Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-10
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
More Needed and People VIII be
Asked to Vote Bonds.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The BOARD of education met last
night in adjourned session to take up
the matter of the school savings lank
system and to receive the report of the
special committee on additional school
facilities. The following members of
the board were present: President u.
w. Hopkins. Trustees Keen. Dodd.
Ward. lsherwoou and Rankin; and
Clerk Ralph Hunt.
The school savings hank system was
taken up for discussion. The commit
tee in charge reported having received
an offer from a bank in Los Angeles
wishing to receive the deposits and ex-
pressed the willingness to give United
States government bonds as security,
but no action was taken on the sub
ject. An amendment to the original
report was made in that the withdraw
al of deposits will be permissible at
any time alter June /, providing that
only money drawn January l and June
/ of each year should oear interest
The committee in charge OF this mat
ter was increased by the addition of
Messrs. Hopkins and Dodd, and were
instructed to make complete report
at tne next regular meeting of the
board.
The committee having in charge the
matter OF better school house accom-
modations, subrlItted their report and
after some little discussion II was
adopted. Following is the report:
albuquerque, N. NJ. Jcr. 8. 1902
Members of the Board of Education,
Albuquerque-Gentlemen: Your COM
mittee appointed at the regular meet
ing of the board January 6. to investi-
gate the matter of additional accom-
modations and make a recommends
tion regarding the steps to be taken to
meet the requirements of the public
schools of this city. after securing all
the information possible on this sub
ject, and making a careful estimate of
the cost of necessary additions and i'm
provements, begs leave to submit the
following report:
At the present time the schools of
the city, with the single exception of
the First ward school, are crowded to
their utmost capacity. and this. not
withstanding the fact that it has been
found necessary to adopt the halliday
system in the primary grades, and to
erect a temporary building accommo-
dating two grades on the Third ward
grounds. If the youth of Albuquerque
are to have an opportunity of availing
themselves of the advantages of the
free public schools. additional school
buildings before the beginning Of an
other year are imperative. We may
point TO the fact that, in addition to
the rapid natural growth of the city.
the railway interests are very largely
increasing and within a year there are
certain to be several hundred addi-
tional railway men, whose homes will
be made in this city.
In the four ward schools of the city,
the OLD Smead system OF hot air heat
ing is employed. Your committee finds
that the furnaces are nearly worn out,
that the cost of fuel to maintain this
system is eXoTbitant, that proper ven
tilation is impossible. that the health
of the pupils and the teachers is en-
dangered, that the system of heating
is wholly unsatisfactory. The hot
water system installed in the Central
school has given perfect satisfaction
and each ward building should be SINH
| laTly equipped before the beginning of
| another years school.
The closets in the four ward build
| ings have become a nuisance. In the
Third ward a temporary outside closet
has been constructed The inside clos
cts have never given satisfaction and
! they should be removed and in their
stead outside closets should be built,
similar to those on the grounds of the
4 Central school.
| Your committee, therefore, Is OF the
opinion that the following additions
and improvements, at cost below es-
umated, are positively necessary be-
fore the beginning of next years
! school term:
An addition Of four rooms to the
Third ward school hulding s 1900
An addition Of four rooms to the
second ward school building. 1900
An addition OF four rooms TO the
Fourth ward school building $500
Outside closets for four wards. 1000
! Hot 4ter heaters i'm four ward
school buildings. 81 900 each. 5000
Seats aud furniture for the
buildings ................... 1900
Total ......................s29 .s29. 200
Your committee therefore recon-
/ MENUS lliat tue HoaIH 'i 'NuNo'ioh ldhc
| the necessary measures TO have pre-.
| pareI an ordinance TO be presented 20
the city council providing for the sub.
mission to the voters Of the city at the
| April election Of a proposition TO issue
/ bonds TO the amount OF 100000 for tho
/ purpose OF providing school facilities
which shall be adequate to the require
ments Of a rapidly growing city.
| Respectfully submitted,
r. W. HOPKINS,
| EDWARD DODD,
| CHAS. W. WARD.
! There being no further business he
fore the house the meeting then ad
jOurned.
MONEY TO LOAN.
| on diamonds. watches, etc, or any g1Ol