El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
$4,000 VOTED FOR FAIRGROUNDS

! the board carry out its agreement to
appropriate $500. The motion pre-
vailed
J. II. Slime Employed.
A communication from superintendent
Of schools r. j. Tighe was read stating
that it was the recommendation OF the
advisory committee of the Fairgrounds
and recreation committee that J. II.
Slime Of Seattle, be made the super
visor of recreation, having in charge
the direction of the playground and
recreation work. The letter further
stated that Mr.. Slime had been recon-
mended by the Playground Association
of America a s the best man to fill the
position and that he could be secured
for $1,000 The recommendation was
adopted and Mr.. Slime telegraphed that
the position had been rendered him.
More Room Needed.
The necessity Of providing more room
for the school children of the city and
Of providing funds for the completion
Of the new high school was responsible
for the decision of the board to go pc
fore the city council next Thursday
and ask for call for an election Tor q
bond issue of S425,000. 1t was pointed
out that at least $780, 600 would be re-
quired to complete the high schooI'
that $4,000 was needed for the Alta
Vista school, and that considerable
sum was needed to provide for new
school in the southern part of the CITY
and for other construction work. h i.
Holiday, Claiborne Adams and J. Z.
WOrthingtOn were appointed on this
committee.
The same committee was instructed
to appear before the council and ask
for a special building permit to allow
the same weight of steel to be used IN
the high school building as had been
used in other concrete buildings ana
thus conform to the specifications or
iginally drawn up for the building.
Favorable action was taken on the
request of frost & frost, architects Tor
the high school building, to permit in
creasing the size of the footings OF the
building owing to the nature of the
ground The increased work VIII add
S2131 to the cost of the building. Con
tractor J. f. Morgan was granted an
extension of As days to the time limit
of his contract on the concrete Work
Of the building.
Beau school Addition.
Bids were opened for the construction
Of a six room school building at the
Beall school. The bids, which included
heating plant, were as follows; y. J.
Hewitt, S13,5OO; Phoenix-EI Paso Bulla-
ing company. S1S,47S; II. Brettler, $14,-
600; r. Z. Mckee, $1S,076.99; Stanley
Bevan, $14,3 800; J. c. McElrOy, S1S,3l4;
c. NJ YOungberg, $l4,362; }. ). MOTIFS
$4,000; W. H. Young, $15,S14- In addi-
ton, the following bids for installing
heating plant were opened: Elliott &
Barry, S3261; Elliott Engineering com
pany $2277.
The question arose as to whether
there would be sufficient money IN the
building fund after the high school mad
been taken care Of to provide for the
Beal1 school addition, and committee
consisting Of J. C. WOrthington, II. +.
McClintock and DR.. J. A. Pickett was
appointed to Investigate.
Bafgea & Burgess Retained.
The firm of Burgess * Burgess was re-
tanned for two more years IS attorneys
for the board at a yearly salary Of $500.
Miss Clara Edwards and Miss Rosena
Martin were added to the force OF I
at a salary Of $75 each.
Prof. A. H. Hughey, principal OF the (
high school, was allowed to hire ottlce /
A communication for the American /
Blower company with reference to the /
OF a ventilation system in /
the new high school was referred TO +,
the building committee
Trustee Worthington was authorized {
to purchase material and hire day labor (
for the repair of the roofs OF such f,
school buildings as are in need OF re- I
pairs.
The report Of H. A Schafer, auditor, /.
showed assets and liabilities Of Sl,244,- /
5S5S6 on JANUARY 81, 1915. For 10 /
months total revenues amounted TO /
expenditures of 1856, 4Ool5, (
leaving a surplus for the period o! /
sz2, S32.9S.