The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-12
DEFECTS IN SCHOOL
] BUILDINGS ARE
I DISCOVERED
couNcIL COMMITTEE SEES EV-
pENcEs OF POOR PLANNING
AND BAD WoRk-sMITH is AL
LOWED rs MORE PATRoLMEN.

Bad building and poor planning OF
nchool buildings erected In the last
few years was one of the startling
discoveries made by the council com
mittee which Is investigating the
school board estimates wnen trip
was made to the nigh schools ana
east side schools. Thursday.
In the Central High school addition,
the gymnasium floor must be muffied
8 10 as TO allow students In rooms un
\ derpeath TO pursue their studies;
4l5.O0O retaining wall Is asked there'
and also $4,000 for lockers.
In the Eastern High school the floor
OF one laboratory is In bad shape anG
will require $500 for STRENGTHENING,
another laboratory having been nxcu
up last year.
The Chandler school. although com
paratively new. is in bad shape. walls
being cracked and floors sunken.
Many minor defects OF similar ma
lure were found in other schools, ana
4 the aldermen were inclined 10 criu'
cize the manner in which building op
orations had been conducted.
The council committee has decided
20 allow new schools in the following
locations: Livernois-ave. and Her
bert-st, Charlevoix-st and Burns-aVe.
and Porter-st. and Clark-ave. The
new schools asked in place Of the Tap
pan and Pitcher will be denied. and
the new schools To replace the Fir
name and to care for the extreme
southeasterly portions OF the city are
still under consideration.
Owing to the poor condition or the
schools. the committee can make very
slight cuts In the repair and mainten-
ance items so that the budget VIII
still be n very large one as II goes 10
the board of estimates.
The aldermen are disposed to allow
the estimates for manual training ana
installation OF bath and better heat
fng and ventilating plants IN num-
Der OF schools. The money asked for
remodeling the Office building OF the
board OF education will be scaled
down considerably.
Police Commissioner Smith argued
before the ways aud means commit
tee OF the council. Thursday after
noon. for an allowance of 80 additional
patrolmen.
Times are harder and there are
more thieves and beggars than there
were," he said.
After some discussion he was allow
ed rs new men and equipment items
were cut proportionately The police
department was allowed two automo-
biles, one a truck. and four new motor
cycles Estimates were allowed for
one more detective lieutenant. one
detective sergeant and three police
sergeants The item for a deputy
superintendent was held up.
Commissioner Haarer, OF the ID. y
W., succeeded in getting increases Of
$500 each for Chief Clerk Porter Muir
ply and Bookkeeper Thomas Ray in
the budget He failed TO get the coun-
ell to agree to other salary boosts.
however. although there was an in
dication that something will be done
along those lines when the budget Is
considered by the council I'm commit
tee of the whole.
The committee voted TO increase the
salary of f. X. Schreiter. secretary OF
the council committees to $4,000 per
year.
The ways and means committee has
already cut $4,000 from the general
fund, ID. p. w. general fund, poo-
commission fund, health fund and pc
lice fund. but has not completed con.
sideration OF the latter.