Show TENTH WARD SQUARE Subject of Discussion by the School Board I BAMBERGER WANTED TO BUY Proposition to Got the Ground for I High School Site Offered by the Mayor for 815000 Payment to Be Mado in Terms to Suit the Board Special Committee Forgotten In Argument and Matter to Come Before Be-fore Committee of Whole Boards Schoolroom Changes Tho regular monthly meeting of tIm Board of Education adjourned lost Tuesday Tues-day night on account of lack of a quorum quo-rum was held yesterday afternoon In the room In tho city and county building TO BUY 11 AIJL but Mr Bambergcr made a persistent unsucccssfql effort tp rush through a motion mo-tion to buy from tho city what Is known as the Tenth Ward square for a new high school site After nearly an hours hlSh wrangling th6 matter wus finally referred re-ferred lnS 1 commmlttcc of the whole The purchasing price according to Mr Bnmbcrgers motion was 43000 to be arranged ar-ranged In terms of payment to suit the board The member from tho Fifth said oardTho I tulle with the Mayor during which the latter claimed the city had a 15000 cash purchaser for the site but the 150 cl was lurchaMer to let the board havo tho ground at the same llgurc to ho paid In terms to suit the board In tho heat of the argument It was suddenly sudden-ly l remembered that the matter was In tho hands of a committee from the First tnt Mr YOUIIK of the Fourth ward wardMAYORS PROPOSITION For tho time being argument was suspended sus-pended and Mr BrAntlng of tho commIttee commIt-tee allowed to nmko a verbal report tho essence of which was that tho committee commit-tee had 1 conferred with tho Mayor to tho effect that t tho board could have tho ground entire for 43000 or tho eastern half for22COO nnd the western for 25OCO Before argument was resumed tho com mlttco was discharged S BOARDS FINANCES Tho report of the treasurer for tho month of March was received as follows Balance March 1st 12522431 receipts 310214 total 13132645 disbursements 52355770 balance April l3t 10276569 FOR BENEFIT OF PUPILS A communication was received from Medical Inspector Dr E Wi Whitney calling attention to tho fact that many pupils Intho schools arc Improperly seated seat-ed owing to tho construction of the desks Ho recommends that an average of twelve independently adjustable desks and scats be placed In each room for tho benefit of those who cannot bo properly prop-erly accommodated by tho seats now in nccommoated use Dr Whitney also recommends that tho window shades in tho future be divided di-vided In tho center the upper halt to pull up and thc lower half l to pull down thus affording light that will better protect pro-tect tho eyesight He suggests further that transomo should bo treated green and the windows be placed higher rom tho floor In buildings hereafter constructed construct-ed The communication was referred to tho Committee on Buildings and Grounds STANDING COMMITTEES Tho following standing committees wero appointed oy President Newman On Rules W J Newman B S Young M II Walker W A Neldcn A G Gla uque On School LawE B CrItchlow M H Walker L F Branting O W Moyle W A Nplden W J Newman On Buildings and Grounds A G Gla uque L F rantIng W A Nelden J Geoghcgan B S Young W J Newman On FinanceS BambeRcr M II Walker Wal-ker W A Noldcn L F Branting J Geoghcgan W J ewman On Teachers and School orkO W Moyle B S Young A G Glauquo S Bambergcr E B Crltchlov W J Newman New-man Clerk Moreton announces that ho will iIorrton ho ready this morning to pay tho teachers teach-ers salaries for tho seventh month Tho salaries aggregate 2164025 |