Evening journal., 1896-01-28
WAS ALL OVER A BOILER.
Members of the Board of Edu-
cation Had a Lively Session
ALMOST AS HOT AS THE BOILER

The End Is Not Yot-The Committee on
Heat, Light and Ventilation twas Not
Consulted and is Highly Iodignant
Hindooa Not within tho color Line.
Other Business Transacted by the
School board.
Tha members Of ths Board OF Pablic
Education held q aeauce last evening at
which repartse aaroasm and sarcasm
bordering on the verge Of reoklessness
abouudtd and many sore points were
touched with. no gentle hand.
10 was all over that boiler at No. II
which was put In on the order Of Lswis
b Morrow. without hsyiSg bsen passed
upon by tho committee on heat, fuel and
ventilation. The history Of the affair Is
briefly this: One bitter. cold Sunday
morning, the boiler went on a strike, or
rather a bust" and Mr. Morrow TO
avoid probablo danger and to get around
having TO close tho school. had necessary
repAirs made. without frst having con-
suited the chairman OF the committee
When that ciiicial losrned Of IL he
promptly declined to act. and Mr. Nor
row ~ promptly ordered In a new boiler,
which was needed.
When the bill was presented the
ohsirmsn Of the COMMITTEES whose
domain had been thus rudely invaded
fled a kick, and the auditing OF the
account was deferred until the members
could get their lighting clothes on.
DR. Shortldge aud Mr.. Morrow. the
visiting committee Of No II. explained
the necessity OF new boiler, and defended
the act Of ordering 10 put In even II the
order was not bound with red tape, and
stated that before any sctlon was taken
Chairman Belts % the 3mmitto on heat,
etc etc had dscllned TO give his advice
as che school COMMITTEES had already
begun the ork Mr. Turner moved that
tbs bill be paid when Mr. Bsynard moved
ita reference 10 the committee on beat
ETC.. etc which co nmittee he fald had
sole authority 10 such cases
Dr. Shortlidge. Messrs Ross and Carter
and others spoke, ard the matter was
getting quite hot when It was decided to
submit the whole business 20 the com b
mlttee on heat, ETC.. etc % report at the
next meeting. De- Shortndgo gave
notice. 40 a hnal shot, that at the next
meeting he would move to retire the said
COMMITTEES from further control Of the
red tape spool aud sllow the different
school committees to act On the needs Of
their schools
Another knotty question was brought
up by Mr. kersey, OF the Second ward
he stated that he had Audited a Hiudoo
to No IA and there had been a pick on
him on account or his color He wanted
advice De WAS instructed that the lad
did not coae under the Law relative TO
cslored children
Mr.. Baynard reported havinR secured
an architect 10 draw plana for enlarsi ing
No. l6. aud also reported favorably TO
Issuing q certificate Of indebtedness for
/ $3.50 30 for the one-half Of the cnst
OF building the retaining wall 90 No "a
Mr.. .Fhck was granted tho right TO
petition The Street I'D Bewer Department
to pave from Union TO Bayard street, so
as to roach the Joseph Pyls school
lt was decided to ask City Council to
allow the monthly appropriation at its
next meeting. 90 as TO cover expenses Of
the current month IL was also decided
/ to deed the city the strip OF land adioln
ing No. "A for the park driveway.
Mr. Huey stated that the board could
got along without school No % bsyond
Eleventh street bridge There was room
.Aough In school Nos II and 90 to &C o.
commodate al. the children, and II would
be a saving Of 500. 10 was decided to
transfer the ninth and tenth grades to
school No 20 aud the small children to
No IL
Superintendent Harlan was instructed
to notify principals OF the schools TO
ascertain how many pupils hold library
cards the obi cot being 60 fad out how
many OF the children use the library.
Several othfr matters Of mlnor i'm
portanoe were transacle after which the
board adjourned to prepare for smother
boiler eeance at ths next meeting.