The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-18
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

An adjourned meeting of the board of trustees was
held at the Aldermens room, City Hail. Tuesday af
ternoon. Present-the Mayor, oco president of the
board in the chair, and Messrs Alice, Price, Chaplin
Ricketts, Col. Randolph Ironsde Miller White, Walsh
Willett, stoughton, Lawrenson, and Brandt.
A communication received from Mr.. P. A. B.
Mester proposing to sell church standing on Fourand
a-haf street, Island to the city for public school
house He states that the whole property including
lot of ground fifty feet front and hundred feet Deep
500 and he proposes sell for 81 $50 The
muncaon was referred to the aboard of the fourth
district.
A communication received from S. John Thomson,
esq., making application for the position of teacher of the
apprentices night school, to be established in the first
district which referred TO the committee oxam
nation Also from Miss Annie DAVIS making applica
ton for the post of teacher in the public schools
reference. Also, communications from Miss Julia A.
Stuart aud Miss T. A. Paxton, of Branree Mass all Of
which appropriately referred.
Dr. Wiett submitted tho following resolution which
unanimously adopted
Resolved That the committee books be requested to
examine into the proprety of adding to the list of text
books work composition, and report the
at the next meeting of this board.
On motion of Mr. Miller the publication of the address
to the citizens postponed for two weeks in order to
obtain further information TO imbody therein.
Mr. Alice called up the subject Of the proposed night
schools for apprentices and Others and stated that in all
probability the bill authorizing their establishment would
pass lower Oh council on next
night it having readily passed the board of aldermen
He took occasion to speak of this matter in order
that provision might be made for teachers and for
providing school-ro rooms. .--
The chairman of the committee examinations mr.
Wash) stated with regard to teachers, that he has
ceved eighteen applications, and that the commit
tee would meet during the coming week for the purpose
of examining candidates.
Mr.. Ironsidc stated that the bill pending before
the councils made provision for the establishment of
school in the schooroom of the first district he had
understood that amendment had been made to the
bill by which another school had been provided for in
the third district should that amendment be adopted by
the lower board, he presumed that the male district
school room of the third district would be the proper
place in which TO hold it.
The chair had not before been apprised of this pro-
vision in the bill, and pleased TO hear that the
matter of proposed to be satisfactorily adj
justed
Mr. Price asked and obtained leave to I've excused from
serving on the committee appointed to attend to the in
tercsts of the public schools before Congress- and the
chair appointed to fill the vacancy in said committee Mr.
Whyte.
On motion of Mr.. ALee, the books and other proper
ty of the board kept in the aldermen's room
directed to be transferred to the occupied by the
directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.
The board then adjourned.