The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-27
REFUSE SCHOOL
FOR JAPANESE
Supervisors Say They Have
Neither Power Nor Money
for Separate Institution
RONCOVIERI INDIGNANT
Declares Responsibility for
Accidents Rests With
Board That Refuses Funds

The Supervisors Finance Committee
Board of Education that funds be pro-
vided for the establishment of an in
dependent school for japanese pupils.
Several japanese, with the members
Of the School Board, were present at
the meeting.
The committee was not long in de-
Gliding that the Supervisors were pow
erless at this time to establish the
separate school, claiming that the mat
ter rested with the Board of Educa-
ton.
School Board was similar in character
to the barricading of the Phelan pave
ment by the Board of Works and was
done for political effect
1T is ridiculous to send a communi-
cation of this kind to the Supervisors, -
said D'Ancona, "as the funds were all
apportioned last June and the only
fund available now is the urgent ne
cessity fund, which is being rapidly
exhausted. We have no authority to
prescribe where children shall be edu-
Gated, and 1 move that the Board of
Supervisors be advised that 1t has no
ment of separate schools for Japanese
children"
President Roncovieri of the Board of
Education said he wanted to correct
some misstatements made by Dance
ma but he had not proceeded very far
when Brandenstein said:
II am weary of this humbug."
You can apply the gag-rule If you
choose" said Roncovieri Indignantly.
With you rests the responsibility of
any accidents in outhouses such as
happened in the East a few days ago,
or from bad results owing to unsani-
tary conditions. If you had allowed
us enough money last June we would
not be here to-day asking you for ad-
ditional funds
D'Ancona said that the board could
not stand for any possibility Of an ac-
cident, but thought all formalities
should be waived and money allowed
from the urgent necessity fund to re-
pair the flooring in schoolhouses so as
TO prevent children from falling into
the vaults. RoncovierI thought it
would be a waste of money to patch
the floors up, as it would cost $50, 900
to repair the vaults. 1t was finally
agreed that the School Directors secure
estimates of the cost OF doing such re-
pairs as would prevent accidents.
School Director Boyle submitted a
statement showing that there are 2SS
japanese, S. Chinese and 2 Korean pu-
pills attending the public schools. The
enrolment at the Chinese school is ISL.
In the high schools are 81 japanese
pupils.
Replying to Brandenstein's charge
that the petition had not been made in
coed faith, School Director Altman
said that the matter had been brought
to the attention of his board by the
principal of the Polytechnic High
school, who said that white pupils had
10 be excluded from work at the lathes
because of the previous enrolment of
Japanese pupils.
Roncovieri produced a number of
bills for gas furnished the public
schools. which he said his board had
held UP because they were double what
the city was paying for gas in other
departments. The committee directed
the appearance of the gas company S
representatives to explain the alleged
excessive charges.
E. P E. Troy appeared before the
committee with a long list of ques-
tjons which he desired the United
Railroads TO answer Troy alleged that
the company was turning from Post
into Kearny and from Eighth avenue
into d street without having permits
or franchises for the same. The COM
mittee decided to take UP the matter
next Thursday at II a. m.