Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-24

REGULAR MEETINo--FINANcEs--Mis LLANEoUs |
BUSINESS, ETC.
The Board of Public Education met in regular
session last evening, President shortlidge in the
chair. h4M
Samuel A. Macallister, Esq member elect
from the Fifth ward in place Of Anthony Hig-
gins, Esq, was duly qualified r
On motion of Mr.. Roberts, of the Printing
Committee the bill of Glatts & Eckel (82 50,) for
printing $50 copies of the Superntends nt's an
nual report under contract was ordered to be
paid after an effort to delay payment because
the bill had not been reviewed by the Committee
on Accounts.
Dir. Grimsh then moved that the resou ton
requiring all bills to be referred to the Com
mittee Oh Accounts six days before the meet
ings Of the Board be rescinded, which motion
was lost.
Mr. Bayard from the Committee on Night
Schools reported one opened In the Ninth ward
with about so scholars.
Superintendent Harlan presented his report,
which was read and filed, showing the cost OF
books during the quarter ending November 23rd,
aud the amount of money paid iii by the pupils
OF the respective schools to paw for the same.
The report showed that 81, 259 80 had been ex-
pended for books, stationery, &C., and that b.
331. SO had been collected.
Mr.. Moore offered resolution, which was
adopted closing the schools on Thanksgiving
day, and th,t hey remain closed the remainder
of the wetk
Mr. Mcintire, from the Finance Committee.
reported that 900 would be required 10 carry
| on the schools during the next fiscal year, and
that the Committee had applied to the City
| Council for that amount that $3l 600 would be
| required to carry them on until july LIST ; that
| of the amount of tax levied R46 410 AZ had been
collected that there remained a balance OF
| BIS. $50 So uucollec.ed that there would pro-
bably be about So. 900 of the uncollected tax OF
| 1874, and $400 of that of 1873 yet COL
/ nd at nh flf10 nuc0llaCtA hle
There is in the hands OF the City Treasurer,
| subject to the order OF the Board, @l65,9j,
| which, with $2,95723 now in the Treasury,
would make 1888 l6 to the credit OF the Board.
| DIR. Gnmshaw, Mr.. Adams AMI others objected
to the adoption OF the report, especially the FIRST
item, which was not specific enough in detail.
| The action of the Com nttee i'll applying to the
City Council for $4,000 before it was known
| how much would be needed WAC strongly crit
icised.
DR.. Grimshaw then moved to postpone the
| subject un Ill the next meeting.
| A long debate ensued upon the motion, the
chair allowing complete latitude for debate,
during which time the financial question was
completely ventilated by Messrs Grimshaw,
Adams, Macallister, Moore, Roberts, Frock.
Zebley, Baird, McInire, Pierce, and others. -
An amendment by Mr.. Macallister, requiring
the committee to report full aud detailed state
mont of the amount necessary TO carry on ths
schools was adopted, when the motion as amepd
ed to postpone was adopted.
Il GA mOtlOn OF Mr. Mclutire tne t4uhucb Ooui-
mittee was authorized 20 negotiate a n)te for
80 days of s3 900. check for S96 was also
ordered to be drawn in favor Of Iohn Peoples,
Cashier of the Union National Bank, to pay
certain cupons.
The proper officers were instructed to draw OF
the City Treasurer for 7l85.9), the amount oi
collected taxes OH hand.
MIR. McIntire offered resolution, which wa
| adopted, instrucung the Finance Committee T.
enter into an agreement with Il. II. Robinson
Go. to sell the unsold bonds OF the Board TO
43. on the $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Baird an order Of S55. WA
dawn IN favor of DR.. Northrup for his recen
| lectures.
resolution, offered by Mr.. Pierce, was adop
ted, prohibiting the use OF the Public Schools a
medium of advertising shows panoramas, ne
, gro minstrels, necromancers, dc.
Mr.. Macalster offered a resolution providing
that all bills contracted by estimates and contract
shall be sent to the Committee on Accounts th
same as other bills.
/ The following bills were ordered to be paid
, Croasdale & Cameron, 9B cents; Stephen Davi|
932; Adam Grubb So 80; Good Hanna, S6 So
, Finn & jackson, Si2 S0 George W. Jackson ~
robert Morrison. S51 rs; McAlullen Seal, "a
q Ruth Il Bro, 800 Is; George W. Vernon, IS; W
T. Westbrook, $50 S2 William L. Watt, S2l5
= | Grace Woodrow, $29, 49, Glatts Il Eckel, So2
90; Thomas j. Williams, $23 85; James Dawn
' s14 II; Margaret Grubb, $780,