The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-06-10


Preseut-Full Board.
Minutes read and approved,
Director Courtney, from finance committee,
reported follows:
Receipts from tax " 1870
Oct. lst from Collector ...............S3 600 90
~ .............. 4,3O| W
Is. 2.4OO 90
Dec. 8, $500 90
Receipt from tax of 1871:
Feb II, from Collector ...........l,90 900 90
Apr "A, Clerk, ................ 442 SO
I" ~. Collector ................ 500 90
May -, SJi O4
Total. ................. $4,000 %
Amount that will be due teachers and
jarlt1rs at end of the present term s., 1856 90
or this there has been paid .......... 2,146 90
Balance due at end of term ..... $3.50 %
Now In treasury Observation-Disclosures. 15j %
Leaving to be provided for the sum of ,635 W
On motion of Murphy, the report was received
and adopted, and on motion of Smith ordered
ts De published in the proceedings.
Inc committee on teachers, through Lutz,
asked further time 10 examine aud report upon
the communication o. Thos H. CLARK, of the 81
ward school, which was granted
Murphy called attention to the bad condition
Oh t9c SIDEWALKS al the Ola ward school mouse.
Courtney did not think it the duty of the
Board OF Edusation to pay for walks. II comes
entirely within the province of the City Council
Perhaps the best way would bs for the janitor,
when his finds loose boards those walks, to
pick them up and throw them over the fence.
II the City Council want walk let them order
one, and then build it when they get ready.
Dr. Hard--The wealthy do not build walks.
and believe it seems TO be settled that there l.
,,n 10 10 al t,,b ,,,ll L. IL
poor build them.
BY consent this subject was passed.
Lutz. from the committee on teachers, report
cd the resignation OF Miss Ellen Gillsn, teacher
in the 9th ward school.
Courtney moved her resignation be accepted.
Carried.
Lutz from the committee on teachers, reported
that Mrs. VIM. jenkins had been appointed to
fill the vacancy, and moved that she be appoint.
ed to fill the vacancy during the remainder of
the term. Adopted.
John Stouts bill, for sundres, was referred to
the committee on supplies.
Duplicate receipt from the Treasurer, from
MIss Reed, oi Sl20O tuition fees, was read, or
dered fled and noted in the minutes.
Application from w. 3. Hague. of Galesbury,
tor situstion principal, was read and or.
dered filed, and noted in the minutes.
An application from Miss Maggie MCKINLEY,
for II situation AS teacher, was also read, filed
and noted in the minutes.
Director Smith moved that the matter of the
sidewalk Mt the 9th ward school be referred to
tho committee on buildings
Another discussion ensued
Courtney-We are not here to tell the council
their duty. They arc abundantly able to attend
to their own business
Mr. Smith to Mr. Courtney-Would you oh.
Ject to referring this 10 the councils
Courtnoy-l would not like to be beggar BIO.
fore their doors. 10 ask them for favors l havn't
urgot how the aldermen and tome of tho people
of the 9TH ward treated the 2 mill tax once. I
Ike the aldermen US private citizens.
Murphy-I don't know how to reach the mat
tor In any other way than by referring it to The
",ur"il There 10 no brooch Of propriety in il.
Mr.. Courtney should not visit the sins Of tho