Minutes show that by popular "vote" (no indication as to how or where vote was taken) it was requested that South Side School be known as the George F. Nixon School. School so named by motion of the Board.

Minutes show contract was awarded to lowest bidder, Schmidt Brothers, for $21,260.Sounds as if bid was negotiated.

Made application to Federal government for a grant to build an addition to the Nixon School. P. W. A. turned down application #1256 per minutes May 15, 1936. George Sass was the school attorney.

Mr. Heath retained as Architectural Advisor to prepare plans and get an estimate for an addition to the Nixon School.

Hired architect W. Walker to develop plans for Nixon Addition to be presented with application to the Federal grant.

Meeting with Midland Development Company relative to acquiring a site in Highridge subdivision. It was indicated site could be acquired at cost.

Midland Development Company offered ten lots for $4800 with a 90-day option.

Midland Development Company agree to give a one-year option to purchase the above ten lots at southeast corner of Canterbury and Haas. Deed to restrict for only school use. In exchange, school district agreed pick up children in Highridge with school bus.

Met with Architect Willard Walker to discuss plans for a two-room, with basement and gymnasium, addition to the Nixon School due to possibility that WPA might contribute 65% of the cost.

Made Midland's letter of October 28, 1941 a part of the minutes.

Application filed with Federal Reserve Improvement Department for an addition to the Nixon School.

Architect Charles A. Kristen presented plans and an estimate of $3500 for a one-room addition to the Britten School.

First contract for use of basement of Lutheran Church for classes (See supplement 1/13/43) for $860.00.

Attorney Ancel reported administrators of the Lanham Act could approve school aid in areas having war housing. Forms were submitted for completion of application.

Application to WPB being prepared by Architect Kristen for priority assistance to build a two-room addition to the Britten School.

WPB gave a AA4 priority rating on proposed two-room addition to Britten School estimated to cost $5,000. As on $2,500 in the Building Fund, proposal made to Sudler Construction to erect addition at cost and permit school district to pay the excess cost of $2,500 at rate of $500 every six months.

Sudler Construction Company, a developer in Westchester, turn down the proposition of financing the addition to the Britten School.

Attorney Ancel was directed to file an application for government assist to add two rooms to each of the schools at an estimated cost of $20,000.

Attorney Ancel reported no hope for Federal assistance on additions to schools as District was not bonded to its legal limit.

Messrs. Rosen and Goldstein of Power Construction Company made a tentative bid of $7,500 for a two-room addition to Britten, exclusive of heating and lighting.

Board requested representatives of Home Owners, P. T. A., etc., to consider advisability of building the two-room addition to the Britten School, explaining that it would be necessary to sell tax anticipation warrants against the 1943 and 1944 building fund levies. John Massie (Home Owners) moved, and Charles Field (PTA) seconded that the group present were in favor of this proposed addition.

Township School Treasurer Albert C. Roos agreed to transfer $5,000 from the Education Fund as a loan to the Building Fund to apply to this project.

Contract awarded to Cicero Sheet Metal for $860 to change present heating plant to also heat new addition. Approved an extra $442 to plaster walls and ceilings of new addition as Village Organization had agreed to raise fund to cover this extra.

Check received from School Benefit Fund for $1,045.02 to take care of plastering the Britten School.

Decided to hire architect to design a four-room addition to the Nixon as District qualified for Federal building assistance under the Lanham Act.

Lanham Act application for addition to the Nixon School was approved in the Chicago office and sent to Washington for final approval.

The Federal Works Agency in Washington approved a grant of $49,650 for the Nixon addition.

Approved purchase of 12 lots on Haas Avenue from the Midland Development Company as per option in their letter of October 8, 1941. Attorney Ancel reported this was refused by Midland Development Company as option had terminated.

Authorization grant under Lanham Act canceled by the government because of the termination of hostilities with Japan. The Lanham Act was a war emergency act.

Investigation started on possibility of a loan from RPC to finance an addition.

Search started to locate other village facilities suitable for classroom use.

Investigation started to determine cost of portable school buildings.

Report of joint meeting with Village Board on October 9, 1945, relative to School District obtaining a deed from Midland Development company for approximately seven acres several blocks south of Canterbury Street in line with Highridge Parkway.

Perkins and Will, Architects, instructed to prepare plans for a two-room addition to Nixon School to cost $20,000.

Approved Perkins and Will plans and specifications for a four-room addition to the Nixon School.

Let contract to cinder an "L"-shaped alley at north end of Britten School site and to block existing alley along side of building. Prior to building across the old alley it will be necessary to dedicate new alley to the Village and have them vacate old alley.

At a joint meeting of School and Village Boards Midland Development Company agreed to provide an alternate school site on Canterbury Street between Evers Avenue and Highridge Parkway, with the understanding if the school did not build on the alternate site before the acreage was developed the alternate site would be relinquished and the original site would be deeded to the District.

Bids received for a four-room addition to Nixon School:

As bids were in excess of the $20,000 authorized in bonds plus funds on hand, meeting was adjourned until May 23, 1946 to investigate cost of temporary structure, possibility of selling more bonds and the possibility of lowering costs by change in plans or specifications.

All bids were rejected and Perkins and will were directed to work with Power Construction Company on their suggestions for cost reduction.

Received bid of $2300 for a 24 feet by 60 foot Quonset Hut plus foundation, floor, heat and light to cost $5000 to $6000.

Mr. Edgar Romilly of the Forest Preserve District, a former School Board member, advised that a CCC barracks at Lemont would e available "as is" without cost.

Agreed to accept CCC barracks "as is" from Forest Preserve and to move building to Westchester to serve as three classrooms to be known as Romilly Hall. Power Construction Company submitted an estimate of $1823 to build foundation for this building.

Village granted approval for erection of Romilly Hall and contract awarded to Claude Schultes for $1200 to move barracks to site.

Accepted bid of $2196 from Power Construction Company for revised foundation and also a bid for other work to complete Romilly Hall on a cost plus 10% plus 10% basis.

Bid received from Power Construction Company for four-room addition to Nixon School, excluding plastering, for $36,490.

Accepted bid of Power Construction Company for Nixon Addition, including plastering, of $38,703 subject to extras required by Village change in plans. Passed resolution to issue the $40,000 of 3% bonds that were authorized.

$217.21 supplement bid of Power Construction Company brought contract to $38,920.21.

Romilly Hall to open for classes November 18, 1946. Approved hiring of a night janitor at $100 per month to handle this building and Nixon School.

Dedication of Romilly Hall to be held at PTA meeting in building on January 9, 1947.

Final payments brought total for Romilly Hall to $16,122.58.

Power Construction Company bid for bus garage for Britten site:

Accepted bid for double garage.

Village Trustees hold up permit to build bus garage on Britten site because of opposition of residents in that area. School Board decided to postpone erection of garage.

Awarded contract to Power Construction Company for $8,067to build a two-bus garage on the northwest corner of Kent and Norfolk, Nixon site.

Authorized purchase and laying of rubber tile on floors of upper classrooms in Nixon addition.

Mr. Louis N. Balluf, architect , retained to prepare plans and specifications for a classroom and auditorium addition to Nixon School.

Power Construction Company submitted an estimate on Mr. Balluf’s rough drawings of $170,000 for the classrooms and $80,000 for the auditorium. Attorney Ancel believed necessary bonds could be sold at 3-3 ¾ %. Previous Board members present, after considering the costs and the need, recommend that the Board should proceed with this project. Board approved resolution calling for a special election on March 13, 1948 to ask approval for a $275,000 bond issue and approval to build the proposed addition to the Nixon School.

Final payment of $3166 on bus garage to Power Construction Company.

Architect Balluff reported on his investigation of the various bidders. Letter from Power Construction Company explaining their bid caused the Board to direct a letter to all bona fide bidders advising the contract would be negotiated on certain detailed specifications and factors, and requested final bids by June 15, 1948.

Approved extra in amount of $653.75 for additional basement windows, install copper water bar on foundation and provide for future East basement door. All in East half of area under gym that at present is not to be floored. Also authorized extra of $662.40 for heat controls in west basement rooms as this had been omitted from specifications.

Approved first payment to John Traff -- $17,315.00.

Approved extra of $275 for construction of vault for Public Service equipment, plus cost of underground trench from Romilly hall for service, plus $425 to Public Service for cable.

$50 added to above cost of cable plus service charge. $53 added to above cost of vault.

Approved splicing of 27 inch roof girders in gym as unable to get delivery of full length 62 foot 4 inch beams.

Splicing of above beams to be by riveting and subject to the approval of the structural engineer who worked on the original drawers.

See report of the Village inspection of Nixon Addition and request for an impartial report which is attached to the Minutes – Submitted by Robert W. Hunt Company.

Contract awarded to the American Bronze Company for $140 to supply a bronze plaque to be put in the new addition.

Approved installation of additional blackboards and cork boards in new basement shops and health room to make them suitable for classroom use at an extra of $900.00.