Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-21
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Telephone 52s.
STIR IN BOARD OF EDUCATION
Member German Alleges Defective
Work is Done ON Pierce
street school.


Member German occupied a large portion
OF the time Of the Board Of Education last
night calling attention to what in his opin-
ion we're serious defects in the construc-
tion OF the new addition to the Pierce Street
school building. He read a lengthy detailed
report from stenographic notes taken by
him on a recent inspection OF the building
and insisted that the alleged faulty con-
struction of the building and the interior
work was a grave reflection on the commit
tee on grounds and buildings and the
boards architects, Messrs. Cox g. Schoent-
gen, which led to a vigorous protest from
Chairman Cooper of the committee on
buildings and grounds. who resented the
charge made by Member German. 1t was
explained that all of the defects alleged
by Member German could be easily reme-
died and that the contractor had been
notified to make the necessary alterations
to comply with the specifications. Archi-
tect Cox also resented the charge made
against him by Mr.. German and explained
that the use Of old material to lessen the
expense was responsible to a great extent
for the seemingly poor work on the in
terror. The board declined to take any &C
tion in the matter until the architects file
their final report approving the payment
Of the last estimate.
The committee to which the matter Of
hreescapes had been entrusted reported
through Member Cooper that contracts for
the erection of spiral stairway escapes had
been let to ]. c. Bixby & Son for 1895 for
the Bloomer school and 1886 for the High
school building. On the recommendation OF
the committee the secretary was instructed
to advertise for bids for a spiral 1reescape
for the Washington Avenue school building.
Member German suggested a plan for dis
injecting all the pencils, blocks and other
material used in the kindergartens as a
preventative against the spread of diph-
iberia. He gave It as his opinion that the
disinfection ought to be done at least once
a week. The board failed, however, to a k
any action.
F. p. Wright Of the Carbon Coal company,
which has the contract for supplying the
schools with coal, rep Orted that he ex-
pected a shipment Of five cars to reach
here in a day or two which would keep the
schools going for two or three weeks. He
attributed the lack OF coal to the failure OF
the railroads to supply cars and stated that
his company had for the last three weeks
refused to sell to private customers and
was using all the coal It could secure to
supply its public contracts.
The resignation of Miss Mary Hart, a
teacher in the Third Street school, was &C
oepted and Miss Nellie Jacobs Of the
Bloomer school assigned to her place. Miss
Hardin, principal Of the Bloomer school,
and Miss Myers, principal Of the Twen-
tieth Avenue school, who have been In ad-
dition to their duties as principals of two
Of the largest schools in the city been
teaching half a day. asked that they be
relieved from teaching and in return were
willing to accept the lesser salary Of prin-
cipal alone. They gave as their reasons
that the double work was too great a strain
on them and the board granted their re-
quest.