The herald., 1894-04-08
TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL BONDS.
The Finance Committee and the
S160,000 Outlay.
They Agree to Refer 1t to a Special
Committee.
The Desires of the Rsspectivs Council
men as to Extra school Houses
for Their Wards to Be Taken
into Confederation.

The finance committee met yesterday
morning, with Mr.. Rhodes in the chair,
to consider the proposition to call an
election to vote bonds to the amount of
S150,000 for erecting new school build
ings. The members of the board of
education were in attend ance to give the
city fathers "advIce."
Mr.. Rhodes opened the meeting by
saying it was generally admitted that
more school buildings were needed. Mr..
Munson called attention to the fact that
hall OF the halliday schools were held
In the Third ward.
School Superintendent Bruwn-There
are two halliday schools at the Castelar,
street school, TWO at fremont avenue,
two at the Eighth street building, four
at the Thirtiethstreet school, four at
Amelia street and two at Ann street.
The rooms are overcrowded; too much
so for health and comfort, and there is
not seating accommodation for the
pupils.
Mr.. Trask then read the report of the
board embodying their recommends
tions as to new buildings and additions,
as we'll as building sites. which was puo-
lished in the HERALD some days ago.
The cost of furnishing the 5S rooms
would be 5000 per room, or $17 400.
DR.. Pepper-When this board took
hold it was sos, 900 in debt, which it had
t. assume.
Mr.. Teed-The books of the city of
Los Angeles do not show any such short
age. That ia bad bookkeeping.
DR.. Peppef-The old board took money
IS ~. f.
building purposes and it can never be
bond proposition.
Mr.. Teed-Is that the Senegam bian in
the woodpile in connection with this
bond scheme?
Mr.. Pepper-No, sir.
Mr. Teed-Well, l wish to say right
here that there will be no votes in my
ward in favor OF issuing these bonds.
Mr.. Stein-The issue of these $3.50, 900
taxpayers. We ought to have the money
for more school accommodations, with
out regard to ward lines.
DR.. Pepper-I have only found one or
two people who are opposed to the issue
OF these bonds. DR.. Wills has been
spending money on the newspapers to
make this fight.
The question was asked where and
when ouch money was expended on
newspapers, and answered by saying
that DR.. Wills had made the statement.
Mr.. Teed-There are recommenda-
tions made for schools that are not
needed. There are four rooms asked for
the Hays street school for which there
10 no necessity. The people of my ward
want to place school houses where the
children are and not where they may be
located in the future. Our city has an
indebtedness of a million and half and
the taxpayers will not consent to piling
up $780, 600 more debt on the request OF
the board of education.
Mr.. Rhodes-The building committee
OF the city council might confer with
the board of education as to where these
school buildings should be located.
Mr.. Campbell-The people of the
Ninth ward will take a broad view of
this matter whether they get any schools
or not. There should be no halliday
schools in the city.
Mr.. Trask-We ought to build schools
for the future as well az for today. If
any one knows better way to care for
this question let him come before the
board and make known his proposition.
Mr.. Munson = Elections for new
schools in growing city like Los An
geles have got to come very often.
Mr.. Innes-If the people of the city
do not want these bonds there is no use
in spending $4,000 for an election. This
is the sentiment of the people of my
ward. They say they will not vote for
the bonds.
Mr.. Pstty-Why won't they vote for
the bonds?
Mr.. Innes-To be frank with you,
the people say they won't vote money
to be expended by the present divided
school board. They are not willing to
trust them with the money.
The matter of voting the bonds was
then referred to specisl committee OF
the council in conjunction with the spe-
cial committee of ths board of education,
and the meeting terminated.
DR.. Pepper called at the HERALD
Office after the meeting and stated that
ne had not intended to cay that DR..
Wills had spent monev on the newspa-
pers to secure their influence against the
other members, but simply that the
doctor had used their influence.