Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-30
CITY MULCTED ON
He SAYS
Educational Head Declares At
Ianta Got Worst of 1t in
Six Buildings.

Walter r Daley, president Of the
board of education. declared today that
the city had been hopelessly robbed in
its new schools He terms the work.
manship and materials in many of the
schools terrible
1t is my candid opinion that every
new school mas cost the city from s1o,-
900 to $4,000 more than it should have
cost he said IN addition to this.
the interiors of many are falling to
pieces and the roofs are perforated
with leaks"
The members of the board of educa-
ton are stirred almost to desperation
today by conditions that have gradual
" grown worse for many months. Con
tinuous efforts have been made to have
these schools repaired. The schools
have already been accepted on the rec
concentrations of the architects The
only recourse is the doubtful ability of
the city TO recover damages from the
contractors.
BIares the Architects.
The architects are to blame" said
w o. Stamps. member of the board
from the First ward. They were paid
to supervise this work. The bricks in
the Walker Street school are crum-
bling. the cement is giving way tine
plastering has fallen several times on
the heads of the children That such
things should happen shows clearly
that the architects did not do their
work properly"
The schools most affected are Lee
Street. Walker Street. Hill Street. Eng
fish Avenue, Ashby Street and Georgia
Avenue Reports on all these have
been made to Superintendent W NJ.
Slaton by the principals. The schools
engineer then made an inspection and
the reports that he members of the
board of education now have are most
discouraging to them
Robbed in Lot Purchases.
Alderman James E Warren. chair
man of he schools committee of coun-
ell, said today that the conditions were
most discoura ging He agreed with
President Daley that the city has been
robbed and added that it had been
stung in school lots as well as build
ings.
The fault'is with the cubersome
system of supervisors, he said. Il IA
vored a change in our system Of gov
eminent not because / was opposed to
any official, but because realized. and
every one who considers the matter
without prejudice realizes. that the city
gets robbed in almost everything"
President Daley said the board of ed
ucation is required by council to build
all of its schools by contract, let and
supervised Jointly by the board Of edu-
cation and the bond commission.
F. A. Quillian chairman of the bond
commission, is paid salary to look
after the work and most of the author
ity is lodged with him.
Daley Says He's Helpless.
q haven't the authority to cali a joint
meeting of the board of education and
the bond commission to thoroughly in
vestigate this matter" Daley said But
Mr.. Quillian has, and l suppose he will
can such a meeting
But Nh Quilian did not think the
situation so serious. He said today
that he would not call a special meet
ing of the joint boards but that he
would continue to urge the contractors
to repair these buildings.
If they refuse to make these repairs.
| will then call joint meeting of the
board Of education and the bond com
mission and we Will report to council
to sue the contractors Tor their bonds"
he said.
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