Omaha daily bee., 1892-04-24
NICE QUIET TIME.
Board of Education Transacts Its Routine
Business-Bids tor school sites.


Business-Bids tor school sites.
Messrs. G. 9. Babcock, w. ~ Babcock,
Poppleton, Gibson and Powell were not
present at last evenings special session of
the Board of Education.
John G. Willis asked TO be allowed interest
from last November on the amount about to
be paid him for the Fort Omaha school site
A committee will ponder over IL before the
board takes final action.
The bill Of Theudore Henck amounting to
SIS, for balance due on tho kellom school
plumbing, was referred to the finance com
mittee.
Miss Eta Powers of tho Lake school was
granted q leave of absence for tho balance OF
the school year, rs her health is failing.
Miss Alice NJ Root applied for II position
as teacher in any grade below the high
school. Referred.
Sarah j. Dewey aud John S. Collins offered
the two lots at Fifth and Hickory streets,
now needed by the board in order to erect
new building, for S5,C0G. The communication
stated that the board agreed to take tho
property two years ago for 81, 900 aud then
backed out Referred to the committee on
buildings and property.
The board refused to adopt the report of
the committee on buildings and property
recommending that the cost of placing the
walls in the Kellom school in shape for the
liquid stating be charged back to the
plasterer. The board will stand the expense
The contract for moving the two.room
building now on the Paul site to the Lathrop
site, was let to H. w. Barnum for SlG0.
The board decided to purchase the Barker
and Darling lots adjoining the Hartman
school, with 200-foot front on Fifteenth
trcet, for Sl2, 800.
The finance committee reported in favor of
the Following apportiOIment OF the Sl0S, ,395. AZ
sold bonds placed to the credit Of the board
by City Treasurer Bolln Fort Omaha school
site 8, $500; Gibson school site, 81, 500 10th
rop school site, $4,000; Monmouth park school
site, 81, 400; Hartman school site, $40, ,S39 65 /;
Central school site, s2s, 9.55; Central
school building fund.- $50, 900. Adopted
The board went into committee of tho
whole with DR.. Gibbs in the chair to hear
tho report of the special committee and tho
architects explanation OF the merits and de-
merits Of direct and indirect systems of heat
ing and ventilation. The architect was in
clined to favor the steam heat system, and
Mr. Wehrer felt called upon to tell him that
he didn't know as much about architecture
and ventilation as pig knows about archi-
lecture
When Architect Latensen nsisted that it
was impossible TO prepare plans for build
ing contemplating one system and then use
the other without rendering the plans unsat-
lsfactory, Mr.. Wehrer again calico the archi-
tect down, telling him that he was employed
TO do as he was told, whether 1t was to pre-
pare plans for one system or both. and that
II he wasn't disposed to obey orders he
would get accidentally spilled overheard.
Inc relative cost Of putting in tho two
systems was reported to be about $500 per
room for the steam and $i75 per room for the
dry air system.
The committee rose and reported that it
had received the report of the special COM
mlttce, and recommended that it be placed
on file. Adopted.
The contract for laying water service
pipe ct the Monmouth park school, was let to
Balfe & Read for SS4.
President Spaulding reported that Nc
Clelland & Co. had instituted SUIT 70 recover
money paid into the city treasury for a coal
license. The attorney was instructed to as
certain whether or not the board had re-
ceived any money from this source and to
fiie such an answer as he thought best.
The committee on claims reported IN favor
OF allowing Contractor Mengedoht S669.37 as
the balance due him on streets. ADOPTED
and warrant ordered drawn.