The Morning herald., 1875-12-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT-REPORTS
OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNT COMMITTEES
THE SUBJECT. OF THE NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING DIsCUssED-REPORY OF THE
TREASURER, ETC, ETC.
The Board of Education met in regular
session last evening, President Shortledge in
the chair.
The minutes of previous meeting having
been read and accepted, the business of the
evening was taken up.
Mr.. Eckel, chairman Of the Committee on
Finance, moved that a check be drawn for
$4,000, to pay taxes due from the Board for
the years of '73 and "a, also that check
be drawn for the sum of 81 ,150, to pay the
taxes due for the year of rs both motions
were adopted.
Mr.. Woolley, from the Committee on Ac-
counts, read list of bills now due, the ag-
gregate sum of which, amounted to $6,440.-
90 Mr.. Woolley moved that checks be
drawn for the several amounts.
Some discussion followed, on the bill of
Thomas II. Beeson, amounting to $54.65,
for his work on heaters.
Mr.. Eckel moved that the report of Mr..
Woolley be taken up for consideration,
which was approved.
The report was adopted and checks d.
rected to be drawn in favor of the parties to
whom the amounts were owed.
Mr.. Frock, from the committee on Heat
ers, reported that in schools Nos. l. 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, s, 10, II, ~, and 13, the stoves and
heaters gave satisfaction. The report was
accepted,
Mr.. Eckel, chairman of the Commit
tee on New School Building, reported
that plans of the proposed new
school house, No. 5, had been drawn,
and the committee had decided to have the
school house built after the style of shool
house, No. Is, with few alterations and
Improvements, among which, it was decided
to have the cellar feet deep in the clear,
instead Of feet, as in No. Is; also to have
water and sinks in the building, instead of
hydrants in the yard. Other alterations
were suggested in the report.
Remarks were made by many of the men,
bers present, each one expressing opinions
as to how the house should be built.
After good deal of useless discussion, Mr..
Roberts moved that the Superintendent
state his views on the plan of the new school
building. The motion was adopted, and
Mr.. Harlan proceeded to express his
opinion, He thought that school No. Is,
had many advantages, being constructed in
very satisfactory manner. Mr.. Eckel's
report was anally accepted.
The motion made at the last regular
meeting by Mr.. Pierce to exhonerate the
teacher who had failed to attend the Insti
tute, and which was referred till the next
meeting was brought up and adopted. The
motion to vacate school house No. 13,
which was made at the last meeting and re
ferred was adopted. 1t was further adopted
that the Secretary and President of the
Board be authorized to give notice to the
owners Of the said school building that it
would be given up on the 25th Of March
next.
Mr. Eckel moved that a committee of
ten gentlemen be appointed, one from each
ward, to consider the expenses of the Board
for the coming year, and endeavor to ascer.
tain wherein they might be curtailed to
meet the appropriation of Council. The
motion was approved and the following
gentlemen were appointed:
1st Ward, W. H. Pierce I'd, Jno. H.
Moore; Sd, Samuel A. Price; 4th, D. T.
Hawkins; 5sh, G. E. Buck; 9th, H. Eckel !;
7th, J. F. Sharp; 8th, L. Zebley 9th, John
Palmer; and from the 10th Ward, Mr.. Al
len Ruth.
A communication from the Young Ladies'
Relief Society, asking for the use Of Board s
room, in which to hold parlor entertain
ments, the proceeds of which to be given to
the city, was read by Mr.. Baird, who moved
that the use Of the room be granted, which
was approved.
Mr.. Eckel offered an amendment to Sec
7th of the School Laws, suggesting that the
:! afternoon session of the schools, from the
1st day of November, till the 31st of March
continue only two hours, commencing at 2
and continuing until 4 o'clock Mr.. Chand.
Ter recommended an amendment to Mr.
Eckels motion, limiting the time till the
1st of March.
The motion was again amended by Mr.
Eckel, but on being voted upon was lost.
A communication from D. Norhrop, Of
fering his services as a lecturerto the Board
was read, bnt no action was taken upon it
Mr.. Frock moved that the Secretary be
authorized to give notice on the 25th of De-
cembcr that the Board would vacate the
Board of Trade room on the 25th of March
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Price stated that he had visited
school house No. 8, and discovered
water tothe depth Of about two
inches in the cellar. It was
moved that the subject be referred to the
committee on said school with authority to
have the trouble removed Mr.. Sharp re-
ported that the heater in No. 2 school need
ed repairs; it was moved that it he referred
to the Committee on Schools.
The Secretary read the statement Of the
Treasurer of the Board, for the month Of
November, showing the receipts of the
month to be $l506,9s, which added
to the amount on hand on the
1st of November, made the total amount
500, ,552.53; the total expenditures during
the month were S7,S5S.95, leaving balance
on hand of $21 ,673.6O.
On motion Board adjourned.
After an adjournment had been made,
the President called the members attention
to the subject of holding in this city, some
time between now and August next, State
Teachers Association. No action was ta-
ken, however.
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