Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-28
SCHOOL BOARD
PAYS MANY BILLS
EQUIPMENTS COSTING S49,448
ORDERED
Finance Committee Recommends Pay
nnent Of $1224.77 From Build
lng Fund-Superintend
Makes Detailed Report

The adjourned meeting of the board
of education as held at o o'clock yes
terday morning.
The demands on the high school
building fund by the finance committee,
consisting Of total of S1224.77, We're
ordered paid.
Estimates amounting to $4S,447.96 for
equipments from. the various depart
ments of the polytechnic school We're
ordered purchased.
The high school board adjourned and
a short session of the board of educa-
tion was opened.
Report Of the Superintendent
1 would respectfully report
1. In accordance with the rule of
this board that one day be set apart
for the raising of money for school
decoration purposes, contributions
amounting to $134490 were taken on
March 1 at the various schools, which
amount is an increase of $3O5.90 over
last years contributions.
@ In accordance with the resolution
passed by your honorable body, Arbor
day exercises were held in most of the
schools on the afternoon of the 18th
inst, but owing to the bad weather
some of the schools found it necessary
to postpone to a later date. Many hun
dreds of trees shrubs and plants were
set out and the spirit of the occasion
duly observed.
The building committee reported as
follows:
|. In accordance with power to act
heretofore granted us we have sold the
remaining five houses on the Four
~ For.
We recommend that the president
and secretary be authorized to address
q petition to the city council asking for
the abandonment of the alley running
Iortherly and southerly from the Four
teenth street school property.
g. The gymnasium at the Los An
geles high school having been COM
pleted according to contract we recon-
mend that the same be accepted.
Recommends ingalls, Lots
L. In the matter of purchasing 4
school site near Fifty-third street and
Central avenue we have advertised for
and received bids for the same, and we
recommend that the offer of j. Z. In
gals be accepted for the sale of lots 1
to 9, both inclusive, of the j. E. ingalls,
tract, and lot 81, block 6, of the Vernon
Park tract for $3.50. This property has
a frontage of 800 feet on Fifty-third
street, 200 feet on Latham street and
$50 feet on Vineland street. We recon-
mend that a warrant for the said sum
be drawn in favor of said ]. e. ingalls,
unon the furnishing of deed and GER
tificate of title, showing the title to the
said property vested in the board of
education free of membranes.
5. In the matter of purchase of
school site near Twelfth street and OK
ford street, we have advertised for and
received bids and recommend that the
offer of w. o. Lewis be accepted for
the sale of lots 3, 1, and 6, block A, Of
IL, block 13, of the Electric Railway
Homestead Association tract for the
sum of $11,350. This property extends
through from Hobart boulevard, with
a frontage of .1S4 feet on each street
and a depth Of 26S fet We recon-
mend that a warrant for the said sum
be drawn in favor of w. o. Lewis upon
the furnishing of deed and certificates
of title showing the title to the said
property vested in the board of educa-
tlon free of membranes.
Recommendation was adopted that
the salary Of the janitor of the poly
technic high school be increased to $500
per month because of the increased
number of rooms occupied for school
purposes since the present salary was
established, said amount to include the
pay of all assistants he may employ.
The supply clerk presented a bill for
S314.2S for supplies which was ordered
paid.
The finance committee presented the
following, which were also ordered
paid:
County fund, $61610
Common school fund $46O7.77.
B. L. Farmer, appointed by the board
as census marshal, will start on his
work the first week in April.