Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-11

|Hays to the school house on hurr
Captain Poole, Of the police de-
nartment, received the frightened
Message early this morning from a
pan who said he was passing the
|ebool. and seeing the three breaks
III fine Mitchell street wall, foresaw
hanger of the buildings collapse.
Bantam Poole caught something
III the man s fear and aroused the
Building inspector.
Admits Need of Repairs.
Nj INSPECTOR Hayes, hurried from his
H. made an inspection of the threat
s.ing cracks in the brick wall. His
4er5ict somewhat quieted the imme-
Hate fear. but he admitted that there
~ need or repairs, and that steps
a. haeu taken to mend the walls. Last
fridav. he said, the cracks first were
discovered and Superintendent Slaton
notified OF their presence. They have
Ia grown since that time.
I'll Tho Inspector explained the lack OF
krger of the buildings collapse by
avn that the cracks were in the
b. yenc ering only and that the
HNeieht of the floors and the roof OF
IN building rested on the wooden
ham ana not on the bricks.
# The building, he explained, was set
an after its construction, and the
Sxrsrls thus were caused, and the bricks
Hfhus were crumbled.
S There is no danger of the schools
81 1olspse. nor any need of suspending
IN school during the period of MAX
4 hg repairs" was his declaration today.
Three Ragged Breaks Seen.
III The cracks which brought about the
alarm are to be plainly seen on the
#Atchen street side of the building.
Hfhe bricks have bulged in places, and
#have parted from those to which they
- Joined smoothly in the original
Construction of the building. The re-
TdRRSu
"a h running two or three feet in total
$kngth. and being in width several
nj The building is of considerable age,
IN has been improved from time to
inc with patches of veneer on the
Eiginal wooden frame and enlarged by
3 b. addition of rooms and wings as the
educational needs of the city grew.
81 ss Jessie Muse is principal of the
Ehoo
Patrons Of the Davis Street school
q bday are planning to wage an aggres-
IN fight before the city council for an
rpropraton in the June apportion-
ent sheet for the realization of the
#hn2sought new building
Special Committee Named.
Sd pecial committee has been APP
inted to lay the matter before coun-
and explain in detail the constant
enace of the present old ramshackle
MuIdjng to the more than 400 school
IIdren. These children daily enter
e building at the peril of their lives,
&ld officials and parents. 1t is eN-
4ected that several hundred patrons Of
Re school and citizens will be on hanG
b back up the committee when il
Appears before council.
Miss Julia Riordan, principal of the
hool, who has made a close study of
He situation and has personally ex-
gained to city officials the peril of
81 children, Is enthusiastically aiding
movement, and believes council win
N'0e to the rescue.
n MANY reasons will be urged on coun-
as showing the imperative need of a
school building. The greatest OBJ
IONS TO the present structure are
LIST Of Objections Made.
0' present barn-liIle building can
De properly heated. and through the
"el months the children are men
90 by colds. pneumonia and othe.
'1 school is provided with Jl1
ana these rcndeI. one corner ,f
n '09t So hot that the children near
N'N' have to move away. While
No other parts Of the room NIL.
.Freze, The danger of n con
"a station from these stoves is ev,r
N Sent
's.' Is no heat at all in the hall,
ana here the temperature re-
's mat Of the Arctic regions
~" rug me last cold Snlp Miss r iDT-