Show I PUPILS HAlf FROZEN FUEL IS BLAMED But Board oard Member Has Ha Finger Finder in Pie So What Can You Do Much trouble has been experienced It Ii in inthe the city schools this winter er with the tho to coa coal furnished which has Imas Been of a a. uniformly bad quality In a number teen b of the tha build buildings buildings u hda rs ings schools 1 h have ham e ec c closed for r time the day am gc the time work has imas been greatly hampered Ii In others As half of or greaty the tho coal burned I ii in inthe the schools is supplied by a member o 0 othe of the tIme board of education in iTt defiance o othe othe of the law tIme the matter mater is attracting some some attention Room 16 was closed all al day on Monday Mon Mon- day November 29 last lan and all 11 the room moor roms on Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- in tho the Lowell school building Lowel day and Tuesday Dec December 7 and IThe 8 I The engineer was wa unable unable to make fire fres with the time and sweepings delv- delv ered to him as coal All Ahl Al the rooms In the time Lincoln school were closed on Dec December 13 from until noon The rooms were cold althe al althe al the morning until finally after trying t ti to get through the tIme work worl the principal wa was compelled to dismiss the pupils The Time teachers and children In the Fremont Fremont Fremont Fre Fre- mont school building had the same samo on Tuesday D December 7 7 RoonA loon Roon A A. was compelled to stop work from ron u 1030 until noon after a frigid ex ex- The Tho other rooms managed t to suffer out the tho morning After a old cold morning every Evory room li ii lithe tn the Longfellow school building was dosed closet on January ua 13 from 1 I until 31 i onT There were other o tough t u experiences e e ii other schools school Two rooms in the Gran Grant school buildings were dl dismissed one da day daj WEre from the same cause Others were turned turne loose lose earl early Martin Mai Supplies Supple Coal Coa The contract for supplying coal to th thu the city schools is If held bv hy time the Bamberger company but hut it is 15 well vel known that the thi holding of the contract by this firm fn I t 15 largely a formality The bulk of the coa coal is supplied by another firm the C. C S A. A Martin Coal Cod company the head of which is Marln C. C S. S Martin Martn member of the board boan of ot education from the first ward The Thu fact that Mr Martin Martn Is thus supplying the coal roal accounts in a a large degree for foi forthe the unwillingness of the time board to take tak up and Investigate the closing of th thu the schools because bEcause of ot insufficient heat C. C S. S Martin Marln was wa one of the chief defenders de dc defenders de- de fenders of George M. M 11 Bridwell the tIme superintendent su su- su- su of buildings and grounds who retired under a cloud while an In In- Investigation In- In into his affairs was in ress He helped in the passage of ot i a resolution whitewashing Mr Bridwell las last week at the regular meeting of the board Officials are Hampered There Timers was trouble in the tIme schools school i a year ago over oven the h heating but hut It was 11 0 generally laid to the time inefficiency of th thu the superintendent o of buildings and grounds who as the investigation showed hart hal i a poorly organized janitor janior service service This ThU year yean the time trouble has baa como conic from nothing noth noth- leg ing else else- than the poor quality of the coa coal supplied the time new superintendent o oi ot buildings has tried to have hia-e the mattei mater remedied but hut the time delivery delvery of sweepings and rock under the name of coal ha hau has continued There is nothing on record in the tho board of education offices to so show that an any coal was delivered by anybody but th thu the Bamberger company but it is well known that the Martin Martn company Is delivering the tho coal coal- and it is a common sight tt to marked tee see wagons In the school yards with frith the name of the latter Jame other firm holdIng holdIng holding hold hold- law Jaw Is js evaded by the time ing the contract but the tIme spirit is a au as much violated in this case as when the foreman of A. A G. G Giauque a cement contractor contractor contractor con con- tractor takes contracts for cement work worl Mr Giauque G is the time m member of ot the thc board from the time second ward and anal an ar equal al respecter e of the law with l Mr Mar Martin Wl tin Both were e violent in their defense e of if tho time late superintendent of buildings and mud grounds and both endeavored tc to suppress s the time damaging facts act of nepotism nepo nope on time the part of ot William Wiiliam J J. J Newman member of the board from the third I ald ward when it was shown that time the latter hattar latter lat hat ter tar had numerous relatives on the payrolls pay pay- rolls rols under assumed names |