The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-09
LITTLE ONES In DANGER
Many Cross Tracks Daily to
and From School.
Banks Notify School Board it Must
Pay Interest-Air Impure In
Rooms-The Meeting.

no watchman placed at the Penn
sylvania and Hooking Valley cross
dngs at Darius street according TO
statement given the state railroad
commission by the deputy state in
spector and which was presented
as a communication by Clerk ].
WtlIbur Jacoby at meeting OF the
beard Of education Monday evening
at the High school building. In the
communication the deputy states
that no switching is done at this
point by the Hooking Valley road
and lrt little by the Pennsylvania.
Aside from his main reason the
deputy states that the surrounding
country about Darius street is
clean, open space and that there is
comparatively little danger at that
point. HE thought that If the
children were warned and given in
stmctions in regard to the crossings
that little trouble would be expert
enced
Sometime aIgo complaint was
made to the state commission and
an inspection of the crossing was
made with officials of the two rail
roads present. The board members
feel that nothing can be done
In the matter as it stands but that
further complaint in regard to the
matter may influence the commits
fn N,IV
this point. The street lies in the
vicinity of the Marion Shoe factory
and a member of the residents in
that v.dinity have been repeatedly
before the board asking that some
protection be given their children.
In some cases they refuse to allow
their children 10 Cross the street
unaccompanjed and some pupils are
kept from school.
In his report to the commission
the deputy details the number of
children crossing the tracks each
day and the number Of vehicles. In
all he claims that II is scarcely
proper to compel the roads to place
watchman at such point.
At the meeting of the board On
education Monday evening Member
NJ. b. Dlckerson conducted an ex.
animation in regard TO the reports
Of impure air in the school rooms
of the city. He SAID that 1t had
been told him that frequently the
children in the schools are COM
ipelled to breath asd which is es-
tirely unfit. This was due to neglect
on the part of the janitors, he
thought.
| Dickerson proceeded 10 ask a
number OF questions of p. S. wiz
son, superintendent of buildings
and grounds in an attempt to find
1.-THE difficulty and 1t developed that
there was some iITegmarity in the
ventilation of the school rooms.
The fans or the means for admit
ting aresh air into the heating sys-
tenn were not kept in motion
Through the day contrary to the
instructions given the janitors and
contrary TO the demands of Mr.. Will
son. The board asked Mr.. Wilson
TO notify the janitors and to report
to the hoard the first man not COM
plying with hhs instructions.
The board has been notified by
the various bankers of the city
that with the beginning of the
present month interest would be
charged the board for the use of
the money which they have here
tcfore used without amy charges.
1t will be necessary for the board
to borrow large amount to car
ry on the work in the schools.
This matter was referred TO the
fnasce Committee.
A repout was received from the
state bureau of public service at
columbus through c. p. Godfrey in
which he recommended that de-
pOatory for the public funds In
this city be selected. This also was
referFed to the finance committee.
A portion Of the report in which
the inspector criticizes the treasur-
er's bonds claiming that II does not
insure the secunties was referred
to CITY Solicitor Boyd for exami-
nation
The report Of the recent election
for the bond isue OF $4,000 was
ordered placed on the journal OF
the board. Clerk Jasoby thought it
entirely disgraceful that so little
interest was taken dn the election.
Member Dlcllerson presented a reso-
Tuition by which the board may is-
sue bonds for $4,000 according to
statute This was read by Mr. Dick.
eTson and 1t now appears that the
four room addition at Davids street
building will be erected next sums