The Detroit times., 1912-05-10

lower floor Is entirely exposed and
curtains would be placed around the
sides, to be- pulled down when the
weather is bad In the rear is a din
ing room, kitchen aud shower baths
for boys and girls. The upstairs was
TO be used as a large rest room.
Scrihner, wanting to snield the par
" who employed him TO put up the
building. told Building Inspector Du-
pont, Thursday. that he was going 20
use IL as residence. Dupont stopped
the work and ordered Scribner 10 APP
pear in the city hall. Thursday after
noon, 10 show his plans and obtain n
building permit NaNhen Scribner
showed his plans there was rest
room" and school room written
across parts OF them. Then Scribner
told Dupont that he had intended \:
for tuberculosis school but since OBJ
jeCtions had been made II would
probably have 10 be converted into Il
dwelling Dupont conferred with mem
bers OF the building commission and
ordered Scribner 10 submit plans.
showing just how he intended TO con-
vert the building into a dwelling and
those plans. Scribner promised 10
have them altered and obtain the per
nit. Friday. The penalty for build
ing without a permit is maximum
fine OF $500 and his attention was
called 10 this provision in the build
ing code. Dupont also told him II
was impossible for him TO use the
building for school purposes as the
code required that the building be
made OF brick or stone.
G, r. Talbot. an employe OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce. who owns
property in the vicinityo the school,
was on hand with Attorney Sherwin
A. Hill. Talbot accused Scribner OF
acting in bad faith when he told the
Inspector the building was not 10 be
used for school purposes.
After he made that statement TO
Dupont he called up a certain law
yer in town and informed him tina,
that the Inspector was onto thtm
ID Mr.. Talbot. Now. | favor uber-
c, losis schools, but | think this is
funny kind OF charity
Scribner was inclined 10 take a
humorous view his predicament
II dn't care II do 20 TO jail I'll
get out again" he said smiling al IN,
pont, which brought sarcastic refer
ence as TO his honesty OF purpose
from Talbot Scribner also stated
that he seldom got out a building
permit before his building was up.
He said IL always had seen the Gus
tom and that he was once told 10
take such a course BY former build
ing inspector
Talbot understood from the ruling
of the building commission and Du
pont that the building cannot be used
for school purposes and he consid-
cred the fight won Unless 'he back
ers OF the project now come OUT INTO
the open and take up the fght. Scrlb-
ner will not dare 10 proceed with the
plans for a school house.
About two months ago j. L. Hud-
son and Mrs. L. ID. stair called OH
Mayor Thompson and asked him II
ANYTHING could be done by the city
toward finding a new site Tor the
school. which F. B. Leland had offered
TO build. No Official action grew OUT
OF the conference. II Is reported, now
ever. that these persons foresaw OPP
position il the council attempted 10
specify another site. and develop
ments would seem 10 indicate that
some one took the mater into his own
| hands TO secure for the tuberculai
children the benefits OF an outdoor
school.
! \ petition signed by 81 property
owners in the vicinity OF the schoo
( was presented TO the school board
Thursday night, asking the board no
I 10 sanction or assist in the plan. the
edition was referred 10 the sanitation
committee and Inspectors McMichae
/ and Ellis. Of the comr.ittee, met later
in the evening and decided that the
board could not take hand IN the
proceedings.
I'VE can't interfere" said Preslden'
/ Robertson TO the inspectors, IN,
ONLY fault I've got TO find with the
school is that the person who ordered
I il built did not take us into his con
hdence. III he feared that pub!icitl
would have prevented the erection 0,
the building we might have KEEP
ouiet about it. But som" OF the III
spectors should have been INFORMED
=. 20 What was going on.