The herald., 1896-02-05
New School Buildings for DC.
cupancy by Feb. II
"A CALM AFTER THE STORM
No New Developments in the Park Mess
Yesterday
= School Vacation Next Week-Ths contem.
SLATED Police Shakeup Reaching
Head-CoIver Closes His Case

There was quiet after the storm in that
section of the city hall where the board OF
park commissioners are wont to meet, all
day yesterday. The mayor came down to
his duties feeling very badly, and he looked
It. No one about the municipal building
knew, or appeared to know, just what the
next move would be, although the general
opinion in the air was that the official days
Of Superintendent Elmo +. Meserye are
numbered.
One story afioat is that H. V. Bard, the
foreman at Eastside park, who is alleged
70 be responsible for the late war upon
Neserve, has all along been slated for the
position at present occupied by his supe'
rior. Bard has been in the parks for years.
He was Superintendent La Grande's as
siatant, which position was abolished when
the present administration assumed con-
troll of affairs, he being switched to the
1Astside foremanship.
It is stated that Commissioners Work
man, iced and Post, which is majority
Of the board, had it all arranged for Bard's
election. when the mayor, who had not
been taken in upon the deal, interpose1 an
objection and the scheme fell through
That is the explanation of the remarkable
flasco of the investigation which was not
held on Monday.
SOME WILL BE READY
At special meeting of the board of edu.
cation, held yesterday afternoon. Superin-
tendent Foshay presented the following
communication addressed to him by Chas.
L. Strange, the superintendent of build
inqs:
At your request, have interviewed con-
tractors and sub-contractors for the new
school buildings and have been assured
that the following buildings will be ready
lar, Hayes street, Pico. Sixth, Temple
street, Boyle Heights, New Macy street.
Griffin avenue, Vernon street, Norwood
street and Boyd street.
Ann street will probably be completed,
but not promised.
The Olive street, Twenty-eighth street
and San Pedro street schools will be COM
pleted about March 1st.
On motion of Director Pitman it was de-
cided to have a vacation of one week in
the public schools. beginning on Monday,
February 10Th.
It was decided not to change the present
school boundaries until the end of the
present school year, and on motion of Di-
rector Simonton it was decided to be the
sense of the board that, beginning with the
new school term, no class be established
containing less than thirty pupils, but in
no case is pupil to be debarred from tu-
ition privileges.
3 The various ianitors for the new school
buildings are to be named when the board
meets on Monday night. The list, as
partly completed, is as follows:
Temple and Custer streets. Mrs. Gather
inc Belt; Pico and Sentous, Elmer Cooper;
Sixth street, Richard Pierce; Second
street, near State. Charles Lawrence.
The present school term ends today.
A.st ov,l
or Fulton were present at yesterdays meet
ing of the school board.
u CONTEMPLATED REoRGANIzA TION
The contemplated shake-up in the police
department which has been pending for
several weeks is about TO materalize. The
list of officers who are to go is already
made up and will, in few days be pre-
sented to the police board, after it has first
been vised by the mayor and Chief Glass.
THIS is PROMOTION DAY
r Superintendent Foshay yesterday for
warded to all of the school principals a
things, The following information for guild.
ance in the promotion of pupils today:
All pupils whose cards show no marks
lower than " Fair" should be promoted, and
those having any mark lower than Fair
If promoted, should be promoted on recon-
mendation. Those promoted on recon-
mendation should have the word "Recom-
mended" written on the back of the card
across the end. and be signed by the
teacher and principal.
: Pupils having ''Very Poor' marked on
their cards the second period should in no
case be promoted if the "Very Poor' rep
-resents the standing in any of the essential
branches. Pupils having Poor" in one or
two places may be promoted on recon-
daf
satisfied that they are able to do good
work in the next class. tits not advisable
to promote pupils who are poor in two or
more of the essential branches, as reading,
spelling, numbers. language, geography,
history, etc.
Pupils whose work was not satisfactory
the first period, but has been the second,
may be promoted If, in the judgment of the
teacher and principal, it is thought best to
promote them.
~ Pupils who are promoted from the AS
class, wishing to attend the high school,
should report at the high school building on
the first Monday of the second term. Prn-
cipals should at once send to the superin-
tendent's office two lists of the ASS who
are to be promoted.
On the opening of the new term of school
pupils who will be years old on or before
the 18th of February should begin the
terms work on the first grade, and not in
ages for. kindergarten pupils must be care
fully enforced.
On the opening of the new term B4's
should use the revised Third Reader, pages
7O1 to ISL; ASS, the old Second Reader,
from page 23S to the end of the book;
ASS, the Revised Fourth Reader. from
page 90 to the end of the book; all other
GRADES will use readers as indicated in the
course of study.
COLvER CLOSES HIS CASE
Richard Colver, the reporter, yesterday
Informed the committee of the police board
inquiring into the charges of alleged illegal
secret practices of the police department
that the case of the prosecution. SO far as
be was concerned, had been closed. He
mated that he could furnish additional evil
dence to that already supplied, but he did
not think it necessary. The COMMITTEES
insisted. however, that it would very much
Ike to have more light upon the subject,
And for that reason adjourned the inquiry
until Saturday afternoon.
The members of the committee say that
they intend to render full and important
report, and they will, for that reason, in
t6rview the police Justices relative to the
charges which have been made.
A report upon the subject will probably
b fled by next Tuesday.
THE BUILDING RECORD
Building permits were issued yesterday
representing cost of $7725. Those cost
ing $1,000 and over were as follows:
r. d. Wet, two-story dwelling on Los An
Geles street, between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets, to cost $l640.
To George +. Valiant, two-story dwelling