The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-12

solicitor for sewors for the Uncaphcr
avenue and Mark street school build.
lngs.
Architect Allen Of the firm OF Mer-
rit It, Allen & Hall was present and
stated TO the board that the smoke
stacks on the new buildings would
have to be raised eight feet. He said
the chimneys had been tested and
| they hall not drawn well. He stated
| the cost for raising the stacks would
be $l75 and the board authorized Mr..
| Allen to make a contract with Leffler
* Bland for the work.
Mr.. Wilson. the superintendent Of
| Janltors asked the board to investl-
Bate the ceiling in the seventh grade
at the Olney avenue school building
| He stated that the room had been
made in the basement and that The
ceiling was only single floor ami the
noise from the room above could be
heard so distinctly that 1t hlndered
the work and study.
| Mrs. Hutchinson stated that she and
Mrs Whiting had investigated the
matter and found 1t to be as Mr.. VIII
son had sail The board authorized
Mr.. Wilson to purchase plasterlng
board ana put II on next Saturday at
a cost of SIS S6.
| Mrs Hutchinson talked to some
length In regard to the privilege given
| the janitors TO purchase supplies for
| their buildings. She expressed her
self as unfavorable 10 such system.
Mrs Hutchinson stated that bills
| came in to her that she was compell-
ed to pay and that she was unable
TO ascertain who had ordered the sup
plies
- want you gentlemen to know,
said Mrs. Hutchinson, that | have 10
| check thousands of dollars out of this
boards money and that I'm response
Bile for every bill, IL II be only one
of twelve cents. We've got to have
a system by which every bill can be
Accounted for"
The board decided to have notices
| printed and placed IN each building,
stating that no janltor hereafter would
be permitted 10 order supplies for his
respective building without a written
order from the clerk.
| Mrs. Hutchinson also asked the
members to allow money for the bills
at the last meeting of each month, the
checks then to be drawn on the first
day OF the month. l The motion was
raade and carried.
The board decided to purchase a
fling cabinet for the use Of the clerk
the cost Of said cabinet not to exceed
$50
| Arrangement was also made to pur-
chase a new register in which a bet
ter record of bonds might be kept
The ventilation in the basement of
the Olney avenue building was report
ed in bad condition and Mr.. Wilson
was authorized to supervise the work
Superintendent Hartman recom-
mended that the spring vacation take
place the first week in April and the
board approved
X. IL. Marshall, principal of the
High school, was present and asked
1 the board for assistance In building
up the library Of the High school, He
stated that the High school had beer
making a great effort to build up its
library that II began with a very few
lVclumes and that since then 1t had
Increased over one hundred per cent
i He stated that the library was in
ferior TO those of other schools IN
towns Of this size and that insteaJ
OF having four thousand books as
They should have II contained seven
teen hundred,
Mr.. Marshall further stated that
the only way a school library could
he kept mp was to set aside an amount
Of money for each year to purchase
books lie asked the board TO sci
aside sum OF not less than 5000 foI
lthis purpose,