Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-11

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD LAST EVEN
mo.
The Board OF Public luoation held regular
meeting, last evening, President Grmshaw in
the chair.
The Committee, appointed at the last meet
ing Of the Board, TO secure proper places for
holding the approaching school election, and to
report the vacancies to be filled at said election,
made report locating the election polls and
designating the vacancies to be filled, including
those TO become vacant by removal from the
wards the members represented.
After mnch discussion upon the adoption of
the report, and several amendments, Mr.. Hilles
raised the point Of order, that, AZ the Board had
no legal notice of the intended removal Of any
member of the Board from the Ward he repre-
scented, it was not proper for the Board to
take any notice Of such intention to remove
The chair decided the point well taken, and
that the report, ordering an election to be held
for members to take the place OF members who
had not resigned, was out Of order.
MIR. McIntre, appealing from the decision, the
chair was sustained by a vote of II to3.
On motion of Mr.. Baird, the report was re-
committed to the Committee for correction.
MIR. Atkinson, from the seventh ward Presi-
dent Grimshaw, from the fifth ward, and Will
liam IL. Curry, from the fourth, each intending
to remove from the ward they now represented
severally offered their designations to take eff
feet on the 25th OF March. The resignations
were on motion, accepted.
The full text OF the report Of the Committee
will be found elsewhere in the COMMERCIAL.
On motion Of Mr.. Baird, the respective Visit
ing Committees were instructed to report to the
Board at its next meeting, whether any children
outside of the city were attending the pnblc
schools of the CITY,
On motion of Mr.. Baird the COMMITTEES on
transfers were instructed to consider the propr-
ETY. OF admitting children in the suburbs outside
of the city, into schools within the city limits,
where there are vacancies by the payment of a
reasonable tuition fee, and report the same to
| the Board.
On motion of Mr.!AtkiDson, the vote by which
the Commute OF No. H. were instructed to have
the interior walls painted some light color, was
re-considered and the work countermanded.
On motion Of Mr.. Jenkins, the COMMITTEE on
School NO 3, were authorized to have the inte-
rilr walls Of said school colored instead OF
| painted, as heretofore ordered.
On notion the Secretary was instructed to
nave the report OF the Committee on securing
places for holding the School election published
one time IN each OF the papers Of the city.
was appointed, and authorized to ascertain what
/ school house roofs needed repairing and report
/ to the Board what action is necessary to DO ia
ken. The following members were appointed
| on said committee Messrs. McIutire Pierce
/ Zebley, Morrow and Smith.
MIR. Smith offered a resolution instructing the
Secretary to give full notice in each OF the daily
newspapers Of the city, three times, OF the time
anu place ior nOlulnB Ine SCHOOL election SAID
notice to be given 10 days before the election.
| The chair decided the motion out of order. in
| asmuch as the charter required notice to be-
given in all the city papers, 10 days previous to
| the election, which meant that the notice should
| be inserted in each number OF the papers print
ed during the 10 days previous to tile holding Of
| the election.
A Communication from the Superintendent
was read, stating that many OF the teachers de-
sired return to the old system of granting a
| half holiday at the end of each quarter to all
pupils perfect i'll attendance during the quarter,
and as he approved of some reward being given
| for perfect attendance, he desired TO Law the
| question before the Board. Action on the mat
Ter suggested was postponed until the first me ct
/ ing in April
MIR. Aebley, from the Eight Ward, offered his
reslgnation as a member of the Board, to take
effect April LIST. On Motion of Mr.. Atkinson,
tne resignation was laid upon the table by Yeas
The following orders were drawn during the
| meeting =
Emma Griffith $40; Alice Mercer, $50
Mary Casperson, $50 Helen Smyth, 80; @.
Warner q Co., Sl45 10 Bryan q Bradley, as ;
William Finn, "a. AZ ; L. d. Frazer, S65 Sallie
Mckeag, S45 ID, s. Clark, 81; Mgt Brown. SIS;
Anton Henze, 81 Stephen Davis, $l9.78 John
| Steward S14.86 Gillespie & Jackson. 81 80 :
Julia Carpenter SlG.25 Lizzie L. Duncan, as ;
W, W. Bennett, SO.