| Show Probes Often Launched Without Result During 5 rears Years ars Records Show I McKinley School Too Antiquated Antiquated Anti Anti- for Safety Parents Parents Par Par- cuts Declare MASONRY FAST CRUMBLING Education Board Accused of False Promises Antiquated d construction of the Mc- Mc rc- rc Kinky school 1St South S State te street makes the building unsafe even eyen if fire safety measures are ob observed observed ob- ob served parents of children attending the school charged Tuesday The bull building ding according to Mrs Florence Hill mu chairman of or the parents parents parents' parents parents' par par- committee of the school was erected in 1891 and for many years was used as a district school before it was incorporated in the city school system The Thc masonry is of adobe brick which is fast crumbling she pointed out and most of or the interior of or the structure is of old wooden construction construction construe construe- tion which would transform the building into inlo a flaming lamin inferno in ina ina a short time Ume if a fire lire occurred In addition to this Mrs Hill nUl charges the building Is nok not equipped equipped with adequate fire tire escapes s or fire lire doors which might be used ud uS d in the event of an emergency ADDS TO DANGER All AH children housed in the buildIng building build build- In ing are arc those of or the first second cond and third grades grades' she said wl which ch further adds add to the existing danger Members Members' of or the tire Salt Lake board of or education will be asked to lay Jay their cards on the table at a n. mass meeting called for for- Friday at p. p m m. m In hi the McKinley ward chapel according to Mrs Hill and will be asked to explain why such lax Jax conditions conditions conditions con con- have haye been allowed to exist Mrs Hill also charged that school board officials have evaded construction construction construe construe- tion of adequate sch school ol buildings In that district She declared the old building wl which ch she brands as a firetrap firetrap fire fire- trap was closed about eight or nine years ago and that classes were not held in it When the new building became crowded to toO capacity the old structure structure structure ture was again opened It was first used only on the ground floor she asserted and as s the school population population tion lion increased more more- classes were transferred into the structure until now children are housed in the building BUILDING TOO OLD I It i would be useless to try to improve improve im im- mi- mi prove the fire ire safety conditions at atthe atthe atthe the school by the Installation of or fire ire escapes and f ire fire doors Mrs Hill de declared declared de- de dared Tuesday The TIle building isso Is Isso Isso so old that it would still be a R. menace to the lives o of cl children who are forced to attend school there At the time Ume a 0 bond issue was voted Continued d on Pace Pe Two Probes Often Launched Without Result Records of 5 Years Show McKinley School Too Antiquated Antiquated Antiquated Anti Anti- for Safety Parents Parents Par- Par Declare Continued from Peo Pero IIO One i to provide funds fund for the construction construction construction tion of ot the South high school residents residents residents resi resi- dents of the McKinley school district also were promised a share of ot the funds for the construction of or a new building according to Mrs Hill HUl Fire Firo Chief Walter S. S Knight has ha been asked to make an Inspection o of the building and report at the mass meeting Friday she said Others who have been asked to attend are members of the board of education County Attorney Matthew Cowley Attorney E E. E R. R Christensen and City Auditor Samuel F F. F Nicholls REITERATES TS CLAI CLAIMS IS George N. N Child su superintendent of Salt Lakes Lake's public schools reiterated reiterated reiterated reiter reiter- his statement Tuesday that there arc are only HO children housed d at one time In the McKinley school 1864 South State street It It Is true that there arc about abou pupils enrolled In fu the classes a at t the McKinley building Mr Child said but out of the total enrollment t between 30 and 40 pupils attend classes a half haJ day only The schoolhouse was recently characterized by Fire Chief Walter Walte S. S Knight as a firetrap School officials constructed a modern modern modern mod mod- ern annex to the main MCKinley school building several years ago S So far as possible all of the younger r pupils have been en housed In this annex annex an an- nex Mr Child ChUd declared UTILIZED HALLWAY We even went so far as to utilize the end of one of ot the hallways In the annex to te create a place for tor kindergarten kinder kInder- garten pupils the superintendent said This was done by building a n lattice attico fence across one end of the corridor to make the enclosure and give it the semblance of a a. class class- room Mr Child In company with Howard Howard How How- ard Bar Barker er superintendent of school buildings and grounds went on another another an an- other Inspection tour of the McKiney McKinley McKin- McKin l ley ey y school Tuesday |
