The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
ON SCHOOL RISKS.
DR.. Mage0 Has Plan Regarding
Insurance Change.
VIII Bring Question Before
Board at Next Meeting.
TO SAVE CITY MONEY.
Body Now Spends $4,000 Yearly
Safeguarding Property.
Amount Sufficient to Erect
Structure in 5 Years.

Dr. r. S. Magee will suggest at the
next meeting of the school board No
vember 7, that a change be made in
the policy of the board in respect to
the insuring of the school buildings.
While DR.. Magee would make no defin-
lite statement today as to the recon-
mendations which will be made he adj
mitted that he had plans which he will
bring before the body.
I'VE are going over the whole plan,
lie said, 'to see if we can save the city
something. That is all 1 care to say
until we have considered the PROPOSE
ton further"
Figures which have been compiled by
the clerk of the board show that there
now are 25 school buildings which rep
resent a cost to the board of $650,000.
The insurance carried on the buildings
is about 100000.
While the exact figures are not at
hand, this means that the board ex-
ponds in the neighborhood of $4,000
year in safeguarding it's property. This
is a sum sufficient if allowed to accum-
ulate for five years to erect a modern
school building.
The contention on the part individual
members of the new regime, is that the
amount of insurance carried is far be-
yond that which ordinarily would be
deemed proper figure and that great
saving could be made by reinsuring at
a lower amount, when the present poll
cies expire especially in certain in
stances.
Interesting School Figures.
Interesting facts relating to the vari-
Gus school buildings, showing the date
of erection, the cost, and the amount
of insurance carried, are as follows:
High school erected 1893-94, at a cost
of s77719, carrying $4,000 insurance.
Manual training school, erected 1914
| at cost of $50, 654, and carrying $5S,5oO
| Branner school, new building, erected
1899, at cost $23335; the old building
now used as storage house, cost S3,00O.
Insurance on both buildings is go, 900.
Buchanan school erected in 1885, cost
| ing So, $685. carrying $4,000 insurance.
Central Park school, erected 1908-09
at a cost of $4,000; insurance carried,
S28,5O0.
at cost of $7,707; new building erect
ed 1SSS-1902, at a cost of S19,371, carry
ing $19, 500 insurance on buildings and
$4,000 on steam boilers.
Douglas school, erected 1885, at a cost
| of 81 1872 carrying insurance of $1,000.
This building was moved from Polk
street between Third and Fourth
streets and is now worth much more
than the cost given above.
Garfield school, erected in 1885, cost
| ing $22 Gil, carrying $1,000 insurance.
Grant school, erected in 1884 at a cost
Harrison school, erected in 1882, at a
cost of 1919, carrying $11, COO straight
fire insurance, and insurance on steam
boiler $1,000. This building has been
remodeled several times.
Lafayette school. erected in 1903 at a
cost of $22,775, carrying insurance of
| $4,000.
| Lincoln school, erected in 1868 at a
cost of $3S, $50, and now carrying 1000.
Additions have been made since the
date of erection of the building which
makes this the most costly grade school
| building in the city.
LoWman Hill school, erected in 1901
1906, at a cost of $40, S87 carrying in
surance of $4,000.
Mckinley school, erected in 1907 at a
cost of $24, 1922, and carrying 1880.
Madison school, erected in 1880 at q
| cost of Sc, 1888, carrying 81, 800 insurance
Monroe school, erected in 1889 at a
cost of $3.50, carrying insurance of
| S. 900.
Parkdale school or Parkdale annex
to the Lafayette school, erected in 1891
costing $3,154, now carrying insurance
amounting to $4,000, which covers fur
niture of considerable value stored in
the building.
Polk school. erected in 1889, and in
Guiding an addition made in 1900. cost
! s21,865, and now carrying SIS, 600 fire IN
| surance,' and $1,000 on steam boiler.
Potwin school, completed in 1903. at
a cost of $2O,S64, carrying SIS, 300 insur-
| ance.
| Quincy school. erected in 1904, at a
! cost of $54,32S-24. and carrying $S2, 800
| insurance.
Quinton Heights. taken over at time
the district was taken into the city,
and costinr the school board 81, 900. The
amount of insurance carried is 1900
State street school. erected in 1907. at
| cost of $15,14S and carrying fire in
surance amounting to $1,000, and boiler
! insurance So. 200.
Sumner school, erected in 1901 at a
cost of $37, $685. and carrying $4,000 fire
| and $4,000 steam boiler insurance.
Van Buren, school, costing the board
| of education 81. 900. and carrying insur-
| ance amounting to $1,000. The building
| is worth more than the amount it cost
the board.
Washington school building, erected
in 1910 at a cost of $24,500, and carry
ing 500 insurance