The Detroit times., 1911-01-14
FERNDALE SITE
!. FINALLY REJECTED
New School for Eighteenth Ward
Will Be Built on Mullane-Ave., Be-
tween Senator and Whitaker.


DIR. Hugh Cary. school inspector
from the Eighteenth ward, finally tri-
umphed, Thursday night, In his nght
against the adoption of the Ferndale-
ave. school site and for the acceptance
OF a site which. he claims, is entirely
satisfactory to the residents of the
district.
TIE site chosen Is on Mullane-aye',
:. tween Senator and Whittaker-aves,
Both parcels were held at $4,000, but
the Fern6ale site contains 1900
squars feet, nearly third larger area
than is comprised in the site selected.
Ikls was one OF the main reasons
why Inspector Burton, Of the real es-
tate committee, held out for the form
CT TO the finish. Two other inspectors,
Hely and Snitgen, who are also on
the real estate committee and Joined
in recommending the Ferndale site,
voted with him.
The debate waved warm for few
rinutes, furnishing the only excite
ment OF The season. Or. Cary charac'
teriYed the action Of the real estate
coIapittee in insisting on the Ferndale
cite, even after Il had been vetoed by
the mayor, as "incomf -ehensible and
.nderensible" No less than 800 resi-
ATS of The district had expressed
their disapprova! OF the site, he saiG,
and he called attention TO he bulky
petition that had been sent Ia against
its selection. Mr.. Burton came back
~ Haf n IN "a
petition bore evidences OF having oeen
signed by one individual. he also
pointed out that there are two small
confectionery stores near the Mullane-
ave. site and expressed the belief that
the proprietors were at the bottom OF
the agitation against the Ferndale
site.
IF we adopt this site, the people will
see later where grave mistake was
made" said Mr. Burton. we located
the Monteith school on the site OF the
old Hubbard against our best judS-
ment, and in Difference to the wishes
1f tie people. Now the people real
iZe that We We're right and they were
wrong There is scarcel.- any room
for a playground. These people in the
Eighteenth ward have no right TO die
tate TO those who will send their chill
dren TO school in that district 10 years
from now.
"And | say we have no right to
| Id schoolhouses for unborn chill
dren," DR.. Cary retorted.
On the vote, the Mullane site was
adopted. 9 to 3, several of the inspect
ors being absent and Inspector Move
being excused from voting. The
yeas" were: Mumford, Komrofsky,
Henderson, Robertson, Goldberg,
Weideman, Ellis, Cary and DR.. Kuhn.
Supt Martindale submitted an esti-
mate OF $50 .639.32 for the purpose OF
equipping the Cass technical high
school, which is to be kept open IL
months In the year. Most of this mon
ey IS desired for manual training
equipment. and the superintendent an
nounced that he would make no re-
quest for further manual training eX-
tensions this year. Supervisor Stew
art asked that $74,352 be placed in the
budget for the purpose of renovating
and improving school buildings.
Eddie" Barnett. president-to-be OF
the board of estimates. was present
at the meeting and occupied a seat on
the platform.
President Kuhn appointed Inspector
Henry Komrofsky member of the
janitors and supplies committee TO
succeed Inspector Schultz. who Is now
an alderman.