Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-06
CITY NEWS

The SCHOOL BoARD.-The Board of Public School
Commissioners held their regular weekly session yes
terday afternoon, John r. Daniel President in the
chalr The committee accounts presented bills to
the amount of 81 l963.Sl which were ordered to be
pald' Applications for positions as teachers were
received from Miss A. Morgan Miss NJ E. Allison,
Miss D Bimby, Miss E. Saumenig and Mr.. R. A. Dent,
all Vi "hich were ordered on file. An application
was received from Miss Margaretta Baker, third as
slstaht IN male primary school No q asking for n
pfo1notlon' which was also ordered on file. COM
munlcation was also received from Mr.. C. r. FIan
derS, asking position under the jurisdiction Of the
board which was referred to tho committee on tb6
central high school.
Mr. Showacre submitted resolution, which was
adopted, directing the committee on conference N
apply to the City Council for the purchase of = LOT
south OF Barre street, between Rdgely and Howard
streets on which to build primary school house
Mr.. Pitt, from the committee on the female high
schools, submitted resolution, that the fifth and
sixth OF july be designated for tho commencement
exercises of said schools and that the Monday fol-
lowing be designated as the day for granting adms-
sions to the same. The resolution was adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. c. B. Hynes. Miss Sarah E.
Wethers was elected to the position of assistant
teacher in male primary school No 8.
resolution offered by Mr. Clarke and adopt-
ed, directing the treasurer to furnish the board with
the names of those teachers holding positions in the
schools who have not undergone the necessary ex-
animation.
DR.. Brooks submitted resolution increasng tho
full of study in the central high school to five
instead of four heretofore also defining the
text books to be used in said school, which varies
but little from those used. The resolution was
laid over under the rule. DR.. Brooks stated that
the design in offering this resolution was to put forth
an effort to have the next Legislature pass an act
giving the board power to confer degrees upon the
graduates Of the central high school
After the transaction of some minor business the
board adjourned.
SERIOUS FLooD-A BRIDGE WASHED AWAY AxD
ONE MAN DRowNED.-The heavy rains of the past
few days caused extraordinary rise in the waters
Of the Gunpowder river. in Baltimore county, by
which considerable damage to property, crops, &C.,
was sustaned-in some instances the corn along the
banks Of the river being almost entirely washed away
The new iron bridge erected cost of 000 across
the river, near Phoenix Factory was entirely washed
away on Monday morning, about o'clock The
sadtest event of the freshet was the drowning Of
Mr.. Gwinn residing in the neighborhood of the
bridge. 1t appears, as learned from Mr. W. c. Grf-
nth, who was witness Of the dreadful occur
renee, that Mr.. Gwinn was in the act of cross
ing tho bridge on his way to work, when the turbu-
lent waters rushing down, carrying in its fury
everything that CHANGED to be Ill its course. The
bridge being entirely demolished and swept with the
surging current, the unfortunate man could but
resign himsefto his fate and go with the ruins. His
body was subsequently found near Cockeysyille
few miles distant from Phoenix.
The unfortunate man leaves wife and four chill
dren, who were dependent upon his exertions for
livelihood. and who will deeply feel the loss that
no earthly power can restore. After the ding of
the body. Justice Willis of the county summoned a
jury Of inquest, verdict in accordance with the
facts being rendered. There has not been such a
flood in that section of the country for a number of
years, the bank along the river for miles being over
flowed causing great des ruction property by the
washing away of fences. lumber and other movable
property, besides so materially damaging the grow
ing 1t is hoped that the charitable will open
wide their hands in tho alleviation of the wants of
those made destitute by the unfortunate occurrence
REGIsTRY oP CHILDREN IN THE CITY.-In pursu-
ance Of an ordinance recently passed by the City
Council, all the children in the city, between the
ages of five and twenty years, have been registered
and the following table shows the result:
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