Education Board.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 51, 13 May 1899, Page 1

Education Board.

The usual monthly meeting of the abine was held on Wednesday, and we take the following from t lie Heiald's tepoit of the pioceedmgs: — Tlie aichitect repoited tliat he had examined the ceilings at inmate, luueli oi which had talkv m couidois and one <.las-> room The plastei had suiiicient •• ko\," but the mateiial was bad, it was decaying and not enough hair had been used Laige poitions weie liable to lall, and were dangerous to peisons using the looms. The best thing to do was to take down the plaster and match-line the c eihngs. The most economical way w ould be to p.ipei the ceiling with strong lining paper and seiew up moulded battens beneath, 18 inches apait. (The chairman si.d a piece of the plaster had been bionght to the oihee, and it wa& 'jeitamly aciv scamped work) Estimates were gnen 10l match lining the places already broken, for lnatch-lming the whole, and for the alternative plan. It wii rt'CioUert by four to three that Ihe Waumte cedmgs be papeied and battened thron<^hoafc, the mmoiity prefeiung match lining. The tender of Mr H. Fergusson for painting at Plook, .it £14 19s was accepted. On the lepoitof Mi Baicla^ it was re- -, lived that the occupant of the ieser\e site at Kodcluf be asked to submit an offei of a higher rent, and if no satisfactoiy oliei is made that tendeis be called tor it. The "Waimate High School Boaid wrote their pleasure at the manner m winch the late election of a second mastei toL Wauaxte school was earned out.