The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11

Ward school, Academy Kindergarten, Franklin Street school, Broad street colored school and the Orange Grove colored school have not been sent to me
 At the last meeting of your Board the matter of locating a school in the Rickarby tract was referred to me. In company with MT. Elliott Rickarby went over the proposed location of the school. The lot or lots which Mir. Rickarby proposes to donate to the Board for school purposes are located on Cherokee Street between Canal and Dublin Streets, with a frontage of 100 feet by a depth of 150. These lots are approximately 1.05 miles from the Lienkauf school on an air line, and about 1.5 miles by the route generally travelled, that Is Government Street; by Virginia Street I judge the distance to be 1.75 miles. I approximate tho distance to Dauphin Street to be about one mile. The number of families living in the Rickarby tract at the present time are seven l am of the opinion that if a school Is necessary, there the lots are small if a school of any size is ever to be built. The To- cation of the proposed school is next to the Cox property. which seems to me to be rather far south: in view of the fact that a school is fast becoming necessity on or near Dauphin Street, III tIe nelSnOuTnOOQ or the Held dtVlS- ion. The residents of the sRickarby division are at present quite a distance from the Leinkauf school, but so are the children on Dauphin Street and the children in the section between Gov ernment Street and Dauphin Street I am of the opinion that when a school is built in that section 1t should be plac- ed where it will be of service to the greatest number. However, leave this tier fn it1H
 The City Building Inspector has giv- en me official notice that the city or dinance requires that when any public building is to be erected a set of plans and specifications of said building must be filed with the Building Inspector. and if same Is not done the trustees of said building are held responsible. mention this in order that you may instruct your architect to comply with the law in this particular.
 Tt will be necessary to order diplo- mas that they may be here for the next meeting or the May meeting of your board at least, and ask that you make an appropriation of $50 for tlu purpose or so much of this amount as is found necessary.
 At the request of the white citi- zens of Creola I have opened the school at that place. The school usually opens later but former years the ses- sion there has been too short to ac- complish much.
 'I have ordered the Vineland colored school closed.
 "The matter of fire escapes for the Academy and the provision for escape. on the Leinkauf school has never beer definitely settled. If It is your pur pose to erect escapes on the Leinkau school 1t strikes me now is the propcl time to consider this. or else refer i to your Executive Committee.
 Respectfully.
 "S. $. Murphy,
 Superintendent"
 The report of Assistant SuperintenA ent N. R. Baker was then read an accepted.
 Acting in accordance with the repoN of Superintendent Murphy, the offu of lot in the Rickarby tract for tn. erection of a school was declined b. the board with thanks.
 The Superintendent was instructc to revise the school rules and regula tions within sixty days and other ron tine matters were transacted. Super intenGent Murphy acting as secretar. in the absence of MT. Burfoot.
 John Ewing was an applicant foI the position of secretary, receiving SaV eral votes.