Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-08-11

REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENINa-So. 3 SCHOOL
VACATED.
The Board OF Public Education met, last even
ing, in regular session, President Shortlidge in
the chair.
Mr.. Mclntire, from the committee OH Finance,
simply reported progress i'll the settlement of the
accounts of late Treasurer killgore, Supernten-
dent Harlan being absent from the city. He
also reported balance in the Treasury of S12,-
299.6S, with note of 81, 500 to falli due on the
Goth instant. There is $4,000 in the hands of
the City Treasurer subject TO the order of the
Board, and the last of the bonds for school pur-
poses, amounting to 81, 900 have been sold On
his motion the proper officers were instructed TO
draw upon the City Treasurer for $4,000 He
stated that the 81, 900 realized from the sale of
bonds would be paid by check from the City
Council, without an order from the Board. The
amount of available funds in the Treasury would
then be 529, ,299.63.
Mr.. Lynch reported that the committee of No.
IL (new SCHOOL, had employed Ellen Simpson as
1anltor OF the school at an annual salary of $780,
and moved the adoption of the report.
DIR. Grimshaw inquired by what authority the
committee made the appointment, as no COM
mittee has yet been appointed for the new school.
He moved TO postpone the action on the report
until the next meeting.
Mr.. Lynch supposed that as the pupils were to
be transferred to the new school, the committee
would be transferred with them.
The motion TO postpone being lost, Mr.. Lynch's
motion to adopt the report was agreed to.
DIR. Grlmshaw then raised the point that as
the committee was to be transferred with the
school, the janitor should also be transferred,
which point appearing to have considerable force
Mr.. Baird moved reconsideration of the
adoption OF the report, which was carried
and the subject then postponed until the next
meeting.
After considerable debate, owing to the neg
! lect Of the Superintendent to make out a pay
roll for the officers OF the Board and the iauitorp
Of the schools, it was agreed to draw orders for
the said officers andijanitors for the month Of Ju-
", being guided by the June pay roll in doing
so. This was in accordance with letter from
Mr.. Harlan recommending such action.
Mr. Morrow, from the Committee ON Medals.
reported that the medals would be ready for de-
livery before the next meeting OF the Board,
when on his motion an order for s479.50 was
drawn to pay for the medals and the cost of en-
craving.
On motion OF Mr.. Roberta, tile committee of
No. school was instructed to have the cutters
in the yard repaired.
The resignation of Maggie w. Stewart as LIST
assistant Of No. school. End grade was accept
ed and referred 70 the Committee on Teachers.
On motion OF DR.. Grimshaw. the Committee
en- Teachers was discharged from the considera-
ton Of his resolution offered at the last
meeting. to Vacate No. y school at 10th and
King streets.
Dr. Grimshsw then called up his resolution
and stated that the school was small one, vir.
tnally isolated from all the other schools, un.
graded and uncassihed and with other new
school houses being built all around it, there
was no necessity for its continuance.
The resolution to vacate was adopted. and the
| subject OF transferring the pupils referred tc
| the Committee on Teachers, with instructions tt
| provide situation for Miss Coyle, the teacher
/ in another school.
The following orders were drawn during the
/ evening James Stanley. : Ii. Anna IT 4Ii.p
dice. 81 cts Speakman & Bro. Sa.I5; Thoma,
I.ambon. Sl.53; W. S. Hiles, sl2; ". II
Cloward, sl.77 Mrs. Peterson, SO c. Waine
* Co. ON account of coal. $1,000.