Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-10
Jobs VIII Be Completed.

Jobs viii Be Completed.
Referring to other school projects,
The memorandum had the following TO
say.
Gordon Junior High School: The
contractor advises that he Will have the
class rooms ready for occupancy by the
end of the week.
Stuart Junior High School: The
class rooms Will be ready for occupancy
within the next few days The gym
nSsium is not required to be completed
under the terms of the contract, until
November J. 1881.
Powell Junior High addition; The
contractor Will have all rooms ready
for occupancy within q weeks time.
Congress Heights addition: Minor
items are being corrected and the
building is available for occupancy.
John Greenleaf Whittier Addition:
Same comment as foregoing
Charles Young Platoon School: This
school can not be occupied owing to
the fact that the sewer system has not
vet been completed due to grading
operations involved incident to local
site conditions
western Athletic Field: This will not
be ready for some time owing to GER
tain DELAYS incident to changes.
A. J. Bowen addition: The old por-
ton is ready for occupancy
Lafayette School. Final inspection
will be made within the next day or
two and the building will be ready for
occupancy by the first of next week.
To Erect Barricades.
Ben w. Murch addition-The old
portion of the school is ready for oc-
Cupancy. The contractor intends plac-
ing barbados at the end of the corri-
doris to prevent access TO the addition
Francis Scott Key aGdition-Every
effort is being made in order that the
school authorities may occupy the Old
portion Of the school on the opening
day.
Woodbridge addition-No interference
with the present school.
Barnard T. Janney additiOn-Every
effort is being made to get the con-
tractor out Of the way, so that there
VIII be no interference with occupancy
Of the old building There are three
rooms in the old portion OF the building
that are provided with new floors under
the new contract and the delay III get
ting these rooms completed has been
incident to the drying out Of the nail
ing compound.
Mai Robb stressed the fact that
the municipal architects Office. far
from lOafing on the lob, Is bending
every effort TO get the schools out
earlier than usual. The normal time
for the building of an elementary
school is seven months. he said, but
all contracts let this year call for COM
pletion in six months
Death DELAYED Work.
Nevertheless, many unexpected
causes. incident to building operation
bob up to interfere with the smooth
working Of the plans In the case Of
the Gordon Junior High the brick sub
contractor died lust as the Job was
ready for the brickwo,k and days had
70 b spent strengthening cut a tangle
with his estate. The school officials
themselves are TO blame for some delay,
Mai Robb charged.
In some of the schools after the con-
tracts had been let, the school officials
changed their minds and asked for the
insertion OF wooden pigeCnholeS in all
OF thu class rooms for the children
TO keep their belongings.
Maj. Rnbb added that more construc-
ton contracts were awarded and more
work was in progress during the past
fiscal year than ever before in the his
tory OF the District Engineer Depart
ment. More than As separate building
project; have been under construction
under the supervision of the municipal
architect during tho period from July
10 GATE. fttldJlNPIN, ne SAID, a larger
number Of school buildings has been
completed this year than in any pre-
vious year.
Schools Must BE Equipped.
In his report to the School Board
yesterday, Mr.. Crane did not mention
the additions to the Congress Heights
School, the Whittier School. the Murch
School. the Woodbridge School and the
Janney School.
Mi Crane did point out. however,
that contracts on all of the schools he
named called for completion by Septem-
Der /, and the Lafayette School. which
Maj. RObb said today would be ready
in a day or two, was to have been COM
pleted by June IS. While the new
school construction may be completed
within the next few days. school au-
thorities have been worried over the
DELAYS because after the buildings are
turned over to them by the contractors
they must begin the task of furnishing
and equipping them. In the case of the
Lafayette School Mr. Crane advised the
board that shipments of furniture had
been delayed at the Cites in which the
material had been manufactured when
the municipal architects Office advised
him he could not move furniture into
the uncompleted school until notice
has been received from this office" At
Mr. Cranes office today it was said that
that notice has not yet been received.