Remodeling Plan for Cedar Rapids Grade Schools
Norman Hatton presented a modernization and expansion program for the Cedar Rapids school system to the board, proposing two athletic fields, sale of idle properties, and bondless financing through the sinking fund. The plan aims to raise efficiency, redistribute attendance, and avoid tax increases by surveying facilities and coordinating with the superintendent, with the building committee to review.
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Cedar Rapids
Norman Hatton
Board of Education
Hatton
B Avenue
Twentyseventh Street
Jackson
Seventh
Tenth Streets
Polk
Tyler
Sioux City
PWA
Franklin
Franklin School
Cedar Rapids school plan hinges on modernization and sale
A Cedar Rapids proposal outlines remodeling Van Buren Taylor and Fillmore to unify grade facilities. It cites Sioux City’s 1927 33 modernization effort, saving costs versus new builds. The plan suggests using proceeds from idle property to fund renovations without new bonds.
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Cedar Rapids Amusement Association
Frontier Park
West Side
van Buren
Taylor
Fillmore
Lincoln
Ayes
Grant
Fillmore and
Cleveland
West Side High School
East Side
Buchanan
Johnson
Polk, Jackson and
Tyler
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R. H. Heitzman
R. A. Knittel
C. L. Worley
Helen Shradel
Dorothy Fitzsimmon
Oie
Igt
Peoples Savings Bank
the Peoples Savings Bank
3Rd Ave
1St St
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Armstrong’s
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