The San Francisco call., 1905-08-25
REQUEST PLANS
FOR SCHOOLS
School Directors Act on the
City Attorneys Opinion
and Ask Specifications
BLAME THE SUPERVISORS
Take Opportunity to Fling
Criticism at Body Not
in the Corral of Schmitz


The Board of Education at its weekly
meeting yesterday resolved to proceed at
once with the plans for the construction
of the new school buildings provided for
in the bond issues and ordered that
record of the needs of the department in
the matter of schoolhouses be sent to
the Board of Pubic Works, with a re-
quest to proceed al once with plans and
, specifications. The resolution embodying
the request contains a condemnation of
the majority in the Board of Super
visors. -
The action is based on City Attorney
Longs opinion. which Is construed to
mean that the administrative depart
ment may proceed with the duties inn
posed upon them by the charter The
resolution asserts that the Supervisors
have placed obstacles in the way of the
school directors In the matter of con-
structing the new schoolhouse.
The following schools and grounds will
be planned:
new building to be erected on the school
lot at the southwesterly corner of Fourteenth
and Castro streets to be known the Nc
kinley School Amount available for the
building, $4,000.
A new building to be erected on the school
lot at the southwesterly corner of Grattan and
Shrader streets known as. the Jackson School.
Amount available. S10So00
new building for the Sheridan School
the school lot situated in Block S, Railroad
Homestead Association.
A new building for the Golden Gate School
to be erected the school lot situated IN
Western Addition block No. 433. Amount
available, SS1 600.
A new building to be erected the school
lot, in Mission Block No. 147. Bryant and
Twenty-third streets. Amount available, $751;
00o
building to be erected for the Win
field Scott School on the school lot in Western
Addition Block No. $50. Amount available.
S39. 600
new building to be erected on the school
lot at the northwesterly corner of Bacon and
Girard streets known the South End School.
Amount available, SS1 coo.
4 building to be erected on the school
street and Forty-thrd avenue and ] street
known the Oceanside School Amount avail
able, $50, ,000
A new building TO be erected on the school
lot at the southeasterly corner OF Frederick
street and First avenue known as the Poly
technic High School. Amount available. $50
000
A new building required for the Girls High
School Annex to be erected on the school LOT
at Geary and Scott streets. Amount available,
e165, 900.
1t was resolved that the plans, speci-
fications and estimates for the foregoing
schools are in addition to those requested
for the Bay View, Laguna Honda, Mon
roe. Sunnyside. Bergerot, Park and
Washington schools.
The Board of Supervisors is also re-
ouested to purchase sites for the Sheri-
dan, Marshall Madison. Spring Valley,
Golden Gate, Jean Parker, Garfield and
West End schools, as selected by the
School Board: also the site for new
school in the Park Panhandle district, IN
Western Addition No. block 6SS: land re-
quired for additional playground for the
Whittier Primary School; land required
for additional playground for Sherman
Primary School: land required for the
Lowell High School.
Director Altman informed the board
that the Park Com nrnissioners had pre-
pared 900 window-ledge flower boxes
for the schoolhouses apd they will be
immediately distributed.
The board retired Miss r. Jacobs.
Charles H. Ham and ID. Lambert as
teachers after thirty years service III
the department under the terms of the
teachers annuity act.
The following designations were ac-
cepted Della F. Patterson (nee Page)
of the Fairmount Grammar School. An
ME M. Forster of the Garfield Primary
School and Luella Gillespie of the
WASHINGTON Grammar School
Miss Sarah Burnett was assigned to
the Horace Mann Evening School,
George Miehling was appointed teacher
of physical culture and Special Teacher
Kate F. Whitaker was granted years
leave OF absence.
The County Board of Examination
recommended the granting Of high
school certificate to Miss Vesta M. Cor
nisb OF Minnesota and a kindergarten
primary certificate to Miss Fannie 5.
Reed of Los Angeles The grammar
school certificates of Miss H. V. Rooney
md Miss Elizabeth r. Martin were re-
newed
The following resolutions were
adopted by the nigh school board:
That a department OF commerce be and the
Same is hereby established in the Mission High
school, and that James Ferguson be appointed
teacher of bookkeeping. stenoeraphy and type
writing in the department.
Tbat a three months leave OF absence be
granted to Miss Hattie l.. Leszynsky, teacher
or mathematics In the Girls High School.