Moving the Central school buildingThe following was an article which appeared in the Rock County Herald on Aug. 5, 1921:Central school building now located on new siteHighly satisfactory progress has thus far been made in transferring structure to its temporary locationThe Central school building, stripped of its brick veneering, is now located on its new foundation to the east of its former site.A change in location was necessitated by the need of vacating the former site in order that as little delay as possible in the construction of the new school building may be encountered after the contract for it is let. The contract for moving the old building was first awarded to Greene & Jensen, and at their request transferred to Loeffler & Jensen, who are doing the work, assisted by J.P. Jensen.The contract price for the complete job is $10,000, which includes moving the structure, stuccoing the exterior, repairing and replacing the building in first class condition inside and out. This provides for refinishing and repapering the interior, and installing all heating, plumbing and electrical conveniences, all work to be done and materials needed to be furnished by the contractors, except the purchase of wallpaper. In order to provide for heating and sanitary facilities a basement has been installed under the north half of the building, and to make the task of moving more convenient the structure was cut in two. The north half of the building was moved a few weeks ago, and the south part was placed on its new foundation Friday. A.S. Helling had charge of the task of moving the structure, and he accomplished the feat without mishap, and brought the second section of the structure to within a fraction of an inch of where it was wanted without the slightest difficulty. But while the building is on its new site, practically all exterior and interior work remains to be done. Under the contract, the Luverne school board requires that the building be ready for occupancy, even to the smallest detail, by Sept. 28th, and for every day after that date the structure is not ready for use, the contractors are to be penalized to the extent of $15.On the other hand, as a special inducement to get the job finished as soon as possible, for every day before the date stated that the building can be occupied for school purposes, the contractors are to receive a bonus of $15. It may be possible to have the building ready for occupancy at a date considerably earlier than Sept. 28th, but if this is done no one will be more pleased than the members of the school board, for they feel that such a condition would be worth several times the amount of the bonus that would accrue, in avoiding the delay to pupils in starting their studies.Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
