Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-21
THE PLANT IS
INADEQUATE
SCHOOL TRUSTEES DISCUSS THE
HEATING OF THE WEBSTER
SCHOOL.
CAPACITY OF PLANT
IS Insufficient.
Outlining Plans for Proposed Legisla-
ton in Behalf of the
Schools.

At the meeting of the school board last
night, Clerk Richards reported that the
heating plant at the Webster school was
not doing the work cut out for it. and
one day recently it was found necessary
to DISMISS the school.
Mr.. Bartlett, who furnished the plant,
was present at the meeting, and said
that as the plant had been accepted and
paid for, he SUPPOSED that his RESPONSE
bility had ceased. When he put the plant
in he had his doubts as to the capacity
Of the heater.
w. w. Ensign. a partner of Mr.. Bart
lett, also addressed the board. He sad
that the capacity of the plant was not
sufficient for the building, but it came
up to the specifications of the contract
by which it was installed. He believed
that sufficient coal could not be burned
in thetwo furnaces to heat the eleven
rooms of the building, and recommended
that three more furnaces he Installed.
The matter was referred to the building
committee.
A communication was read from Thorn
as E. Goodwin, secretary of school trus-
tees. 1t was as follows:
Helena, Nov. 17.-At the convention
Of school trustees held in this city en-
November IA and Is, fer the discussion of
the revision of the school laws. it was de-
cided to refer the amendments proposed
to a standing committee eff mine to be
constituted aus follows: Conrad kohIs, Of
Deer Lodge, who was chairman of the
convention, to be chairman Of the COM
mittee; one member to he appointed from
the State Teachers association, and one
embe from each of the following cities:
Butte. Helena, Great Fails, Anaconda,
Missoula, Bohemian and Hamilton.
1T was left with the boards of the
school trustees of the cities named to APP
point their respective representatives on
TIE committee. and the secretary of the
convention was instructed to notify the
several boards OF trustees Of the action
OF the convention. and to request that
the members of the committee be APP
pointed. and the secretary be advised Of
such appointments not later than De-
cenlber LIST. The chairman was e.npow-
cred to fill vacancies ON the committee
after December 1.
THE plan outlined for further action
is that the committee shall hold a meet
ing early in December, upon the call of
the chairman. and formulate suitable
bills for presentation to the legislature,
covering the recommendations made at
the convention for the amendment of
the school law, and to make arrange
ments for the distribution of copies OF
such bills to the several boards of school
trustees throughout the state, who would
be Interested in such legislation, and. lat
err. to arrange for their presentation at
the session of the legislature the coming
winter.
I'm addition, the chat, man is request
ed to advise the convention secretary
of the appointment made Ky the local
board"
Trustee White was appointed as COM
Mite from this city.
There was considerable discussion in
regard to the payment OF a street
sprinkling bill, and upon the advice OF
County Attorney Connolly, it was de-
cided not to pay it. City Attorney ami
stated that it was an assessment, ard
not a tax. and should be paid, but the
board failed to see it in that light.
The following substitute teachers We're
elected to the regular corps: Kate Har-
rington. Pearl Reed, Cora E. Jenkins and
Kate Mccarthy. Miss Mary Feeney was
elected to the sufosti tute corps.
1t was decided to fix the holiday period
at two weeks, beginning Friday, Decem-
Der 81.
Bills to the amount of $40.95 were aud
tied and ordered paid.
The report was made that the west side
school would be ready for occupancy in
ten days..
Adjourned.