Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-26
CIV School Board

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present: Edgar Snowden. jr esq, Chairman,
Messrs S. F. Beach, W L. Carnc. Kemper,
Neale, Whittlesey and Wheat, Trustees, aud
Il. L. Carue. Superintendent.
The Chairman stated that as the REGULAR
meeting would fall en- Christmas night, b. lad
anticipated it by calling this meeting il PLACE
of ii. He then directed ;he clerk to read the
minutes, which were approved.
MIR. Wheat, from the Committee on Finance
and Accounts, reported as correct a bill Of Geo.
Dutfcy for repairing clock, 5 25, aud it Was
passed.
Mr.. Kemper, from the Committee 90
SchoolhouseS and Furniture, reported the fol-
lowing bills, viz:
Smoot & Perry, lumber Sill; Thos. Hoy,
tin work, stoves, &c, SIP Is; James i. Car
lin u Son, hinges, $40 So; B. + Peakc Il Co.,
balance on hardware, g., $57.72; }. Ii. ID
Smoot, lumber, $l07 IS. As1, that rc2u-
latOr for the Peabody bulI1lng had been pur
chased for S25 aud put up in thc Superinten4-
ent's ctice Also, that the stage from tie
Assembly Room. with its appurteuanccs had
been purchased and put up in the hall, which,
| when completed, would be the best rnom for
lectures, tableaux, Sc, u the city. The whole
| cost was $50.
The Superintendent stated that he had paid
the proceeds of Plof Wolcesters lectures,
some SAL, for the furniture spoken ct, and
| that he had loaned to tue committee tor the
same purpose some thrty-odd dollars which
remained in his hands Of grant from the
| Peabody Fuud, TO hold Teachers Institutes.
The rest of tie money for fitting up would be
raised by rebtiDg out the hall for purposes not
requiring license.
The report OF The committee was accepted,
aud, on motion of Mr.. kcmpcr, the bills were
referred to the Committee on Finance aud Ac
counts, with the request that they report dur
ing the meeting.
The Chairman suggested that the hall be
gradually fitted up in handsomcr style cut OF
the proceeds of the rents, to which the com
mittee replied that such was their Intention.
Messrs. Soowden and W. +. Carue, from
the Committee on Snowdcn School, reported
an examination of that school % "Wednesday
with satisfactory results.
| Mr. Neae said that he understood that the
City Treasurer was dissatisfied with the decl-
sion of the special committee Oh his applica-
| tion for percentage on disbursements, or which
he was chairman, saying that had he becn no
| tilted he could have shown the justice OF his
claim; be, therefore, moved reconsideration
OF the vote by which that report was adopted,
that Major Corse might be heard, which mo
ton was carried. He then moved to refer it
to new committee, but the Board decided to
recummt it to the old one
| Mr.. Wheat, from the Committee Oh Finance
and Accounts, reported all the bills just re-
ferred and one of $25 for clock, from the
Alexandria Passenger Railway Company, and
they we're all ordered to be paid.
The Chairman then read a statement OF the
financial condition of the Board, prepared by
the Superintendent. and showing some balance
after paying for all improvements.
! Mr. WhittleSey moved TO have boxes Tor
coal placed in or near each room Tor the COZ
veuieuce Of the janitress.
The SUPERINTENDENT said it would entirely
spoil the appearance OF the ROOMS, and, 90
motion of Mr.. Wheat the resolution was re.
| terred to the Committee on Schooh0uses and
Furniture.
The Superintendent pfercd the following
resolution, VIZ
Resolved, That committee be appointed
20 draft memorial to the General Assembly
| praying that in proposing amendments to the
CONSTITUTION, the minimum school age be
raised TO seven years. and that the apportlon-
meut of school money be made on the basis OF
revenue Instead Of on that of school popula-
| ton.
He said that the sending Of children OF five
and SIX to school, to get them out of the way
at home, not only cntailed heavy expense on
the taxpayers, but was cruelty detrimental to
the interests of those childrru. a. t., the lat
ter part Of the resolution, it would De OF little
use to alter the present arrangement If The
school tax was imposed on persons instead of
property, as now suggested III the General
Assembly, but if such au arrangement was
not made, the cities, &c, ought certainly to
protest against paying a dollar school tax.
Alexandria paid, be thought, SI,OU0 or SS,'
900 and got back but $4,000.
The resolution was adopted, and the super
iotendcnt, with Messrs ". +. Carne, h III,
per, NeaIe and Whittlescy, were appointed
the committee.
On motion of Mr.. kamper, the Committee
on Schoohouscs and Furniture was authorized
to have the words peabody School Building.
| in raised gilt letters, put on the front OF that
building, and to cause photographs or other
suitable pictures of said building to be placed
as a trontispece 10 the Superntcndcut's An
nual Report, if deemed advisable and, at 9
D. III the Board adjourned.
A CHRISTMAS Eve FnOLIC ON WALL
STREET The New York Express gives the
following description of the event Of the day
on the stock exchange in that city "Wednesday:
1.-THE usual Christmas festivities on the stock
| exchange and in the gold room were inaugurated
| at an early hour to- day, when both institutions
resounded with discordant yells from TIN horns
| and other instruments not strictly musl2Hl.
| committee OF the st ok exchange W:nt IN search
OF king, and finally succeeded in OBJ aiming
possession of a colored individual whom they
tried to disguise as a gentleman by, furnishing
him with high hat and O herWise dressing MN
m He was then marched into the hoard amid
clies Of the King the kingl Business was sus-
pended and great excitement, prevailed. inns
coored Individual was formally Introduced by
the committee as King Kalakaua, the Hawaiian
monarch, and marched to the rostrum. but the
ylcc.president would not permit the :ignity of
the board and that of the r al King to be ridi-
culed, SO the memb RS had to put their h'ng on
the table, when he tried 20 play the Hawaiian
national anthem on fish horn be did not sue
coed very we'll with this, and when last seen inc
bogus King was making rapidly for the door pr OF
the stock exchange followed by several hun
dreds of apparently crszJ individuals BLOW ing
on tin horns ard making the most unearth!y