Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-31

condemned in court, for $4,000. This
property, together with another ad1oin-
Ing lot could have been purchased
two years ago for $4,000, but at that
time the board did not have the money
nor the foresight to take It. And
finally, the new science hall and audi
torium at Los Angeles high school Is
now in course of construction, and will
cost at least $SS,000. Such was the
disposition made Of the high school
fund.
Common Schools Hard Work
The story of the common school fund
is long and more complicated. 1t re-
counts a tale of almost unbelievable
delay I'm construction, trouble with
contractors, hercuean efforts on the
part of the building committeeman
the entire board-to secure suitable
lands ct reasonable prices, and to keep
track OF contractors who seemed to
feel that any time but the present
would do for the schools.
And through all the delays the in
sstent demands Of parents for school
accommodations for their children were
turning gray the school officials hair
as they schemed and contrived to take
care of the hundreds of eastern chill
dren who were constantly arriving.
They did 1t, but it required the use of
every available seat in the city's
schools, dozens OF temporary shacks,
and IN some cases, half day sessions
The completion of the twenty or
more schools which we're built has
eased the pressure of the department
heads somewhat, but again temporary
shacks are being brought into use,
again the hordes are coming from the
east, and again the present facilities
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What two more years will bring the
board can only conjecture.
The last of the public schools finished,
the Loreto stret building, was COM
pleted the thirteenth of this month.
The schools which have been built
from the bond fund are as follows:
New Schools Built
Euclid Avenue school, an eleven
room structure at Stephenson and
Euclid avenues, was built at cost of
S2S,534. 1t will accommodate about 500
pupils. The Fifty-second street build
Ing of eleven rooms cost $26, 200, and
the site, new one, was $1,000 more.
This building is at Fifty-second and
Hope streets. 1t has room for 500
pupils.
At Tenth and Hobart a site was pur-
chased for $9S5O, and an eight-room
building, accommodating 400 pupils,
was erected at a cost of $21, ,3S7.
The Logan school, another new build
ing of eight rooms costing $25,87S, is
situated at Logan and Montana streets.
1t has accommodations for 500 pupils.
AT the Second street school addition
al lots were bought at cost of $3700
and four-room annex was built for
$9SSS. This building is at Second and
State streets.
An addition consisting of six new
rooms was built to the Washington
street school at q cost of $23,S77. The
additional room provided for 300 more
children. The school is at Washington
street and Budlong avenue.
Schools Enlarged
The Fifty-fourth Avenue school at
Fiftyfourth and Monte Vista street,
was enlarged by an addition of four
rooms costing $10,465. Two hundred ad-
ditional pupils were accommodated.
At Gates and Downey avenue a
four-room annex has been built for
$7S24.
The Micheltoreno school is a small
two-room structure on Micheltoreno
street. near Sunset boulevard. 1t cost
$3776 and the site, which was also
bought from the fund, cost $1750.
Nine thousand dollars for additional
lots and $11, ,6S5 for a siX-room addition
| lltS Deeil spent OH lle L WeHly y-IOuTIH
Street school at Twenty-fourth near
Western avenue.
The Thirty ninth Street school build
ing, near Budlong avenue has been
enlarged by four rooms at a cost of
| $11,OOO
At Jefferson and Key West streets a
! four-room annex was built costing
$S244 and additional lots cost another
$4,000.
| A new school site was purchased for
the West Vernon district at a cost Of
$4,000, and a four-room building was
placed on it at an additional expense
of $7974. The building is between Grand
and Olive street. The eleven-room
building at Fortieth and Trinity streets
took $27, 1914 of the bond fund. But 500
pupils found in 1t chance to learn.
Rooms Added
The Main Street school, corner of
Main and Fifty-second streets, received
as its share $3700 in additional lots and
an eight-room annex costing $4,000.
Four rooms added to the Seventh
Street school, Wilson and Seventh
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