Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-28
CITY School Board.

Messrs j. S. Beach, S. I. Beach, Hopkins,
Kemper, Neale, Wilmington and Whttlesey,
and the Superintendent OF Schools The Chair
man and Mr.. Addison came in shortly alter
wards.
MIR. S. +. Beach having been elected Chair.
man pro tenn, the minutes OF the last regular
meeting were read aud approved. The uniu
lshed business being the election of ianitor
for the Peabody Building, number Of persons
we're nominated and their Recommendations
read. The following is a full list Of the appii-
cants, viz:
Mrs. Amanda Petit Mrs. Wariug, Mrs.
Powers, Mrs Veronica Howard Mrs =
Howard, Mrs. Magruder, James II. Pusey,
Calvin Smith, Richard Rowland, Jamcs Il.
Evans, James II. Owens, Robert W. Davis,
John l.: Hayes, john Cole, VIII. Burke, (col-
ored, John W. Nlckcns. (coored,) William
Ii. Morgan, (colored, Horace Hill, (coored
| Mr.. Hopkins said that among so macy can
dldates it was difficult to decide, but be thought
that, probably, Mr. Cole, whose family was
very small, would be the best mau to elect
MIR. j. 5. Beach advocated the claims oil
Mrs. Warlng, who had been 10 the employ
ment of Mrs. Jennings, the late jauitress, aud
was liked by all the teachers. She would, if
elected, bring colored WOMAN with her to do
the rough work, and be thought women could
do whatever was needed
The Superintendent hoped that the Board
would elect man. A Woman bod been tried
aud 1t had been found that man was needed,
especially for the hall. Ouly the last night or
two, there had been great deal of trouble
about the gas, the difficulty being simply that
water was needed in the meter Women could
not take down stoVeplpes, clean off SNOW from
the pavementS, &c., aud all that had to be
done for them with expense and trouble, by
the school officers
On the first ballot the vote stood Cole, 8;
Mrs Wariug, 2; Rowland, 2; Smith, ,; Evans,
l. No election.
On the second Cole, 4; Mrs. Wariug, 8;
Rowland, |; Smith, l; Evaus, |. No election.
Gu the third Cole, e; Mrs. Waring, =; Row
land, |; Smith, /. So Jyhu Cole was declared
elected.
The Superintendent moved that the iauitor
of Peabody Bulldog be informed tuat he
would be required 10 act as messenger for the
Board and Superintendent. Ii happened some
times that members and other persons had to
be sent Tor during the session and that the
business could not proceed uutll The Clerk,
VINO Usually Went out, came back. Then, too,
ne received no salary whatever from he city,
1ndlng even his own stationery, aud he thought
the running ab ut on city business might be
performed by some one else. The motion was
adopted.
MIR. kOnper, from the Committee on School.
huu,es aud furniture, submitted a statement
OF the expenditure of the contingent tuod and
the hall fund, with vouchers, which, on motion
of the SUPERINTENDENT, were referred to the
Committee on Finance and Accounts; $50 be-
ing appropriated for the contingent fund. Mr..
kcwper, also, presented bills of Jobu Stand
ford, Isaac Rudd aud B. f. Price, which were
referred 10 the same committee.
% motion OF the Superintendent, Misses
Aonie Schoheld and Maggie w. Price were ap-
pointed substitute teachers for any grade, and
Misses Mary Angela Ncvett aud Ada &.
Thomas for the four lowest grades 10 white
schools. Also, Mrs. Annie NJ. Smith for apy
grade, and Harriet B. Douglass and Carrie NJ
Nolen tor the four lowest grades 10 colored
schools; those being all the persons who passed
examinations, over fifty per cent, and were not
employed regularly.
The Superintendent stated that the State
tax bills would not be ready III time for the
opening OF the schools, and on his mott ~, the
operation OF 50 much of the 9th by law as re-
qulres the prepayment ut taxes before the issu-
lug of permits, Was suspended until the bills
are ready.
On bis further motion, it was ordered that
the Clerk inform the City Council that VIM. +.
Carne, esq, having removed firm the Third
Ward, a vacancy in this Board, rom that ward,
exists.
MIR. Mckenzie, from the Committee on Fl.
nance and Accounts reported Us correct the
following bills, which We're ordered to be paid,
VIZ: JOhu Stamford, work az Washington
building, $ll2 IS; Isaac W. Rudd, do. S24 40;
IS. L. Price, work at Gbson's drug store, Pea.
body Building, $40
The Chairman handed 10 two cancelled notes,
one 10 favor of Jameson Il Collins for $3.50
the other in favor of W. H. Lambert, cashier
Citlzens' National Bank, Tor 81 ,UOO both of
which were ordered on file as vouchers.
He also, presented the resignation of WIN.
L. POWELL as Principal Of Suowden School,
consequent upon his acceptance of position in
New Jersey at much higher salary. The
resignation was accepted aud the first assistant
John &. Parker, was, Oh motion of Mr.. Hop
KIDS, unanimously elected to bill the vacancy
MIR. Neale offered the following resolution,
| VIZ:
Resofrcol. That the salary Of Theodore II.
tlckEu, A. NJ, Principal of Washingt on School.
be increased from seven hundred to niue hun.
dred dollars year,
ln offering it, he said that Mr.. Flckn had
been filling the place at salary very made
quate for teacher Of his grade and experience,
simply because he did not wish to leave Alex.
andrla, aud it was but fair that what could be
done to remuneratc him LARRY should be done.
| Mr.. Mckeuze said thar he had been about
10 of1er resolution Increasing the salary To
$500. He asked the Supernteud, ut if there
would b; money enough to pay $780, it had
not been estimated for.
| The Superintendent replied that 500 would
be saved by the election OF j f. Parker to the
| PrlDcipaIshlp Of Suowdcn School aud $3.50 on
the salary Of the jaoitor just elected.
| The resolution was then unanimously adopt
ed, and the Board adjourned
The Catholic cure of st. Jean Baptiste Vii
lage, Canada, has given notice that he will re-
fuse the sacrament to those females Of his
church who wear low necked dresses or pull
| back skirts.