Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-12
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trustees was held Isst evening AZ the FrankA n
school building, and the superintendent pre-
sented an application for a leadership from
Lacy A. Soyes, Of Hoosiek FAILS, y. V; which
was referred.
Also, presented communication from DR.
Cox, president of the board of health Stain
that the resolution Of January 2ith, In relation
70 the necessity Of vaccinating school children
was based upOn facts which had come to the
personal knowledge of members of the board
and that the letter OF DIR. Bushnell was sent q
the trustees by mistake-his letter referring Il
the colored schools. The communication wa,
ordered to be Transmitted to the cOlored schoo
trustees
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Wilson also submitted the alb
Stract Of reports for the past month, showing
number of pupils on the rolls the last day of the
month, $3.50; increase for the month, f52; whole
number enrolled, 6,sF; vacant seats, first dis
total, 1,136; applicants waiting admission, FRS
district, a. second, IS; third, Total, 30; number
Of cases Of corporal Punishment in the first dis
tr1ct, B second. Q; third, 3; fourth, 2-tOtal. 4S
first district, d; second, 3; third. 3, fourth, =
total, II; number suspended. first district, IL
second, 16; third, 8; fourth, 16-total, 81.
CHANGES IN fEACHERsHIPS.
Mr.. Hart nominated Miss s. r. lie Bosquet as
acting teacher Of Primary No. 3, first district,
in place Of Miss Alice Croft, transferred. Mr..
VI. Stromberger from the acting TO the perma-
nent list of teachers Sir. Alice moved that
Edw ard n. Thompson be transferred from Male
Intermediase No: 3 to Mae intermediate No. !
from Male intermediate No. I to be acting
teacher of Male Intermediate No. 3. Mr. Ran
.iolph, from the committee on teachers, reported
that Miss Maggie Forbes, having attained the
age OF eighteen, and having passed successful
examination for primary certificate at the re-
cent examination, that 1t be given. All of these
nominations were confirmed.
An INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED SHORT
WEIGHT IN COAL PVECHAsED.
Mr.. Hart. of the committee on accounts,
moved that the vote by which the bills of Wm.
Teconsidered NJ Hart stated that in cons &c
quence of reports Of policemen and others, he
was led to believe that full weight was not
given, and he caused seven loads delivered at
the Franklin building to be reveighed. He
found, instead of 2.2fO pounds to each ton, the
following weights: 1,770, 800 $50, $780, ,95s,
1850, ,sso-an average short of 35s pounds to
the ton. He had the slips of the COAL as
weighed for Mr.. Guinand and pretended to
have been signed by Mr.. Gatchel. The re-
ceipts were in the same signature for all the
spelled Mr.. Gatchel's name wrong. The GER
tihcates had all been shown to Mr.. Gatehel
and he pronounced them forgeries.
Mr.. Scott asked il Mr.. Gatchel's name ap-
peared on certificates of coal weighed for the
third district, and, being answered i'm the af-
hrmative, Mr. s. moved that the bill for the
payment OF Mr.. Gatchel be also recOnsiderod.
carried.
Mr.. Harris offered the following:
whereas 1t Is charged by member of this
board that VIM. Guinand, the contractor for
furnishing coal and wood to the public schools,
has defrauded said schools by not giving the
proper weight OF coal; and whereas IL is also
charged that in number of cases the certiti-
Gates OF the public weigher have been forged;
ResoIred, That a committee of four members
De appointed to inquire into said charges; that
said committee be directed to make the inquiry
l. Ia and 10 .l%
the Investigation TO this board at special meet
ing to be held on Tuesday, the 18th instant, at
$50 y. m.
Mr.. Hart stated that he had requested Mr.
Guinand to come to the building, and he had
done 80. He (H.) informed him that he wished
TO see him about coal delivered SO pounds short
were shown 10 him, and he found them marked
as weighed from mule-cart. He Immediately
turned TO his clerk and said. "There / knew
the drivers of these carts were stealing, and
discharged them this morning" He Hart in
formed him that the carts that brought the coal
10 the building were drawn by horses, and after
the loads were dumped he procured the mule
carts, had the coal reloaded ard weighed
Mr.. Rhees asked what were the prices paid
him for fuel, and being answered S6.05 and So. 10
per ton, said 1t was impossible To furnish fuel at
that price.
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs Har
ris, Scott, Rhees and Chamylin were appointed
the committee.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT TO DE INVESTIGATED.
MI mart rose 10 personal matter, and stated
that he had been considerably bothered of late
ia his private Office by Mr.. Donaldson in reS-
erence TO BILL and he had been compelled TO
order him out. He exhibited two bills Of Mr..
amounts were the same. The subject was re-
feTTed 10 the sub- board of the fourth district.
DRAWING AND SHORTHAND.
Mr.. stuart offered resolution that after the
present school term drawing be made one OF
the studies hi the schools. Referred to commit
tee on text books.
Mr.. Randolph offered resol ution, which was
referred TO the committee on text books, that
in the Judgment Of the board instructions in the
art of short hand writing should he afforded to
advanced pupils OF the schools, and the commit
tee on text books be requested to take the sub
iect into consideration on any future adjust
ment On the course of study.
Mr.. Dietrich offered a resolution, which was
aid on the table, fthat nnder the law the gov
'rnOr of the District of Co,,nlbia is constituted
The president OF this board, anu that when he
: absent at any of its meetings it becomes ne
cessary to elect President pro tenn. before pro-
ceeding to business"
In answer to a question by Mr.. Randolph,
MIR. Hart said that the teachers had not been
paid since January. The requsition. which
mas been made for January and February, is
row in the hands Of the controller, who win
probably issue the warrant by the 18th inst.
MARCH IL, 1873.
~ this morning an account Of the proceedings
Df the board Of school trustees which reflects
rather discreditably upon me, 1 ask Of YOU to in
-ert the following letter, (Which was written by
myself which think viii explain itself You
will notice in the letter to Mr.. French an
investigation is asked by me in advance Of any
proceedings by Mr.. Hart.
WIN. GrrNANp, per son.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March IL, 1873.
e. =. French, Esq, Trustee, de-
NV Dear Sir: MIR. Hart having notified me by
note (which 4 enclOse1 that the committee on