Wichita eagle., 1889-03-14
DISCUSS IN A RAMBLING WAY
THE SCHOOL BUILDING BOND
QUESTION.
A Large Amount of Miscellaneous Busi-
ness Considerable Lesson on the
Physics of Hot Air for School
Building Radiators

| auu an eAplaudIlOn Oh system Oh uedtiuS
by hot air listened to, together with prop
osition to investigate the same. Took
recess until FRIDAY night.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
| The school board met last evening;
present, McNair, Tucker, Campbell, Feg-
tley and Pallet, with Clapp in the chair.
The report of the committee to find out
what is meant to be embraced in the new
school law. Mr.. Campbell chairman of
the committee states he had interviewed
| law firm and they were unable to tell what
was meant. He wanted to know if any
| members are to be elected this spring, II so
| how many, and who is to call the election.
| He asked further time for investigation,
Mr.. Fegtley stated that it would be a
good plan to find out something abont the
law very soon.
| 1t was suggested that the election COM
missioner would be likely to know what
was meant by the law as it was understood
he had something to do in fixing things
up" 1t was also said the commissioner
would not open an office and have any
thing to do with the spring election.
Mr.. Fegtley very irreverently inquired
| if the election commissioner has the pow
er of naming the candidates. In answer 1T
was stated that he had, and applications
must be filed early.
| Mr.. McNair stated that he had the legal
advice that the board could submit a
proposition TO vote bonds if it should de-
| sire.
| Mr.. Clapp stated he wrote the secretary
of state about the printing of the school
bill and received reply dated Saturday
that the bill would be printed immedi-
ately. He inferred from that it had not
been printed but would be, but he had as
yet failed to see it in print.
Mr.. Clapp submitted report showing
number of rooms occupied by city schools,
amount of rent paid and number OF pupils
| which was as follows:
! Rooms. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 73
Kent paid. Observation-Disclosures .-S5, ~
Pupils 3,466
Rooms rented. ~
! The object of this was to determine the
situation to see if more buildings are nee
essary and where they should be built.
A communication was read offering to
rent some building on the corner of Elm
| and Emporia.
Mr. Clapp stated that the superintendent
was preparing manuscript for his report
and in view of the circumstances he favor
ed the printing of the report before the end
of the school year Or as near after the close
as possible.
| The superintendent said he would
! like to have the report i'll print
| TO be distributed among county
superintendents of rhe state meeting to be
held here by the middle of April
Fegtley seemed TO think it unnecessary
to print a report before the close of the
year. One before the end of the year would
necessitate printing second about July.
The two would be too much of the report
| business.
Mr.. Campbell said the report most needed
was one embracing the course of study,
rules regulating school board, teachers
and pupils.
! 1t was decided to make an effort to have
some sort of a report printed by the 1st of
| May.
| The board gave an audience to Captain
Maher, who stated he was ready to offer
| eight lots to the board on Riverside if they
would erect a school building. The lots
| are located in Ferrell addition, on Thir-
teenth street, two blocks from the street
car line There are fiftY-two pupils In
that locality who would be benefited.
! The board should erect building with not
| less than four rooms.
! Mr.. Campbell said before the board
could take any action the PROPOSE
| ton should be submitted in writing.
| He moved that the matter be referred to
the committee on buildings and grounds,
which prevailed without discussion.
The southwest part of the city was rep
| taI hu natitinn nrpCpptp6 hu Mr.
Fegtley, proposing to give ground for
commodate one hundred and fifty-three
pupils The matter was referred to the
committee on building and grounds
THE BOND QUESTION.
Mr. Fegtley moved the resolution SUBJ
mitted by the ways and means committee
relating to voting bonds be adopted.
Mr. McNair thought the board not
ready to act on the question. There were
several things that should be attended to.
Mr. Pallet said he understood that the
commissioner of election did not intend
to interfere with the coming election ex-
cept to draw his pay. He seemed to think
the new election kinks would not inter-
fere with the bond question.
moved the board take a recess until
Friday night when both matters could
be fully discussed.
Mr.. Campbell stated that he had fears
that a quorum would not be present Fri
day evening. Some of the number would
be out of town that night.
Mr. Wiugard was sent out to find if the
much talked of school 'act" had been
printed. and during his absence the board
listened to an explanation of the Smead
hot air system of heating by Mr..
Frank L. Stevens of Kansas City. He
gave an explanation of the physics OF the
system. The movements of the air to-
gether with the heat in the furnace he
said were such as to care for the sewage
as well as the ventilation. He stated that
in order to give the board an idea of the
system his company would pay the expense
of one man to investigate all systems in
Guiding the one he represented. The sys-
tenn had been adopted in the new school
buildings for Kansas City. Kan; and Kan
sas CITY, Mo-; st. Joe and Omaha. Also
had been adopted for the new court house
al Horton.
The system would cost s, 400 for an eight
room building and fuel cost one-fourth
less than any other system.
Mr. Clapp, on behalf OF the board,
thanked the gentleman for the explsna-
tions and action would doubtless be taken
at the proper time.
This completed the hot air discussion
and Mr.. Fegtley, returning to the school
law nightmare, said he thought it would
be illegal to vote bonds at the coming cleo