Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-19
ONE SCHOOL PUT
i'm EMERGENCY LIST
Fire Chiefs Final Report to
Board Cites 80 Conditions
j as Extreme.

Only one of the IL school buildings
Of f1rst reported by the District of Co
lurnbia IRE marshal as presenting FIRE
hazards through their "comhustible
noors" and improper FIRE escapes was
listed in the emergency" column of
the Fire Department official's final re-
port to the Board of Education, and
TINS emergency" one of 80 conditions
cited as extreme, was found neither in
the floors nor the escapes. but in the
worn hoses on seven FIRE extinguiShers
In that building. The improper fire
escapes were carried In the necessary"
Improvement list.
This was pointed out at the meeting
OF the school board late yesterday by
pr. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent,
Who presented summary of the fire
n1arshafS second report to the board.
After studying the summary, the school
board voted to place complete respon-
S-1ility for recommending the closing
Of buildings believed to be fire traps
on the District Commissioners. who
would base their decisions on the rec
concentrations of the Fire. Department
head. This policy was contained In
q statement by DR.. Charles r. CartIsi,
school board president, submitted to the
board yesterday, as was forecast in The
Star Tuesday.
Advisers Are Authorized.
In the same meeting yesterday the
hoard authorized DR.. Ballou and any
officers he chose to take with him to
sit as advisers with the Commissioners
Monday when they conduct hearings on
the school estimates for 1892. In TAX
ing this action, the board followed its
sand of last year In contending that
rs estimates are forwarded to the Com
missioners for transmtttal intact to the
Bureau Of the Budget, with any recon-
mendations the city heads might wish
to make. The board made it plain in
its instructions to DR.. Ballou yesterday
that he was not to recommend the
pruning of any items from the 1882 list,
but that he was merely to give the
Commissioners the benefit of the same
expert knowledge which the board had
In preparing the estimates"
DIR. Ballou announced at yesterdays
meeting that he will invite Miss Catha-
rine watkins, director of kindergartens,
to address the board on underage
k7dergartens at the boards next meet
ing. He recalled that Miss Watkins
had asked permission to speak to the
board some time ago. but that he coun-
seled against her appearance at that
time because kindergartens were not
tfien under consideration. It was this
advice for which DR.. Ballou was roundly
criticized in open meeting of the board
by Henry L. Gilligan, member, who
charged the superintendent with gag
ging' teachers.
Kindergartens were brought up at
yesterdays meeting when letter,
signed by Frank Coleman, secretary Of
the Central Labor Union. was read, in
which the labor body sought assur-
arice for the parents Of washington
that, should continuing resolution be
adopted in lieu of the passage Of the
1881 appropriation bill. the kinder
gartens would continue in their present
status without regard to the reorganiza-
f(on ordered by Representative Sim
mons. The union wanted to be assured
also that the bill as it passed the Sen
ate contained sufficient funds to main
tain all teaching positions as they now