El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-15
REVENUE OF SCHOOLS FOR MONTH
EXCEEDS DISBURSEMENTS BY SAY $3.50
Contractor Is Notified to omplete New Alta Vista
School at once-Board Threatens to Use an Axe if
Light Pole Is Not Removed From the School
Ground-More Room Needed in Schools.

Revenues of the different city schools
for the month OF September exceeded
the expenditures for the same period
by S4l,b55.i6, according to the report
of F. r. Sawyer, auditor and Durchas-
ing agent Of the schools, which was
submitted TO the school board Monday
night The revenues which tOtaled
S65,IS0.49 were classed as follows: IN
der appropriations, state, S61,102; cOun-
ty, $5,S4Z647 under miscellaneous was
$I35.85. The expenditures were di-
S76440; instruction, S15,006.71; opera
ton, $l15L42; maintenance, S6O2.l1.
The total amount was S1I,52464.
The assets of the schools for the
the different city schools, and property,
was listed at 1924, 1888. The cash with
the treasurer, being the maintenance
fund amounted to $12,49LS6. ana the
building fund to $50, 1883. The state
appropriations unsolicited amounted to
S61,102, and the city and county ap-
S14.21135 The unexpired insurance to-
Sether with the petty cash at
$50 made a total Of $685.. 1880, for
the entire assets of the schools The
total Liabilities were given at the same
figure.
Must Complete Alta Vista school.
C. NJ Hbungberg, contractor Of the
Alta Vista school was gwen two DAYS
within which to proceed with the fin
ishing of that building or to give up
the contract according to the action
taken Dg the school DOdFQ MOnQdy
night following the instruction Of its
attorney, ". II. Winter, VINO was pres
ent at the session. Mr.. Sawyer advised
the members of the board that Mr.
Young berg had been notified by special
delivery letter Monday afternoon that
he had only this time to comply with
the contract. That notice, M sawyer
stated. had been mailed to the con-
tractor by frost & Trost.'t architects.
The notice which was read by Mr..
Sawyer included a provision in which
the architects stated that the floor on
the first floor of the Alta vista ScnoOl
was faulty, being cracked and would
have to be replaced This, it was fig
Ured by the architects would entail an
the building would have to be painted,
and this, the architects figured, would
cost in the neighbOrhOOd of $500 IheSe
two amounts the architects suggested
that the school board withhold from
the amount still dug the contractor.
In the event Mr. NOungberg refuses
TO continue the work on the school
building, Mr. Winter advised the school
board to hold the money still due en- the
contract and have the work done.
BY a unanimous action of the school
board the East FL Paso school Was was,
christened the Alta Vista school The
name was given as the result OF com
nIunicatiOn received by the board from
David Mcknight, president OF the Alta
Vista improvement club to the effect
that after an enthusiastic meeting OF
the members of that club il was the
sense Of the club that the new school
be called the Alta Vista. In adopting
the new name the motion also included
the provision that the thanks of the
school board would be bestowed on the
members OF the Alta Vista club If they
would provide the letters necessary
to make up the name to go into panel
which would be provided
A delegation headed by a H Ander-
son and DR.. Z. H Brown attended the
meeting Of the school board relative To
the proposition OF grading the new
high school site in the -.-C-zlnder ad-
ditiOn. The school board voted the mat
ter down on the ground that as the
building would not be constructed at
an early date there was no necessity Tor
grading the property Dr. K L. Kay
mer was also there, but he stated ne
heard the meeting had been called for
the purpose OF talking over the grad
ing OF Mesa avenue. When informed
% the contrary he left
Threaten to Use An Ak.
The school board and the FL Paso
Electric Railway company locked horns
over pole erected by the latter COM
pany on the grounds Of the new Alta
Vista school. which Alr. Sawyer stated
would be exactly IN the center OF the
main entrance to that building when II
was completed The pole was erected
by the electric company to supply pow
er when the contractor was engaged
in working on the building When
there was no further use for the pole,
Mr.. Sawyer stated he requested the
company to remove il. That letter to-
gether with the letter from the COM
pany in which it was stated that the
company was ever willing to respond
TO any request that would be to the
interest or the city, but to move the
pole would neCessitate placing il on
some curb. and for that reason referred
the school board to city engineer Her
bert Num-. whom the letter stated the
company had been told to keep the pole
where il was Mr.. Sawyer stated that
the electric com any was under the i'm
preston that the pole had been placed
in an alley that had been closed by the
city.
He was instructed by the board TO
remove the offensive pole, If necessary
with an ak. but to do this after he had
notified the company to have il removed
and il failed TO do SO.
Routine Business.
s W Alexander, principal Of the
high school. was extended an invitation
on the part of the members of the board
to meet with the board some night, and
discuss school matters.
A communication from Brown and
Terry, lawyers, relative to a claim Of
j. T. BIacker TO property in block IS.
Alexander addition. portion embraced
by the high school site. was read by
Mr. Sawyer. Action on the matter was
postponed