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proposed site was unsuitable as having
elements OF danger TO the children attend
ing the primary grades provided for. due
10 the proximity OF electric car tracks
and the site purchased is half mile
from the homes of a ma ajority OF the tots.
The Tenth ward councilman offered a
resolution referring the petition 10 the
committee on education.
Councilman Massie amended that the
committee give a public hearing and 1t
was so voted
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
In this connection the following mes
sage from Mayor Granger was presented
TO the council and read by President Ken
drick:
April T. 1902
ITO the Honorable the Common Council:
II desire TO call your attention TO the
petition of various persons. which will be
presented To YOU this evening. requesting
the passage or resolution directing the
joint standing committee on city prop
erty TO take no action under resolution
No %. appropriating $4,000 for building
school house in Mount Pleasant district
until further directed thereto.
Under authority of resolution No. a.
approprating 5000 Cor a school lot I'm
Mount Pleasant district a contract has
been entered into by the joint standing
COMMITTEES on city property on behalf of
the city for the purchase of lot at the
northwest corner OF Beaufort street and
Academy avenue for the location OF an
eight-room primary building.
II am informed by the superintendent
of schools that the families for whose ac-
commodaion the new primary school was
desired 10 be erected are residents OF the
territory lying south Of Academy ave-
nue., many OF them from the lower part
OF Harold street and from Valley street,
nearly half mile from the lot selected
by the committee.
las the proposed school is for primary
children, u Is not surprising that a
strong feeling In opposition 10 the lot has
been aroused among the parents and tax
payers of the district which the council
sought 70 benefit IL Is also pointed out
that the selected lot fronts upon n street
on which electric cars pass. and that as
the lot is upon the north Side. and the
scholars will come from the south. they
must Of necessity be subject TO daily peril
in crossing the street: lt Is unfortunate
that before the use OF electricity so many
OF our school house, were placed in streets
which now arc avenues for electric cars
but certainly ~ is most undesirable that
the number should be added TO- and espe-
cialy 50 IN the case OF primary schools
''1f II was necessary TO purchase "A lot
north Of Academy avenue. the lot nt the
southwest corner OF Beaufort street and
Pemherton street within Is feet OF the
selected lot more advantageOuslv situ-
ated because rot on an electric car street.
equally level could have been bought for
less than onc-haif the price st which The
committee has bound the city TO pay for
tho lot ~ selected.
"The parties whose interests are solely
for the children OF tho ward claim that
suitable lots can be bought I'm the heart
OF the district 10 be served. 7 believe
that they should have an opportunity 20
show this and ~ that is the case. the
city should not proceed 20 erect n $4,000
school house uDOn the wrong lot
III tho lot at the corner az Academy
avenue and Beaufort street a. worth
what the committee has agreed 10 pay
for it. u can probably be sold by the
city FOR that sum before very long and
n is certainly better that the CITY should
have ~ for several years than that 10
should erect upOn n school building
both dinicult and dangerous FOR the little
children Of the district 20 attend
The mcsrage. resolution and petition
were all referred 10 the committee on edu-
cation.
FoR NEUTACoNKANUT PARK
Councilman Darling presented reso-
luton directing the city solicitor 10 apply
20 the general assembly for legislation