Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04
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Adjourned Sessions Statement of the
Board of Education Contract
for the New Bridges Approved
Other Business.


Board OF Education Contract
for the New Bridges approved
Other Business.
Council met in regular session at 3
P. NJ. yesterday, President Moore in the
chair.
Members present: Day, French, Ham,
ilton, Hammel, johnson. McGarry,
Miles, Sabich, Schroeder, Wolfskill.
The Board OF Education being present
by appointment, Mr.. Cheney, of the
the Board. made statement showing
the utter inadeqlcy OF the existing
school accommodations for the largely
increased number of school children, and
the immediate necessity for additional
school houses. In support of his state
ment, Mr.. Cheney presented the follow
ing figures:
Number of pupils enrolled in April,
1881, 2,660; number enrolled in April,
1882, l,545; increase in two years,
l.ll5; new school rooms added, IL; in
creased attendance, 70 per cent; in
creased accommodations, 30 per cent.
Number of pupils enrolled at opening
OF schools in September last, 2,52l; an
increase over the number at the close of
the schools in June previous of over 700
At the same rate Of increase, there
will be, at the opening in September
next, new pupils, 1000. These, in addi.
tion to those now in attendance, will
make the total number applying for a d.
mission, about 300.
The school census report for 1884
gives the number of children between
the ages of and II years, boys, 2,4i7;
girls, 2,647; total, 5,09i. Last year,
boys, 2,090, girls 2,2l9; total, 1900.
To accommodate these the city is pro.
vided as follows: Number of rooms now
in use, AS. OF these, IL are rented (iu.
cluding the old Spring street and Bath
street buildiDgs), and one is temporary.
Only three of the rented rooms can
be retained. leaving the total lumber of
rooms IS. To these add the IL rooms
in the new building, making so rooms to
start with next year. Fifty rooms ac-
commodate 2500 pupils, leaving 1900 to
be provided for by September lst, re-
quiring ~ rooms.
The average enrolment of each teach
or is now Sc, when the maximum should
not exceed so. In many cities the regu-
lations forbid more than forty to any
teacher.
Mr.. Cheney gave further figures
showing that the Carey Street and East
Los Angeles schools are overcrowded,
while other populous districts are entire
ly unprovided. He sugg ssted the
sale of the High School property
as the only practicable means
Of relief, the city, under its charter,
having no power to issue bonds for the
purpose of building the needed school
houses.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cheney s
statement some time was spent in debate
by members Of the Council. Messrs.
Schroeder, McGarry and Sabichi favored
the sale of the High School property, if
it could be done legally.
Mr. Schroeder moved that the Board
Of Education be requested to present
plans and specifications for new school
houses, at cost not to exceed $l2, 600.
Carried.
Mr.. Miles moved that it is the sense
of this Council that the Board of Educa.
tion be allowed the full extent of the
limit allowed by law-2O per cent.--on
the next tax levy. Carried.
The Finance Committee recommend that
a warrant for 5000 be drawn in favor oi
Mappa Il Gay, for grading Buena Vista
street. So ordered
Mr.. Miles moved that the COMMITTEES
on Water Supply, in conjunction with
the City Surveyor, be instructed to en-
quire into the feasibility and cost of con
structing and laying line of water pip
from Reservoir No. 4, or any other reser
voir to be established above Reservoir
No. 4. to connect with the Beaudry
water system to supply water for do
mestic purposes; and that the Finance
Committee be instructed to ascertain il
the necessary funds can be provided in
the next tax levy to carry>sut this plan.
Adopted.
The City Surveyor, in answer to q
question, stated that water from Reser
voir No. can not be conveyed tt
Bunker Hill avenue.
Mr., Miles moved that the Committee
on Finance, in conjunction with the
Mayor. be instructed to examine into
the matter and ascertain whether the
Beaudry water franchise has not been
forfeited. Adopted.
Plans and specifications for the Alise
street and First street bridges. Adopt
ed.
Contract and bond with the San Fran
cisco Bridge Company, for building the
Also street and First street bridges
Approved. and the Mayor requested tc
sign same on the part of the city.
Petition of s. Cults and Others, asking
to have Chinese laundry removed from
Boyle Heights. Referred to the Health
Officer.
Petition of G.. r. Crow and others
asking that Flower street be graded
from Fifth to Sixth street. Referred tc
the Board Of Public Works.
Adjourned.