, 1866-04-07
BOARD or EDUCATION,
Regular Asttin1--.Chicago, April 8,
1866.

der. Steele. 1tQthxm. " &tka kNQ " EutNQy1h.
In The absence Of The President md Vice ptrs1-
dent M. fydsr pas called to tho ta71s.
Tbs minutes Of the Last thres meetings weFe rad
NJ rlsckmore, chairman OF The Committee On
Buildtpgs and Grounds, presented the following &c
The Committee On Buildings md Grounds ar
eudel1oriue to have four roou7 in Tho " els stboot
building ready tor occupancy by the 1T Or A4J
1xSag as9 qn Das e es
The lea,e d ibis Branch Haila1g, expiring Asy
need Eos therefore be renewed
The lee wonld hereiossneoumend that
Me hfanch On Mit%aIkee avennt b continued foe
az ,eas win view 70 hare t beeems SrSnen
seals owned BY Inc eiiy.''
report seceptcd ana adopted,
During ihe reading ot the above repe,z tie Pres1-
dent entered md TOOK tho chair
"; Blaesman al.o presented The following re-
rott ~ 5s,f1sne .1,Seanfog school buildings dur
- heGommittee On Buildings and Ground esn,-
Ing II tmpot1ant TINT all the school buildings be
,ion, 1ntteaa ct dt!ensny It for he snmmer vaco-
iIop, wonld recommend that the Building md sup
led 10 eontrset with anftors or o;ncrs 10 cleanse
The yarioue rooms By thor0n- bly, brushing down
~ 'he walls knd to ,whtteu ill the rooms OF tho
vn3teneu Iast ysar, and s'so TO whten such o,ner
tuoma as have by accident or otn rufse become
so1led. and also TO replace and repair broken p!as
ter and other damaged PLACES. ...
~Ihe eon1m!tsee would request the Principals
Of the several schools 10 eupstal end the washing OF
as s1.e .sso , t
removal OF. Mt from the ee'i1ss and Malls Of tho
soom., ,hat thsy %s5 es'ure Its beng thoroughly
Rcpof1 accepted md recommendations adopted
Yfd4-HetsEs- HaIlan;s ne. BackmAD, ponneld,
Breutsro, Clarke, Gullfo.d, Holden. Lea
viii, Ryder. 1inkham, Walsh and "eutwoEsh-is-
III Blacsman also presented The following re-
port IN reference to jnsuFing the public school
~1ne COMMITTEE on Buildings and Grounds, to
whom vas rets1ed the cxRed!ency OF having Por.
tipp Of the Public School Buildings insured against
recommend that n. uranre BE- effected 4. follows:
Fos.sr School, nam eu1ldtns and furniture.
ID Rs s..as5 5nsn ssda haa M md
Newtury School building sno furniture, $2n.G0O:
Bridgeport School building, and furniture. 8 00
Kirze School, main bnilaing and furniture. 5000;
branch building and furniture, .25,000; Franklin
sshgol 1ew branch branch building md iuFn,tp5s. saooo;
furniture, fJ.oe0; Scammon sehoo'. new bFsnch
building and furniture, s3M; High school
hriq1nE md i9,ni'u.s, s1o9g; Total, Soo &C.,
above named building. be insured tos the amount
named. and think that lhe n.k can be ef1ected IN
Committee would further reeommend lhal =; roon
AZ eo9n q: fu1ds can Be obtafnca the remainder Of
cur school buildings be insured"
instructed 10 prpcrtd at ouco to iusure saa bn,id
mrs to the amounts nstned IN the report.
Tice-Mt.:rs. Baliautsnc, Nacknan. Bnentano,
hem and Walsh-1g.
Ndy-Sr. BonfeIt-1-
31r Blackm:n presented Communication from
Maxwell a,rcet II. E Chulch wen, lrs.,sons Id
the Boasu or Kducat!on should vacatr the basement
q nf,F e ehqsh 'Ts building assa y ,'a Bong
next, OF In the event 81 her occupying said prem
isss al,cr sueh period, that The rent wonl &, H.
On nnoton Of Mr.. Wentworth, the whole subject
was referred to 1hs Committee on buildings and
Grnuuds, With powe. to act-
B1enta1o, clsrke, Guiliord, Holden, Rsder, INK.
hum, II Waltb and WsntEnEth-11.
.fay-NF. Leavtt-t.
atr: GrliIc1d, chairman Of The Committee on An
parstus md Furniture, rtpor ed thai the Cnmmft-
leo had contracted GJF furniture for two rpou,s In
tne Bridegroom school building, and that tho :ama
had been put up In the rooms. and also that they
hsd purchased TWO dozen am chairs for general
use 10 the schools.
liepo1t OF rommit.ee accepted aud adopted, and
Inc Aua1f1nR md Flnxntt tomm1t1oee fnatrucsad
10 1udtt the bills.
Mt. Ga'lford also reported thai the committee
"a ior neE els sehooi Sa'as e nm nss.s
Geo. & G. ": Sheswo- d, Henry II. Sherwood.
hnd Andrews Blrelow, snd recommended lhas
lhc contlact be awarded to the lowest bldders
Atssrs- Andrews i B12eIon.
on motion Of Mr. BouAeld, the recommendation
Instructed to contract ~ish Mess,s, H. Andsaw, /
BlRe1oN for the furniture required.
Kas-AessEs. Rallans1nes Bisckmau, Bonfsld.
steele, 1lnkham, Walsh and Went,rorth-1a.
NE sniiiofd al'o presented the following motion
Aoc<d, That the Committee On Apparatus and
Furniture be authorized TO contract for 81 Single
eas I'D dssls ,oF one new ass'on ia
ready for occupancy By the opening ftna nezt
term.
Brentano. Clarke, GullEold. Holden. Learitt Ry-
der Sieel.. Tinkhau, Walsh, and Wentsosth-1a
On motion or Mr.. Gu,ltorl, ihe Building md
Supply Agent was authorized 10 sell the seat- and
ing. which has inst been ,replsesd by nav double
combination seas and desks.
MI. Steele, Charm n of,ne Committee on Text
Books and Corrse OF Instrnc' ion recommended the
.seRS eosn :! s9ng ste i S
The d,ftr1ct sthooL beoN and inciudtns 1he nnn
esane, and The - Nory Ctiusts'' - tezf hook IN
gTades, the fame to be in lien Of tho 5ursr Luas
Eos in USE Laid oycF under the rule.
nes p @ sspsr s
aesisiant In the Wa:hitRt Rton School were reeeIsed
md accepted.
mcnt Of Teacher, reported the following sppolpt-
1ntats and itanster s,nec The list regular meeting
mi in he :lore@ Nchoo,. srd 4Tciaf5~ = arI1e.s
dri spponfef assisfant n the F,,ster Srnont snY
Rrn =, Nennesn t,rnsfSr-ea ~ fru1o ,ha inr., w -
Nc Eoster ScrooI A0A- 0' ~es "
On motion Of Mr. RYDER. the snno,ntnent of
Anna u. Iwad. a.si.iant IN The Foster school, Eu-
porsd at tbs last regular meeting Of thu Boas, was
" Ti,The cb,1-,nr, os.h. f,rr,,,,,ao nn ,h~
Hfrh scnooI nrr.s.Ied 1ha t,S,o,.in~ ee.ofn,to1 ~
whIch y. rIonie.f. ' 1S-0s Ae'"''''s
EFeteirsi :rhst Hr- p.n,fpe ~ Rood \. +-.,.
rrr to the lin s1hnoi ~ fi.rh.r,e hs dn,iss
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snf ~ %:nS ~ ssa3' Falas1 70 0o At INC
I'm Wetptn NJ II. ATn, Rsi'sr,~s p,,.x,,, p,,a.,.
B,eusno. C1srse d;nii1n3 Iioids Tcss,t nse' PsSs'
S;eeIe TtnEham. WIN snd Wrrt,o.4h ,lt, aAsoet'
EvDa-Nunn' MAMA 4 ''-A4''
MI Ct,rke also prtsente,i the t,,to,,.n<. ,,xc,r-
,,nn which uss s,nntrd. ~" too""'ns sesolu~
E.+c;ro, Th,t ny rnn,n,,,tos ~, ,,.
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