Bisbee daily review., 1902-06-26
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 TRUSTEES MEET.
MATERIAL ARRIVES FOR THE
 NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
The Central School Building to Un dergo Thorough Repsir-District Finances in Good Shape.

Finances in Good Shape.
 of the Bisbee school district held Mon- ent, including H. NJ. Wood, president; L. F. Hammer, clerk; and s. w. Claw son. The object of the meeting was to consider matters connected with the erection of the new school buildings, and the repairs to be made on the cen tral building during vacation.
 MT. F. E. Johnson has the contract for the new buildings. c. J. Watson has the contract for the grading of the building sites and digging vaults.
 The lumber for the new buildings and also for the repair work on the central building arrived Monday, having been purchased by MT. Claw son. Work will be begun at once and be pushed with all possible speed.
 One of the new buildings, in Tomb stone canyon, will be located on the Con Delarey lot, just above MT. Pritch ards residence. It will be 30x40 feet, with an entrance hall, and is expected to accommodate sixty pupils. Both of the new buildings are to be of the same size, and both are so planned that an additional room can be added with the least cost. The building at Lowell will be located below the ice plant, on line with MT. Ellis residence. The site for the Lowell building was do- mated by the Copper Queen Consoli- dated Mining company.
 The central school building is to be thoroughly repaired New floors will be laid on some of the rooms, and in the halls and on the stairway. The D1a hn in wi no placed, whree it has fallen of, and the building will be repainted and the fur niture vanished. Wire screens will be put on the outside of all the win dows as a protection to the glass, many broken window panes having entailed a consiuerable expense in the past Inside blinds will be at- tached to all windows not now suplied with them The contract for the repair on the central building has not yet been let.
 The trustees were gratified to find in closing up the business of the old year that, after paying all bills, they mad sufficient money on Land to de fray the expense of repairs on the Central building. None of the money raised by the special tax will be used for any other purpos than the con- struction of the new buildings. After they are completed, il there remains surplus in the fund io will be held for future requirements for additions. Clerk Hammer reports that the proper ty owners have been very prompt in paying the special tax, about three fourths of the special levy having al ready been paid in.
 The board of trustees have ordered the furniture and supplies for the new building from Atkinson & Mentz- CT, school supply house in Chicago. The blackboards for the new buildings and also some for the old buildings were ordered from the H. H. McNeil comapny at Phoenix.
 Miss Olive J. Maxwell, of Phoenix, was employed by the board to take the position recently vacated by the resignation of Miss Irene McLellon. Miss Maxwelrs application was accom- panied by the highest testimonials, letter from Mir A H. Fulton, county superintendent of Maricopa county, being especially complimentary Of Miss Maxwell, as a teacher.
 Electric lights were ordered placed in the Central building, as protection against fire. The building is used as a meeting place by the board of trus- tees, also for teachers meetings. The literary club, recently organized by the older students, will also hold meet ings in this building once week for the future.
 The trustees were requested by the Fourth of July committee to bring out the school children in body to join the big parade, but after getting the expression of a number of the parents it was decided that owing to chances O, some of the l.tle ones getting hurt in the great crowd, and on account oi the warm weather, it was best not tc accept the invitation