Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-28

On mOblOn OF MT. FoWerB the
report was received and further
time granted to the Committee.
Mr.. Mcintosh. chairman OF the Com
mittee on School Houses and Sites, said
that the committee was not prepared to
make full report, but that it had found
one or two matters which needed the
immediate attention of the Board. The
person whose lot adjoined the Spring
street school lot on the south side had
encroached on the city land about two
feet in fencing his lane. He suggested
that the City Surveyor make a survey,
defining the limits of the school land.
Another matter was the sanitary arrange.
ment OF the closets at the new Tenth
street school.
Schools, called the attention of the Board
- the fact that both the Pearl-street and
and Montgomery street school lots had
been enCroached upon. On motion of
Mr.. Woodbury. the Clerk was instructed
to request the City Surveyor to make
surveys Of all the lots reported upon at
once.
MIR. Mcintosh, having stated that he
| thought the closets needed the first at
tention of the Board, on motion of Mr..
1 i@iAio bhC 4hdbbol WAC IGlHIItQ III buE
Committee on School Houses and Sites
with power to act
MIR. Friesner was called upon TO make
any suggestions to the Board which he
thought proper at the moment; but he
had nothing to say except that he wished
to get out his report as soon as possible
and would like 10 embody the rules and
regulations relating to officers, teachers
a Cn ipnifc,ro in hio II
requested that the committee would give
him that position as soon as possible.
Mr.. Cox then offered the following pro-
position in form of resolution:
Resolyed, That the public interest and
necessity demands that the acquisition of
certain property as sites for public school
buildings, and that further interest and
necessity demands the erection of new
buildings upon sites now owned by the
city; eites that may be hereafter acquired
and the enlargement and alterations of
certain school buildings now existing as
per the following schedule:
l. To Arroyo Secco school add one
room.
2. In East Los Angeles on Doyney
avenue, near east city line, purchase site
and erect thereon four rooms.
8. 70 Breed-street school and four
rooms.
4. Railroa d-street school should be
moved further east On account of noisy
water works near it and have added four
rooms.
5. To Amelia-street school add four
rooms.
6. To Seventh-street school add two
rooms.
7. Purchase site near Grant street and
Santa Fe avenue and erect thereon one
room.
s. To Castelar-street school add four
rooms.
To Temple street school add four rooms
or erect on Diamond street four rooms.
10. Near west end of Temple street buy
site and erect one room.
IL. On Pearl street site erect two rooms, |
or sell same and purchase one further |
west, between Ward and Diamond streets. |
II. To Pine street school add four
rooms.
10. Purchase site near Soto and Wabash |
avenues, and erect one room.
IA. Purchase site in southeast corner of
city, and erect one room.
Is. To San Pedro street school add two |
rooms.
16. There are four halliday schools in
Spring street, three in Sand street, and
one in Carey street to provide for. Pur-
chase site in vicinity of Seventh and San
Pedro, and erect eight rooms.
II. The High School should have eight
rooms.
This makes total of fftv-five rooms |
That the cost of said acquisitions, erec-
tions and alterations is too great to be |
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revenue of the municipality, and that |
said cost is estimated at $150,000. That |
the acquisition of said property and the |
erection and enlargement of said build |
ings are improvements of permanent |
character. That the Council of the city |
of Los Angeles be requested to proceed |
and take such action by resolutions, or
dinances and otherwise, as are required |
by law, to raise the amount necessary to
pay the cost and expenses of said lands,
buildings and Improvements.
Some discussion followed as to the
placing of the bonds and as to the in
creased amount which would be de-
msnded by this estimate.
Mr. Ellis moved that the matter be
referred to the Finance and Schoolhouse
Committee to confer Jointly with the Su-
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as the time for the conference at the Su-
perintendent's office. Mr.. Ellis moved
that the chairman's name be added to
the Committee. 1t was suggested that
he was an ex. officio member.
Mr.. Woodbury. said it would be good
saving of time for the Superintend-
ent if telephones could be placed at some
of the larger schools. Mr.. Woodbury.
was appointed committee Of ole tc con-
fer with the telephone company about
the expense.
Mr.. Friesner asked permission to at
tend some of the meetings by proxy,
which request was granted.
On the motion to adjourn being made,
considerable discussion took place as
to the evenings which should be set for
the regular meetings. No definite con-
clusion was reached, and the Board
finally adjourned until the second Mon
day in April.
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