The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-03

mittee Mr.. Nicholson presented bills
aggregating S1,T81.25 which we're or
dered paid. He also presented the
monthly financial statement Of City
treasurer Hale who is also treasurer
OF the school board. This showed that
the general city school fund had q ball
ance of $42.09. There are many
stamped and unpaid warrants cut
against this fund and those stamped
in June aggregated $12. 1886. a
balance Of S2,484.33 was Shown in the
manual training school fund and the
board voted to transfer this to the gen
eral fund as there was no further need
for IT for the manual training school,
the salaries of the teachers in this
school coming out of the general fund.
This report also showed that the city
had received from the pupils in the
manual training school $55.57 for the
materials used in making things which
they wished to take home and also
sum of $42 from pupils for breakage
of apparatus IN the laboratory
Judge Carver reported for the
building committee that the repairs TO
the school building which had been
authorized were progressing very well.
He said that the committee had found
1t would cost in the neighborhood Of
5000 to fix up the engine used in work
ing the ventilation apparatus in the
Sumner school and that it was a ques-
l1Ol III the Q1t0QS4 OF the COl1lnliLteE dS
TO whether or not it would be cheaper
in the long run to dispose of this en-
CINE and put in its place an electric
motor. This plan was favored by En-
gineer Holloway and d vote of the
board instructed the committee TO look
further into the matter and report at
a subsequent meeting. 1t seemed to
be the general opinion of the board
that a motor would be the more serv-
iceable and could be operated at less
f1rrA tod fnf
recent storm had blown down a chin
ney on Grant school and the building
committee was given the power to
have the damage repaired.
On a motion of Judge Carver the
people living in the vicinity OF state
street were given permission to use
vacant room in the school house as a
meeting place for a Sunday school.
May Cut the CottOnWOods.
Mr.. Nicholson AFFORDED a chance for
some fun when he made a motion that
Engineer Holloway be instructed to
have the cottonwood trees, which sur
round the old Quincy school in North
Topeka, cut down and disposed Of to
the best possible advantage. and he
suggested that box factory would
gladly buy them. And in the fun
which followed there cropped up that
much mOoted question as to whether
or not it is the male or female cotton
wood tree which makes itself so dis
imitation brand of cotton. Mr.. Mich
olson said that these trees had become
TO be a nuisance and that many COM
plants had been made by Dr. Plum
nner. who lives near by. that branches
from them were continually being
blown off in storms and injuring his
property. Mr. Nicholson added that
Undoubtedly DIR. Plummer had re-
eeived some advantage from the trees
as he had been able to feather his
nest with the cotton blown from
them He added that the trees had
been originally planted to give shade
around the school building but mas
much as the building was not used for
school purposes they had outlived
their usefulness.
This motion is right in line with
civic Improvement" said Mr.. Jorda n,
who is one Of The leaders of the $4,000
| identifying league, and before he had
chance to go on some one around the
table said:
zone dollar from all of you if you
please" and after the ensuing laugh
had subSided Mr. Jordan suggested that
the motion be augmented SO as to
/ give Mr.. Holloway authority to re-
move all the superhuous cottonwood
trees around the school buildings.
Il am strongly opposed" said Judge
/ Carver ITO this discriminate war on
I cottonwood trees. Why one of the
! finest trees in town is the cottonwood
in the state house grounds. Not all of
/ these trees SneQ the cotton ana the
good ones should not be destroyed"
Those are the male cottonwoods. -
suggested some one.
mo, they are the females" said an
other and when it was decided that
it was the male trees who were the
! Offenders Judge Carver. with a depre-
eating wave of the hand said. "Then.
skidoo with the female cottonwoods. .
The motion as finally passed provides
for the removal of the eottonwoods
about the old Quincy school and as soon
as the motion was passed Mr.. Jordan
moved that all the members OF the
board present subscribe one dollar for
the league of 10000 at once. Chairman
Mallory ruled the motion out of order
amid much laughter
After authorizing the clerk of the
board to advertise for bids for school
supplies to be received not later than
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