.-
Was 3 Below Last Night.
The government thermometer at
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