Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-15
SECOND EDITION.
board of Education.

REGULAR MEETING, Last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF MIR. ADAMS -sUpERINTESDENTs REPORT,
ETC.
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF the
Board of Education was held, last evening.
President shortidge in the char.
s. A Macallister was placed on all committees
to which Mr.. Higgins belonged.
Mr.. Ferris, from the Committee on Books, re-
ported in favor of purchasing Appleton's New
Encyclopedia for the use Of School No. 1. The
Book Agents letter WAS read; Is volumes,
S6 each.
Messrs. Grimshaw, Ferris, Macallister, Speak
nan, Baird, Moore, Roberts and Adams partci-
pated in u debate on the question of purchase.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. McIDtire reported resolution
| that the proper officer Of the Board
draw on the City Treasurer, for S291.5 in his
hands. Adopted.
| A resolution was offered to employ all assis-
tant to the Treasurer of the Board the rest OF
| the present term at S25.
| An animated debate occurred on the quest
| ion aud the resolution was finally lost.
| Mr.. Moore moved that committee be appoint
| ed to wait on the Cashier OF the Union Bank and
request him to receive certain money and place
it to the credit OF the Board of Education. Adop-
ted yeas 10; nays I. The money is in small cur
| rency.
MIR. McIntire presented the following estimate
| of school expenses for 1875: Books and Sta
tionary, $1,000; Salaries, $4,000; Repairs, 80
800 Fuel, 90 500: Interest, 81, 900 ; Insurance.
S400 Unpaid bills snd notes, $4,000 Sinking
| Fund, $4,000; Incidental and Miscellaneous,
94,500; Night Schools, $500; Total, $77,6O0.
Receipts for use of books, $4,000 State Treas
ury, $1,000; to be raised by City Council, $7l,-
600 Referred to committee with privilege to
| have printed.
Mr.. Woolley introduced preamble and reso-
luton, the first referring to the public opinion
| of extravaganza in the Boards expenditures,
and the latter appointing a committee Of four to
| examine and report how much has been asked
| for each year by the Board during the past ten
years how much has been received out OF what
has been asked for each year during the past
| ten years, and the aggregate expenditures OF
| each specific account.
| Debate was engaged in by Messrs. McIntire,
Moore, Woolley, GIimshaw, Fraim and Macalhs-
| ter. The preamble was stricken out aud the
resolution adopted.
Mr. Roberts offered resolution to change the
place Of meeting of the Board to School House
| No. 1. Postponed. NaH
Mr. Grimshaw offered resolution that the Fl
nance Committee be instructed to apply to the
Union Bank of Delaware and request him, in
view of.the illness,of the Treaeurerof the Board,
| to receive from teachers employed by the Board,
such funds as may be in their hands or be col
| lected by them for the use of books, and to re-
oeipt for the same. Adopted.
| Mr. Moore introduced resolution for the ap-
| poiI nent of commit o. to petition the.Legis-
lature TO amend the charter Of the Board, &c
that all citizens over 81 years OF age may vote
| for members OF the Board on the payment Of a
school tax within two years Of date of election,
eaid tax to have been levied and assessed by
| City Council at least six months previous to the
election day excepting those 'votng on age,
none others but,those above qualified shall vote
| Adopted by vote of IL TO 6, and Messrs. Moore
Grimshaw and Baird were appointed.
Superintendent Harlan read his report dated
Dec. IA, showing for the month ending Nov. 28
there were A, 438 pupils in the public schools
seets. 75S pupils perfect rr in Attendance. , 1916
He says if the parents Of the 65 applicants were
anxious to get their children in school they
could do 30 by sending "a applicants at Nos.
and 8 to Nos. and IS, and Is applicants at Nos
| and 8 could get in Nos. 10 and 15
Mr.. Speakman withdrew from the COMMITTEES
to petition the Legislature to tax the colored
people for school purposes, and Mr. Adams re
signed his membership in the Board.
A resolution was adopted closing the schools
on the evening of the Oath for the holidays.