The herald., 1897-03-12
lHE PIANOS ARE SELECTED
Decision of the Board of Educa-
tion Last Night
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Council Asked to Issue Bonds for the
Same
A Large Addition to the High School Asked
for Eleven Other Additions and
Two New Buildings

The board Of education met in special
session last night to consider the report
on buildings and additions.
Only six members of the body were
present, Directors Poor, Conrey, Bart
lett. Adams, McInnerey and Webb.
The meeting was set for 1880 p. m
but it was o'clock when the secretary
called the roll, and then the members
at once retired into the superintendents
room and held a sort of star chamber
meeting, possibly discussing the piano
report which came up before adjourn
ment.
At s:45 they all emerged blithe and
happy, and Mr.. Bartlett being called
TO the chair, the business of the evening
commenced.
The report on buildings and additions,
as published in Tuesdays Herald, was
read, which recommended:
Tristan addition Of four rooms to the
Sixteenth street school.
Second-An addition of four rooms to
San Pedro street school.
Third-An addition of six rooms to the
Sixth street school.
Fourth-An addition of four rooms to
Seventh street school,
Fifth--An addition of two rooms to
Swain street school,
Slxth-An addition of two rooms to
Santa Fe school
Seventh-A new building of not more
than four rooms in the southerly por-
tion of the Ninth ward.
Eighth-A new building of not more
than four rooms in the Second ward.
Ninth-An addition of four rooms to
Pico Heights school.
Tenth-An addition OF four rooms 20
Macy street school
Eleventh-An additional high school
building of size sufficient to provide
about thirty rooms, to be constructed so
as to provide for industrial education in
connection with the high school.
Twelfth-That such additional land be
purchased as may be required to pro-
vide sufficient room for building and
school lot purposes.
The committee also recommended the
getting of the plans and estimates. with
probable cost of the same, and as soon
as possible plans be filed and submit
ted to the city council for adoption, with
the request that the council order such
proceedings as may be necessary for
the Issuance of bonds to meet the ex-
penseg incident to the undertakings
named.
The following supplemental report
was adopted unanimously with the for
mer report:
Your special committee in the matter
of the proposed new school buildings
renders the following report supplement
tai to the partial report filed on March s,
and we recommend:
First-The erection Of a new four
room building to take the place Of the
present two-room Santa Fe avenue
school building.
Second-That the Hellman street
school property in the First ward be
sold, and that a new twelve-room build
ing be erected in a central locality in
said ward.
Third-That an addition of four rooms
be made to the Amelia street school
building.
Fourth-That a new school building
be erected, of not less than four rooms
in the territory westerly from West
lake park.
Notice was received from the secre-
tary of the street commissioners say
ing the assessment for widening Wilson
street, from Sacramento to Eighth
street, amounting to $3.50 was due and
payable at the office of the street su-
perintendent.- The report was referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Poor reported on the matter of
the delinquent taxes of the Arrayo
street school. amounting to $3.50, and
asked for authority for the redemption
of the lots which was granted.
THE PIANOS CHOSEN.
The committee on furniture and sup
plies who had had the matter of the
buying of the twenty-nine pianos to de-
eide, reported as follows:
Your committee on furniture and sup
plies, after a careful investigation of
the pianos offered, have arrived at this
conclusion: That, of the pianos offered,
the Story & Clark piano at the price of
$2S5 is the best piano in their estima-
ton, and this committee have unani-
mously decided to award the contract
for furnishing twenty pianos to
Gardner e. Zellner, agents for said Storey
& Clark piona, upon their acceptance
of the proper contract therefor. to be
approved by this committee. /In making
this award, your committee has taken
into consideration the fact that the
Kimball piano, in the retail piano trade
of this locality, is represented by men,
ber of this board, and therefore we deem
that piano to be disqualified in this COM
petition. Signed,
WALTER L. WEBB,
N p. CONREY,
]. F. ADAMS.
The report was adopted with absolute