The morning call., 1892-05-19
A CORNER ON LOTS.
1t Looks Like job on the Board
of Education.
Progress on the Girls High School - The
Investigation Into the Commercial
School Affair.

The Board OF Education met last night in
the assemby-rOOm of the Board of Super
viSors. The first business of the evening
was the consideration of the bids on the
lease OF the school lot on Fourth and Clara
|. streets. At the previous meeting the bids
were received, there being FIVE in all. Great
was the astonishment last night of the board
to fiud that four of this number had been
Withdrawn. There were elevations of eye
brows, Struggling Of shoulders and sug-
gestye smiles as the list was read, and
there seemed to be the halo of job in the
air. The only bid left standing was that of
NJ. a. Marion, the smallest of all. His bid
was S255 month for the first five years,
and s3O5 month for the second five The
bidders who withdrew were p. CalIaghan,
Michael Curran. ]. NJ. Donahue and Will
liam Martin. The lob was referred to the
Building Committee.
THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL.
Superintendent SWEET reported progress
on the Girls High School. The woodwork,
plumbing and gashtting and the heating
and ventllating have been completed, and
the granite work will be finished by the
21st inst
Bids on the ten-years' lease of the school
lot on Post street, between Grant avenue
ana olOcKtOD street, were INen opened.
There were only three received. Henry
Curdy OF 176 Laguna street offered s625 per
month for the first five years and S65l for
the next five. NJ. j. Simmons bid S565 per
month for the first five years and S665 for
the following five. A. BOrel offered $500 for
the Iirst five wears and S525 far the second
five years. Referred TO the Bdilding Com
mittee.
Laguna Honda'Schoo. was reported to Re
In very bad sanitary condition, owing to
the existence Of malaria. Some discussion
followed as to the advisability of closing
the school, and the matter was referred TO
the Building Committee.
LEsZYNSKY's ASSESSMENT.
A report was received from Superiniend-
ent SWEET, calling attention 20 an article in
The CALL of yesterday morning, wherein
some OF Principal IsdOr LeSZyn9ky's pupis
in the Commercial High School charged
that the principal had levied on them an
arbitrary tax of 81 TO get up graduating
exhibition on the 10Th inst. An entertain
ment, including dancing. was to follow, ana
it was for this that the class was expected
to pay.
On motion of Mr.. SWEET, the matter was
referred to the Committee on Rules.
On motion Of SuperintendentS SWEET it was
resolved to adopt the following books for
use in the high schools for the next four
years: " Meyers Eastern Nations and
Greece" "a liens Short History of the Ro-
man People, Meyers Medieval and Mod
ern History" "Remsen's Introduction to
the Study of Chemistry" "Flske's Civil
Government of the United States" "Hark-
ness Cicero" "Bulfinch's Age of Fable"
Cations Practical Zoology" and Harper
d Burgess Indnctiye Later Primer"
AN OUTRAGE.
Director Sabin called attention to the fact
that price of admission was to be charged
to the graduating exercises of the Pacific
re flaa L.
the purchase of a piano The graduates
were expected TO pay the price Of admission
as we'll as the outsiders, and this, he
thought, was outrageous, as they would de-
rive no benefit from the proceeds and were
the attraction. lie moved that no tax be
levied on these young people, and the mo-
tion was unanimously carried. The meet
ing then adjourned.