IN BAD REPAIR

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20956, 8 November 1939, Page 9

IN BAD REPAIR

CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL FLOORS DANGEROUS (Special to Times) CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday At the monthly meeting of the Cambridge School Committee last night, Mr W. R. Garrard, presiding, the unsatisfactory state of repair of the old primary school in Duke Street, came in for serious consideration. It was decided to refer the matter to the Auckland Education Board, pointing out the dangerous nature of the floors and the asphalt area behind the building, and requesting that something be done immediately if the proposed new school were not to be proceeded with. “The school will have to be scrapped or repaired,” said the headmaster, Mr J. G. Catran. “The flooring in several rooms is unsafe and the asphalt area behind .the school is in a very bad state. Mr Catran said that the board’s architect had visited the school, but had pointed out that it was not desired to spend any more than necessary, as it was hoped to secure a grant from the department for a new school. To resurface the back area, the board would grant £2O, and the committee would be required to find the balance. It was stated that the new school did not appear likely to be built in the near future. The grant had been made for flooring and painting the old school, but the unsatisfactory position was that the work had been deferred until Christmas. The chairman explained to new members that a site had been purchased for the new school in Baven Street, but the grant for the new building had been held up. “If the department is not going to proceed with the new school, something will have to be done to the old building immediately,” said the chairman. Te Miro Consolidation In connection with the proposals for the immediate consolidation of the Te Miro School, the Waikato County Council wrote stating that the estimated cost of putting Aspin’s Road in order to carry through traffic would be approximately £SOO, which was beyond the council’s means. A Government grant had been applied for to have the work carried out. It was decided to request the council to make the road open for traffic, even if permanent repairs could not be carried out immediately.