The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-02
Want NO MORE.
School Board Votes Down In
crease of Insurance.
G. c. Nicholson Of First Ward
Leads Rebellion.
OBJECT TO Dixie TAX.
Will Not Pay $500 Assessed
Against Madison School.
Detectives Who Arrested High
School Boy Claim Reward.

Humor brought about by the lncon-
Slstence of one of the board members,
marked the regular monthly meeting OF
the board of education last night. The
question of increasing the insurance on
the Central Park. building was intro
duced by the chairman of the insurance
committee following which there was a
great deal of discussion relative to the
business principles involved.
c. c. Nicholson, member from the
First ward, who has always opposed
fire insurance. contending that it is
cheaper for the educational board to
carry its own insurance does the
state on its public buildings again OPP
posed the plan last night.
A motion was before the house-a mo-
ton to increase the insurance $500
and Nicholson had finished his attack
on the insurance plan. Now l will
vote aye on the notion he said with
emphasis, adding, 1T is sure to carry
anyway"
Nicholson was inwardly so angry
with insurance and insurance premi-
ums, as well as insurance corporations
thu he evidenced the fact with vote
directly in opposition to his princi
pies.
The roll was called-the vote stood 8
to sand against the proposition to in
crease the insurance amount.
Amen calculated Nicholson with
fervor.
Object to Dixie Tax
Because the Madison street school is
in the district where the proposed
South side dixie will be built. the board
of education will be assessed $500.
Member Smith. who is not particularly
elated over the dixie idea took the op-
portunity of expressing his thoughts
when mention was made of the as
SeSSment.
I'm not in favor of protecting any
Of those fellows. I'm in favor of fight
ing it. 1t is the greatest imposition
ever up before the people of this town.
would favor an appropriation from
the school board to fight it."
No action was taken and an investi-
cation will be made before the board
votes to pay the assessment
Permission was given teachers in all
schools where there is room suitable
to be converted into a rest room for
teachers to equip same at maximum
cost of $50. The plan is to pattern the
rooms after the room at the Central
Park school. For, the present probably
five schools will be affected.
The installa ton of telephones in the
municipal schoof buildings was referred
to the president pof the board and a
committee. -
Resolutions adopted by the West side
w. C. T. u. at their last meeting rela-
tive to the installation of a savings
bank system in the Potwin school was
referred to the president and the board
member from the Sixth ward
Detectives Claim Reward.
The arrest and conviction of Harold
Galbraith, Quay Diven, George Willard,
and Robert McGifferth, because of hav-
ing destroyed school property some
time ago, was recalled by bill pre-
scented by Detectives Hutton, Lawson,
and Wonderly of the police force, for Il
standing reward of s25 each, for all ar
rested and convicted of this charge:
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee with power to act
A petition was presented to the school
board to sign to have Tenth street
paved from the east end of the Shun
ganunga bridge to Lawrence street
Every person along the street has
signed the petition except one man
who owns a block. He says he will no.
sign the petition until the school does.
The proposed pavement runs along the
front of the school building. The board
decided to let the building committee
decide the matter after an investiga-
ton.
| r. c. Robinson, janitor at Van Buren,
school. has resigned on account of III
health. G. BLY, was appointed to take
the place at $25 per month.