The Detroit times., 1911-03-17

Long-needed relief in the way OF
additional school facilities in the an
nexed Fairview district will be forth
coming this year if the board OF esti-
mates backs up the action OF the
council committee on claims and ac-
counts, which has the school budget
in charge After visiting this section,
Friday morning, the members OF the
committee unanimously agreed that
some provision must be made for the
children of the district, and-=will al
lew the amount asked by the board
of education for an 1S-room building
and site In the vicinity of Jefferson
ave. and Fox creek.
The aldermen were surprised at the
remarkable growth shown by this
part of the city in the past year
Houses are going up in every direc-
tion at a rapid rate, and no argument
or petition in boots will be required
TO secure the school this year If the
council committee has its say.
The school board has asked $8S,OOO
for school and site In the vicinity
of Forest and Newland-aves. The
committee found itself near patch
of woods when 1t visited the pro-
posed location, and the surrounding
property is vacant, but the district Is
building up fast, and the surrounding
schools, the Rose, Jones and Pingree,
are all crowded. The first two named,
I'm fact, are overcrowded. The Mich
OILS, q new 17-room building, not yet
opened, will relieve the Pingree and
Jones, but several members OF the
committee were inclined to allow the
new school asked in view OF the ex-
tensive building operations going on.
The committee Is divided on an
item OF $4,000 for altering the heat
ing system In the Rose school, and
this will have to be threshed out later.
The brick floor in the basement OF
the Norvell school was found TO be
badly worn, and the committee VIII
allow 1915 for a new cement floor. A
new motor for the fan system In the
Johnston school will be allowed at
$500, the old one being cracked. The
committee also visited the Capron
school to look ii over in general
way.
The inspection tour of the schools
was completed Friday noon, and Chair
man Grindley has called meeting
for | O'Clock, Saturday afternoon, Iva
the controllers office, TO consider the
school board budget in detail. The
question of the teachers salary ir,-
crease will come up then. II Is prob
able that IL will be allowed by the
committee. In their tour, Thursday,
Aid. Grindley and his colleagues COW
cred considerable ground. After Wis
iting the Ferry farm, at Grand River
ave. and the Boulevard, which the
board desires TO buy as a site for
high school and athletic grounds, the
committee could not see its way clear
to allow the s155,000 asked for the
purchase of the entire tract, but was
disposed TO allow $4,000 for a site
and $2SO, 900 for high school at this
point. A 16-room school I'm the vicin-
ity of Warren and Beechwood-aves.
probably will be allowed. The com
mittee practically agreed to allow
IS. 900 for school and site at Taylor
ave. and Hamilton-blvd.. and to cut
out the $4,000 asked for an addition
TO the Fairbanks school. The heat
ing and ventilating system I'm the
Fairbanks was found to be in bad
shape and money will be allowed for
a new one, in all likelihood
A suggestion from Supervisor or
Schools Stewart that the Jim" Scott
property at Cass-ave. and Peterboro-
st. be purchased as site for new
normal training school for $4,000 and
that the $4,000 asked for additional
land surrounding the Washington
Normal, be cut out. was favorably re-
ceived by the committee and the
members are likely to make sach a
recommendation.