The Redwood gazette., 1936-09-17
Bond
Issue Sought
For Building
INSURANCE, PWA AID
WILL BUILD S267,0O0
STRUCTURE

The proposed $85, 900 bond issue
for the construction of $263, 900
high school building here will be
voted upon by residents of indie
pendent school district one Mon
day, September %, between Z and
10 p. m.
The school board set the date
of the election at a meeting Mon
day night and is preparing a pros
pectus in which will be printed a
picture of the new building as it
would appear on the lots east Of
the Lincoln building, the plans
for all three floors and a discus
sion of the school needs of the
district.
Approval of an $118,35O PWA
grant was received last week by
board members, who were surpris-
ed and greatly pleased at the
speed with which the authoriza-
ton was obtained. This grant,
which is As per cent of the cost of
the project, is part of the govern
ment's program to increase en-
ployment through construction of
needed buildings and is a gift as
far as the district is concerned.
With the grant the school board
proposes to put the $50, 900 insur-
ance collected upon the building
which was destroyed by fire July
IL and the revenue from the sale
of bonds for the construction of a
completely modern plant which
will be adequate for the city's
needs for many years.
The prospectus will set forth
advantages of using the Lincoln
school site, including the saving
in students and teachers time, the
need of less heating equipment
and expected savings in heat and
light expense, as well as the rea-
sons why the board feels the COM
munity would make great mis-
take to build inadequately when
government funds have been ear
marked to make possible a project
of which the city can be proud.
The architects are proceeding
with plans for the basement of
the building and expect to have
everything ready for a prompt
start on construction activities in
case the bonds are approved.
If the weather is favorable it
will be possible to get a good start
on the new building this fall, con-
tinuing work through the winter
except during severe weather.
The new building and the Lin
coin building will be one unit un-
der proposed plans, with corrid-
ors connecting all three floors.
The level of the lawn in front of
the Lincoln building will not be
maintained across the front of the
high school, the lower grade al
lowing adequate light in base
ment rooms and making it pract-
ically a ground floor.
The new building will have no
high school assembly room,
modern trend in such buildings,
but study rooms will replace
them. When it is necessary to as
semble the high school it will be
done in the auditorium where the
stage will serve as gymnasium
and basketball floor while the
main floor and balcony will have
a seating capacity of 1850 with
out crowding. THIS will be ade-
quate for tournaments for which
the city now has no provision and
the gymnasium will make posi-
bic physical education classes for
many students who do not get
this work at present because of
crowded facilities.
The board expects to clear
away the ruins of the old build
ing, probably with WPA labor,
and to sell the lots on which it is
located. While the foundation is
in good condition, it is not ade-
quate to carry a modern fireproof
building and state regulations do
not allow the construction of 9TH
er than fireproof buildings for
school purposes, even if the dis
trict would consider it.
The board approved the super
intendent's budget for the year,
and named the Citizens State
bank as its depository. The levy
will be set at the October meet