Evening journal., 1898-03-01
UP IN ARMS.
Protest Against Action Of
Board Of Education.
CHURCH TRUSTEES WANT TO SELL

ITY DEED TO FACILITATE THE
SALE OF ZION EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
w. f. Kurtz, attorney at law. appear
ed before the Board OF Education last
night and brought up the matter Of Is
suing conformity deed for the
properly at the southwest corner OF
Sixth and French streets. The prop
erty is owned by Zion Evangelical bu-
theran Church. The trustees desire to
sell the same, but the purchaser objects
to the deed, owing to its invalidity.
The trustees of the church have not
the power to sell, owing TO failure to
discover a record of the original deed
Mr.. Kurtz asked that the board grant
him a conformity deed in order TO
facilitate the sale OF the church. On
motion Of Mr.. Morrow, the matter was
referred 10 the Law Committee.
The Teachers Committee recon-
mended In its report that Miss M. Isa-
belle Macallster be made teacher OF the
lowest room in school No. IA; Miss
Lena Dillon, assistant principal OF
school No. 9: Miss Ida Little, fifth as
sistant In school No, 8, and Miss Anna
Reynolds, as teacher in the lowest room
in school No. 27.
The Committee on New Buildings
asked for an approval OF the
committees action in recommending
the renting and repairing OF the build
ing adjoining the High School. The
report was adopted and approved.
The following letter was received
/ from the undersigned plumbers, object
| ing to the manner OF plumbing work
which the board has been awarding TO
Philadelphia firms:
"This committee has for the last two
years given nearly all the work Of in
stalling and maintaining heating plants
in the public schools to one firm which
is not Just to the other men engaged In
this business, nor is II In conformity
with the rules Of the board We thinl
for putting In new heaters or extensive
} repairs or alterations TO old ones, th'
board should prepare plans and specif
! cations showing the work required an,
: advertise for proposals and award tn
contract TO the lowest bidder, takinl
3 adequate security for the faithful per
Z formance OF the work, and that the re
pair work should be equitably divide
. among all the parties engaged In tn
] business"
The signers Of the petition were
G Harry A. Miller, Gawthrop & Brothe
Company, Biscoe & Price, Briso
] Plumbing and Heating Compan.
q | Joseph Jenkins. Jesse X. Handy. Tray
D nor g. Co. William II. Heinel, jon
Greenlee, William l. Mention, l. N. Ef
ton and George b. Ward
Mr.. Belts, chairman Of the Heat, Fu'
n and Ventilating Committee, raised ol
4 lection TO the letter. He said that
| previous years the board awarded a
I, OF the plumbing and sanitary work
r local firms, and in nearly every Il
n stance the work had been unsatisfa
r. tory. He further cOntended that tl
& work OF the local plumbers is new
n what It should be.
l. Mr.. Morrow moved that the matte
b be referred to the Heat, Fuel and Vel
L tilating Committee
Messrs. Belts and Turner, Of u
committee. objected the latter sayir
that the handing Of the letter would
Il an insult 30 the committee.
1, He moved to lay the matter on tl
s table A vote was taken and II W.
" lost. A discussion followed In whi,
70 Messrs. LawtOn Belts, Morrow, Ron
d nell, Ross and Turner took part.
IT vote was again taken as 10 the passlI
OF the letter TO the committee, and
passed.
Mr. Lawton offered the suggestion
= Superintendent Harlan, that thir
,e seats be put in school No. q. IL W
n favOrably acted upon.