Wichita eagle., 1889-08-13
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
The Agreement Reached and Amount OF Non
For Each Ward Decided Upon.

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For Each Ward Decided Upon.
The school board met yesterday after
noon with President Levy in the chair,
and members Fegtley, Howe. McNair.
Campbell, Lawrence, Howard and Martin
present. 1t was soon apparent that an
ARRANGEMENT had been made to settle the
school building site question as far as the
records were concerned, no matter how
much it varied from the committees re-
port.
Piatt moved the second Monday of Sep
TENDER schools open and examination of
teachers take place Wednesday and Thurs
day preceding opening Of the schools
carried.
McFair moved report of committee on
buildings and grounds with regard to
location of buildings be taken up by wards
prevailed.
Martin moved adoption Of report so far
as relates to Sixth ward with Howe second
prevailed. Itcalls for SIS 900, eight room
building.
Howard moved adoption of report so far
as relates to Fifth ward-carried. An ex-
penditure of $4,000.
Howe moved that in all localities the
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Empowered to receive bids on locations and
that no bids be accepted that have not
been considered by the whole board in
open meeting, with Fegtly second-pre-
vailed.
Campbell moved the part of the report
of the committee on buildings ard grounds
referring to the Fourth ward be adopted.
McNair said he understood some petit
lions before the board concerning build
ings in the Fourth ward and would like TO
know the proposition.
Piatt said it was proposed to locate about
Ninth and Tenth and Cleveland.
Howe moved as an amendment to adopt
part of the report that provides four room
building at Paramount, and same sized
building at car works. McNair was
second.
Campbell thought the committee had
not fully determined on car works neces-
sites.
Lawrence thought that four room
frame building should be erected at the car
| works.
Campbell thought it would be best to
consider report item by item.
Piatt said it had been intimated eight
room building wanted in Fourth ward but
hao not heard from it on the ontside and
thought it scheme to beat something
He submitted sworn statement that east
of the Santa Fe and north of the Frisco
are $40 school children.
Howe thought the people in that section
were not united in what they wanted.
McNair said when he made the eight
room building statement ne did 1t on
information given him by citizens there
| Said buildings should be located to do
greatest good to greatest number and had
best defy action.
| The motion to adopt Paramount and car
| works showed it carried. The motion to
non-concur on report concerning Fourth
ward proper showed Affirmative, Fegtley,
McNair, Howe. Howard, Martini. Neg
alive, Campbell, Hiatt, Lawrence-3. The
| chair announced motion carried.
Lawrence said Howe had something
| about third ward.
| Howe said he had some propositions;
when Fegtley said if it. referred to Sc
Letting ground, the board, as yet, had
nothing to DO.
George Bartholomew submitted prop
osition to give location on Central and
Wabash for 81 900; ten lots,
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ings and grounds.
Lawrence asked if it would not be well
to agree on some amount to allow for
grounds in Third ward. He moved $500
be allowed for grounds in Third ward.
Martin amended to allow IS, 500, with Howe
| a second.
Fegtley thought that would be suffic-
lent.
Campbell said it would make consider
able Inference where located, and on Third
street cost more. Moved limit be 5000,
with Howard second The vote showed:
Affirmative, 4; negative, 4, and chair de-
clared motion lost, when s., 500 motion
carried
Howe moved report of committee as far
as relates to building and heating be
concurred in. Carried. being $1,000 for
! building and $500 for heating.
College Hill was called up and Fegtley
moved report as far as relates to College
| Hill be non-concurred in. Carried
| Howe moved 81, 900 for ground, 81, 900 and
| 81, 600 heating allowed for College Hill, to-
! tai $4,000.
| Campbell said he supposed the motion
was made to carry out pledges prior TO
! election. Thought College Hill had not
one hundred children.
| Howe said he did maks a motion of re-
deeming pledges made by the board and
/ Campbell He thought College Hill was
| an important part of the city, would I'll
three rooms and need that much. AS to
grounds, 1900, it was not necessary to use
! that much.
Piatt said the committee had decided
two rooms enough for College Hill, and
| four rooms would not be occupied.
Howe said he had not found the College
Hill people saying they did not want any
thing.
Campbell said he had heard men say to
buy grounds would be enough for this
year and put up bulldiDg out there next
year.
J. D. Hutchings, College Hill man,
was called upon and said building there
would draw from Chisholm creek aud
three hundred pupils would be tributary
today.
Lawrence said be had looked College
Hill up thoroughly and By drawing from
the creek could fiji four rooms. That
would call FOR change OF other build
ings
McNair thought be had visited schools
considerably and found no empty rooms
Hutchings said IL was all folly 70 talk
about no pupils in one OF two rooms and
sure four rooms could be filed.
Fegtley said many College Hill people
had sent children 70 academies because OF