The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-28
Superintendent of Janitors
and Buildings.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Will Ask for a Tax Levy OF
Hlo Id Mills.
Superintendent Frank Reports That
Everything is in Readiness Tor
commencement on Friday Night.

The board Cf education at atS
meeting last night created a new
office in the city school system by
electing p. S. Wilson superintend-
ent of ianitors and buildings. Mr..
Wilson will receive $40 a month
and win enter upon his duties June
/. He Will have full jurisdiction
over ianitors and will be held re-
snonsible for the condition Of the
buildings.
HIN voted no ON the motion
electing Wilson, he believing that
the board should not create an
other salaried position when the
school expense !; already 50 great
as to ncessitate an unreasonable tax
levy.
A motion was passed authoriz-
ing the buildings and grounds COM
mittee TO draw up set of rules
and instructions TO govern the su-
per;htendent of buildings and
grounds, teachers and janitors.
Mr.. Waddcll reported the re-
suits of a conference with Coun-
Gilman Phillips regarding the rails
ing of the tax levy to 10 ID mills.
He said that council considered the
levy exceptionally high. The board
after carefully considering financial
affairs determined that "they need
the money" and the levy was left
standing at 10 10.
Mr.. DlckcrsOn reported that
more than $4,000 has been paid
out on the new Oak street building
and advised thst the board take
out fire insurance TO cover the
amount A motion to the effect
was passed
The matter of purchasing desks
for the new Oak street building
was brought up. Mr.. Dickersor
stated that after the middle OF
June there would he genera
increase in the prize of schoo
desks and recommended that The
fixtures be purchased at once. TIT
board qClaced the matter in The
hands of the building and grounds
committee with power to act.
Mr.. Dickelson reported THAT al
the Olney Avenue building heavy
sheet-nOn chimney cover weighing
several hundred pounds had beer
picked off by the wind and carried
clear of the roof several hundrct
feet dropping In the school yard
Had the cover struck the roof
street building and the Democrat
would have undoubtedly badly dam
aed it. He declared that in his
opinion such thing wouldn't hap
pen once m a Thousand years anC
that it must have taken nothing
less than tornado TO lift tn,
heavy chimney covering and tc
carry it clear of the roof.
The board decided to follow tn,
usrnl custom in electing ianitor,
for the Oak and David stree
buildings. The Republican members
will name the janitor For the Davic
members, the Oak street ianitor.
Superintendent Frank was pres
ent and reported everything il
readhesS for commencement Frida,
night. He askel the pleasure o.
the board on the question of is
suing complimentaries to the press
ministers, etc. The board authoriz
cd HIM to follow old customs re
gard!hg the matter.
.before adiomning Presiden
Christian called for a meeting Of
the board next Monday night a
which time all of the old Teacher.
Will be considered for reelection
Nhe board will not elect the new
! teachers until the first meeting il
June (June 10Y the later beins
postponed in order to give some
OF the young teachers a chance a.
the next teachers examination