The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-15
H. y. Ratcliffe is Chosen
Architect and Woolley, Lutz
and Tucker Compose
Building Committee.
WILL START AT ONCE
Communication From Major
Collins on Looked Doors
Rouses Directors to
Action.

The first steps toward the erection
of the new school houses and the
construction OF the addition to the
Lincoln school, as provided by the
Affirmative vote on the bond issue,
were taken last night by the board OF
education in a special meeting. A
building committee composed OF w.
b. Woolley, Joseph +. Lutz and Geo.
S. Tucker was named by the presi-
dent of the board. Harry E. Radcliffe
was the unanimous choice of the
board for architect. Joseph L. Brady
and r. c. Entley both presented ap-
{ plications to the board DR.. Hughes
also named the finance committee OF
the board, Messrs. Hamill. Tucker,
Roberts and Woollsy with ]. o. Boyd
as additional member, to look after
the sale OF bonds.
Architect Ratcliffe was called up by
phone after the board had made the
appointment, and asked to come to
the meeting. He outlined some OF
the plans for building, and secured
the ideas OF the various board mem
bers. The new buildings are to be
fireproof, ana 1t was unanimous that
there would be practically no wood
work in the new schools. Concrete
floors, and no wood wainscoting, even
was suggested. Work on the build
inos will start Mt once
The question OF new site for the
Garfield school came up, but owing
to the absence OF Members Tucker
and Roberts NO definite decision was
made by the board. It was suggested
that il site could be secured which
Z would take the children of Fffth
street which is becoming dangerous
now that the automobiles are using
that street, and putting the speed
laws to shame, it might be the part
OF wisdom to buy it. This matter,
however, is held up, pending the pres
ence of the other two board members.
Order Doors Unlocked.
In a communication, Major w. Il.
Collins calls attention of the board
to the fact that he found in the
George Washington school that the
double doors are not all unlocked.
The board Immediately upon this COM
munication ordered Superintendent
AIdrich to issue an order to the ef-
feet that all outside doors shall be
unlocked and kept unlocked during
the time the children are in the build
ings.
DR.. s. w. Moorhead who was named
medical insp actor for the schools sent
in his resignation last night. His rea-
son is that his work at the city hall
keeps him too busy to give this the
proper attention. On motion, DR.. G.
A. Dimond was named medical In
spector for the rest Of the year.
Sup srintendent Aldrich reported
that the new school law has done
away with the county normal and
that after July / no more county nor
mails can be held. Instead Of this
there would be two days institute
during the school year at which the
superintend would be asked to al
low the teachers time off to attend.
The question Of whether Keokuk anG
Fort Madison would go in with the
rest OF the county in some such ar
rangement was brought up. Sup erin
tendent Aldrich was given power to
act in the matter and to confer with
Fort Madison authorities.
Trouble Over Water Pipes.
A communication was read from
Mrs. Helen Agnes Lyons. In which
she states that workmen acting under
orders from w. J. Roberts. member
of the board, tore up water connec-
ton with her house near the Lincoln
school. She states in her letter that
she had had her house connected with
the water mains. and that the work
was done by Eft. and PRAISE. Last
summer she charges that the sutton
Plumbing company under orders from
Roberts tore up the pipes, and forced
her to establish another connection.
She wants the board to pay for the
work, or to give her relief IN some
manner. The board held up action