Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-02
IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION

1t is evident now that notwithstand-
ing the fact that the citizens of Los
Angeles voted S7SO,OO0 of school bonds
several weeks ago, the beginning of
the fall term will again find the city
without facilities for properly provid-
ing for all of the children who apply Cor
admission to the schools.
1t was hoped when bonds in the large
amount named were authorized that
the way had been opened 10 the mem
bers of the board of education TO make
provision against the greatly over
crowded condition of the schools, a
condition from which Los Angeles has
been suffering for several years, and
which this year promises to be worse
than ever, but there has been SO much
delay in preparing plans and award
ing the necessary contracts that eN-
pectations along this line are not at
all likely to be realized
At present only one Of the proposed
new buildings is under construction,
and while the board counts on this
school being ready for the opening Of
the school term. there is no certainty
even as to that. This is an eleven
room building at the corner of Trinity
and Adair streets. The contract calls
for the completion OF this school by
September 10. If there are no bitches
or delays, the building probably can be
opened in time to afford some measure
of relief to the overcrowded condition
. of affairs in that district. but the mar
gin between the date for the compile
tion of the contract and the opening
of the term is so narrow that it seems
hardly safe to count too much on that.
One New Building Next Term
1t is admitted by members of the
board that none of the other projected
new buildings or additions to old struct-
ures can possibly be put in shape until
quite late in the fall. And this fact
becomes glaringly apparent to any,
body who makes even the most cur
sorry investigation of conditions
1t was not until yesterday morning
that the board found itself prepared
to advertise for bids for more build
ings, and as the bids for these will not
be opened until June Is, it will be seen
that a considerable time must neces-
sarily elapse before work on the struct-
ures can be begun. Members of the
building committee of the board of ed
ucation say these schools should be
ready for occupancy soon after the
opening of the fall term, but it is cer-
tain that at least a month or more
must elapse after that date before
the residents of those districts can be
given ISllel IIOIl TIE COHulllOHS ITOIH
which thty now are suffering, and
that much valuable time will be lost in
the proper education of their children.
Among the buildings for which con-
tract bids have just been called is an
eleven-room school on the Magnolia
avenue school site, at Magnolia avenue
and Seventeenth street. In addition
to this three eght-room buildings are
provided for, as follows: One on the
site of the Harvard boulevard school,
between Tenth and Marino streets;
one on the Logan street Site at the
corner of Logan and Montana streets,
and one at Main and Fifty second
streets. The last named building will
be in the form of an annex to the Main
street school.
Joseph Scott Urges Action
Complaint because of the delay on
the part of the building committee of
the board of education in getting the
necessary machinery for the erection
of these buildings into motion comes
not only from the parents of the pu-
pills affected, but also from some of
the other members of the board.
At the last meeting of the board
Joseph Scott called attention to the