Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-10-12

rooms in this building. Two of its 10
rooms are in the basement of the
building. These rooms are totally in
adequate for school purposes from the
standpoint of size, light and SANTA
ton.
South Henderson School.
There are 108 pupils in this school
gong 70 school only onehalf of the
school day. 1t is impossible for these
students to do full years work in
four and one-half months time Four
addlt1onal rooms should be added to
this building.
North Henderson School.
recommend the erection of q new
building at North Henderson. This
building is obsolete and inadeoua+e
and the building is in such bad con-
dltlon that it would not be economical
or practicable to add to or enlarge
Inc enrolment is 300 and there are
only e1ght non-standard class rooms
Inc enrolment in our schools to
date is 218O pupils There are 40
standard class rooms. This is an aver
age OF a. pupils per room. A standard
Grass room will seat comfortably about
80 pupils Therefore, there are about
pupils per room in excess of the
number that should be in a standard
room, or total of AL phpils in the
entire system that should have ad-
dltlonal seating space.
Below is brief outline concerning
loans trrm The Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works
l. The Federal Emergency Admin
istratiOn Of Public Works. is a part
or the National Industrial Recovery
Act' the purpose of which is "to in
crease the consumption of Industrial
and agricultural products bv increas-
ing purchasing power, to reduce and
relieve unemployment to improve
standards of labor, and otherwise to
rehabilitate industry and to conserve
natural fesources.' (Sec. 1. Cir No
ID '0'
2. Power to Make Loans tn Public
Bodies.
WIN view of increasing EMPLOY
ment quickly the president is all
tnorlzed and empowered, through the
Administration or through such other
agencies as he may designate or
create, % to construct. finance or
ala IN the construction or financing
OF any public works project included
In the program prepared pursuant to
sec. 2O2. (2) upon such terms as the
president shall prescribe, to make
grants tn states, nunici palitAes, or
other public bodies for the construc-
tlon, repair, or Improvement of anv
such project, but no such grant shall
be in excess of 80 per centum of the
cost OF the labor and material en-
ppoyed Upon snah project. Public
schools are eligible for these loans I'D
to 100 per cent of cost of labor and
materials, 80 per cent of which to be
direct grant. Interest on loans to be-
per cent and as much as 80 years
may be used in paying back the
loans.
3. Application for Loans.
Application must be forwarded to
the State Engineer for Public Works.
chapel Hill, N. c., after being pre-
pared in accordance with Cir, No.
as issued by the Administration
The principal requAs ements of ap-
plications are as follows
(a) Applications should be prepared
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inch paper, bound securely in heavy
paper folder and submitted in quad
duplicate. They must be signed by
the County Commissioners.
CD Applicants must satisfy the
State Advisory Committee that COM
petent engineering or architectural
service has been retained
(c) Detailed drawings are not re-
qulred with the application. General
drawings, showing the location, char
acter and extent of the construction
proposed. but in sufficient detail to
permit checking of estimates, and Of
otherwise determining soundness of
the project will be sufficient.
ID All state and local laws and the
legal, financial and other require
ments Of the Local Government Com
mission and similar State regulatory
bodies pertaining to projects of this
character must be complied with, and
certificates of such official approval
included in the application.
At future date I shall file for your
information the approximate amount
of funds necessary to carry out the
proposed building program, should
you approve these recommendations.
- Respectfully submitted,
.1,a =. E. NJ ROLLINS,
iH,x Superintendent,
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