Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-11
Board of Education.
REGULAR MEETING, LAST EVENING.

The Board of Public Education met, last even
ing, President Hilles in the chair, James b
Thomas acting Secretory.
Mr.. Baird reported a small balance in the
Treasury while note OF 3l2j0. will be due on
the 18th, for which he believed provision had
been made.
Mr. Pierce said il this was the time to discngs
the finances OF the Board, he wanted to say that
the contractor for building the new school house
was Ladly in need of funds, he having borrowed
money to pay his hands which had to be paid
back in a day or two. We now owe him $4,000
and in a few days more tue roof would be on
when $1,000 more would be due.
Mr. Baird said that the Finance Committee
from the Board with tile Finance Committee
from the City Council, were doing all they could
to raise the money, but owing to the number OF
bonds in the market, and the cramped cond-
tion OF money matters in general they had not
succeeded in selling a sufficient number of
bonds to pay the $4,000 due, bat he thought that
within three weeks the amount would be raised.
H. NJ. jenkins thought that the recent action
of City Council was not through any hostility to
the Board of Education but simply because the
city had no money either for themselves, or this
Board, aud it was impossible for them at the
present time to borrow money. They have their
own bonds i'll the market, the sale of which is 70
slow that enough is not realized to meet the
current expenses Of the city. The Council fear
| that il the school bonds are put on the market,
| they will absorb all the public demands, and SO
| prevent the sale of their own, upon which they
/ now entirely depend. Under these circum-
stances he doubted the wisdom and proprety of
going on with the new school-house, beyond
/ roofing it, and thought it would be better to sus-
pend work upon it at that point, and arrange
| terms with the contractor There should be a
better understanding in relation to the city tax
| es coming into the hands of the Treasurer, to
| prevent those belonging to School Board being
| used for any other purpose. He read from the
city ordinances, showing that the City Treasurer
has no right to appropriate the school taxes
coming into his hands to any other than school
| purposes.
Mr. Child, OF the building committee said that
if we could raise $500 the building could be
| rooted in, when work could be suspended aud
| the balance due the contractor could be paid az
fast as the money could be got. A motion BY
Mr.. Child, authorizing the officers Of the Board
to negotiate note OF $1,000 for 80 days was
adopted.
A desultory debate ensued in reference to sus-
pending work upon the new school house when
it was rooted in, but it finally determined to
await the developments OF the next two weeks
without taking further action.
The Treasurer's monthly report, showing bal
ance on hand Of Sl430,77. was read aud referred
| Superintendent Harlan's monthly report was
read and filed. the following being synopsis
Whole No. Scholars, 4l31; average No. belong
ing, 1891; average attendance $685. per cent oi
attendance 9i,S; number of applications, 260
number of vacant seats, 6l9 perfect in attend.
ance 1900, tardy in attendance, SOL; tardiness OF
| teachers, ID; days absent of teachers from sick
| ness, 37 absent for other causes 7; vacant seats
No /, girls department 20; boys department 46
No. al; No. 7-16 No. 81; No. 11-130; No
I2-l00; No. 13-1; No. 14-14G; No. 15-l02
Mr.. Higgins reported that sudden death in
family of Prof. White, prevented the meeting OF
the Teachers Institute on Friday evening.
The President stated that during the interva
| of the meeting Of the Board, he had appointed
H. NJ. Jenkins and Mr.. Rice, visiting Committe
| of the Howard School.
Mr., Jenkins stated that some children come
to Howard School from beyond the City limits
aud made motion that they be allowed to do
20 by payment of s1.00 each to pay the average
tuition expenses
Messrs Child, Moore and others said it WAS in
violation of rule already adopted, on that ques
| ton. The motion was withdrawn
On motion OF Mr. Child, the committee of No
/, WAS authorized to procure book case for the
2nd floor of that school.
The following orders were drawn: y
Carter soc; Robelen X Bro 81 81; Speakman a.
Bro. $40 10 John Wyatt Sc 80 Robert Nor.
rison, So O0 Charles Shields, 50 6O II. o.
Moore, S200 L. L. Adair, $500; W. J. Hop.
kins, SS CO., George W. Vernon. a35 90; William
Jones 1885; John Il. Holt, S2g.9O; l., Brown
$3.50,