Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-03
conditions Worse Than SuS-
peCted Are Revealed by New
and Startling Details.
COST OF REPAIR WILL BE
GREAT. SAYS CONTRACTOR
Ordinance Committee Which
Cut Down Estimates for New
Structures Are Blamed.

New and startling revelations of con
dittons in the city's new bond issue
schools were made today at joint
meeting of the board of education and
the bond commission. They came after
Mayor VIM. James l.. Key member
of the board Of education. and w H.
Terrell member of the bond commits
sion. had urged that the imperfect con-
struction was a mere matter of detail
that there was no school scandal and
thai the whole matter should have
been taken up in quiet business-like
way instead of officials giving out dis
turbing statements to the press
THE walls Of the Hill street and the
Ashby street schools leak" declared
Contractor George S. A. Clayton. who
built them They leak because the
officials would not provide the money
for ferrying the walls 1t will cost
thousands of dollars to repair them
To have built the sort of schools the
city wanted would have cost 100000
each. instead of about $4,000 each
"NONE OF SCHOOLS
UP TO REQUIREMENTS"
Alderman John s. Gambler said that
none of the schools answered require
ments
"Ac chairman Of one of the commit
tees drafting the bond ordinance. I re
member that 1864 900 was provided for
these buildings" he said. But be
fore the ordinance got through council
this amount was cut to 100000. So
the schools are short Just that much in
efficiency"
Dan w. Green. member of the board
of education, said that the board had
twice notified F A. Quillian, chairman
Of the bond commission. of these leaks
and Of the crumbllng of the insides of
these buildings. He said that this was
the third time, and that the leaks and
the crumblings still continued.
In reply to criticisms that the mat
ter was taken up with the papers in a
sensational way, want to say that I
intend to continue kicking until these
schools are made right said w. o.
Stamps
II agree with President w R. Da
lev of the board of education that UNI
der the existing conditions these
schools have cost us thousands of dol
lars more than they should have cost.
We have not got what we paid for"
lanes L. Key wanted the whole mat
Ter referred to Ed r. Hayes, his assist
ant and w. D. +. Winburn. engineer
for the schools. and asked that a de-
tailed report be made of the condition
of all the bond schools It was adopted.
When this report is obtained the Off
ciais expressed confidence the contrac-
tors and architects will make the nee
essary repairs.
LARGE PART OF ASH5Y
STREET SCHOOL VACANT.
Alderman James f Warren. decar-
,,g he had been criticised for saying
that about $4,000 had been uselessly
spent on the Ashby Street school said;
Il was startled by the report of the
principal that only Sc pupils now at
tended this school. while it has ca
nac;tv of 40. When that report was /
made practically all the members of
the board of education expressed sur
nrise or it's eight rooms three are va /
q said and still think that the money |
snent for this school was uselessly !
enant And what is more. il won't be |
more than half filled within ten years
An of it's pupils could be put in either
the Walker street Or the Davis street
schools the two nearest. without
orowding either
". r. Daley president Of the board I
~ education. replied that this school /
vas built for the future as Wen as III
present and that more pupils would be
provided for it when the city was re-
districted for next years term
PLAN MORE POWER
FOR SCHOOL BOARD.
4 number of officials told Of schools
that they had visited. While Wake
street. Ashby street and Hin stree.
schools were reported as the worst,
leaks and falling pasterine were re
ported IN a number Of others
Members of the board Of edueWion
told how this condition had eraduadY
been growing worse for months aud
tina most of the appeals e the archl-
tects and contractors thai fhe work W5s
not done properly were m vain