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THE BUILDING
[People’s Press. 19 June 1900]
The new school building when completed will be a handsome brick structure covering an area of 91 feet 3 in by 53 ft. 9 in., with a projecting entry in centre front 14 by 25 feet. It is situated on a three acre plot of land between Division and Young street, also partially bordering on Hellems avenue. The building faces north and is in line with Cross street, so that a fine view is obtained from that street as well as from the town hall square on Main street. The front of the building is about 200 feet back of and facing the Division line, and a concrete walk, dividing a lawn, with flowers and shrubs, will lead from the street to the entrance. In the rear of the building are ample ply grounds.
The total height of building from the grade line to top of belfry is 72 feet, and to the point of flag pole 88 feet.
An arch of masonry will overhang the front entrance to the building. The porch opens into a vestibule 6×9, from which stairways lead both to basement on the right and main hall on the left. The main halls extend through the centre from front to back, and are 25 feet in width. In the centre of both halls is to placed a drinking fountain, around which the walls form an octagon about 21 feet in width. There is also a rear entrance to the building which leads similarly in to both basement and ground floor. On each floor are four commodious class rooms, each 25 x33 feet. All are well lighted and so arranged that the principal source of light is from the pupil’s left. Convenient cloak rooms for the teacher are provided on either side of the main entrance, and over the entrance, on first floor, is a room 10 ft. 6 in. by 21 ft. 6 in. set aside for the use of the board of trustees. In the basement are two large play rooms, each 24×32 feet, and in the rear of these are the furnaces and modern toilet room. The system of ventilation is most complete, the furnaces being guaranteed to completely change the air of the entire building three times per hour. The flooring to be of maple throughout. The plans and specifications of the structure were drawn by J.E. Ellis, architect, of Toronto, and the contracts have been let to Jacob Lovell (carpenter work); M. Vanderburg (masonry); Pease Furnace Co. (heating). The total cost of the building & c., will be about $14,500, exclusive of the land.
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