- Dates
- 1956-09 – 1957-11
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationconstructiongovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1956 Beaver Beacon reported that bids would soon be taken for a school building or addition with kitchen, heating-plant, and classroom space. The old building’s lower floor and roof had meanwhile been repaired. The October issue reported that the School Board rejected all bids submitted on September 20. The July 1957 issue reported that contractor Ivan Philips of Charlevoix was on the Island ready to begin construction. The November issue described the new addition as containing one large classroom, a kitchen, restrooms, and a furnace room, alongside reported enrollment of 46 grade-school and 23 high-school pupils.
Evidence and limits
This is a planned construction report followed by a bid rejection and a later readiness report. It does not provide the bids or reasons for rejection, contract, design, cost, permits, construction records, a completion date, or evidence that the entire new building was completed.
Sources
- Reports that bids would soon be taken on a new school building or addition containing a kitchen, heating plant, and classroom space, with construction scheduled in the near future. It also says the lower floor and roof of the old building had been repaired and that only the lower floor would remain in use after the new building was constructed. It does not provide bid results, plans, costs, permits, construction records, or completion evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the school-building plan and interim repairs; it does not expand the construction or facilities record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the School Board met in Charlevoix on September 20 to open bids for the proposed new school and found it necessary to reject all bids submitted. It does not provide the bid documents, reasons for rejection, revised plans, costs, permits, construction records, or completion evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported bid rejection; it does not expand the school-building or procurement record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that contractor Ivan Philips of Charlevoix was on Beaver Island and ready to begin construction of the new school building. It does not provide a contract, revised plans, cost, permit, construction log, or completion evidence. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1957-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported contractor arrival and construction readiness; it does not expand the school-building or completion record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports 46 pupils registered in grade school and 23 in high school, and describes the new addition as including one large classroom, a kitchen, restrooms, and a furnace room. It does not provide plans, costs, permits, construction records, a completion date, or a full enrollment register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported addition spaces and enrollment counts; it does not expand the construction or school record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school reports bids and planned expansion of its building, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-building-expansion-plan-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1956, “School News.” (and 7 further sources listed on the page).
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