The herald., 1893-10-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING,
The Hellman Street Shade
Question Comes Up.
A Committee Appointed to Investi-
gate the Affair.
Report of the superintendent--Bad San
itary Condition of the schools.
Report as to Condition
OF Funds.

The city board OF education met in
regular session last evening in the
council chamber at the city hall.
All msmbers were present except DR..
Wills and Mr.. Buehler. sa ,-ssss,
COMMUNICATIONS ACTED UPON.
After reading and approval OF the
minutes, a communication from Assist.
ant Superintendent James A. Foshay,
requesting leave OF absence for five
days was read. The request was
granted.
| The teachers OF the CASTELAR, street
school asked that the black boards be re-
slated. Referred to the building COM
mittee. 'ass
A communication from P.sV! Rsze, a
photographer, Wishing to take views OF
school buildings, was refe rred to the
teachers committee. ss-,sig
NEW RULES ADOPTED. * s,g
A code OF new rules for the High
school were presented by Professor
Gates and adopted.
SANITARY CONDITION OF SCHOOLS.
The report of Health Officer Powers,
which was referred to the board by the
board of health, was read. 1t showed
that some of the schools were badly in
need OF sanitary renovation. The re-
port was referred to the building COM
mittee. =.
DR.. Powers being called upon stated
that some of the school buildings, es.
pecially those of Alpine and Macy
streets needed better drainage system.
REFUSES To iPPRovE IT.
The city auditors refusal to audit
bill OF over 5000 for the Hsllman street
school owing to an excessive charge,
was read.
Nr. Patty moved that the communica-
tion be referred to special committee
to investigate and report at the next
meeting. Carried.
Mesers. Patty, Trask and Ashman
were appointed committee to make
the investigation.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The finance committee reported as
follows:
The teachers salary fund is balanced,
and will be overdrawn to the amount OF
the warrants OF teachers for last month.
The common school fund on the 1st OF
October had balance of $346 SO. There
will not be any money received from the
state until the 18th of-next February.
The common echool fund will receive an
apportionment from the county about
the 1st oil December. and email amounts
from the city at different times during
the year.
sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Professor Brown, superintendent OF
city schools, reported that last year the
enrolment in all schools for the first
school month was 1852, this month the
schools have reached 0576, gain of
per cent. There ia an enrolment OF
97S pupils out OF school half OF each day.
OF the 4515 youths OF school age in Los
Angeles who are not In school even half
OF each day. he thought that at
least 1000 Of that number would be in
school if suitable accommodations were
provided for them. He advocated that
provision be made at once for more
school houses and more teachers. Filed.
A MATTER OF TUITION.
The matter OF allowing attendance at
the High school OF pupils residing out
side the city limits without paying tut
tlon was taken up.
E. E. Galbreth appeared before the
board and stated that he had moved
just outside the city limits, and, as he
is taxpayer in the city, wished his son
to continue his attendance at the High
school without paying tuition.
Mrs. Hughes strongly favored the re.
quest, as also die Mr.. Ashman.
| De-
proposition.
A sharp war OF words was indulged in
by Mra. Hughes and Mr.. Trask as to
whether the matter had been presented
at the teachers committee meeting.
Mr.. Trask denied Mrs. Hughes asser-
tionB.
The question OF allowing Mr.. Gal.
breth's son. or any outside pupils, to
continue attendance at the high echool
without tuition was put and lost.
ANOTHER TUITION QUESTION.
A trustee of the Fruitland school dis.
trict was called upon to give the facts
regarding the attendance at the Fruit
land school of pupils residing within
the city limits. He said that hereto.
fore the city has always paid $40 for
each pupil as tuition, and said that
unless IL was Kept up the ~ children
now attending would have to be turned
out. The Fruitland school is conven-
lent for the pupils attending
Messrs. Patty and Stein were ap-
pointed committee to investigate the
matter and report at the next meeting.
HOSPITAL SEWERAGE. "a
Mr.. Patty presented resolution to
be presented to the council asking that
sewerage be put in for the county hos
pital, the object being the benefit to be
derived by the Macy-street school. i
The resolution was ordered sent to
the council.
BIDS FOR DESKS.
The bids of E. t. Cook, Gardner &
Oliver and the Pacific School Furnish.
ing company to supply school desks
were laid over until the next meeting, 60
as to give the committee an opportunity