. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . r will have to he takendown ; the upper part of the water towers in Durham and Bartlett Halls will have to betaken down from twenty to thirty feet, and be reconstructed. The unsupported peakof a gable in the north end of the school building fell in ; also, considerable plasteringin the third story of Durham Hall. This is practically all the damage. In all essmtia! structure the buildings are asstrong as they were before the earthquake. The pupils are not in the least frighte
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . r will have to he takendown ; the upper part of the water towers in Durham and Bartlett Halls will have to betaken down from twenty to thirty feet, and be reconstructed. The unsupported peakof a gable in the north end of the school building fell in ; also, considerable plasteringin the third story of Durham Hall. This is practically all the damage. In all essmtia! structure the buildings are asstrong as they were before the earthquake. The pupils are not in the least frightened,but share with others in sympathy for those who have suffered severely. School will continue as usual. Yours truly, W. WILKINSON. Principal. This letter had the desired effect, and satisfied nearly all the parentsthat their children were safe and well cared for. Half-a-dozen pupilswere taken away from school, and removed with their parents tcEastern States, being driven away by fear; but on the whole, th<parents expressed themselves as being thoroughly satisfied with theinformation contained in the 20 THE INSTITUTION* FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIXD. The work of repairing the damage done by the earthquake was begunas soon as arrangements could be made for securing men and materials,and the money to pay the expense. The great demand for buildingmaterial and for skilled artisans caused a sharp advance in price andwages, and the uncertainty of the market and labor conditions madeit impossible to find contractors who would take the responsibility ofbidding a definite and fixed sum for any work, and especially forrepair work, and so it was determined to employ a competent man toundertake the job on a percentage basis, the Directors to pay all billsand allow the Superintendent a profit of ten per cent on all laboremployed and all material purchased by him. To pay the cost of repairs, recourse was had to the contingent fund,which was fortunately in a healthy condition, an
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