Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-15

LENGTHY sEssIoN-vERY LITTLE DONE
-RssIGSATIoS OF MEMBERS.

A LENGTHY sEss1oN-vERY LITTLE DONE
-RssIGsATIoN OF MEMBERS.
The Board of Education met Monday
night, President Grimshaw in the Chair.
In the absence of Mr. Rillgore. Seere-
tary, Mr.. Thomas was appointed Score
tary pro tenn.
The Committee on Teachers, in relation
to teachers salaries, was continued.
The Committee On Lot was also con-
tlnued'
The resolution instructing the Committee
on School No. 2, to have the inside walls
of tEat school painted some lighter color
was reconsidered, debated upon, aud lost.
The resolution authorizing the painting
Of No. II, was reconsidered and lost.
The COMMITTEE on Election repor ed the
/ following rs the places selected for hold
ing the election for members of the Board
and also the number Of vacancies existing
at the time Of election:
First Ward, school house No. 10 Second
| Ward, FELTON, House, Second and Walnut
streets Third Ward, Water Witch Engine
! House Fourth Ward, City Hall; Fifth
/ Waid, Griffith * Sons flour store Sixth
/ Ward, Office Of Geo. Mage, coal dealer ;
/ Seventh Wand, school house No. =; Eighth
/ Wand, 10th and King Ninth Ward. Old
/ Academy building Tenth wari, school
/ house No. 10.
Some errors beng made in the matter
of declaring vacancies in the different
wards, II WAS referred back to the COM
! miitee, Who Afterwards reported the fol-
lowing vacdn cics;
In Y c Fret Ward, : S 'coud Ward, /
Third Ward, ] Fourth Ward, . Fifth
Ward, - sixth Ward, = Seventh Ward,
- Eighth Ward, l Ninth Ward,
| TCuth Ward, /.
The question of how often the notice of
holding an election for members of the
Bosrd should be inserted, as also whether
or not the notice should be published in
all the newspapers Of the city, was
discussed. The President gave his de-
cisiJn that the charter Of The Board re
quired that the notice be published Ia the
dliierett papers for ten days previous u
the election.
/ Mr.. jenkins moved a reconsideration OF
the resolution ia regard to colorng the
Interior walls Of school No. 5, instr citing
the committee to have the walls casomined
Instead of painted. Lost.
Mr. Moore Offered Il resoIu ion providing
Tor the appointment Of committee (the
number to he deter mined uion by the
, Board,) to lind out what rooms in the va.
rlous schools need repalntng, and recon.
mend 70 the Board what action il will be
d necessary to take 10 the matter. P SD,
and the committee made to consist of i've
aud Messrs. Melntire, Pierce, Morrow
Smith and Zebley were appointed in tue
matter.
MI. Atkinson, of the Seventh Ward.
presented his resignation rs member OF
the Board, in consequence of being about
10 remove from the ward. Accepted.
W. ii. Curry. of the Fourth Ward, Offer
ed his resignation to take effect April lst
~ he also beiug about 10 remove from the
2 ward in which he now lives. Accepted.
5 DR.. A. II. Grlmshaw Intending to remove
+ from the ward in which he now lives
s Fifth, rendered his resignation, which wa.
accepted.
Mr.. Zeb,ey rendered his resignation a,
, member of The Board from tue Eight
. Ward, which was, on motion, laid on tn,
table.
b Mr. Baird offered resolution instruct
T Ing the visiting committee OF each sehoo
TO ascertain II there are any children at
q tending the schools who do not reside N
the city. Adopted.
The same gentleman offered another
resolution instructng the Committee on
- Teachers to consider the propri-ty ofallow
, ing children not living in the city III,
privilege of attending the schools Of th,
e Board in which there are vacancies and
l. no applicants therefor, at reaeonablC
- tuition. Passed.
r A communication was read from III,
b Superintendent ia5oring the granting o.
holiday TO the pupils Of the schools, fol
punctual attendance. Laid over I'll the
first meeting in April.
E. Griffith, $1,000 Alice Mercer, $40. 90
70 Mary Caspers0n, S3O,00j Helen Smith
: 5000 Margaret Brown, $500; Gillespie
q jackson, II 30 john Carpenter, STOPS
Stephen Davis, Si9.7S; John Stewart,
el4,s6 Saliie j. McKeog, 1890; Lewis
E. Duncan, fis0Oi f. d. Frazer, Sos 90
VIM. Finn, s4.4G B. 5, Clark, 81 90; W,
W. Bennett, S3.0Ji Buuyan Il Bradley,
IS O0i c. Warner * Co., Sl45 Is; Anton
nenze, 81 10.