Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-08
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Bids for School Desks
Rejected.
SITES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Rooms Needed to Give the Scholars
Full TuitiOn-Other Matters
Discussed.

Full IulCIOn-OChef Matters
Discussed.
The Board of Education met in regular
session last night in the City Hall, Pres
ident A. E. Pomeroy in the chair and q
full board present.
A communication was received from
Mrs. M. F. Richie. OF Florence, stating
that as she lived outside the city limits
ahe was obliged to pay school fees for
her daughter who attended the High
School. Unfortunately, in her present
she was unable to pay
these, and she requested the board to
allow her daughter to attend free. Mr..
suggested that the matter be
referred to the Committee on Teachers,
but Mr.. Whaling objected, and moved
that the request be granted. Mr.. Ellis
said that it was matter that should be
investigated before being acted upon, and
he moved that Mr.. Woodbury's sngges-
lion be carried into effect. Carried.
The petition of J. w. Fox ct al. for a
school house on the West Side, in the
vicinity of the Highland Dairy, was re-
ferred to the Sites Committee. The ap-
plication of r. Moulton, 8. Owens, and
E. M. Snyder for positions as janitors,
we're referred to the Committee on Jani-
tors. A communication was received
from the City Clerk regarding the
running OF the elevator after o'clock in
the evenings, and after some debate it
WAS referred to special committee COM
posed of Ellis, Powers and Woodbury..
An offer from the First Methodist church
to rent the Grant-street chapel for school
purposes at SIS per month, was referred
TO the Sites Committee. A communica-
ton was received from the State Loan
and Trust Company and referred to the
Finance Committee.
Health Officer McGowan's commune
cation regarding the vaccination of
school children was, after some discus.
sion, referred to Superintendent Friesner
The petition OF the residents of the south.
western part of the First ward, for
school house in their district was referred
to the Building Committee. Mrs. G. B.
Hickey's offer to rent a lot adjoining the
Hanna school building as playground
at $40 per month was referred to the
Sites Committee. E. Moat, Of No. 7 N.
Fort street, offered to sell seventy desks
at 81 SO each the matter was referred to
the Supplies Committee with power to
act. The usual number of bills were ap-
proved, Mr.. Whaling as usual voting
against them.
Superintendent Friesner reported that
the enrolment for the first week after
the opening of the schools numbered
1853, as compared with 6,141 for the first
month last year.
Mr.. Mcintosh, of the Repairs Commit
toe, reported that Chief Janitor Henry
had notified him that it was absolutely
necessary that the plumbing at the Cas-
telar street school should be renovated,
and an investigation showed that the
probable expense attao he'd to these re-
pairs would be about $500. In spite of
Mr.. Whaling's opposition Mr.. Henry was
ton, and he explained that the Health
Officer had condemned the present
plumbing arrangements at that school.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis the matter was
referred to the Building Committee with
power to act, Mr.. Whaling declining to
vote.
Mr.. Ellis called upon the Building
Committee to report upon the matter OF
the Pine street school on behalf of his
Mr.. Mcintosh said that he
to bring up that matter under
the head of new business, and pending
the improvements he was confident that
tie committee could secure rooms close
by for the accommodation of the scholars.
Mr.. Powers, of the Committee on Sup
plies, reported that in the matter of the
bids for the supply Of coal, but one re-
Spouse had been had to the advertise
ments. The committee thought the bid
q very fair one and was disposed to &C.
cept it, but as he had just learned that
there were parties willing to put in
cheaper bids, he was in favor of rejecting
the one now in and re-advertising for
bids. Governor Gosper followed in sup
port of this suggestion and on his motion
the Clerk was authorized to reject the
bid and advertise anew.
Mr.. Ellis, of the Committee on Gre
dentials, recommended the election as
teachers of Misses Susie A. Vaughan and
May L. Pinkham, Mesdsmes E. M.
Winston and L. P. Wilson, and the &C
ceptsnce of the resignation of Mrs. c.
A. Burr with regrets. Carried.
On the recommendation of Mr.. Wood
bury, of the Committee on Claasifca'
tons, the following appointments were
made: Miss S. A. Vaughan to Spring
street school, Miss May L. Pinkham, to
Breed-street school, Mrs. 4. M. Winston
to Sand-street school, and Mrs. L. P
Wilson to the kindergarten school. Miss
M. H. Wooster was transferred to the
High school, and Miss G. G. Vivian was
granted leave of absence for one month
Mr.. Woodbury., of the special Commit
tee on Telephones, reported that the
company had offered to furnish twenty
at a rental of 81 per month, and tina
they could be put up at cost of $40 pei
instrument. They would be connectee
with the Superintendent Office by {
switchboard, which would cost 1926, ant
thus they would be entirely private
though they could be switched to thu
general system from the Superintendent
Office when necessary. Such an arrange
ment would be an immense advantage tt
the board, Superintendent and the prin
cipals, and would undoubtedly repay the
cost by the amount of labor and time
saved.
Mr.. Ellis thought the proposition {
good one, and moved the acceptance o
the report.
Mr.. Whaling said he was always il
favor of labor-saving machinery, but hi
most strenuously objected to any sucf
prOpWs:tiou as the one lust made. Ii