The herald., 1897-03-09
TN REMARKABLE HARMONY
At the Board of Educati0n's
Meeting Last Night
THE CHILDREN AND FIESTA
A Pleasant Proposal from Secretary
WaI.0n
THE CHILDREN AND FIESTA
Report on ths New S:hooi Buildings Needed.
Decision to Buy Twenty mine Pianos
for the Sc oois


in its rooms in the Wilcox block ami
transacted a great deal of business in a
very short space of time.
THE meeting was marked by such per-
feet harmony that the wipcle body was
in a state OF bewilderment at the hour of
adjourn ment, irsomuch that Mr. Bart
lett disappeared with Mr.. Conrey's hat
and Mr. McInerny vert out of the wTorG
door and lest himself in the long suite
of rooms the board occupies on the first
floor, extending ad infinitum across the
building.
A great many matters were disposed
of with marvellous dispatch and celebrity.
THE PIANOS.
The disposal of the purchasing of the
pianos was made with but little discus
sion. The proposals were all in and were
opened and read by the secretary.
The bids had been advertised for
twenty nine pianos and the time had ex-
pired for the sending of the same The
secretary read the bids. which were all
accompanied by certified check, and
were as follows:
Gardiner & Zellner, at 1925 apiece, or
a total of $6525, style of the Sterling
piano; style F of the Story & Clark
piano, $285, or total of $7675. Southern
California Music company, Kranich 4
Bach piano, $295; total, $3.50. Salyer &
Robinson, Hallet & Davis piano, two
styles, $268 and $3.50; the Crown piano,
George p. Brent, maker, $27S. w. w.
Kimball e. Co, Chicago, the Kimball up
right psano, style 3. s2e5; tctal, s7ss5; the
Whitney piano, $1sS; total, $5452; the
Lyndell piano, s11S; total, $3422. VIII
hanson Bros. the Behr piano, $500; total.
$500; the Shonenger piano, $27O; total,
1880
When the bids were read Mr.. Bartlett
moved that the matter berefeTed to the
committee on furniture and supplies,
with mower to act. Some little discus
sion followed, but the motion was finally
passed.
FIESTA MATTERS.
The matter of the school children 5
taking part in the Fiesta came next A
communication was received from Chas.
A. Walton, secretary of the Fiesta de
Los Angeles, as follows;
Gentlemen:
In the general plan for the coming
Fiesta Ii was decided by the committee
of thirty to make the children's event
as pleasant as possible, ana as niue
burdensome For this reason 1t was de-
cided to hold the event on Saturday
morning and to have it in the nature OF
a reception by the queen to the children
of Los Angeles, at the tribunes, where
they could have the opportunity TO see
her majesty and court without being
crowded by the grown people.
The tribunes will be reserved for the
children without expense to them, and
the exercises contemplate the bringing
of a single flower by each child to throw
to her majesty. She In return Will give
each some little token like flag or
something of that character.
They might also sing song or two,
but in any event the ceremonies as plan
ned will be short and more for the pur-
pose of giving the children pleasure and
recognition than anything else, as La
Fiesta will derive no revenue Whatever
from the affair.
II Is the wish of the executive commit
tee that your honorable body lend to
this event your moral support and we
believe the Management of 1t should be
in the hands Of Professor Foshay II he
will consent to act. By this means the
children can best be notified through
the department as to when and where
the ceremonies will be held.
This letter was referred to the presi-
dent to appoint committee to consider
the question, with power to act. Messrs.
Braly, Davis, Bartlett, Adams and Nc
Inerny were appointed on this commit
tee.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The special committee appointed on
February 49, 1897, in the matter of the
proposed erection of new school build
ings and additions to school buildings.
made the following report:
We have examined the buildings to
which additions have been proposed as
we'll as the territory in which new build
ings have been suggested. and we rec
ommend an addition of four rooms to
the Sixteenth street school building,
four rooms to San Pedro. six rooms to
street, two rooms to Swain street
two rooms to Santa Fe avenue, a new
building of not more than four rooms In
the southerly portion of the Ninth ward
a new building Of not more than four
rooms in the Second ward northerly
from the Castelar, street school build
ing, an addition of four rooms to the
Pico Heights school building, an addi-
tion of four rooms to the Macy street
school building, an additional high
school building of size sufficient to pro.
vide thirty school rooms and that said
building be constructed so as to provide
for industrial education in connection
with the high school.
| That such additional lahd be pur
cudbeQ dS may De required 10 prOVlQf
sufficient room for said buildings ant
for school lot purposes.
Your committee suggest further thai
we be authorized to obtain from the su.
| perintendent of buildings of the city the
| necessary plans and estimates for thl
said buildings and additions, and show.
| ing the probable cost thereof; that it b.
| ordered that as soon as said plans anc
estimates shall be fled with the secre-
| tary. the president and secretary of the
board be authorized to submit the same
| to the city council for adoption; that al
| the same time the city council be request
ed to order such proceedings as may be
necessary for the issuance of bonds te
meet the extraordinary expenses above
named.
This matter called forth much consid-
GRAFTON, until finally 1t was decided to
call q special meeting of the board fol
Tuesday next, at 1880 p. m, to consider
this matter carefully and from every
point Of view.
TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.
The committee on teachers and schools
reported as follows:
Your committee finds that 1t Is neces-
sary to provide q few additional teach
ers for the substitute list. Your COM
niittee therefore recommends the follow
Ing named persons, whose applications
and credentials have been submitted, be
l elected as substitute teachers: Belle n
True. Ida L. Hall, A. B. Gregory and
Elizabeth NJ Winston.
4 Seccnd-We recommend that leave Of
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