The Detroit times., 1911-08-11
HE|NEMAN HAS TIP
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Can Buy Sites Now and Pay for
Them When Cash Is Available,
Says Controller.

After looking up various sites for
new schools allowed by the board or
estimates and common council hast
spring. and practically deciding on
their purchase, the board. OF education,
Thursday night, woke up to the fact
that there is no money In sight. either
for the sites or the schools. All the
bonds In question were authorized on
condition that the city's bonding limit
be increased to three per cent. This
education referred the matter to the
common council and the corporation
counsel. with the request that a spe-
cial session OF the council and board OF
estimates be called for the purpose OF
re-authorizing the bonds without any
condition.
But even II this were done, the
board would still be up against the
old difficulty, as most Of the proposed
new bonds would be outside the pres
ent 2 per cent limit So the only way
out OF the mix-up seems to be the call
ing OF special election, under the au-
thority OF the amended home rule bill,
making the necessary increase in the
bonding limit Corporation Counsel
Hally has not returned from his va
cation In California and Il is not likely
that any definite steps will be taken
In this direction until he returns.
City Controller Heineman says there
Is no occasion for alarm. however
THE board Of education can go
ahead and buy all the school sites 1t
wants. as long as they have been al
lowed" said he. They can purchase
them with the understanding that they
will be paid for when the money IL
available. | think there are plenty
of property owners who will be will
ing TO sell under such circumstances.
/ understand the library board has
bought some OF its sites in that way"
Preliminary to the school board
meeting, Thursday night, the commit
tee on real estate and school build
ings had warm session with John ID.
Templeton and took him to task for
delay In Installing the clocks in the
Cass High school. Supervisor Stewart
submitted a report from Inspector
Gearing TO the effect that delay in
installing the wiring for the clocks
was holding up other work, particu-
larry the lathing. II transpired that
Templeton had not even ordered the
three corridor clocks, which were the
basis of the controversy, and he de-
clared that he would not order them
until the board paid him for the work
already done. The committee showed
no disposition to pay and gave Temple
ton to understand that unless the
clocks were installed before school
opens, the contract would be cancelled.
At the suggestion of Inspector Mum
ford, the department of public works
will be requested to re-pave Grand
River-aye., in the vicinity OF the "
school with creosote block Commits
sioner Haarer is planning TO repave
with brick.
Two petitions were received. one
from the alumni of the Barstow school
and another from citizens. asking that
two Of the proposed new schools be
named for Lorenzo J. Macy, former
principal of the Barstow, and Caro-
line Crossman, his successor.
Maurice T. Bolinger was appointef
assistant In the manual training de-
partment at $1,000 per year in place
OF C. A. Schaf, who declined TO ac-
cept the position. Ralph Shriver was
appointed manual training assistant
at 5000 per year and Miss Margaret
Mcdonald, playground assistant.
President Robertson appointed In
spectors Small, Condor and Burton a
committee to draft resolutions on the
death OF Inspector Goldbergs mother.
Secretary MARI was authorized to
engage another stenographer for a
month to catch up on the work OF the
ONCE, which he says Is several months
behind.