The Detroit times., 1911-03-07

makes necessary. Many Of these chill
dren have TO stop attending school at
| the age of Is and IA to go TO work
to help support themselves and their
their turn must receive some little
education before beginning to work,
and IL is the duty OF the city to see
that these children are given the very
\ best schooling IL Is In the city's power
| to provide.
In the matter of high schools. the
records of this board show that in the
past IL has been generous in this re-
spect. 1t has allowed large addition
to the Central high school, an addi-
| ton to the Eastern high school. large
Gently a very important feature In the
building OF the Cass high school.
wish that IL were in the power of this
at the tcbo %s io
Detroit, and to build every school,
high or common. that has been asked
In the budget Of the the school school board ,sn,,o,
to the condition of the surroundings
OF the Washington normal school. The
district in which this school Is located
pied by novels OF the lowest possible
character, and the entire district Is
rendered unsightly and unclean. To
ers in the public schools, TO come to
such a district day after day, to en-
dure sights which they are forced to
1
conditions as they go to and from the
building Is something which the pride
OF the city of Detroit should no longer
endure. the city sn11ia 90 one Oh t mo
| $40, 900 the school board has asked, and
should buy the property adjoining the
school and remove the unslghtly build
and seek quarters In some moro pleas
ant and commodious section OF the city.
Fairgrounds Important.
| One of the most important ques-
lions in connection with the public
not think that a school site should be
purchased unless II contains a plot OF
land at least 100 feet on each side
the school and the neighborhood as a
| playground. This will take care or
| future schools. But there are now sew
eral districts OF the city where schools
trace OF Fairgrounds. Recently the
mayor appointed a committee Of 40
members, representing the Board Of
Commerce, the Central Council OF
Charities, the Federation OF Women's
Societies and the city at large. to take
up the playground problem. This COM
mittee Is asking $4,000 for play
\ ground site in connection with the
Bishop school, which IL situated in
the most congested district In the city.
Land Is very valuable In that crowded
neig hborhood; II is worth so much that
| the school board, when II bought the
property for the addition to the Bishop
school, found that IL did not have
] ground. Hence the l,f0o children who
attend that school find that they lave
no place to play except in the streets
Recently a child was killed while play
/ ing In front of the school, being run
down while playing IN the street, be-
| fore he had time TO got out OF the
way. This Is a condition thar must be
| remedied, and 1 would advise that the
| $4,000 for which the committee Is ask
| ing be granted.
Police Commissioner CrouTs work In
| nature that the city cannot fail to
notice its good results He has estab-
iished Tying squadron which has
officers at all the important crossings
of the city TO regulate traffic. And he
has done this with very slight in
| his orders This has made an increase
| In the work in the downtown dis
| tricts. The commissioner IL asking for
ing sections. The board or estimates
should grant as many OF them as IT
feels that the size OF the budget win
allow
1t is as important for the welfare of
| Detroit's citizens to have their streets
well lighted as IL Is to have them well
policed The public lighting commits
sion has asked this year for more
| lights in the downtown district. es-
pecially on Woodward and Michigan
ayes Detroits immense growth Is
gradually pushing the high-class busi-
| ness district out along these avenues,
4 and IL Is not too soon to begin TO light
them better than they have been light
| ed In the past
Health budget Reasonable.
The requests OF the health depart
/ ment and the poor commission are. I'm
/ the main. very reasonable. These are
/ two OF the most important depart
ments I'm the city. The poor commits
sion has always kept its estimates
| within the bounds of reason; its ex-
pendtures are for the purpose OF re-
Ilieving suffering among the poor, and
| it's work Is very worthy. The health
departments activities have increased
greatly within the past few years both
| on account OF the growth OF the city
| and because OF the new duties which
have come under it's charge.
have always been I'm favor OF bet
ter hospital facilities. The health
board Is doing an important hospital
/ work that no other hospital In the
city can find means OF doing. i would.
| therefore, recommend that DIR. Kiefer
| be given the announcement in this line
TO which he IL entitled.
/ The question OF sewers Is connected
with the question or bond issues. IL
has been the practice OF this board IN
the past TO regard sewers as perman-
ent public improvements TO be pro-
4 vided for by bond issues which would
4 .frafCh nayRfent for the sewers over