The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-13

BOARD OF SCHOOL CoNTRoLLERs.-A
stated meeting of the Board OF Controllers was
held yesterday afternoon. Communications
were received OF the folio wing effect:-From the
Second Section, asking that additional ground
be purchased on the west of the city lot, Car
penter street, for school purposes; from the
Fourth Section, asking that lot of ground on
the west side OF Twelfth street, above FtZ-
water, be purchased TOR the erection of school
house upon it; one of similar purport from
the Ninth Section, in reference to the pur-
chase OF lots OF ground in Nineteenth street,
above Chestnut, one SO feet 3 inches by
&C. to ground already purchased by the city Tor
a new school house. at a ground-rent of $500;
and also the property adjoining the same on the
north, 55 feet, and of the same depth as the
above, at yearly rent of $720; from the Tenth
Secton asking that the lot of ground on Cherry
street. east OF Twentieth, 40 by ll9 feet, also the
LOT adjoining, 10 feet front on Cherry street, be
purchased from Fifteenth Section, asking that
S25, 900 of the authorized loan be set apart for
the erection of a school-house on lot Twenty
second and Brown streets, the new school to con.
tain eighteen divisions; from Sixteenth Sectional
Board, notifying that they had selected as site
Tor a schoolhous lot on Fourth street, above
George, 120 by 100 feet, at $3.50 per foot; from
Nine eenth Section, asking that a lot be pur-
chased, at Fourth street and Montgomery
avenue. on which to erect a schoolhouse-the
lot l40 by 81 feet; from the Twenty-frst Section,
asking an appropriation of $4,000 from Coun-
cils for the erection of a schOolhouse of eight
divisions, on the city property at the Falls OF
asking that a lot of ground be taken at
White Hall, on which TO erect school
house-the lot 1l0 by l60 feet-at a yearly
ground-rent of S65; from the Twenty-hith
Section, asking that $350O be appropriated
out of the loan, with which to erect an addition
to the Irving Grammar School; Also that the
Board petition Councils to purchase, at a
! ground-rent of $3.50, the lot on FranktoId road
| and william street, "a by $50 feet; from the
Twenty-sixth Section, asking that lot of ground
be secured at southeast corner of Seventeenth
and Christian streets, lot l29 feet square for SIS
| per foot. The communications were all referred
| to the Committee on Property, except that from
| the Sixteenth Section, which was laid on the
| table. 1t was stated that the subject OF the
| purchase OF said lot had been before the Com
mittee on Property, and had been disapproved
by them.
| The Committee on the Qualifications of
| Teachers reported that at the semannual exa-
mination of candidates for certificates OF quail
| fcation, l5 males and 24l females attended,
Two sets of questions we're prepared, under the
first of which only two persons were found quail
! fed for the principals OF unclasslhed schools,
4 none for principals of grammar schools: under
the second set, certificates OF the second class
were granted to applicants, third class to 20,
! fourth class to s5.
The Committee on Property reported a reso
luton to the effect that the Boaro enter into an
| agreement with Joseph d. Thornton. for the
| erection OF a school house of ten divisions OF
the west side of Warnock street, above Oxford
| ON lease OF fifteen years. at a rental OF $3.50
|
time after its completion Tor the sum of Sl8,5O0
| Adopted.
The Committee ON Supplies reported that the,
had made the contracts for supplying coal t
the schools for the ensuing winter, as folloWs:-
First Dlstr.et-Dav q Brown, Schuylkill coal
2240 lbs. per ton, at 1896.
Second Distrlct-G. p. Dunwoo1y q Co.
Schuylkil coal, 2240 lbs. per ton, $616.
| Third District-C. II. Shinn Il Son, Schuylkll
coal, 2240 lbs. per ton, $6'45.
Fourth District--The same as above.
Fifth DistIct-Girard Mutual, Schuylkill coal
2240 lbs per ton, 81.
Sixth District-John Adams, Schuylkill Goa
2240 lbs. per ton, 81.
Seventh District-Clark & Garrigues Schuy
kill coal 2240 lbs per ton, So
Eighth District-MammoJh Vein, Schuylki
coal, 2240 lbs. per ton, at $3.50.
Ninth DistIict-No contract.
Tenth Distrct-James Nein, agent, schuylki
coal, z240 lbs per ton, $7'S2.
A resolution was adopted making but or
session in the public schools after the l4th unit
the vacation, the session from 8 TO IL O'clock
Mr.. Duffy offered resolution to dispense viii
the services Of Edward W. Vodges, NJ. D., Pr
e iessor of Moral, Mental, and Political Sciencs
+ tine Central High School,