The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


MEETING or THE School TRusrEEs.--Thc
Board OF Trustees OF the Public Schools
held their regular meeting In the Aldermen's
chamber last evening. It was nearly nine
o'clock before quorum was present, when
Mr.. Mcclellan called the meeting 10 order.
Mr.. z. Richards, superintendent OF public
schools, being present, was requested TO take
the chair, but declined, stating that he was
unfamiliar with the mode oftransncting bus
mess in the Board and expressed q desire that
some one else should act rs chairman.
Mr.. A. X. Browne was then chosen prcsi-
dent pro tenn, and Mr.. A. p. Pardon elected
and requested to act rs secretary pro ten,.
MIR. Mcclellan, stated that he had only
called the meeting TO order after the super
intendcnt had expressed Discrimination to
preside.
Mr.. Lawrence presented the application
of Jane W. Downward, Of New York Mills,
n. Y, for q position as teacher.
Also, the applications OF Helen 4. Hart. |
well and Slmrson ". Steele, of Washington, |
which were referred to the committee on APP /
pllcations for teachers.
Mr., Richards stated that had he known Il |
to be the custom to read these applications |
he could have brought come thirty similar |
ones.
Mr.. Mcclellan presented the teachers re- |
port for the Second district for the month OF
June, and Mr.. Lawrence the report OF the |
Fourth district for May.
Mr.. Mcclellan, from the committee on
music, offered the following resolution;
Resoired, That the city Councils he, and
they are hereby, requested to provide for the
The place Of the assistant teacher now author.
iled BY law. and that his salary be 81 400 per
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be re.
uucsted to transmit the above resolution TO
tho city Councils.
Mr.. j. s. Brown, from tho committee on
of bills, which were approved and ordered to
bo paid.
MIR. Brown also submitted the estimates Of
expenditures for the public schools for the
ensuing year, as follows;
-Four principals for the Male Grammar
schools, sG,650; four principals for the Fe-
male Grammar schools. S4,25O; four teach
crs for the Male intermediate schools, "a, 900;
four do. for the Female intermediate schools,
$1,000; thirty-two do. for Secondary schools,
S24, 400; sixty do. for Primary schools, $780,
80; four sub-assistants, 5000; two music
teachers, e., 400; salary of superintendent OF
public schools, 90, 800; care OF school rooms,
1920; rents, $4,000; fuel and stove fix
lures, $4,000; contingent expenses, $40, 900;
contingent expenses of the Board, $4,000;
salary Of secretary, $500; salary of treasurer,
$500. Total, sl76,250.
Mr.. Moore moved that the consideration
Of the report be postponed until the next
meeting.
some discussion cnsucd as to the effect Of
reinforcement when Mr.. Mcclellan said he
wished to inquire Of Mr.. Richards whether
1t would make any difference with the action
of the City Councils.
Mr.. Richards said that had the message of
the Mayor gone TO the Councils on Monday
night they would have seen that he recon-
mendcd the immediate establishment Of a
high school, which would require an increase
IN thpir pe ttmntp q the y
for the maintenance Of that school would be
drawn from the appropriation for public
schools.
Mr.. Lawrence moved rs an amendment
that the report lie recommittcd. Lost.
Mr.. Moorc's motion to postpone the con
sidcrntion of the report until the next meet
ing was then adopted.
The treasurer presented n number OF bills
which were referred or ordered paid. Ais
his quarterly and annual reports.
The following are the Items OF expcndltur
by the annual report
Salaries OF teachers"............... s59, SOS I
Care Of school rooms".............. 1907 !
Fuel and stove axiGres Sisa
Contingent expenses. ............... 29,225
Salary OF music teachers........... 1875
Secretary's salary,.................. 100
TreAsurer's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
Contingent expenses of the Board. 2279
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sl2o 3it
OF the above amount, SEQ, lil.73 was
debts contracted prior to July l., lsf
S22, sGS.75 of which had been paid In bont
and S3,272.9S in cash, leaving the amou
paid for current indebtedness syi,l7l.4
The amount of the appropriations for {
year was slGi, 06a.5O deduct cxpens,
Csl2O, Sl4.19,) and the uneypended balance
the appropriation is seen to be ell ,GiS 81.
Mr. J. s. Bowen, amer II few remarks cv
plimentary to the treasurer, offered tn, e
lowing resolution, which was unanimous
adopted:
Resoirsd, That the thanks OF this hoard ,
Presta, Que S wa, sse hereby 'enS.rh NJ
full and efficient manner IN whioh he hes 4
charged his srduous jut.ss dur 40, Iho pl
sar end 70 hs I."a1 M
ination TO the same on - Sr the ensuing We
and that the secretsrv PepieaJJ' be IrlIss'
to enclose copy OF tDI, resolution to /
Mavor.
Mr.. Mcclellan of.re | the 70 flowing;
Ordered, Thu. committee Of one fon ga
SsG1 be s'po n,ti "a con ,c e,,no WIN q
necessary 10 90 'lr' rJ"m, f,r tha uar vi III
board and Ito OH efs.
Adopted, an tau Chair appointed Messi
j. 5. BrowA, WJJIEarl, West AMI Ltwren
as the Commt.,'.
Mr.. Mcclellan also o'frrai the following {;
RssoIrcd, That the prcsiieat pro ten b. a
thorized TO appoint del, s,'es =, represent d
board and the teachers Of tao publ'c Schools
Teaehers' Convention to be hell at Trsntt
Nj, In August Hcxt
Adopted.
Mr.. j. S. Brown, chairman Of the Finan
Committee, read lengthy report Will
was ordered to be placed on file.
In response to an inquiry, Mr.. We
chairman of the Committee on the Amt
Report, stated that the report would pro
bly, be ready to submit TO the board by
middle of August.
The board then adjourned.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsrArE.-Mcss
Green Il Williams, auctioneers, have 5
west 20 feet front of lot 10, In Carusi's 8
division of square $40, fronting on the p
lie space between Fourth and Fifth sire
cast, to b. c. Lazenby, for 1917 cents
square foot.
Messrs. Fitch II Fox, real estate brok
and auctlouecrs, have sold lots o, and s
Daydson's subdivision of square 3Il, frC
ing OH Tenth street, between l. and VI stree
81 feet . inches each, aud running back
feet 9lnches, to j. W. Rumsey, for $3.50.
also, q brick residence on NJ street, betwt
Tenth and Eleventh streets, containing
rooms, lot l9xl20, for A. X. Shepherd, es
for tho sum of 50, 500; also, frame hoI
on Jackson street, being part of lot 40,
square Gel, to Eliza SmallwoOd and Ma
Thomas, for 500.
GREEN Y WILLIAMS Will sell Today ut
o'clock, on the premises, lot No. 2, in squi
No. 40, with the improvements, which CO
sist of two two-story frame houses, one
seven, the other Of Ave conveniently
ranged rooms, and vacant lot by the s
of them. These lots front on l. str
north, between Eighteenth and Nlnetee
streets west.
Immediately after the sale Of the alb
they will sell, in front Of the premises, pa
of original lots Nos. 10 and II, in SOU
No. 1871; three of which front 22 feet each
Eighteenth street, with depth of one h
dred feet, and five front on Massachus
avenue 81 feet each, with depth of So {,
This property is next to the corner of Fl
toenth street west, and perfectly graded.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY, &C.-Yestord
at 0 o'clock, before Justice Z. A. Ba
Joshua Washington had a preliminary h
ing on the charge Of committing an ASS
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