The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-11-21
Board Of Education.
ADJOURNED MEETING.
elsewhere.
OFFICE or THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,

ottawa, Friday, NOV. IL, 1858.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
| Present-W. l.. Gibson, pre- esdent and Directors
| Rice, Courtney, Crane, Hollecker and Fulton.
The minutes of the last meeting were read.
Director Courtney stated that there was an errsr
| IN the minutes III stating that he moved to refer
to the committee on teachers the excusing of teach
| ers for tendance at Normal Drill, and the
increasing of teachers salaries; that it was the
hrst part OF the motion only that he moved to re-
fer, namely, the excusiug of teachers for non at.
| tendance on Normal Glass that he in favor Of
the increase OF salaries, and had intention of
| moving to refer that matter 10 the committee.
| On motion of Director Rice, the minutes were
| ordered to be corrected conformably with the
statement of Director Courtney.
The minutes as corrected were approved
petition was read from citizens of the 9Th ward
asking the removal of the principal Of the sixth
| ward school.
was referred to the committee on teachers, with
| instructions TO report at the ne xt meeting
| A remonstrancs was read from citizens of the
sixth ward against the removal of the principal of
| the sixth ward school.
On motion of Director Rice, it was ordered that
| those presenting the remonstrance have leave to
Withdraw the same on account of the dsres pectful
LANGUAGE used towards those signing the petition.
The report of the Superintendent for the school
| month ending Oct. 3Oth was read and ordered
placed en- file and published in the city papers
| Director Hollecker, from committee on build
| irgs, reported the completion of the sixth ward
school house and the payment of the balance due
on contract that out buildings and fence had been
! put up and recommended that oil the school
grounds be prepared for the setting out of trees
next spring.
| The report was accepted and adopted.
Dlrector Crane, from committee on teachers re.
ported the resignation of Miss Stoimant, assistant
In first ward school, and the appointment OF Miss
| Fanny A. Allen to her place, and recommen ed
that the appointment Of Miss Allen be confirmed
| Report accepted and adopted.
| Director Rice, from committee on supplies re-
| ported the payment of the following bills:
Geo. {. W. Sherwood, furniture for sixth
r, ward school house, ss27 10
| Henry NJ. Sherwood, liquid stating 10 90
| L. II. Clark, cash paid for freight of furni.
| ture for sixth ward school house, 20 IA
Report accepted and adopted.
| Director Holleeker reported the appointment of
Charles Albert as jantor OF the sixth ward school.
at thirty dollars per month, his term Of service to
| commence with the present month.
| The action Of Director Hoecker was approved.
| The resignation of Miss Jennie n. Stsrniant was
| presented and accepted
| The following bills were presented and ordered
| Cowell, Clark Co., cash paid for sinking
well in 9Th ward, and fer platform to we'll, $5l Is
Colwe. CLARK Co., building out houses in
| sixth ward. 1915; so2 feet picket fence,
| eS77 so; S74 feet board fence, $3.50 go 7ss 40
| Colweil. Clark Co., 2sll days labor in
putting down seats in sixth ward school
house, and for sundries, I3 81
Juiia Nyan, cleaning 9th ward school house, Is 80
| Michael McKue, two days work with two
teams IN sixth ward. l6 90
cpsePh AiDrecht, sundries, so
Cnaries Aioert excavatlng vaults, &C., A. 10
H"pTiei aust, repairing wheelbarrOw, 475
d. Hollecksr, cash paid for essl, 90
Patrick Looney drayage. l6 65
II. Walther, IA waste baskets, "a
a. Armour lime and Sslt, 25
l. Hicks, services to Nov. !, IN taking care
of sixth ward school house coal and
kindling, o. M
W. W. Calkins, lumber, a5
Black Bennett, sundres, al
Patrick Maher, coal, II o.
nehinAei pre- tables, q SO
%, nsrtloru rire lns. Co., 40 90
Iu"niA rlre lnS. Co., 80 90
30 90
Bill Of Colwell, Clark Co., s5727e. for extras
on siIth ward school house, was presented and re.
erred to the committee ON buildings, with instruc.
tions to report ct the next meeting.
On motion OF Director Rice. the committee on
buildings were instructed to effect insurance on
the sixth ward school house, furnaces and furni.
ture.