The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
PLACE TO HOLMAN
Elected Engineer of Topeka
School Buildings.
Takes Place of w. G. Holloway,
an Old Employee.
HAVE JUST A QUORUM
Seven Members Hold an Execu-
tive Session.
VIII Rush Repairs Before
School Opens.
HAVE JUST A QUORUM

N. c. Holman, former city commits
sioner OF parks, was elected engineer
Of school grounds and buildings at an
executive session of an adjourned
meeting OF the school board at the
high school last night. He will sue
coed W. H. Holloway, who has held
the position for nine years. His salary
will be $1,000 a year. Samuel F.
Davidson was elected storekeeper at
salary of sac a month. The changes
are effective August 1.
Both Mr.. Holloway and L. d.
Whittemore, superintendent Of the
city schools, were requested 10
leave as the board went into executive
session. Mr.. Whittemore said that this
was the first time since he has been
connected with the schools that such q
request had been made, but of course
the board had a perfect right to eH-
clude all that were not members OF It's
body from it's executives sessions.
seven members Of the baord We're
present. The election of Mr.. Holman
came up at the last meeting OF the
board in June. Thi slime the ballots
five to FIVE This time the ballots
showed six to one in favor Of Mr.. Hol-
man as follows: For Holman-Kutz,
Smith Holiday, Lindell, Mrs. McCar-
ter and Swendson. For Hollaway-
Mrs. Evans.
Of the board leave before it went into
executive session, President S. A.
Swendson said: In the matter of the
engineer of the buildings, some perth
nent questions will be asked ana
therefore I request that all not mem
bers of this board leave the room.
While none of the board would dis
cuss the letting out of HollaWay, II IS
understood that the fight has been
made on him a ga matter of economy.
Mr.. Holloway said that it was spite
v,rIS and that the board had been
waiting until the majority of those
who were against him were present
last evening, they wished the matter
settled then. The seven members pres
ent formed just an exact quorum
George H. Smith. vice president Of
the building committee, suggested that
the matter be deferred until more
members we're present but his sugges-
ton was overruled.
Repairs on School Buildings.
Considerable repairing and remodel
ing on eleven of the school buildings
was ordered upon the report of NJ.
Smith. A G. hughes & Co wee
awarded the contract of cleaning and
re-varnishing the 1900 desks in the
school buildings Of Topeka at so cents a
desk or about $3.50 total.
The following repairs were ordered:
Branner school-Paint cornice and
woodwork, remove ventilator, install
ciStern to eaten overflow from drink
ing fountain.
Buchanan schoQl-Build new toilet
rooms and connect with sewer.
Clay school-Lay new floor on first
floor. patch plastering.
Grant school-Lay new floor in west
vestibule, patch plastering in furnace
room.
Lafayette school-Repair plastering.
paint rails on porches, lower platform
in assembly room.
Lowman Hill school-Paint walls an /
ceilings on second floor.
Polk school-Lay cement floor n
basement install two new drinking
fountains
Potwin school-Paint outside wood
work and cornice, install locker in
principals room.
Quincy schoOl-Repair wainscot on
first and second floor halls.
Quinton Heights school-Lay cement
sidewalks, repair cupola. set new win
dows and door castings in cellar.
Sumner school-Paint outside wood
work, reglaze all windows.
The report for needed repairs on the
high school building has not yet beef
submitted by the building committee.
The bids for the interior and exterior
painting will be called for July 81 Tie
buildings and grounds engineer will
have charge of all of the other work.
Bids FOR four new windows on the
south side Of Lincoln school viii be adj
vertised for according to word given to
the clerk.
To complete the filling of the grounds
OF Washington school the building conf
lnittee was authorized to buy I. 900 more
loads of dirt.