The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-04
INSURANCE ON SCHOOL COUNCIL INSTRUCTS COMMITTEE TO SETTLE ON $5,Soo BASIS. Mayor Joseph Recommends That Work of Repairing Heron Street
 Building Begin at Earliest > Possible Moment.

The indications are that there will be an early settlement of the insurance on the Heron Street School building recently partially destroyed by fire and that the work of repairing the building will begin early enough to have the building in readiness for occupancy when the scholastic year of the city schools begins next autumn.
 The City Council at it's semi-monthly meeting last night instructed the Select Committee, to which was referred the adjustment of the claim against the in surance companies, to accept settle msnt on the basis of $5,S0O. and if this amount was rejected by the insurance companies, to appoint new appraisers. The Council also received a communi- cation from Mayor Joseph in which he estimated the cost of repairing the build ing at $7,000, and recommended that the work of rebuilding begin at the earliest possible moment.
 The Select Committee, through it's chairman, Alderman Gunter, reported that the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company was ready and willing to settle it's policy on the Heron Street School building, but that the committee had not reached an agreement with the other two companies, the London and Lancashire and the Western Assurance Company. After a conference with the representa- tive of these companies and in a spirit of compromise, Alderman Gunter said the committee recommended that the city settle it's claim on a basis of $5,SoO loss to the building.
 On motion of Alderman Toole the rec concentrations of the committee were concurred in.
 On motion of Alderman Roeder the Se. l lect Committee was authorized to ap- point new appraisers in the event the two insurance companies declined to set tie on the $5,S0O basis.
 Recommendation of Mayor.
 The following communication was re-. ceived from Mayor Joseph relative tt the Heron Street School:
 "Office of the Mayor. Feb. 8. ITO the City Council of Montgomery: ''Gentlemen:-In accordance with a res- olution adopted at your last regular
 meeting instructing me to confer with the School Board, the School Commit tee and the Superintendent of Schools and report to the Council my recOm-
 mendations in regard to supplying the Ward 1 school district with school fa- cilities, after official notice to the School Board, the Committee on Schools and the Superintendent of Schools and Conference with them, submit the fol- lowing recommendations as requested in said resolution:
 "The location of the present school | building in Ward l is not the best pos sble. In this respect concur in the views of a large number of tho good l citizens of that school district Under the present financial condition or the city, | however, with no authority to incur debts. we have to face conditions as they are and not as we would wish them. | In addition to objections as to loca-
 ton of the school building. the great | complaint was as to its physical condi-
 tion. M-. Floyd. Superintendent of
 Schools, informs me that the floor plans
 of this school building are in every re- | spect equal to any school building in
 the city, The objections to the building
 were it's unsightly entrance, it's wall 1 construction it's cheap exterior appear
 ance and Its objectionable roof construc- ton. In my opinion these defects can
 be easily remedied and the building made
 one in which our people could take a l pride. Under my Instructions the City
 Engineer has prepared plans for pro
 posed changes in the building and
 herewith attach his letter In reference
 thereto in which I concur. He estimates
 that the building can be repaired with
 the proposed alterations for N,OOO About
 $l. 200 of this cost has been caused by bad
 weather during the past few weeks. As
 the building is being damaged every day | in which work is delayed.
 1 Il recommend that bids be asked for