The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-13
SCHOOL MATTERS.
The Directors Discuss
Finance.
THAT CONSOLIDATION RULE.
II Is Decided That Teachers Who
Have Been Last Appointed
Will Have to Suffer.

When the Board of Education came to
order last night at the rap Of President
HYDE the hall was pretty we'll filled with
interested principals ard teachers. Il
looked as if the consolidation" question
would throw the board into stage OF
siege, but the expected onslaught did not
occur, owing to the action ultimately taken,
The directors did not get together until
very late hour. In fact it was almost
o'clock before they becamA safely en-
sconced into their official chairs.
The first thing that came up was prop
osition to receive bids for six-room
annex 20 the James Lick Grammar School.
There was some hitch in the proceedings
due to Director Decker appealing from
decision of the chair which had been IN
effect that Director Decker's proposition
to have certain professionals heard before the
bids were opened was lost although 1t mad
received vote Of 5 to i, the rule requlr-
ing full majority Of the board, that is=
seven votes to carry through proposition
of that kind. The chair was sustained
and bids were opened as follows:
Robert Currie. 1925; {. l.. Crlsman,
S93l4 w. +. Kearns IL Co., $3.50; w. A.
Brennan Bros. $9S80.
Messrs. L. p. Troy and j. P. NiderOst
were then heard In protestatlon against
the building Of the proposed annex, argu-
ing that a mere addition to the Scnool
would not give satisfaction, and their
expressed anIagonism was promptly
followed up by motion from Dr. Decker
10 have all the bids rejected.
DR.. Clinton spoke III favor OF Dr. DOCK
er's motion, urging that the city was rich
enough to build good schoolhouse, instead
of any patchwork.
Director Ames said that if the annex was
not built it would result in throwing
about 200 children into the street, and the
city was not financially able TO DO better,
whereas the building of a sx-room addi-
ton would certainly provide accommodate
tions for about 800 pupils.
Director Decker referred TO a letter he
had received from John j. Dunn, to show
that the present school building is veri-
table trap.
Finally Superintendent SWEET got the
floor and forcibly set forth before the
board that the city did not have any money
TO eXpend upon either new schools or
the proposition OF putting up an annex as
good one, still, in view OF the fact that
the city had no money, he hoped all tn e
bids would be rejected.
Then tie consolidation question in.
cidentally came up. Apparently it was In
the air.
Director Carew suggested that inasmuch
as about seventy-fve teachers would be
consolidated out, the board might take the
salaries which this would save. and put
them into the James Lick annex. But
Superintendent SWEET explained, with
some feryor, that the teachers CONSOLE
dated out were placed upon the substitute
list and received $50 per month, while so
situated, SO the city would MT gain any
Decunlary advantage in that way.
DR.. Clinton attempted to ascertain how
many teachers would be thrown out of
active occupation. Rather . excitedly,
Supern tendent SWEET said he would not
reply to any random questions"
DR.. Clinton suggested. interrogatively,
that the consolidation rule might leave
about thirty teachers only unemployed.
The proceedings were assuming a rather
lively tone when Director bowling arose
to point of order aud gave the board Il
pleasant surprise by asking If the fire
alarm then sounding was a genera