Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-15

| The Board 0I Education Abandons tn
Eastern Building for school Purpos's
The Property to he Sold and IA New BunId
ing Erected.
The board of education met in regular Ses
sion Friday night TO consider the advisable
| ity of abandoning the Eastern school build
| ing for school purposes.
| For some time It seemed that a quorum
would not be present, but Messenger vii
son was finally sent for MI Burns. who haC
promised t" come il quorum could not b,
secured without him. He came aud at s:2C
O'clock President Lorrnz called the mertnl
Ia order. On roll call the following mem
bers answered to their names Beck, Burns
, Coles, Cox, Kearles, Kelley. Miller, Pence
Ridgely aud the president
President LorenZ stated that the first
business in order would be Ia hear the re-
port Of the building committee which had
been instructed 10 have the Eastern build
ing examined by three experts who should
report To the board as To its condition.
Mr.. Ridgely, As chairman OF that com
mittes, submitted the following communica-
ton:
SPRINGFIELp, o., May IA, 1856.
To the Rnard'of Education of Springfield:
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned, have,
in compliance to the request of your chair
man OF committee on buildings, examined
the Eastern school building and find it un-
affected by the recent rains and in a. safe
condition as it has been for the last five
years. We consider il safe for school pnr-
poses in its present condition.
f. IL. PENFIEID. Architect.
c. A CREGAH, Architect.
A. ID. Ross. Contractor.
The report WAS counter signed by the com
mitter: !. 4 Ridgely, Geo. II. Coles,
Michael kearnS. Mr.. kearnS moved that
the report be accepted. Mr.. Kelley said
that with all due Difference to
the committee and architects.
he did not think 1.-THE building
could safely be occupied by the school. The
people are anxious about the structure and
many would not allow their children to at
tend school there. He hoped that some
other means for the accommodation of the
children attending school in that building
might be devised.
Superintendent White said that he had
examined the building and thought it was
Just aS safe as ii had been for years. He
believed that the school there ought to he
continued for the remainder of the year
and then abandoned for school purposes, as
it was not properly located. He suggested
that another building be erected and this
one sold to the railroad companies or other
parties.
Mr.. Miller did not believe that the build
ing WAS safe and would vote to close its
doors and keep them closed. The structure.
he said. had been condemned in 1874 and.
this, if the board continued to have
lamity that might occur would rest on the
through life. and for hundred
years afterward.'
Mr.. Beck was opposed to using the build
ing any longer for school purposes, a. he
had known it to be unsafe for ten or eleven
years.
Mr.. Burns said that he had felt like
abiding by the report of the experts, but he
thought that whatever action the hoard
should take it should be unanimous.
Mr.. Pence thought the building ought to
be abandoned. as il was utterly unfit for
school purposes on account of its proximity
to the railroad.
President Lorenz stated that several per
sons had told him that the building was un-
safe, and he himself knew that il had been
three times.
The report of the committee was then ae-
,epted.
Mr. Burns moved forever to abandon the
building for school purposes and that Supt.
White be instructed Ia distribute the pupils
Of that building among the other schools to
the best possible advantage. Carried.
Mr.. Kelley moved that the matter of pro
curing suitable rooms in the vicinity of the
Eastern building for the accommodation of
the pupils in the lower grades be referred
to the committee on teachers and to the
with power to act. Carried.
Mr. Burns moved that the building and
repair committee and the president adver-
tise the building and ground for sale and
that they confer with the railroad officials
to ascertain whether the railroads would
purchase the place Carried.
Mr.. Kelley moved that the matter of pro
curing site for new building be referred
to the committee on boundaries and build
ing sites. with instructions to report at the
next meeting. Carried.
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