School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . ool sites are usuallyobtained in one of two ways ; either by competitivepurchase or by condemnation proceedings. Cost,location and desirability are factors which espe-cially govern the purchase of school property. When a site is to be purchased competitively,several pieces of property are generally consid-ered. The price is fixed by the desire on the onehand to sell and on the other hand to the cost of realty is raised beyond the or-dinary market price, great discretion is needed indealing wit
School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . ool sites are usuallyobtained in one of two ways ; either by competitivepurchase or by condemnation proceedings. Cost,location and desirability are factors which espe-cially govern the purchase of school property. When a site is to be purchased competitively,several pieces of property are generally consid-ered. The price is fixed by the desire on the onehand to sell and on the other hand to the cost of realty is raised beyond the or-dinary market price, great discretion is needed indealing with sellers. Reliable real estate menemployed in confidence and working under covercan at times effect great savings. In larger communities the necessity of con-demnation proceedings is apparent. In mostcases these have proven highly satisfactory. Theyhave enabled the school authorities to locateschool buildings in the actual centers of schoolpopulation, in sanitary and otherwise desirablelocations, and to secure sites at the ordinary mar-ket value. Experience has proven that this 17. h-1 o X _6>j 18 School Architecture method saves money over the competitive methodand avoids scandal and public upheavals. Soil.—It is an established fact that groundwater and ground air pollute soil. This pollu-tion is not imaginary, but has made much land un-inhabitable. Porous soil, such as sand or gravelis to be preferred, while made land and all soilimpregnated with organic matter is to be warmth of a building or the rising of groundwater resulting from a change in barometric pres-sure may release more than three times the car-bonic acid gas ordinarily present in the air. Clay,swampy soil, quicksand or land too difficult todrain are equally bad. Drainage.—School grounds should be welldrained on and below the surface. For this rea-son it is desirable to establish a ground level notmore than three feet above that maintained forstreets. A gradual slope away from the buildingtowa
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