Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-11
SEPTIC
SEWER
ORDERED
School Board Takes
Action for YeW
Park
Orders the Old VauIt Nuisance
Wiped Out and Sets a
New Paca

; The matter of a septic sewage tan
for the Yew Park school. which ba
been the bone Of contention in III
school board for several weeks past
came to a climax, and was settled Il
favor Of the tank Saturday evening
The expected clash was short, but in
tense and decisive. Chairman Croisan
Of the committee on repairs, at frs
refused TO examine into the condition
Of affairs at the school building. wal
finally forced to take action, and wher
DIR. Epley moved that a septic sewag,
tank be installed at the school. he AM
Condit were the only ones that voted
against the proposition. Lee, Byrd and
Epley all voted in favor, and the mo.
tion prevailed. The proposition has
been fought very stubbornly by Di.
rectors Condit and Croisan, but for
what reason is merely conjecture.
The present system, which consists
Of common privy, set over vault,
has been a menace to the health of the
pupils and the residents Of that neigh
borhood for many months. This much
was admitted by all, but Croisan and
Condit were merely in favor Of dig.
ging new holes and moving the closets
over them. The other members Of the
board maintained that this would only
relieve the conditions for a short time.
and were in favor of permanently do.
ing away with the evil They insisted
that the board agreed last year, when
the sewage tank was put in at the
North school, that this year one should
be put in at the Park school. and that
this was the only satisfactory way Of
coping with the difficulty.
When the question came up for final
settlement Saturday night Croisan ad. |
mitted that the tank was alright, but
said that he would not vote 10 put the
district any deeper in debt. Condit
doubted the efficiency Of the tank sys.
TEN, on the grounds that one who lives
near the North school had complained
TO him that his COW would not eat the
grass beside the ditch into which the
tank emptied. II was with difficulty
that the other persons in the room re.
strained a smile at this statement.
DR.. Epley stated that he had person
ally Investigated the complaints made
In regard to the conditions az the North
school, and also as 20 what the eoudi.
tions would be at the Park school. and
that he could find no valid excuse for
objecting to the installmeut OF sep.
nc sewage tank az the latter building.
The question was finally settled. as
above stated, in favor Of the tank. and
Director A. A. Lee was instructed 20
iraw mp plans and specifications and
'eport at the next meeting. which viii
le held saturday night. Chairman
'ondit and Clerk Goodale were in.
trueted 10 advertise for bids for the "
construction Of the tank and the In. o.
tallation Of the system. p
Among matters which came up for p
be consideration OF the boarf So-pr el
lay evening was the resignation NJ d.
diss Margaret Gooding, Of Hnst5ro
rho had been elected as teacher of his. 81
oTy in the high school. She gave as Dc
er reason that she had been ofsrsr an. al
'her position AT almos, double The ST
alary she would receive here Vsr u
esignaiion was accepted, and. as there Vi
'ere no applications for the position III
be election Of a successor was passed Ia
yer until the next meeting. ye
The election Of Miss Helen ". G,s,. la
'n' OF Oregon City, as Sth grade teach.
, hlled the vacancy caused bv ,ba ti'
'signation Of Miss Carrie Burlingsme to
Portland. Miss Gleason comes yerv sh
'ghly recommended, and has had ave III
'ars teaching experience. She a. . tn
'aduate Of the Oregon City high s,bool hr
I'd OF the Monmouth Normal sebooi thI
here were two other applicants for i'm
As position, Miss Strahberger ~ ,lis mo
unity, who received one vote. ana ea'
iss WelbuTn, Of this city. Miss WI.
IN, while having made a general av.
age Of 9Sh in all the subjects of mes
state examination, was nor eonsid. the
ID experienced enough to take rbs oy
sition OF eighth grade teacher sba no
u probably be given the 6rst vacancy cur
Al occurs in any Of the lower erades
One Of the most important matte,a N
leh came before the board last
'At was the presenting Of bin from T.
high school building contractors ~
'leA 4 MaureF, for extra pay amount. -
$40 Tor changing the brick worh II
'and some Of the windows in The "
ieing done At the instance Of su. s-s