The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-09
MAY ERECT NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING
FOR BARNARD ST. SCHOOL.
IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED TO
BOARD OF EDUCATION BY CITY.

In Lieu of Making These Board May
Erect New BuiIding-Matter Has
Been Referred to school House
Committee - Superintendent Ash
mOre's Report showed Increase OF
$50 Pupils in Public Schools OF
COunty-Fire Chief and Building
Inspector Recommended Fire Es-
capes and Changes in the Build
ing.
1t is possible that a new school
building will replace the Bar
nard Street School, the matter be-
ing now in the hands of the School
House Committee of the Board of Edu-
cation.
The erection of a new building for
the Barnard Street School has been
contemplated for some time by the
board, but owing to other more press
ing matters, the subject had been al
lowed to slip into the background. At
the February meeting of the board last
night a communication was read from
Mayor Myers, Building Inspector Bart
ing that certain improvements be made
in the building to render it better pro-
tected against fire
An inspection of all public buildings
has been made by Fire Chief Mcguire
and Building Inspector Bartlett within
the last few weeks. An examination of
the Barnard Street School. showed if
certain improvements were made it
would render the building considerably
safer. The letter recommending the
Placing of a fire-escape on the building
and making some improvements in the
interior construction of the rooms was
then prepared and forwarded to the
board.
359 New Scholars Enrolled.
President Mercer Supt. Otis Ash
more and Messrs. Blum, Myers, Sto-
vail, Davant, OByrne and DR.. Dunn
attended the meeting. After the read
ing of the minutes of the preceding
meeting Supt. Ashmore presented his
monthly report.
The principal feature of the report
was that concerning the enrolment in
the public schools of Chatham county.
In all the schools, including the colored,
total enrolment last year was 1888,
making the increase this year 359.
The report showed that all the schools
were in good condition, and that the
work was being carried on regularly
and uninterTuptedly. Progress is be-
ing made in all directions, and the
schools of both the city and county are
in better condition than they have been
at any time in their history.
Col. Mercer reported for the visiting
committee that the Cathedral, Chatham
No. 1. and Henry Street schools, had
been visited during the last month. At
all of the schools the committee found
the work moving on smoothly and reg
ularly, and everything in good condi-
ton.
The matter of obtaining suitable
sites for school buildings, which may
be erected in the future, was consid-
cred. After some discussion it was
referred to the School House Commit
tee, with the request that the commit
tee make inquiries concerning such
sites, and report at future meeting
of the board.
Change in COIOred Schools.
Principal Ross of the East Broad
Street Colored School asked to be re-
lieved from further duty for the pres
ent owing to ill health Robert
Gadsden, a teacher in the same school,
was selected as acting principal.
request from the principals of the
West Broad Street Colored School and
the Maple Street Colored School ask
ing for an increase in salary was read.
The request was referred to the FL
nance Committee The present salary
of the principals in these schools is
$1,000 per year.
All the colored schools are in good
condition and the work is being car
ried on systematically and smoothly.