, 1879-03-28
SCHOOLS WANTED.

AANNH rUMHEH oF 4AAth htA3
who desire TINT d sclool-housc be erected In tho
neighborhood of the corner OF Western avenue
nnd Ohio street held M adjourned meeting last
night ut the cornrr OF Hubbard and Oakley
streets. Mt. George Wriehtson presided. After
the reading Of minutes and the transaction Of
ether minor business tho Committee on Per-
mancnt Organization askel for further time In
the selcction Of officers The request wns
granted. The Chair IN few words explained
the objects Of tho nlecting, md said that tho
taxpayers objected to having thclr children
exposed to the dangers consequent
70 crossing ~, ana feerosis!SE si.,i oah; ~
Money Ind becn appropriated several ycars ago
for schpol-houso for thut part Of the flllr-
teensh Ward, a,.A though tie money hea been
collected: no acnoo1;houae had becn built. lie
desired TINT the Aldermen and AderNantc cali
dttatcs present should tell what they had done
and what tlry would do iu the sc1ool-house
matter, but wanted Il distnctly understood That
Ss s ssss Gusss S si Ss M std a S; e sass ssk g all "
Mr. Fsubc, oE tho beard OF Education, was
called upon to explain, Tic reasons 1hat kent
kept baslS schoSl for "s.,d1 the Th'rteeutt t II
taSxeatinE nS a OF M is7a and 1871, md p.lar years,
muel, OF the taxlcrIcs from 1877 10 1S15, lnclu.
siye, rema!uca uucoltcetc1. Tint which was
collected lad been entirely used up in tho pay
miscellaneous expenaea, 80 that tlere fad been
nothing left to npply to scnool sites and new
buildings for which appropriations tud been
MADE %ns 81 The dapproprptoss sn 1TSn
00O OF This amount Sl3g,0 ,0Uo had been col
lcctcd md expended as aforesaid, s5o, ,009 had
been lost by The Gage dcfalcat!nn, $3l, Coz was
in INC Gity Trsasnry, ana t;'s. tIs ea'anrs no
fund for buildings md Sites No approximations
| had been n,ude fVr. any particular wnra.. The
appropriations made by thy City C91!ne1l were
nnsl tat bp5y distributed tlieIn % rs tLcy saw IT.
Tie people of ,,,s Thirteenth Ward might haya
thought tat particular aoproprlatiou Ind been
made for them, hut It was nut 10. Fl'c speaker
tic wpra that now echoolhouso should bu built
near the corner ot Western nven'!c umd West
Ohio street, and .'o pso.n!scd to do asa in his
power to bring ab'ut the result so much de-
sJred. liz suggested flint the n,rcttng appoint
a committee to walt upon the Buildings and
| Grounds Committee Of the board uf Educa.
tto1-stssrs. iio1z, hoync, nti bartirtt-antl
present tt.e claims anA necessities Of the ward.
One Ut tho persons present called attention
to tic Tact that the Board Ind alvertiscd for
school sites, and requested alr. Frake to pre-
vent it he could any purchases TIL tile Thlr.
tenth Ward people lind sent in proposals, q,
they lind desirable sites which they would sell
crap for tho sake Of the school. Tlas sir. frako
promised to do. . -
| h1r. FrAkc then wont on to say that lhefe were
In tllis city 900 children who could attend
school but hall duy because 1lere were no ac.
conlmolattons for them, null ln,0Oo children
who could get not even half days. Instruction
each day for tho aanle reason. lte did not belevt
III teaching Gcrtnah IN the public st'hools,--
lil not oeIeye tn teaehlng QUE ch.l two lau'
euages and Anot!lcr child no tanguaga at all
In conclusion, the spcaker ounrd ll.at tue d.
sired Bci,oui coniA bo oraere,t built the cit!
zcns there assembled would work hard enough
for 1t md make enough nolse about Il.
AID. Thompson aud ax-Atl. Gutrk thct
spoke, tlu former telling whit l,o had done It
the Council, a,sA both promising what ue,
City Legislature. Other candidates Male s!inl
lar promises, aud the meeting adjourned. Ink
Committee to waLt upon tl.e Hoard OF Educa
permanent organization Inns bcen effected a
| tle next meeting.