Prideaux, Mr. Jeuck and Mr. Hock
ing, was appointed, and directed,
together witli three mechanics to be ,
selected by them, to examine the i
2d ward school building and ascer
tain whether the same was in a safe
condition for school purposes; and if
not, what was necessary to be done
to make it safe.
The mechanics selected by said
committee were, Mr. Richard Thom
as, Mr. John Penberthy and Major
Clowney.
The committee together with the
j said mechanics, on the 17th day of
July, visited the 2d ward School
building, and the mechanics, after
! examining the same, unanimously
pronounced it unsafe; and to put
:it in a safe condition it would
! be necessary to take down the east
wall entirely, and a portion of the
side walls adjoining the same —dig
the foundation deeper, and re-build
the portions torn down.
To do this would incur a consider
able expense, without taking into
consideration the repairs and ex
penses which the tearing down of
the walls would necessitate, or any
internal improvements which the
Board of Education had contem
plated making, such as putting in a
furnace for heating and ventilation,
extending the hall through the
building, so that the children could
go in, or out of the front or back en
trance, and hanging all the doors so
that they would open both ways, in
case of lire or other accident.
