Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-08
Meetilg Of City Alderman
City Schools Giysn Attention. To Light New
Territory and 0ther Matters.

Ulty SGuuUtS UltbH AttuiVp, W If6ui Ne =
Territory and 0ther Matters.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Board Of Alderman was held
ut the city hall Thursday night
and considerable business was
transacted although three mem .
bers of the board we're absent.
G. A. Montgomery was prescott
to protest agsint parties hauling
property and delivering goods in
the city without proper license.
w. F. Rats called attention
to thu damage to his property by
water from the street running
through same. Repairs we're Or
dered.
A. B Saleeby asked permission
to place an iron stairway on West
Innes Street leading from the
street to the second story of the
building he is remodellng and will
soon occupy. This was not grant
ed and the steps are being ersoted
in the rear.
Several Negroes were present in
reference to proposed new school
buildings. Prof W. B. Critten.
den stated that one central school
building was desired and DR. .
Williston asked that the present
building in Dixonville be allowed
to remain and that new central
school be erected. This is to be
given attention later.
superintendent Allen presented
the proposed schools and the re.
distrioting of the city 80 suggest
by the school board which was as
follows:
To maintain the following
schools:
| /. At the Vance mill, a school
for the frat four grades.
2. At the Kesler mill, a school
for the first two grades.
8 At Chestnut Hill. school
for the first six grades.
4. At Innss Street, a school
fer the frst five grades.
5. At Ellis Street. q school
for oil the grades and the high
school for the whole city.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SUGGESTED
/. That Main Street thall be
tho dividing line between the East
Innes Street school and the Ellii
Street school up to the fifth grade
2. That all children in the
sixth grade and over, East of Main
street attend the Ellis stree,
school.
8. That all children in the
seventh grade and over in the Old
Chestnut Hill district attend the
Ellis street school.
4 That all children in the olo
Kesler Mill district in the third
grade, or fourth grade, or fifth
gre de, attend the Innes street
school; and all children in thi,
district in the sixth grade or over
attend the Ellis Street school.
5. That all children in thu
fourth grade or over who reside ir
the old Vance Mill district, attend
the Ellis Street school if they re-
side on the west side OF Mair
Street; or attend the Innes Street
school if they live on the east side
of Main Street, according to tn.
grade distribution mentioned
above
6. That parents residing in tn.
new territory, who prefer thai
their children should walk into
Ellis Street or lnues Street schoo
may send them into these school,
paying due regard to Main Street
az the dividing line between tht
two schools aud to the grade dis
tribution mentioned above.
Z. That no child will be per.
mitted to change his school aftel
once entering a given soLool with
out special permission of the city
board of education, unless ht
should change his residence into
another district.
8. That the board reserves th.
right to redistriot the city in 6
different way, if this plan should
result in overcrowding one schoo
to the diaadvantage Of all.
The light committee was in'
structed 80 gather data for light
ing the new territory and Alder
man Oonley suggested that tht
Southern Power Company wal
desirous of an opportunity to sub
NIT a proposition.
A. II. Price, Esq. asked thai
Liberty Street from Fulton te