Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-29
NO ACTION ON
BIC BOND ISSUE
SCHOOL BOARD GOES SLOW
ON PROPOSITION
Expected That Bonds In the Sum Of
Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
viii BE Ordered at the
Next Meeting

The city board of education did not
act on the bond issue as was expected
yesterday afternoon, for several rea-
sons. No committee had been formally
appointed to look into the matter and
those who did investigate did not make
report because President Bicknell de-
sired that the bond issue should be dis
cussed at an adjourned meeting held
especially to discuss the matter.
| However, the question as to whether
the city or the Los Angeles school dis
trict should issue the bonds was in
| formally discussed at some length.
Davis advanced the argument that If
the city council issued the bonds many
| students living outside the city but in
side the district could attend the
schools and the outlying property
would not be taxed to pay the interest
and sinking fund on the bonds.
President Bicknell agreed with Mr..
Davis and the entire board seemed to
favor the bonds being issued by the
district. A committee composed of
President Bicknell and Messrs. Davis
and Wilson was appointed and in
structed to confer with the city and
county attorneys and report to the
board Wednesday afternoon on the
legality of the two courses.
Favors New Site
President Bicknell is in favor of ac-
quiring a new high school site near the
Polytechnic buildings which are now
under construction at the corner of
Washington street and Grand avenue.
Several of the other members of the
board have expressed themselves as in
favor of such action. The amount of
bonds issued will probably be 100000.
The board adopted resolutions thank
ing Frederick Warde, the actor, for his
kindness in addressing the pupils in the
Los Angeles city schools, and especially
the high school, and inasmuch as he
retires from the stage this year copy
of the resolutions properly engrossed
will be presented to him.
A request from the Alliance Fran
caise asking permission to use the
rooms of the city schools after school
hours for the purpose of teaching the
French language to the pupils of the
grammar grades was referred to the
committee on courses of study.
The insurance committee reported
that 1852, 900 worth Of insurance had
been placed covering the next three
years.
Mr. Davis reported that on visiting
the high school last Wednesday he
found there was no fire alarm in the
building and that after talking with
some of the members of the board he
had ordered a system installed and
that it was already in working order.
The board confirmed his action.
New School Buildings
Two petitions for new school build
ings were presented, one from section
of the city in the extreme northwest
corner of the limits asking for school
accommodations for fifty pupils now
without a school, and the other from
the residents of the Washington street
school district asking for a new eight
room building. Both requests were
referred to the building committee.
The board approved the finance COM
: mittee's report and ordered the pay
ment of $191S.12. The building commit
: tees report was confirmed and IL was
authorized to award the contract for
heating the Bridge street school to
the Machinery and Electrical company
for $59375.
. The building committee was in
3 structed TO investigate the request of
the superintendent for five extra build
ings at the high school to accommodate
the new classes and gave power to act.
! Permission was granted the school
children to take part in the musical
festival which is to be held here in
May and at which time chorus of 5000
voices is to be trained. The board
adopted the report of Superintendent
Foshay in its entirety and transacted
the regular routine business