The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-27
REFUSED TO
PAY ESTIMATE
At Heated Session School
Board Turns Down Request
ANCHOR FENCE COMPANY
Wants Part Of Pay for New
Fire Escapes.
Jaui:ors Who wact Increase are
Deuied--School will be Dismissed
for Detroit Gathering.

"A rather heated session OF the board
of education was held in the library
of the High school building Monday
evening with every member of the
board present with the exception of
George b, Christian Jr., who is at
present out of the city. The matter
Of allowing The Anchor Fence and
Manufacturing company of Cleveland
an estimate on the fire escape work
now under construction came up and
It was finally decided TO ask the rec
concentration OF the state inspector
If an estimate should be given and II
so to specify the amount.
Some time ago the borad refused
the company its request for an esti-
mate of $1,000 and little was said in
the matter. Lest evening the new
manager of the company at this point
appeared at the board meeting and
stated that work on the original con-
tract was completed in full and that
only the extra work, which was Civ
en- the company in separate agree
ment, remains to be done. This fact
seemed to have no easing power over
Member Dlckorson who was first to
make known his opinions in regard to
the work.
"They made the contract he said,
"and the work was to have been done
by the time of the opening of school
,f ,r
here they are two months after and
have not got them completed yet.
j do not think tha tthey ought to
ask a single cent
The fire escape man became angry
and there was some little discussion
as to the contract. Hill said that he
did not write II and the others state
that they had only signed 1t.
81 think that If you Will look at
the contract that you will see that It
, does not specify that the work will
be completed by any one date in Sep
tember. The date is general" said
the manager.
"We will not discuss that side OF
4 'ilc uuNotlOu' Sdiu Oit vi llt HeHl-
bers.
President Cutlery thought that the
, company should be allowed an esti-
mate of $1,000. 1t had asked for an
estimate of seventy-fve per cent. OF
the cost, $3SJ7 Mr.. Cutlery stated
that he did not fear the giving OF the
estimate being construed as an ac-
ceptance of the contract.
! The manager requested, demanded
and pleaded with the board, but they
seemed in favor OF protesting their
interests In this work which Is entire
ly involuntary on the part of the
board. With the final decision of the
, board the manager stated that action
for the inspectors decision would re-
quire time and that the company was
badly in need OF money.
The opinion of Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds Wilson was
asked and Wilson stated that he be-
lieved the work TO be in good shape
and very satisfactory.
The state inspector will soon visit
the city and make his Recommended
tions to the board oy the time of the
next meeting.
The matter OF the increase I'm sal
airy for the janitors at the Davids
street and Oak street buildings came
up and the board was of the opinion
/ that regardless of the fact that
nnua1 Hin,a MOS Snant 1,,, .ho,o ;,,t
tors, an equal salary cannot be paid
because of the difference I'm the work
required. The janitors at the other
buildings receive $50 while they re-
, ceive but $40 and SIS per month. The
board thought that II was not good
, policy TO make an increase at this
time.
1T was decided that the supplement
al books in the school are to be ro-
tated each month by MIR. Wilson and
, the matter of permitting the children
/ In the primary grades to take home
the books was referred to the superin-
, tendent
In order that the school teachers
may reach their train to leave for De
| jtroit Thursday, November 12, school
, will be dismissed at noon upon that
! day and there will be no school ON
Friday. A special train is to be run
, for the accommodation of the teach
ers and forty-eign have agreed TO
go. Others will visit various places
over the state.
Bills amounting to S64747 were al
J lowed,