Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-24
Architects Report Indicates
"A" and "B" Types Show
Wear From Shifting.
FIVE OF &C" STRUCTURES
CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL
Eight Of Seventy.hve Buildings
Included in Transfer
Order.

Indications that the school authorj.
ties will encounter difficulties II thew
attempt to follow the municipal archi-
tect's advice TO move again only those
portable school buildings which are in
very substantial condition" appeared
today in interpretations of the archi-
tect's report on portables, and in the
order 10 carry forward the delayed
transfer Of eight of the structures to
new sites before the opening of school
In September
Maj. r. o. Wilmarth, assistant super
1ntendent in charge OF business affairs
and acting superintendent in the alb
sence OF DR.. Frank w. Ballol, superin-
tendent, said the municipal architects
special committee which inspected the
portables probably considers the five
type &C" portableS as being very sub
Stantial" since their report specifically
declares that "all buildings OF type A
and B show evidences Of deterioration
from constant moving" There are 10
portableS of the A and B types.
To Pass on Buildings.
Jere j. Crane. first assistant superin-
tendent in charge of buildings ard
grounds, said the municipal architect
will determine which buildings are
structurally capable of surviving more
transfers.
John A. Long. engineer in charge of
the District repair shop and chairman
OF the committee of two which in
spected the buildings, however, said the
determination Of which portables are
in very substantial condition rests
with the Board Of Education. The Sc
lection OF these substantial portables.
ne indicated, would be made from the
committees report on the conditions
which it found.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Crane had given final
instructions for the transfer of 8 OF
the rs portables to new locations Seven
OF these are OF the B type, which the
committee condemned in its report rs
showing evidences OF deterioration
which. when considered, shows readily
that their resistance to high winds ''is
considerably reduced" The eighth OF
these structures is one Of the ceilingless
type buildings of, the variety which
met the inspecting engineers with a
temperature Of 103 degrees on one of
the mornings during the inspection.
The portableS, which are TO be moved
are the flve adjoining the Park View
School. two of the three adjoining the
Brookland School, and one at the Bir-
ney School. The Park View portables
are to be moved from the schools play
space on which is to be erected a per-
manent addition, to the playground
across the street. where they will con-
tinue TO be operated for the Park View
School pupils. Besides the evidences Of
deterioration" three Of these buildings
were reported by the committee TO
have sills and posts commencing to
rot: other conditions good" When
moved. however. these portables will be
equipped with new SillS and posts.
B Type Structures.
Tt was not determined today which
two of the three portableS at the Brook
land School are to be moved, but one
Is TO be- transferred to the John Eaton
School and the other is 20 be moved to
the Whittier School. These structures
are of the type B.
The ceilingts-s-typ C portable which
Is to be moved from the Birney will be
assigned to the Giddings School.
The school authorities approved the
transfer Of these eight buildings at the
close of the last school year, but when
the inspection of all the portables was
requested by ths Board Of Education
the actual moving was postponed. When
the inspection was completed Albert L.
Harris, municipal architect. notified Mr..
Crane that these particular structures
could be moved.
The report on the inspection Of thu
portables, which the school board re-
uuested as . basis upon which to
establish its future policy regarding
use of portables here. was presented
by the municipal architects ONCE to
the Office Of the Board OF Education
yesterday. The report contained only
one recommendation: That any furth-
er moving of these schools should be
very carefully considered. and only
those in a very substantial condition
be moved. Other buildings should be
repaired as long as it is necessary, but
when their present usefulness in their
present location is gone they should
be abandoned"