Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-03

AT MERCY
OF FLAMES
Buildings aud Lives of Pupils
Without Protection
From Fire

case fire should break out in any OF
our school buildings tomorrow"
This, In substance, is the ques.
tion brought up by Chairman ByrG
of the school board during discus.
sion OF the feasibility Of adopting the
automatic fire alarm system, now
being installed throughout the city
by the state Agent Company. for the
several school buildings Of the city
at the meeting Of the board Saturday
evening.
II developed that not one OF the
school buildings Of the city was
equipped with stand pipes 60 afford
supply OF water In case Of a con-
iiagration and, should the flames so-
cure headway enough before discov-
cred, not only would the property
stand in danger OF complete demoli-
tion but the lives OF scores OF schoo!
children would also be In jeopardy
as consequence. Local Agent
Gamble Of the State Agent Company,
who Is superintending the instana-
tion OF the thermostat system In thls
city was present at the meeting aud
explained just how the little mute
instrument would keep an ever
watchtul eve 20 guard against Just
such conditions as Dr. Byrd pointed
out. although Director Epley, who ls
a member ot the special cummlttcc
of the board TO investigate into the
virtues OF the system. reported favor
ably upon the adoption of 1t In tho
city school buildings. IL was finally
decided 20 pass the question up for
final decision until later meeting
when fuller attendance OF the
members could be had and the dis
trict In better financial condition to
meet the expense.
The cost OF wiring and putting I'm
the alarm system j. the East school
was placed az 50, which would in
cludc the placing OF l1G thermostats
in the basement aud the several
rooms of the buildings and the cost
OF installing OF the same system In
the other buildings of the district
viii be the same In proportion as ia
size. II was represented by the agent
of the compny that the placing of
the automatic alarms IN the hchool
buildings would reduce the cost of
insurance 10 the district at lvast 20
per cent
The report of the special commit
tee 20 investigate ho.qmllty of work
performed by o G. Klnnen on the
basement noor Of the North school
building was received and 60 The of-
feet that the work was in all respects
satisfactory and quite mp TO contract
stipulations and the bin of the CON
tractor amounting to S6O9.69 was
allowed iu mll The original con
tract price Was for $685. bat the oy.
era work performed made up for tho
balance The BIN of August Berbor-
ger for the amount of work he por
formed on the basement floor was ro
icctod. and this action was final 80
Tar as abe board % concerned
The matter of The alleged rrcg-
cltrancy or combatlyo disposition on
the part or Henry Human. toward
the faculty Of the N0rth Salem
school, which rosuiied ln his arre.t
on the charge of threatening 90 kul
Professor McCanu. gaa also reported
10 the board and discussed at some
length but 10 vas thought best 10
let the ciyil court handle the ease
insofar az 10 had been carried 10
that extreme. Superintendent Pow
ers in discussing the matter said
Huffman should be- given a lesson
since he bad been inside the school
building and had used language un-
becoming gentleman and stated
that some 81 -he principals are acl-
ually afraid of their Hyes on hls ac-
count
Al this Chairman Bird said he
thought the d'y superintendent.
Professor P0Wers. would be thu
proper person "a 20 down there and
give the fellow a good threshlng "
This suggestion hogeyer dld not
seem % meet with the approval o.
Superintendent Powers and the in
cident was dropped ior the tlme be
Ing
Upon motion % Director EVley o.
was ordered that tho noor OF super
intendent PoEers private once be
laid With llnoieum. some shelving
put In for the accommodation of nj
books and that some vindov shades
be provided 10 place the Once ln
keeping With the balance Of tho new
building and fla fuFnlshlHga aud