tg Ps EpTe wmpeZie@ «tion Costs Pe 4 ce fr I TO PROCEED ‘The 4 ~ Architect Kenneth Jones, who} is planning kitchen im-) provements and enlargement at the Polk and Gramercy elementary schools, said his | estimate of costs for the two is| about $7,000 above what the district administration had) figured. — : id cd He said work at Polk should cost around $37,000 and at ‘Gramercy about $45,000. With cost escalations expected by the time the two jobs are bid, the total amount could come to around $84,500, he said. STORAGE EQUIPMENT : * 4 ) chool Board Baits: ara y Urged in Planning £ srintendent Garner ‘The new Polk kitchen will be sis mean every reasonable economy must| added on to the south part of the building and will include} new cold storage equipment. Noting that ‘‘everything is costing on the high side,” Dr. Garner said the district will need to check the possibility of getting federal funds or have to try to pare costs down. | Mr. Jones pointed out that kitchens, with special equipment and plumbing, are “expensive areas to build.” The board asked the architect to proceed with drawings, wilding and renovation work in the Ogden Garner, superintendent, told architects | mbers of the Ogden Board of Education se architects presently doing work for ns financed by the $4.1 million bond issue | ast April. estimates on their projects are above ict administration in apportioning Lyon, architect for the new Mound Fort id planning on that structure is not far Ost estimates yet. _ il keeping economies in mind, and to aim for early spring bidding The district set a $2.8 million cost figure in its bonding so the work can be done next summer. . | OTHER PLANS Alvin Gabrielsen, architect handling remodeling plans at Ben Lomond High, said his preliminary cost estimates for the work are $416,000. . | | School officials had set the figure at around $410,000, plus about $32,000 for furnishings. -Mr. Gabrielsen showed plans for the enlarged cafeteria at the school which will seat 465 at one’ statements. Mr. Lyon said daily meetings are being held this week with teachers in various departments| at the present Mound Fort! school to get their ideas on| design needs in the new school. | GENERAL DESIGN Those talks and other factors| are swinging the general design | more from the round pod concept toward rectangular organization, he said. Movable walls will probably used within classroom groups, he said. An auditorium which will seat 800 should have directed him to proceed with plans as rapidly as DRRSIOI I Vea aR gy nitects Tell es. ei board time and provide four serving jareas instead of two. | Serving areas have been a bottleneck at the school, Dr. Garner said. _ FASTER SERVING possible uses also for music groups or as a television studio in the future, Mr, Lyon said. He told board members plans ae Nearing the stage where ‘He said the school cafeteria now is serving only about 35 per cent of the student body, con- siderably below the level at Ogden High and most high schools in the area. With the faster serving and ley can be taken to Salt Lake City for scrutiny by building Officials of the state department other improvements, the school: hopes to get between 50 and 60 of public instruction. per cent participation in its lunch program, Dr. Garner saids Wey. a . a Natalia PY The new design includes student dining alcoves and a balcony for diners. The design includes provisions for about a 10 per cent expansion if needed ater. q | 12,