The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-01-30
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Board of Education.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I
Ottawa, Monday, Jan. 90, 1869.


Ottawa, Monday, Jan. 90. 1869. !
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present t-W. l.. Gibson, President; and Direct
ors Rice, Courtney, Crane, Holleckerand Fulton.
The minutes of the last two meetings were read
and approved.
Director Courtney, from the committee on
finance, presented the following report
The Committee on Finance respectfully report,
That they have disposed of Is Of your five hundred
dollar bonds of the issue Of January l. 1869, as
follows:
Nos. l, 2, ), A. 3, T. and to DR.. L. n. DimmicE
No. 10 to....... James Van geFen-
no. 70. IL to............'.'''...'r IN n. hflanu,
NO. IL 10. Observation-Disclosures. DOug. hdpeHhH,
NOS. IL ana ii o.............. ueo. y. burgess,
40. 10 to.. .....-......'...'..... Micn u; McEue,
The amount reeeiAed for said bonds. @ $500 each.
is q, 600 and your committee accepted in payment
thereof, matured bends and cash of
| DR.. Dimmick, matured bonds 8, 4, 5, 6.
| l3, A. 10 and l6, "a $500, $4,000
r jar. V%sS, Van poren naSn maturei bond No ss 500
P. X. Leland. matured bond Charles ..
Bowers) No. Observation-Disclosures. 500
D. Hapeman, matured bond No. is.... 500
Geo. J. Burgess, 6 co.. 300
cash. .,...:.:..... 500
Michael McCue, maturcd bond No. IS 500
John Woodlock, :" 90 500 5000
The thousand dollars received of Dr. Dimmick
and of Mr.. Burgess have been duly deposited with
our Treasurer.
W,
No. 81, of $500. T. X. COURTNEY,
FRED. f. CRANE
Committee on Finance.
On motion Of Director Rice, the report of tho
committee on finance was received and approved,
and it was ordered that the cancelled bonds DO
destroyed by the chairman of the committee The
bonds were accordingly destroyed
Director Crane, from the committee on supplies,
reported as correct, the bills of Bradford & Bryant,
Ottawa Manufacturing Co., and Shinzel Brother
referred j recommended
| The report wus received and approved
Director Rice stated that the Board of Education
was now in debt about slS,oeo, and that if the
schools were continued to July, the Indebtedness
would amount to more than $50, 900; that even if
| the Board was free from dobt, the six mills now
levied were not sufficient to keep the schools in
successful operation; that the remOnstrance against
any additional tax FOR school purposes. signed by
many leading citizens and sent to Springfield,
would kill the bill proposed by the Board. if sent,
and that. therefore, IL was useless to send it thas
additional legislation was necessary to give the
| Board means to pay Indebtedness and continue the
| schools that the Legislature would soon adjourn
| and that there was no time TO be lost that in
view OF all the circumstances, he OF the opinion
that the quickest and most effective way of bring
ing the matter to the notice Of the people in time
to secure the needed legislation, to close the
| schools.
| Director Courtney expressed fears that the
! course proposed by Director Rice would have
| tendency to give dissatisfaction to some of our
| best teachers, who come from abroad, and, that
therefore. great difficulty would be experienced in
| the future in securing first class teachers from
abroad lie therefore, suggested that the schools
be continued for the present, that the present
term be shortened few weeks and the schools be
then suspended till September
Director Rice then moved that the schools be
| closed until the means shall have been procured
for their continuance, and that the superintendent
| be instructed to notify the teachers.
Director Courtney called for the yeas and nays.
Director Fulton requested to DO excused from
vnNtn ovHI - D,z. 1.
quest was granted .........
The vote stood as follows
Yeas-Directors Rice, Crane aud llollecker.
Nays-Directors Gibson and Courtney.
| The following bills were presented and ordered
paid
William Greggor, cash paid for drayage. 8 so
John Hoban. brooms. II 60
| Thomas Orton, class books, -r'' 1 30
| .Etna lns. Co., insurance, 5 %
| The Board adjourned to Thursday even ng, Jan
| uar oSth iart