New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-29


SECOND DISTRICT soHooL BoARD.-This Board
met last night Mr.. Hyde, the President, in the
chair and quorum present.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed with.
Mr. Alderman Cox, who was present, was in
vited to seat aMong the Board.
Mr., Dupfe, of the Committee on Finance, in
place of regular routine report offered resolu-z
ton for the payment OF sundry bills for books and
incidental expenses, which was adopted.
Mr.. Dnpre also presented the bill of Mr.. A.
DiHenecourt, amounting to two hundred and fifty
dollars, for plans and specifications of the new
sehool.honse on ST. Philip street, and moved that
two hundred dollars be appropriated for settling
this bill, Adopted.
A bill for passing the act of sale and examining
titles for the property st. Philip street, amount
ing to $50 was also presented and ordered to be
paid
The special committee to whom was referred the
matter of building the new school house on ST.
Phillip street. reported in favor of awarding the
contract to Mr.. E. Cox, and offered a resolution
authorizing the Joint Committee on Building and
Finance to enter into a contract with Mr.. Cox for
the sum of 81 500. Laid on the table subject to
call.
The Superintendent presented his monthly re-
port. He Congratulated the Beard upon the flourish.
ing state of the schools; informed them that he
had dismissed pupil who did not belong to this
District, and recommended action upon the sub
ject of persons who were enjoying the privileges
of the schools when they were not entitled to
them. The report was adopted.
The report Of the Joint Committee on the New
School house on st. Phillip street was now called
up, and with the accompanying resolution,
adopted.
The monthly reports of the principals of schools
were read and appropriately referred. They all
represented their schools to be fourshing.
Several applications were received for teacher.
ships in the schools, and laid the table subject
to call.
On motion of Mr.. Charvet, Mr.. VIM. Audry was
appointed to the school taught by his wife, during
/ abannne q sickness.
The resignation of Miss Dorfeuille as teacher in
the Barracks street school, was received and ac
oepted
Mr. CharVet moved that the applications fol
teacherships be referred to the Committee OIL
Teachers, who were directed to advertise that they
would meet to consider applications Adopted.
The Treasurer, Mr.. Maxent, reported that the
amount now on hand subject to appropriation wa!
S3,9l0 Sc.
Mr.. Maupay moved that certain changes in the
plan of the front elevation of the new schoolhoust
on st. Phillip street, which had been approved o
by the Committee on Building, be adopted by the
/ Board. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. D'Armas special committee
was appointed to examine into the subject Of GER
tain parties who were represented as being unqual
fled to attend the Public Schools, as recommended
| by the Superintendent in his report
| The President appointed Mr.. D'Armas as chair
man, and Messrs. Frobus and Bartlett on the com
| mttee. g.
| Mr.. Dupre moved a dspensation of the rules, 70
the purpose of going into an election for teache
in the Barracks Street School, in place of Miss Dor
feue, resigned. Adopted
| The Board then took recess of ten minutes
after which an election was held which resultedil il
the choice of Miss Adele Boon. An election wa
then gone into to fill the vacancy made by the pro
motion of Miss Boon, which resulted in the choic
of Miss Dusumier
On motion of Mr.. Frobus, the Secretary was d
rected to notify the press whenever meeting wa
expected to be held
Mr. Maupay gave notice that he would mo We a
the next meeting a change in the rules SO as t
make the Finance Committee be composed 0
three members instead of five as it now is.
The following gentlemen were appointed on th
| Visiting Committee for the ensuing month"; alte
which the Board adjourned
Boys High School, j. I'll. Frobus; Girls Hig
School, D. Maupay; st. Ann street School, J. Do
{ honde; Robertson and Bienville streets Schools
DIR. Beach; Rampant street School, R. DfArmas
School, L. Charvet; Barracks street School, a
Dnpre Claiborne street School, Frank A. Bartlett
Bayou Road School, L. F. Maxent; Bayou Bridg
School, ?. +. Duplessis.
THE SHERIFF sells at auction o-day at II o'cloc
the city Hotel Common valuable lot Of ground 81
uated at the of Apollo Garondest and Harmon
streets, Fourth District. See advertisement.
BAs WEATHER MAKES NO DIFFERENcE.-Man
have in the habit Of thinking that
great degree dependent upon the weather making large
But his by So Witness the
Massrs Beaihuysen Lewis Co. have with dnring il
past week spite of the wrecheo weather which
The fact u.s. If goods sold very lows people will buy wheih