Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-31
E SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !

Superintendent Wolfe OF the public schools
stated yesterday that he would announce
the assignment Of teachers within the next
day or two. The list Is about completed,
but as a few changes from the original ar
fragment are contemplated the assignments
will not be given out until these changes
are settled upon.
The work OF repairing the buildings is
progressing slowly, but 1t Is thought that
by Fastening the work provision can be
made for at least part of the increased num-
Der OF pupils expected at the opening OF
the schools, on September IL.
Yesterday plumbers commenced the work
OF connecting the Hawthorne and Missouri
Avenue schools with the sewers. Superin-
tondont Wolfe is decidedly opposed 20 any
but flushing closets in the schools and in
this he is being supported by a majority
of the members of the Board of Education.
The Lincoln school is also to be connected
with the sewer In the alley between Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. Parents who
send their children to Brown Park school
are also desirous OF having that building
connected with n sewer in order that the
dry closet system may be abandoned. SUI
perintendent Wolfe has advocated this ever
since he has had charge OF the schools and
1t is possible that steps toward this end
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school with a sewer 1t will be necessary to
lay a pipe $500 feet to tap the main san
itary sewer at Railroad avenue. 1t Is esti-
mated that the cost of this work will be in
the neighborhood Of $500. OF this sum a
large portion could be repaid into the school
fnnd by selling the right to make connec-
tons. Sewers are scarce in the vicinity OF
the Brown Park school and 1t is quite likelS
that many property owners would be willing
to pay a reasonable sum for the privilege
OF making sewer connections. In this way
at least one-half OF the cost could be re-
covered. Steam heat will be used in the
Brown Park school after this, the intention
being to do away entirely with the Smead
dry closet system. Unless sewer connections
are made out-of-door closets will be neces-
sary and members Of the board do not favor
these. Superintendent Wolfe is also OPP
posed to out-of-door closets. He strongly
favors the building OF a sewer and rs three
other schools are being connected with sew
ers 1t 10 reasonable to suppose that the
Brown Park school house will be similarly
provided for.
1t Is thought that at the next meeting OF
the board, Monday night, an advertisement
for bids for the erection of the new school
house at Twentieth and o streets will be
ordered published. II the contract is let not
later than the middle Of September 1t is
thought that the building can be completed
and ready for occupancy by January 1.
The High school annex on Twenty-sixth
street has been painted inside and seats for
little children have been installed and all
OF the first primary children will be sent
from the Central school to the annex.
superintendent Wolfe says that three more
rooms are needed at once to relieve the
pressure at the High school building, but
suitable rooms cannot be found. 1t is I'M
derstood that the members of the board
stand ready to rent such rooms at any time.
providing the locality is considered suitable.