Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-17
LOCAL MATTERS.
Meeting Of the Board Of
Education.
FLAGS ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The Garrett Case Again Before the
Court-Railr0ad and
Other Matters.

evening in the City Hall, President A..
E. Pomeroy in the chair, and Messrs.
Cox, Ellis, Frew, Gosper, Mcintosh,
Powers, Woodbury. and Whaling present.
Applications for positions as janitors
in the various school buildings were re-
ceiyed from the following persons and
were referred to the Janitors' Commit
tee: G. T. Chapman, NJ. s. whitman,
s. J. Hinckley, J. A. Davis, w. Minor,
A. H. Caine and E. Manhatten.
A communication was received from
H. Todd, asking for the further consider
alton of his plans, and referred to the
Building Committee.
A number of demands, amounting in
the aggregate to $l.O45 .33. together with
the salary lists of the teachers and jaui.
tors, amounting to 1850 rs, were sp.
proved as read, in spite of Mr.. Whaling g
objections.
Superintendent Friesner recommended
that the school which has been held in q
shanty on Davis street be removed after
the holidays to the Hellman-street build
ing at halliday time. On motion of Mr..
Mcintosh, the recommendation was
adopted.
Mr.. Powers, of the Committee on Sup
plies, recommended the purchase of file
for papers. The matter was referred to
the Supply Committee with power to act,
Mr.. Whaling alone objecting.
Mr.. Whaling presented resolution
calling for the raising Of the national flag
over each schoolhouse from 8 80 O'Clock
.. m. to 4 80 O'Clock p. m. on each school
day, the poles and flags for this purpose
to be purchased by the Supply Commit.
tee. The matter was referred to the
Finance Committee, on motion OF Mr..
Ellis.
The energetic member from the
Eighth ward attempted to present another
resolution under the head of new busi-
ness, but Mr.. Cox, who had the floor,
persuaded the board to hear Professor
Ira More, of the State Normal school, on
the subject OF the normal primary
schools. At the conclusion of Professor
More's address both Messrs. Cox and
Friesner expressed their satisfaction Of
the existing arrangements, and, on mo.
tion of the former, they were approved
by the board.
OA nOtAVu Va uAHs WOouUuryy tuo Iu8t-
ter of connecting the Public School
Library with that Of the City Library
WAS referred to the Library Committee Of
the board, with instructions to confer
with the Directors of the Public Library.
Mr.. Whaling offered resolution call
ing for the setting apart of one day in
each year to be known as Public School
Commemoration Day, on which the
scholars be assembled at an appointed
place for the distribution of prizes for the
most meritorious pupils and the best
essay and defamation, at which the
Mayor and city officials be requested to
adorn the platform. To this end the
resolution demanded that the sum of
$3.50 be set apart each year for the pur-
pose of founding an annual Prize Fund.
No second
Major Frew called the attention of the
board to the fact that there were 120
scholars in two small rented rooms in
the church at the corner of Temple
street and Belmont avenue. He asked,
that as there was money enough in the
hands of the board irrespective of the
bonds for the purpose, that it be ex-
pended in the purchase of site and
building in the vicinity Of Biroh and
Temple streets, where a school was alb.
solutely necessity. He asked that the
matter be referred to the Building Com
mittee, with instructions to look over the
ground and select q site towards this
end. Mr.. Powers objected, and stated
that he also had q similar PROPOSE
tien to make for his ward. but
as all the spare money in hand would be
needed to pay for the fittings of the
buildings already contracted for, he had
hitherto refrained from doing so. Mr..
Woodbury. stated that there would be an
expenditure of nearly 10000 over and
above the bonds entailed by the work
already contracted for.
After some discussion the matter was
referred to the Building Committee.
Mr.. Whsling's resolution to the effect
that the joint committee Of the Council
and board be recommended to make
provision for the removal of the Railroad
street school building to the new site SO.
lected for it during the holidays was
adopted, and then the board adjourned.