, 1874-04-01
The Practice Of Specializing In School
Fund Property.
ProR ostHlon from A. G. Lane to Settle
Up His Indebtedness.
1T Ts, Accepted by tho Bonrtl--.Thc
Mechanics Institute.
Tram ,fers, Appointments, Etc.

srxe1,z. .T1so IN sonooI LAsps.
Inspector Cough hske1 II Il waB truo thnt rcnl es-
tato deulor hold $A 10 aa security for tue performance
Of Ais pgrocmopt Il, purchase property near Bhar1-
shootora' Park oNntss BY tho school fund.
pzrBsilpnt King rn1,rA Il that he had heard 40.
Inspector Qoggin wta tcl 10 kno" II t4o noard had
contracted to bcii tho pr, 'rerty.
President Klng said ss 10 tmo ast sn1n1er an offer
was made for tho Etope ~; ana ae1osis o. COZ was
ssa So oay m TX nR oo
sa to perform so tit s s, raatta It s ~ ssstrss sasss
ilo tKing, tola lin he eca q nos hnxe it unH tho
Corporation Counsel Ind asatn tned IT, Hccs told him
A m xns s C. 81 e
Co,'nsc! and got tho nhatraet ~ an opinion regard"
had heard great many 7onlarsxA nut thlu propesty,
mud he hoght It was snt s u oa so9t!ne y
it, oom In q ths oSa snd, Phih.s thoy so" bo ado 70
%aEs SHe % e pss g. s ns.r s.p. t s9 1
could not prevent speculation In prosn y olongng to
90 achoo fund n tsetetore oyel i the BE- Commit,
o se nc no1t meeting wother Rsos Or who, had nur-
chasea tho lans had iu!a!led thetr part of tho COR
s sna s S.,a s I Ss 1ssa IL u ps9Rss oaous
IL vaue S tbs parta WIG Ind eontrol of il oaid take
nbly want to i;acI down. Monrs they Shout be held
to their contract, md IT they d not coma tp to tho
scratch, should be mada to pay TIC fiddler. I
1NArECToR NuNrAN
underatood that Grant Goodrich Ind given an t,claim
doed to peo Of the schootund property With III IVES
sold TO Mr. Winner. ,,,,,,,. ~
aaid ytsnet's attorney objected to tho nbatraet
md II wns necessary to g9t qt;tt~clai,n Ion DO
l9x Pse for i. Wsa dsx or two M1 asen
5 rssa sss b on e 5 1 Is 1 saa " sses 4 Gs % y
principal @ would bs ready il az days to consun~
Hoes got an abs.rao. only about week aao and said
ho was ready to carry ont the eonsract; but whotho
he would or not he CO Md not tell.
1ABpEo TOR DLu1nARDT
remarked tlat hts reason for making the motion WIS
TINT hs had esn told by responsible persons that aoo
afk sna haasRs aas%nn1S" Il nWay; 1ns COMMITTEE
W sss a9 a u o ha paos
s fes &s* dommse &ssh '''st she nsssa ss
for M tho sslo III trast Of land wa fron, ssoooS to
s IL s 1Sasss; ); h9 a ts
cloud &c a'fS fSe t!lo A4S of tae ~ psotesiy5 II
tho city authorities to make decd, tenaer tAe pFop>
erty, and dcnsaud tho purchaser aa1 It Il M,s
aon:aet es ss e awno @ m
honorable nan, but he had everything too much ha
ow, way in regard to tho property: The land bad N
him whether no would keep Il not. Such pro,
cseng waa fraud on tho seliool-fund property, ana
titles should not bo cloni1sd In that why.
1N3pECTpM ntoHpEHH
did bolsove that contract had bcen executed for
either piece ef propssty TIC only hoa ho hufchaser
isss ss'a IL. tho Rsalsl s''ss
a a 1ss aS Goi t. mo moi
reason that ho had ,nado that motion rc9'sated's.
aud wns never abso to got Tho c,9n,nttee
esozt em sensp: @ refsreuco f'e' to tic m.,r na
did not think there WIS any prospset q getting r.
inspector Dlnlhardt road from report Of ttss Com
raitteo on School. rrororsy which showo tnat
contract could 10 revoked he would bo well eatR 1ed
LooK AFTER IT sHAnpLr.
sf s1 s1 aare nas's w.s ' no tsa9
wllnt relnaned now con'a DO found IN u .tsw
yers II oil eies rs sFaS q ohtone0 H. a" ut
somo competent person should be engaged. Tho nar
Of chesgo ntn sa f the co
Tho motion Of Inspector Diathardt was unanimously
adopted.
Tho Committee on Textbooks and Course Of IN
struct.on submitted their manual report 1hoy weto
Of optulou that the bools now tn nso IN tbs schools
mot1ed thut thc Board drop certain books which the
Cou,mitleo DeIcvea to be Of nttlo advantage.
Tlo Committee on appointment reported rs fol-
lows:
Emma Preston to Polk street; Mary Thompson to
Mary 9. pnhln, Assistant in jones School; AhAe q
Ssss aros H. eags sse o;ess otan
Holden Maggie E. Woods, Agues ]. Ferguson, liG-
hna T. Iaea na r1ns r e
Martin r. Smith, Foster; Annie Il. rrask, Haven;
susan 5. Carpenter Hing: au,.,a,rrs
Abbte g. Wal1aee, Louise H. oaknas. Susie q. Hay
ward, Iizzio n: Cobb, Eln.n& l.. Lanao1n, jamie s.
sanborn, Fanuio J. crowo!.
FULL CERTIFICATES.
Th t on Ss G nssss sfy Ss
msry sa sa Hss saf ar
Blacknan be appointed tirat assistant in tue Vest
worth school, aud Louise Q. ska nrst assistant In
tho burr School.
Both reports werc adopted.
ballot for hcal Assstant ~ TIC Foster aohoo re-
suited in tho election Of Caroline @. Alnrns.
0IuENo 6ouooI~EuNp PROPERTY.
Inspector R',nyan, from tho Committee On SCHOOL,
rnua Property, submitted report In regard to tue
school fund iii tau Town of Cicero.
THE atEuHAN1c8' INSTITUTE. $50
inspector, :1sichberg offered thu following, which
IiesoIred, That tho Corporation Counas1 bo rcqucBts
Atechanfca Institufe Of Chicago ectared extinct, SO
t1AllAd |4*o SN4A4AA
to 1t from the estate Of Axa1 Peck.
NEw pu1LD1Ndu.
Inspector Rlchcrg moved that tho Supply Agent he
directed 10 take charge Of tho erection OF school houses
hercafcr ho to act III conjunction with tho COMMITTEES
on nutldinga and Grounds. Agreed 10.
LANl'a ACCOUNTS.
Inspector Runyul GltnlttcI tho following report |:
"Xnur Ceuatnttco to whona waa rcforred tho 4ues-
ton Of settlement OF talace ds the Otty Of Chicago
from a. L. Gapc, lato School Commissioner Of Cook
County, would sssl@sttulIy renort that thcy lavo
covcd tho following proposition from him to pay tho
city tho amount now owing him:
Tht Hon. ". ii. King, Chairman nf khs Special Conf,
mites u tho Hoard a Education:
DEAR B1n: THO bal.nce Of tho amount npportionad
70 Yownship aa tauge L tcttYo ot ohicagal. On tl.o
distribution Of school funds for tho year 1876 is $3
ss0.o7. Thia amount waa on deposit III the Franklin
Bank, which suspended during tho pauic, and which
has atuco boon forced Into bankruptcy.
Without hero raiEIng any question IL regard to my
responsibility for these flnls beyond ordinary dill
gsacs aul {l!s general custom o. isncstag PUBLIC
:,:;sSso7 frosn !ny own estate; and
without prejudice ta,y rights TO Ivy Ii. cash $3.50 o.
aud certificate Of '.city Indebtedness s4,oio, as
saan thts proposilion Is accepted by tbs board OF
1duention 70 Eve tne lotoB e $500 s4sh for the
EuspEettypY bAsriug Atereat er qos her x,i,,1.na