The herald., 1896-04-15
TOO MUCH MONEY SPENT
The Big Bond Issue for School
Purposes Not Enough
SURE TO BE A SHORTAGE
And the rhirtiet,i Street Lot Has Not
Bee1 Bought
The Proposed Ordnance to Prevent Unsafe
Seats During the Fiesta Parade In
struction5 for ChiIdrcn's Parate

Several months ago when the con-
struction of the various new school
buildings w3s subject of general dis
cussion there arose a conflict of author
ty between the city council and the
school board as to which body should
supervise the work. The law was. ac-
cordiIg to the city attorney. plainly
With the council. and that body per-
elnptorily declined to relinquish its
prerogatiVes in the matter Now that
the buildings arc completed, the mem
! bers of the school board are probably
glad that the task of supervision was
taken out of their hands. for there is TO
be. or rather there is already, def
cheney in the funds last year voted by
a generous public for the purpose.
The total amount of the bond issue
voted to build and properly equip the
new buildings and repair and alter GER
tain old ones was SS06. .000 added to
which must be the 100000 and some hun
dred dollars which those securities
brought as premium when sold, and of
this sum there was expended for land
$64 1896. for furniture. heating and
blackboards S37276.3a, for the epar of
old buildings S34 .996. and for the con-
struction of new ones S1S0.000, of vhch
sum $4,000 is still owing, as is also
about $16G0 for supplies, which, v hen
wiped off the slate. will show Il dell
cheney of not less than $500, and per
haps moro.
The additional land needed for the
Thirtieth street school has not yet been
purchased. and now cannot be, as was
contemplated when the bonds were
voted. and tho Ann street building has
not been provided with a heating and
ventiating plant as was contemplated
/ should be done.
SEATS FOR THE FIESTA
Tho city attorneys office has COM
pleted the draft of the proposed new or
/ dinance regulating the building. erec-
ton. construction and maintenance OF
seats for the accommodation of the
public or any number of people. The OBJ
ject of the ordinance is to prevent the
erection of unsafe seats during the COM
ing Fiesta and for similarly festive oc-
casions. 1t was drawn under the super
vision of Charles l.. Strange. the super
intendent of buildings, and provides
that:
IT shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to build erect. construct or
maintain or cause to be built, erected,
constructed or maintained H'ithm the
! limits Of the city of Los Angeles any
tiers or rows of seats of more than two
tiers or rows or any seats erected over
four feet above the surface of the
ground for the purpose of seating or ac-
commodating the public or any number
Of persons without first having obtain
ed permit from the superintendent of
buildings of the said city so to do.
1t shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to allow, permit or admit or
cause to be allowed, permitted or ad-
/ mitted any person or persons to use, oc-
| cupy or sit in or upon any part OF parcel
or portion of any tiers or rows of seats
| of more than two tiers or rows or any
| seats more than four feet above the sur
| face of the ground, built erected. con-
structed or maintained within the limits
| of the city of Los Angeles until or after
| the building. erection and construction
| thereof have been approved by the sup
| erintendent of buildings of said city.
| IT shall be unlawful for any person or
! persons to build. erect. construct or
! maintain or cause to be built, erected.
| constructed or maintained within the
! limits of the city of Los Angeles any
| tiers or rows of seats of more than two
! tiers or rows or any seats erected over
! four feet abovetile surface of the ground
| for the purpose of accommodating the
! public or any number OF persons, the
carrying capacity, of which is not suffi-
| GENTLY strong to bear double the weight
| or strain that may be imposed thereon.
Any person or persons who shall Vio-
| late the provisions of the ordinance will
| be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
| conviction thereof will be fined not less
| than $o nor more than $50 or be mpris-
oned in the city Jail not less than five
days nor more than fifty days, or be
both fined and imprisoned. and every
day during which a violation of the pro-
visions hereof may occur shall be
| deemed a new offense and shall be pun
ished as in this section provided.
FOR CHILDREN'S DAY
Superintendent Foshay has indited a
circular letter to all school principals
informing them that the words of The
| Red, White and Blue should be taught
to all classes from B4 to AS inclusive
Each principal is asked to select o9e
girl from the third grade, if practicable
to be one of the committee Of forty-five
girls to present the flag to the person ap-
| pointed to-receive it. These girls should
be dressed in white and should be foul
feet four inches to four feet six inches
in height.
There will be no teachers meetings
during Fiesta week.
CITY HALL FLOTSAM
Enumeration upon the school census
begins today.