Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-09
SAYS LUNCH CART
EVIL IS GROWING
BOARD OF EDUCATION WOULD
STOP PRACTICE
Members Assert That Ice Cream
Tamales, Etc, Are Not Whole-
some Diet for the
Pupils

1.-The lunch cart evil is spreading"
said j. M. Quinn of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the sale of ice
cream, tamales and pie to the pupils
of the high school in his report at the
meeting of the board of education yes
terday afternoon.
I'VE have puzzled our heads for a
| month to know how to stop it, and in
the meantime the peddlers have dis
| tributed their efforts until the grammar
schools in many districts have been in
vaded. Lunch carts are becoming an
industry and unless some method can
be found by which an ordinance will
make the license so large that the
profit will be done away with, don't
| know how we can compel them to stop
vending their wares"
The committee was advised to confer
| with the city attorney to ascertain
what steps can be taken.
| Several requests of an unusual order
were made to the board. c. B. Faulk-
ner, proprietor of Sampson" big
snake, sent a communication in the
interest of American science, asking
| that he be allowed to place in the
hands of all the school children tickets
| which will admit them to gaze on
| Sampson" at a special rate of cents.
Troubles of Their Own
A communication was introduced
from B. M. Lawrence asking that a
book containing a pledge against the
use of tobacco liquor and profanity
and rules on how to be happy and
healthy be put into the hands of the
children for purchase, but upon motion
of Joseph Scott the communication was
not read. I'VE have troubles enough of
our own" remarked Mr.. Scott in this
instance.
Superintendent Foshay reported that
there has been a falling off in the at
tendance of the kindergarten schools
during the past month and recommend
ed that no paid assistant be employed
where the average attendance is less
than thirty, except in the case of regu-
lar teachers having no other employ
ment.
The board moved that a request be
sent to the car companies, asking that
the boys who attend night school be al
lowed the same privilege of reduced
rates as those attending the day school.
The report for March shows total
attendance of 32,97S, a gain of 3007 over
the corresponding month of last year.
The report of the finance committee
on the expense of the school bond cleo
ton reaches a total expenditure of
$1052.64, which viii come out of the city
school funds This figure was consid-
cred remarkably low by members OF
the board.
The building committee reported that
site for the Sixth street school had
been selected and the city attorney has
commenced an action to condemn the
property. The block is located at the
corner of Fourteenth and Ivy strets.
The contract to print 1000 copies Of
pamphlets was let to G.. II. Burkhardt
as the lowest bidder for the work.
Bridge Street School
A communication from Thornton,
Fitzhue, architect of the Bridge street
building, relating to the condition of
the building at the present time and
the cracks which have appeared in the
basement, was read and referred to the
building committee.
AS suggested by the teachers COM
mittee. designations were accepted as
follows: Florence r. Bailey. Eva NJ.
Wheeler, Laura j. Campbell ana
Martha b. Bohan, to take effect April