Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Dr.. Bennett suggested q reporter Of The
Star go with him to the school YES.
terday and together they saw the evi-
dence Of the alteration" Toeethep
they mulled through q booklet Of blue
prints and discovered one sheet pre-,
senting an alternate" third-fioor plan.
DR.. BENEFITS signature, written hy
him on the original tracing. was there.
Sometime, months ago. the school
boards buildings, grounds and equip
ment committee had seen the alternate
design for the second floor, but DIR.
Bennett pointed out, neither he nor
any OF the school system officers al
the Franklin Building had been adj
vised that the alternate plan was being
USED; There was the purchase Of the
furniture to prove that.
At Franklin administration building
1t was learned that furniture had beer
bought for the original design. This
included SO pupils desks and 50 pupils
chairs for each class room. and 2S
sets OF the same pupils furniture and
a storage cabinet for each of the two
drawing rooms. Besides this equipment
each Of the four rooms had purchased
Tor IL teachers flat-top desk, rotary
chair. plain table. two brentwood
chairs. common chair a waste paper
basket and an ink stand. Altogether
the cost of this material was $l.43O ~.
According to Maj. r. o. Wilmarth.
business manager Of the schools. this
material was included in a list of
needed equipment computed from the
blueprints sent to the Franklin Build.
ing by the municipal architects once.
No alternate third floor was Included
in these plans, he said
Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent in charge OF senior and
junior high schools, admitted that he
and his associates had expected to re-
ceive the full number of rooms-2c for
actual class use-until a month ago.
when Mr.. Crane made his discovery.
Await New Appropriation.
Asked If they were not always nott-
fed when a school building is erected
from alternate" plans. school officers
at Franklin said the municipal archi-
tect Is not required to make reports to
them, but that his responsibility is dis
charged when he "confers" with them
while the plans are being prepared In
case of the Paul School chis was dore
and the original plans signed by school
board members. Then when IL was
time to let the contract for the con.
struction, the bids we're higher than the
appropriation and the alternate plan
emitting the four rooms was used by
GLle dECHlJeCC.
Albert l.. Harris. municipal architect.
explained yesterday that ne frequently
is obliged to use the alternate plans
when bids are received. Asked If he
advised the school officials about the
use of the alternate plans. he said they
received a full set of plans ard the
alternate should have been among
them. He also said that the school
officers had visited the school during
its construction "often enough 70 know
what was being built and what was
not"
And so the four rooms are missing
from the Paul Junior High School. The
library room probably will be used
temporarily as a class room and a set
of the waiting furniture moved there.
Other pieces of the furniture, DR.. Bal
lou said, probably will be used at points
Of need throughout the school system.
Meanwhile. the Paul School must
wait for new appropriation for the
erection of the rooms Then the Stag
roofs will be removed, new walls erected,
partitions which will encase the ugly
ventilation ducts installed, and any
makeshift which might be resorted to
eliminated. This work probably will be
done when the two gymnasiuniS which
| the school Is to have are appropriated
for and constructed.