The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-20
PHILLIPS HIGH AND WOODLAWN GET NEW UNITS Work To Be Finished By August, 1895, Accord ing To Board RETAIN ORIGINAL
 EXTENSION PLANS Will Eliminate Afternoon Sessions And Use Of
 Other Buildings

Contracts for the construc- ton of additional units to the Phillips and Woodlawn High schools at a cost of $791 SEATS were awarded Friday after noon at a meeting of the board of education, when original plans for school additions were allowed to remain unal- tered. The board of educa- tion will proceed with expend- iture of it's $3, 800, ,000 bond is- sue as at first outlined, it was declared by Erskine Ramsay, president. Plans for the oth- CT schools are to be hurried to completion in order that bids ma ybe advertised at the earl fest possible moment and con- tracts for their immediate construction awarded.
 The general construction work on the Woodlawn High school was awarded to D. D. Thomas and Son of Memphis. Tenn, at a cost of $292, ,563. Heating, plumbing and electric wiring contract on the new addition was let to the Ala bama Supply company of Birmingham at cost of 800, ,444.75. This construc- tion will make the Woodlawn High school capable of handling 1900 stu dents without having a morning and an afternoon session. Although the present capacity of Woodlawn is only, 300, an enrolment is existing there of l 300. This construction will do away with the need of extra buildings to ac- commodate the students.
 Increases Capacity. 1T !
 <. Phillips High school additions will handle 5000 students without the use of Paul Hayne. Present enrollment is 2,700 which includes 300 registered at Paul Hayne. Plans for the high school will be executed as at first crawn, with the exception of a swimming pool, which was eliminated. The general construc- tion contract to cost $347, ,4S1 on the Phillips High school was awarded to D. D. Thomas and Son of Memphis. Heating and plumbing was given to the Pate company of Birmingham for $4S,- 106 and electric wiring to the Mill anu Mine engineres of Birmingham for $13,000.
 These additions will be completed be- fore August 1, 1925, according to the limitations in the contracts, but in- structions to hurry the program of building will probably result in the finished buildings before the final limit, according to MT. Ramsay.
 With these new additions, aT :. fter- noon sessions and extra houses for classes will be a thing of the past, ac- ,cording to Mir. Ramsay. The incon- venience of Paul Hayne and crowded classes at both afternoon and morning sessions will end.
 To Rush Plans.
 Unusual speed will mark the draw ing of the plans for the new schools, and it is expected that at least every month, beginning with November, con- tracts will. be given for construction. Although the contracts for the balance of Ensley High school are drawn and are in order for bidding, no contract was awarded Friday at the meeting of the board of education. William B. Wittner, consulting architect of the board of education, reported Friday that the plans of the Fairview school were well under way in the office of D. o. Whildin and that the preliminary plans are now being prepared for the Kennedy, Elyton. Lee. Jackson and Barrett schools and would be submit ted for the boards approval within the next two weeks.
 Contracts will be awarded for the elementary schools as fast as plans can be completed" said NE. Ramsay. "Ad- vertisements for the bids will be made for 30 days, according to the usual Ala bama practice on similar construction work"
 Mir. Ittner, the boards architect, was notified Friday that sites had either been concluded or negotiations had ad- vanced so far as to render final pur- chase almost certain on the following schools: Lee, Jackson, Barrett, Fair view, Bush, East Thomas, NorwoOd, Kennedy and Elytop, and was urged by Dr. c. B. Glenn, superintendent of the board of education, to hasten the plans.