The daily gazette., 1874-12-29
FIRST EDITION
Board of Education.

The Board of Public Education met
last evening in regular session, rest
Shortledge in the chair
The Finance Committee reported
a balance In bank to the credit of the
Board of u, 1915, and that draft
on the State Treasurer for S61.SS had
been returned without being accepted.
An order was drawn on the Treasurer
to John Peoples, cashier, the amount
Of the draft, and the committee in
structed to ascertain the reason for Its
non-acceptance. Authority was also
given to the Committee to negotiate
note for 80 DAYS for $4,000.
The City Treasurer reported $747.26
on hand subject to the order of the
b oard, but that officer declined to pay
the order for $13, ,813. 70 for back taxes,
and stated that he would be glad to
pay the order when there was suffi-
cient amount on hand to meet 1t.
At the instance of Mr.. McIntire the
communication was ordered to be en-
tered upon the minutes, as an acknow-
Judgement from q city officer that the
amount asked for was due the Board.
Instructions were given to draw
upon the City Treasurer for s747.26
the amount reported on hand.
The report of the Finance Committee
making an estimate of the expenses
for the next school year was taken up
for consideration. The amount re-
ported as needed was little over
0,000, but, on motion of Mr.. McIn-
tire, the committee was instructed to
ask Council for the amount named.
The rules being suspended G. w.
Weldin WAS elected member of the
Board from the Sixth Ward in place of
John II. Adams resigned. by vote Of
10 to l blank.
The Committee on Books reported
that they had examined specimens Of
penmanship from the various schools,
but that those from Nos. 2, z and II
were considered the best.
The same committee reported that
the Cyclopedia ordered for No. l
School had been procured, and had
necessitated the purchase of book
rack at an expense of $500. The re-
port was accepted and an order drawn
to pay for the rack.
Mr.. Vernon from the Committee on
Insurance reported that $163.6 3.69 would
be required to pay insurance. The
report was accepted and the order
drawn.
The resolution offered by Bfr. Rob.
erts at n previous meeting, for the
Board to meet in No. / school house
was further postponed two week.
II. M. jenkins asked for and received
the consent of the Board to allow the
Peninsula Press Association to met in
the rooms of the Board on the 30th and
31st instants.
Sallie ]. McKeag offered her resig-
nation as teacher in No. z, which was
accepted.
Mr.. Frock having voted in the aftir-
native on resolution offered by Mr
Moore, asking the next Legislature to
pass q law the payment of a school tax
prerequisite for voting at q school
election, moved reconsideration OF
said vote by which it was passed.
The motion was seconded by Mr.
Macalister, but the chair decided the
second out of order mir N not having
voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Macalister appealing from the
| decision of the chair it was reversed
by q vote of 12 yeas and nays.
The vote was then reconsiderad BY G
| vote of Ia yeas and nays.
After long, rambling desultory debate
| and the offering Of several amendments,
| the committee appointed under q resolu.
| tion offered BY Mr.. Adams several meet.
ings previous to ask the Legislature te
tax the colored people was discharged
from further consideration OF the sub.
ject.
The whole matter was then referred tc
| the committee appointed under Mr.
| Moore resolution, consisting Of Messrs
| Moore, Grimshaw and Baird, to which
! Messrs. Zebley and Bird were added.
| The Committee on No. ! was instruct.
| ed to have the blackboards of said school
l recoated by Sanford's method at 3s cents
per square yard, and the action Of the
committee in discharging William Jen.
kins and employing Geo. +. Toun as jan.
| itor was concurred In.
| The same committee having no knowl-
edge except by hearing Of the presenta-
! ton Of prizes to the pupils Of No. l, who
| wrote the best essay on Kindness, By the
| S. p. C. A., asked, and was discharged
| from the further consideration Of the
| subject.
The committee Of No. IL was instruct
| cd to have the rear wall of the school
house strengthened, and the committees
| Of Nos. 8 and Is were instructed to have
| the blackboards recoated.
Messrs Ferris, Baird and Heisler were
| appointed q committee to look fer suit
| able room for the meetings Of the Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Ruth the bond of
| Mr.. Killgore, Treasurer for 1879, was re-
| turned to him.
A committee consisting Of Messrs.
| Isaac ]. jenkins, Vernon and W. J. Nor
| row were appointed to cooperate with
the Superintendent in corresponding
| with the Bureau Of Education at Wash
| ington. j.,
The superintsndent's report showed
| the following number Of scholars who
| had failed to pay their back tax:
q No. l, girls department, 2; No. 2. 90;
| No. 3, l5; No. 4, 2; No. s. 8; No: 9. l6; No.
Z, 81; No. 8. 67j No. 10, "a; No. II, 81;
| No. IL, 81; No. Is. liz; No. IA, l15; No. Is
| 81, No. l6, SO; No. 10 4. Total, 577.
The following orders were drawn:
John Peoples, cashier, $6l .8S; Commit
| tee Of No. /, 1920; q. w. Vernon, for in
surance, Sl63.69; 8. L. Carr, ~; James
Davis, $2.25; II. +. Pickels. $ll.65; H.
Row. IS. 80; Rev. p. Reilley. 500; Speak
| man q Bro, Sl.20; =. Tatnan, S26.25 1;
| Herman W. Lentz, 1920
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