Even with these figures the appropriation is not at present sufficient and a slight increase will be necessary before the building is occupied. This completes the list of 1908–09. The amount of the appropriation for the year 1909–10 for new school buildings was $500,000. On January 20, 1909, the School Committee sent to this Board the following list of items: Pupils. Adams district, elementary school, upper grades . e 616 Sherwin district, elementary school, upper grades . 704 Lewis district, elementary school, lower grades . g 440 Dwight district, high school (Girls' High School) . . 320 On January 28, 1909, in accordance with chapter 450 of the Acts of 1907, this Board returned to the School Committee the list of items with the amount which it considered would be required for each item set against it. The list was as follows: *. 1. Adams district, elementary school, upper grades . . . . . . . $115,000 00 2. Sherwin district, elementary school, upper grades to o o to o 175,000 00 3. Lewis district, elementary school, lower grades . . . . . . . . . 85,000 00 4. Dwight district, high school (Girls' High School) . . . . . . . 90,000 00 *Administration expenses of year . . . 35,000 00 $500,000 00 Item 1.— Adams district, upper elementary school. On April 12, 1909, Messrs. Brigham, Coveney & Bisbee were appointed architects for this item. Land was advertised for on April 16, 1909. A hearing was held on May 7, 1909, and the advantages and disadvantages of a site on the hill and a site on the flats were carefully considered. It was finally decided to make an agreement with the owners of the land on the flats, as binding as such an informal agreement could be, that the Board would take land there next year, but for the immediate work on this item would take land on Webster street. Thirty-three thousand four hundred and eighty square feet of land, with the buildings thereon, were * In previous years the portion of administration expenses chargeable to land and buildings has been taken from the original appropriation. Now it is provided for each year. |