Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-05
DAVENPORT, IOWA, 4THURsDAH,sJANUARY s, 1855


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Board met ct the usual hour.
Mr. Ikttik nom tAe connittee g. e,1hs
reported that shsys hAd ezasnihAd - elhAs|
paid during the vsesaion Of ~ beegq' 80
found them correct. Report apop&ed.
On motion of Mr. Ross ths boung qass.
ton was taken up
|, Mr.. Farber moved to lay on the tah1e ~
II O'Clock tomorrow morning Lost
Mr.. Ron moved 70 postpone TIL M Nor
day in June. Lost. .
Mr. Gates moved to lay the matter over
till O'Clock to-morrow afternoos. Agseed
TO-. :.
On motion Of Mr. Ros, II - aeresd
that the election for poor house directors be
held to morrow morning q II O'Clock.
Commissioners were appointed IN The fol-
lowing road cases: Enoch Nead, fos DodCe
rosd case; ". r. Campbell. for Klug md
case John Criswell, for Ruch rnsa case;
Hugh n. Thomson, for Clark rosd case.
The Allen road case was ses for hnal
hearing the first Monday in june.
The Russell road case was laid over tnl 2
clock p. n. rsstSH
The Fulton road case was settled by estab.
lishment Of the road as reported upon by
the commission.
De motion Of Mr. Farber 80 were ap-
propriated from the bridge fund, Tor
bridge on the cross road from the Telegraph
road to Locust street. in Davenport town.
shin, section %. township IS north.
The committee on finance reported up
on a number Of bills, recommending their
payment. Report adopted.
The committee on public officers reported
in favor of approving the bonds Of q number
Of officers and adverse to those Of Jesse
Dodds, Pleasant Valley, and Stephen Baw-
den. jr.. of Rockingham, for Noncompliance
with the law relative to surety. Report
adopted.
The Directors Of the Poor Of Scott Coun-
" handed in their report, which was read
and adopted.
Ato o'clock P. NJ the Russell road case
was taken up and on motion Of Mr.. Ross
the road was established. The discussion
on this case occupied nearly the whole af-
| te rnoon.
Petition of the managers of the Iowa
Christian Home, asking for a donation Of
&1OO, was received, and referred to commit
tee on miscellaneous matters.
| Proceedings OF tae Board Of Education.
Board met December 8Otl, at II r. NJ
1 M
and Smith. Minutes of last meeting read
and approved.
The Superintendent made the following
Number Of pupils by revised census 1858
Average attendance ,222
No. Of pupils enrolled for the month 1906
! Per cent. of attendance 81
A written communication Of the Superin-
tendent. relative to his election, was read,
MissT imanus, teacher al No. 2, rendered
her resignation, which was, ON motion, laid
on the table.
The following resolution was on motion,
carried:
Resoguai, That the position vacated by
Miss Timanus be filled by such teacher as
the committee on teachers, and the Superin-
tendent may deem proper to appoint.
| The salary Of Mr. Rod Rose, Principal at
No. 1, was on motion, increased $lO per
month. to commence from January next.
The Superintendent was on motion, in
structed to examine into and report upon
the progress of school No. 8.
| One-third Of the yearly rent, to wit $50
| for School house at Mt. Ida, was on motion.
ordered TO be paid in advance at the end of
each term.
Miss Lee reporting that she has SEQ tut
ton fees in her hands, asked that $40 there
of be allowed for apparatus for thinning
school Granted,-provided such purchase
meets the superintendent's approval.
| Upon information that tardincss of the
pupils in our schools is gaining ground, the
following rule was on motion, adopted, viz !:
REGULARITY AND PrNCTUALITY.
ANY pupil in any of the public schools OF
the District township City Of Davenport,
Scott county, Iowa, except in the primary
department, who shall be absent six halt
days in four successive weeks, shall he sus-
pended until the parent or guardian shall
have given satisfactory assurance to the Su-
occur in future, and no pupil thus suspended
shall be restored without permission from
the Board or Superintendent provided, that
no pupil shall be suspended for absence oc-
casi0ned by sickness or death in the family
Two times tary1y shall count the same -
half a days absence. A pupil who shall for
felt his seat a second time, can only be re-
stored by vote of the Board.
It shall be the Teachers duty to give timely
warning to the parent or guardian when
their children's tardy or absent marks have
accumulated so that two half days addition
al absence will require their suspension from
school.
The room used for High School was on
| motion ordered to be provided with gas
light.
On motion adjourned.
OrrO SMITH, Secretary.
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