The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-22
WESTS|DERS
DISSATISFIED
Delegation Present atSchool
Board Meeting.
BUILDING SITES LOCATED
Clerk Hirr Authorized to
Purchase Lots.


One Buildlng VIII he Located on Tho
Northwest Corner of NInrk and
Greenwood sireets--othcr structure
VIII be Erected on Uncaphcr |
Avenue South of Congress- street. |
Contracts WIN be Let Monday
Night.
AS the special meeting of the board
Of education was being called TO or
der in the law Office OF Donithcn
and Jacoby on north Main street,
Friday evening, fifteen citizens from
the west side Of the city nled in the
office carrying with them petition
to which 205 names Of residents in
the vicinity of Bennett and Latourettc
streets. asking that now school
building bc located in this locality
were attached. The delegation had
elected their spokesman who pre-
sented their grievance to the board.
They had been Informed that IN
building was to be erected i'm the
lAppincott addition near the ball park
and II was their earnest expressed
desire that the members of the
school board change their decision
and place the building whore II would
| be more convenient for their children
to attend school.
Delegation Makes Accusations.
| President Jacoby spent some time
apd went into detail. explaining why
| the members had chosen the site in
the south western part OF the city in
! preference to the location from the
4, territory which the delegation repre-
sented. Several Of the members Of
the delegation became very indignant
when they observed that their request
was not being looked upon with fav-
or by the majority pf the board
and some rather insulting statements
emitted from the West Sidcrs. II was
one mans opinion that it was a real
estate proposition and that the mem
bers of the board would receive their
share OF the transaction. People in
our section of the city think that
you are building school for the peo
pie in Green Camp" another dlegate
Ventured
Clerk H. Il. nm and Robert Pcn-
nell composed the minority Of the
hoard. who championed the cause OF
the delegation present. They declar-
ed that the building should he built
in the Glcnwood addition or some
place near there.
Site ~ Chosen.
Whit utter disregard for the plea
set forth by the delegation, the board
voted to erect the new school build.
ing on Unacpher avenue, just south
Of Congress street. The south cor
poiauon line of the city IS the boun.
dairy of the LOT selected. The prop.
erty is owned by the Llppincott broth
crs, aud the purchase price Is $1,000
The lot IS 935 feet by 25S fet. Mem
bcrs lIill aud Pennell voted against
the erection of school building II
this locality and gave their reasons
for doing so.
Hartman's Figures.
? The selection OF the board was bas
ed on the figures furnished by Or
, II. A. Hartman which showed tn,
number OF pupils who lived In III.
: two territories from which the build
Ing would draw It's pupils. The ma
jorlty OF the members of the hoarC
state that they wish to locate tn,
building IN the west side where th'
, lives of the children will not he jcp
: ordlzed by the crossing of railroads
and where the congcsted condition
, now existing in the schools win b,
most relieved
I'VE can not relieve one particular
community. but are compelled I,
,.rt n.
communities will he relieved" Presi
dent Jacoby declared. According L
the figures furnished by DR.. Hartman
three children would be compelled L
cross railroad tracks II the buildinl
, was erected in the Glenwood add
ton, 10 only one child from the west
, ern part of the city. The present 10
, cation compels the least number o
children TO cross railroad track
and relieves the onley and the Lin
coin buildings, which are over crowd
ed at the present time
Selection Without Trouble.
The other new building in the nortl
eastern part of the city was located
on the northwest corner of Greenwood
and Mark streets without trouble
The board was unanimous in thi
selection. This site Is owned by Franl
ThornhilG David Vestal and william
Gorenno and consists of four lot
and one house. worth about $500
The price which will be paid by thu
!, board for the lots and the hous'
is $2,4bO making total of S5'45'
: for the two building sites
The president and clerk were auth
/ orzed to have the deeds drawn anC
the price paid Immediately
The request of the board of health
that all school children who had not
been successfully vaccinated should
he vacclnated at once did not meet
with favor with the school board and
II was filed away to await a more
serious turn in, the smallpox situa-
tlon than exists at the present time
The bids Of the contractor on the
new school buildings viii he opened
at noon next Monday In Clerk Ilill's
Office and tabulated, in readiness for
the letting of the contract. Monday
night at the regular meeting of the
board. Quite number of bids are eX-
pected
Vernard II, Smith. representative