Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-03-16
Report of Inspection
of School Building


some time ago to make an inspection
| of what is known as your lower ward
school in Mineral Point, with a view
to condemning this building or deter
mining it fitness for further school
use. In accordance with this request
one of our inspectors visited your
school on March 18th. and l have just
received his report, excerpts from
which | am setting down herewith.
As near as it was possible to de-
termine, this building was erected in
1868. and a two room addition was
made some twenty or thirty years
| ago. The building from a purely
safety stasdpoint cannot be condemn
ed at present, but it appears from a
rather careful inspection that the
physical conditions are becoming
very unsatisfactory and l doubt
whether year or two hence the
same report could be made regard
ing its safety.
The walls. although extremely
thick and built up of a comparative
- u"' ',O'o 7'0i''' " - o .
s'5'i9 VI eNoe y - " 49, - O. '"N :,
"u'i'De' -, 80 - "ppo''i ~, ~,
"ii'n " ~ '''''0 ~ y o'i 80 80
Gu nv. \ g = io'l
ne'ueiS o'ei '"o i"uo"a ,ii"' a. =
c'aVAeu' - - q',,o p'so,Oie 'u'''
WITHIN eo'i'pai "'i,eiy 'iioi ''i''.
'heSe ''"oNS may "''0'' ~ ." oN'en'
lil"l ie"' u'n.' 'i''h - 'S''
mere are '''o ~. ~ 9 "'N9 ~ 10
OUTSIDE "dI'S "il'''' are III par uue
70 ae''''"s'
me stone uSeu ioI 'i''S el'e'i's
mas NO" "ee'' "e''i7ieu 80 ''i''t - -
| qul'e PoiouS anu oeiiieii'ine anu
pairing 'ne cldohs anu o"'9iu" vans
can never oe maui p'i lii''''ei'' IVY ~
the TACT til"' lie '''''lu De'" een ''''
ne" anu '"e oiu "oi n "S'''ie.S 0"'
AZ q Nety l"p'u '"'e' 'ie iio0i oo'''''S
on lHe nls' "ooi aIe ~ ''u Sii"pe
"Iele ''es e"'el 'i'9 'ii'''o'i'' - '''N
some i'lne ago 'heSe JoiS's "e'e re-
enforced by " supper ''ls t'iiloei run,
hlhE alohs me outer ie"se - 'ne ""u
ana Il mas also peeh louhu i'eceSs''' ,
10 Ie-enio'oe li'e 0e'''."' oe''' ms
posts oE 'he piaci's VI o'i'e'S
| Inc secohu moor Jo'S'S seem oe
III iair eonui'iol', ou' arc a'9o ~"
lhs Slsns ol puiiii,s away 10y 'ne
VANS me ming oo'"eon ''ie oiS'S
~ 'i'o 0"Se'''ei''' ''pe.i'''5 o'eH o,sSe
mem "inuo"s, . i'1iii"s ou'' : ~
DilcN W.T. On 'i'e mann 0",''i,i'. 60
peclaiIS III lio os'Se'''e'i'' - ~ p'o'
snape a"O 'io " ~" ii"'0 oe'e' '0' '''
ga 70 'ne eA'e"' tii"' 4 so"u ~, ''oi'
VI the outer eouis' na' oee" 0'op y
pihE on ana 'ne Di'eN are - so,'
'h"' "a''l'''ei '".' ,ei9 'aa'''
punch " more il'to tie Hues' us
oi'cA "oiN Snou'u DC piopeiis 'n'p
pea on ana scratch o'us" ele''"eu
ana De hlleo vain +" layer Oh soou
cement ING poin''hs u tiie oi!'N
ch''ni'eS over the rool me = "'So
"ea'her'hs very last ana neeoS ~
ne iooNeu AFTER very soon
/ ~ was "o' poss'o'e ~ ue'ei ,''''''
no" iohg ago 'he moor s'aS ooi's
were PROVIDED Out 1t must nave oee''
qulte NUMBER Oh years ago anu 'ne
cohu''ioh o. 'neSe ooi's On the u'Siue
OIL me wall ana between inc hooIS
could not De ascertalhed'
AS lar AS the condition OF inns
hulldhs lor Sehool purposes Is con
cerned' ~ IS ABOUT as oaa as ma! oe'
The ventilation was originally IN
tended as a gravity system working
in conjunction with hues heated
either by stoves or furnaces Inc
newer steam plant has replaced
the older heating methods ana
the ventilating system is OF
course no longer active The
only ventilation discovered was in
the 5th grade room where through