Telegram-herald., 1889-07-26

Consider the Subject Of New
Buildings and Bonds.
sEW ROOMS FOR THE UNl0s SCHOOL
The EAst Lsonarc-st A laitl0n - Tabled
Ter ths Present Ars. Cook Wants the
faB system Of \ Neutilation-Ses
Minor Matter Discussed.

At the special meeting Of the BOARD
Of Education iast evening MessIs. =. r.
Harrington, j. b. Grsw0lo and john
kllean submitted resolution calling
for an eieyenroom addition 10 the
Union school. and alilOrzng an .ssle
81 bonds o. the amomt ot a. 600, ID
be dated September lo lss4 and pay
aN.e S6o0O b March lssf $1,000 ln
March. ls98. and 5000 n March ls3o.
With interest al s per cent. The COM
mlttee stated that the resolution was
submitted IN accordance With the direc-
ton of The board. hat that they rer0m-
merdcd that the resolution be rejected.
Notwithstanding the recommendation
OF the ccmmittee. lhc resolution Mas
adopted by "a vote 81 ten o. nYe.
Allen. Bltkle, Cook, felker.
O'clock, Locber, Mcbride, stem, Snili-
van and the president.
Nays Blair. Gr.swold, Harrington,
Merrill ami the mayor.
The committee pursuant 10 lnstruc-
tons aiSo submitted = resolution 10 the
following effect.
Resolved. That the board deems il
necessary 20 borrow the sum OF 5000
for the purpose Of building a twelve
room addition 10 the East LeOnari-st.
school, and FOR the purpose of raising
this sum bonds OF the city Cf Grand
Rapids, bearing ,hc date OF September
10. $50 be issued IN sums Ol 5000
each, payable $1,000 on March 10,
1897. and $4,000 on March 10, 1900
The said bonds TO bear interest at the
rate OF . per cent, payable sem-annu-
ally on September 10 and March 10 of
each year.
The resolution was submitted with
out recommendation.
Trustee sullivan moved 90 adopt.
Trustee Fclker moved TO lay on the
table, which resolution was adopted.
The question of ventilation was then
discussed. Trustee Cook recommending
the purchase of Hewitt & Smith vcnti-
latlng fans. Trustee GriswOld objected
10 the fans, and thought the principle
of the system entirely wrong. lie rec
commended the system adopted by the
State Board of Fcalth He thought
the peoples money should not bee used
for experimenting. Trustee Stein SAID
he had written TO the Chicago Board OF
Education. where the Hewitt Il Smith
fans were used, and they replied highly
recommending them.
The bids of Wcatherly & Pulte. for
heating apparatus for the Union school
building, both old and new, were
then brought up. The first bid was Tor
s2325 with a provision for an increased
inlet of % square feet, and the last hid
was $3.50, providing for an increased |
outlet.
Trustee Harrington moved TO accept |
the latest bid. Carried; ! yeas, 3 nays. |
Trustee Blair moved that the board |
should assume no responsibility IN the |
matter until the city council should |
authorize the issue of the bonds, and |
moved that the board await such |
action. Lost; yeas seven, nays eight. |
Trustee Allen then arose and sand he /
had not expected to vote upon the |
Union school addition, and had voted |
without proper consideration of the |
matter. He moved that the board re- |
consider their action IN the matter |
BEFORE the motion was seconded Trus- |
tee Felkor moved to adjourn, which |
motion was carried.