New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-09

paid the entire time since the same wa
turned over, and placed upon the SAM
footing with the other schools of the city.
Respectfully submitted.
c. G. PACKARD, Chairman.
The special committee on schools of Fifth
and Sixth Districts reported that the books
records and Office furniture of the late JEFF
ferson City School Board had been trans
ferred to this board.
The special committee appointed to pre-
pare report defining the duties OF the
Ward Directors to be appointed by this
board under the new school law, not having
completed their report, asked further time,
which, on motion, was granted.
READING OF COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were read
and laid on the table:
Letter of D. F. Boyd, Superintendent
Louisiana State University requesting this
board to appoint three beneficiary cadets, to
I'LL vacancies now existing, from the parish
of Orleans; a petition of Mrs. Susan Farrell,
late FORTRESS Marshall School, for rein
statement, and request of Mrs. NJ. F. Clark,
st. Philip School, that the sum Of forty-one
dollars and seventy cents, deducted from
her salary for April, on account of illness,
be allowed.
Referred to Committee on Teachers with
power to act: Applications of Mrs. J. p.
Abbott, Marshall School, and Miss 8. North,
LaHarpe School, for leave of absence; and
of Mrs. v. Ducstel, principal DeSoto School,
for full pay during absence from school by
reason of dangerous illness.
To Finance Committee: Communication
of ]. R. Hutchison, la.e Secretary and
Supervisor Board of Directors, Jefferson
City district, requesting payment of salary
to May 10, 1870.
To Committee on Schoolhouses Com
munication of Rev. J. W. Healy, agent,
American Missionary Association, propos-
ing to place school buildings in charge of
this board for the coming school year pro-
posals for rent of property of Mrs. NJ. J.
Piles and Firmin Levasseur, for school pur.
poses and of John D. Martin, to sell the
property now leased for the Bayou Road
school to the city; requests of teachers for
permission to teach private schools, during
vacation, in school buildings and petit
ton of citizens that the Excelsior School,
Gravier street, be placed in charge of this
To cOmd lee on Library: Report of the
Librarian on the present condition of the
library.
Received and fled.
Letter from a committee of the Third
Ward Radical Republican Club, requesting
this board to appoint Board of Directors
for that Ward.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
A previous report of the special commit
tee on schools of the Fifth and Sixth Dis.
tricts, concerning the Vallette Street School,
was called up and adopted, as follows:
New ORLEANS, La, May Z, 1870.
The special committee, to whom was re-
ferred the within communication from the
Superintendent of Public Education, direct.
ed to the District Superintendent, beg leave
to report to the board that, in their opinion,
the course taken by the superintendent of
Public Education was iustifable, in order
ing the school continued, and the commit
tee would recommend that said teachers be
entered upon the pay rolls, to date from
April l, 1870; 1. e. such mum Der of said
date, or since April l, 1870.
G. G. PACKARD, Chairman.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Dunn moved that the action of the
Committee on Teachers in revoking the
leave of absence granted Miss H. Fitzger-
aid, Second Assistant De Soto School, be ap.
proved; also, that the position be now de-
cd
to the came.
Adopted.
Mr.. Staes offered the following resolution:
ResolUed, That this board do now proceed
to the election of Directors of Ward Boards
for the city of New Orleans.
On which the yeas and nays were called,
as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Packard, Fayerweather,
Staes and Dunn.
Nays: Messrs. Grant. Tissot, Shelly and
Mead.
The Chair voting no, the resolution was
lost.
Mr.. Staes moved that the special commit
tee, appointed to prepare report defining
the duties of the Ward Directors to be ap
pointed by this Board, under the new school
law, be requested to present report at the
next meeting, which was adopted.
Mr.. Shelley moved to adjourn.
Lost.
Yeas: Messrs. Grant, Tlssot, Shelley and
Mead.
Nays: Messrs. Packard, Fayerweather,
Staes and DUNN.
The chair stated that there was further
business to come before the meeting, and
voted no.
Mr.. Staes further moved, that if the spe-
cial committee fails to present their report,
as requested, this board shall proceed to
elect the Ward Directors, and called for the
yeas and nays.
Yeas: Messrs. Packard, Fayerweather,
Steas and Dunn.
Nays: Messrs. Grant, Tissot, Shelley and
Mead.
The chair also voted no, and the motion
was lost.
The following resolutions were then Of
fered:
By Mr.. Grant:
Resolred, That Mrs. E. c. Williams. prin
cipal of the Mason School, on Common
street, and Miss E. NJ. Brown, as first as
sistant, be placed upon the rolls. and paid
for the month of May, according to services
rendered. as per report il the hands of the
Secretary.
Adopted.
Resotued, That the annual vacation for
1870 of the city echools shall commence.