Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-25
SCHOOL SITES
Discussed by the Council and
School Directors.
THE HIGH SCHOOL LOCATION.
The Proposition to Give the Peopie
the Selection Considered at
Length.

The Joint Committee on School Sites.
consisting of the Council and the Board
of Education, met yesterday morning,
President Frsnkenfeld, of the Council,
in the chair, and Messrs. Ellis, Wood
bury, Cox, Whaling, Powers, Pomeroy,
McLain, Summerlsnd, Van Dusen and
Hamilton present.
Il was stated that owing to the in
clemency of the weather during the early
part Of the week none Of the sub-com-
mittees were ready to report.
A communication from Mr.. Stimson
was read. in it be offered to sell lot
in East Los Angeles for school site. AS
the site for the school had already been
determined upon, and ss the offer was
late by some weeks, it was received and
fled.
After short discussion in relation to
the offers before the committee,
Mr.. Summerland's motion that
the Sub. Committees on Sites IN
the First, Second, Third, Eighth and
Ninth wards be granted one weeks tur-
Their time in which to report was carried,
and the offers of sites received by the
Council on Monday last we're referred to
the representatives in the various wards.
Ex-Governor GosI ,r then brought up
the matter of the HIGH School site, which
he remarked had leon referrea by the
Board of Education to the Council end
which he said could be. discussed with
out harm. He said that in accordf nee
with promise mads by the Board Of
Education before the school bond cleo
ton, sites on which to place the High
School had been advertised tor. A num-
Der of these had been received, among
them some that were good, but the Bosro
of Education had gone as far as
il could in the matter and had
referred it to the Council to take tie
final steps. The Council could either
decide to let the people pick out site
and call for another bond ele ction for
$35 900, or it could call fer bic for t, :
erection of the High School on the Css'
telar street site donated by the city for
the High School. His own personal
opinion was that the Castelar.sti let site
was the best, and that it world not be
wise to spend money for an election for
bonds. His reason for thinking this was
that he did not believe the people would
vote for the bonds, and it would be con-
siderable expense.
Mr.. Whaling said that he did not
think it would be right for the Counc''
and Board Of Education to go back on
the pledge given before the bond cleo
ton. The Board of Education had told the
people who we're OBJ osed to the Cs stellar.
street site, and who would have voted
against the bonds, that it would leave
the selection of the site unsettled, and
that the people could decide the matter.
In his opinion it would be we'll to remem-
Der and respect these promises which
had been made. The matter should be
submitted to the people in two parts
First, the location of the High School
should be submitted. If the ma
jority vote was in favor OF
the Castelar-street site, then it
would not be necessary to call an cleo
ton for bonds. If some other site were
selected by the people then the Council
would know Just how much money was
needed, and could call for an election for
bonds for that amount. The people
might select the site in East Los Angeles
offered for 81 or they might select site
offered at $4,000. He said that the
Council might perhaps sell the CASTELAR,
street site for enough to buy the site
selected by the people, but at any rats
the promises and pledges made by the
Board of Education should be carried
out, and he hoped the Council would dc
its part and call the election.
Mr.. Cox said that, as he understoo
the matter, the Castelar-street site could
not be sold. 1t had been set aside by
the Council for the special purpose o.
the High School, and in consequence
nothing else could be done with it. The
Board of Education had done all in its
power to keep its promise made to the
people before the bond election. 1t
had called for offers of High School sites
and had received them. The beard,
however, did not have the power to cali
an election to select the sites, nor did it
have the funds with which to purchase
another site. Tho only thing to be done
was for the Council to call for another
election for more bonds, if another site was
selected. Personally, he thought the Cas-
telar-street site the most central that
could be obtained. II was more salts.
factory to the First and Second wards
than any of the other sites Of.
fered would be, and the people
living in these wards would vote against
any change Of site. The Castelar-street
site, it seemed to him, would be more
suitable than any other. The matter had
been referred to the Council, to do as il
thought best in the matter.
Mr.. Whaling said that he was a lawyer,
and he knew the city could sell the Cas-
telar-street. property. All the Council
had to do WAS to reconsider it's former
action. The people had voted for the
bonds because the statement had beer
made that the question of the site would
be left to the people. He thought this
should be done.
Mr.. Pomeroy said be believed in carry.
ing out the propositions made before the
bond election, and if the question of the
site could be submitted to the people, il
should be done. Personally, he believed
the Castelar-street site the best that could
be found for the High School, but a
promise had been made, and if the Coun-
Gil could find power to call the cleo ton
for the selection of the site, it should be
done.
Mr.. Van Dusen said that he was op-
posed to the calling Of an election for the
selection Of site. The city had site
which cost nothing, and Mr.. Robinson,
Of the cable company, had promised to
extend his line to the doors Of the High
School. He believed the site to be the
handiest for the majority of the children
who will attend the school.
Mr. ElIia naid that thoro woo q o%roco