The daily gazette., 1875-10-12
The Board of Education.

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The Proposed Nep School IN the Eighth
Ward-7reasurer's Report.
The Board of Education met in
regular session, last evening, Presi.
dent Shortledge in the chair.
The Committee on Teachers report
ed that Miss Ida Devou had been
appointed third assistant in No. 18
(Howard) school. Adopted. }
The Insurance Committee reported |
the renewal of policy of $500, in
the New Jersey Fire and Marine In
surance Company, on school No. l.
The Treasurer was directed to draw
on the City Treasurer for school taxes
as follows: For 1874, $S29.81; for 1875,
81 1854. SO; total, $2,6y4.19.
MIR. Eckel, from the committee to |
select suitable site for the erection
Of new ;hool house in the north
western part Of the city, reported that
tie lot considered by the committee
French, Walnut, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets. 1t ran back from Wal
nut street 232 fset. Ono hundred feet
of this lot fronting on Walnut street,
could be purchased for $16 per foot,
and 100 feet on French street could be
bought for $3U per foot. The proper
ty is now owned by ]. r. Tatum &
Bro. The committee had examined
other locations, but considered the
above the most available Ia the Eighth
| Ward. They had examined another
lot, not In this Ward, on which they
would report at the next meeting.
The report was accepted and the
committee continued.
Mr.. Baird, for the purpose Of obtain
Ing the sense of the Board on the sub.
iect, moved that the COMMITTEE be in
structed to purchase the Walnut st..
lot. The motion was laid over until
next meeting.
| Mr.. Eckel moved that two members
be added to the committee. Adopted.
| Messrs. j. G. Morrow and Lewis
Zebley, of the Eighth Ward, were
named by the chair as the additional
members of the committee.
Mr.. Ferris, from the Book Committee
reported in favor Of having 30, ,00C
rolls Of honor printed.
Report accepted and committee
authorized to have the work done,
Three hundred copies of the Super
intendent's report were also ordered
to be printed.
DR.. Buck stated that some changes
were needed at School No. l, in orde
to give the proper facilities for th,
study of natural philosophy and chem
istry, Prof. Wiley, being present, ,ex
planned what was needed, and tn,
Board ordered the changes to be made
: Mr.. Heisler, from tho committee OIL
the petition of D. B. Anderson ant
others, for a colored school in tn
southwestern section of the city, re
ported that it would be inexpedient a
present to establish the school, as N
suitable building could be obtained
Adopted.
Various school repairs and lmproyt
! ments were authorized.
Mr.. Baird moved the appointment c
committee Of five on night schools
. Adopted.
The chair will appoint the committe
- in the course of the week. SentimeI
). in the Board appears to be again
y night schools, excepting one in th
Institute and one in the Ninth Ware
o The resignation of Lewis Zeble,
member from the Eighth Ward, wa
briefly considered and indeflnitel
postponed:
y Treasurer's report for September vi
Ii read:
Receipts, Oct. 1st, ssa 800.
70 Expenditures, Oct. 1st, 3,514.'
70 Balance on hand, s2s, ,ss7.
Also, his semi.annual report:
Y Balance on hand April 1st, 3 1880.
~ - Receipts to Oct. lst, 102, ,l53,
"a ! Total receipts, $103, ,6S4.
- Expenditures, to Oct. Its, IA, SAG.
r. Balance ON hand, SOS, ,ss7.,
le Mr.. Eckel said the decision of t
ie chair at tho last meeting, to the effe
10 that under the rules the schools cam
au be closed until 4:30 o'clock, p. m, HI
no created some dissatisfaction among t
members. He offered series of res
iS lutions, defning the rules, so th
NJ while they prohibit the closing of
;, entire school before 4:30 o'clock, tn
VI do not prohibit the Visiting Commit
M from dismissing scholars ut an earl
40 az hour, as rewards for special mer
~ Adopted.
~ A number of orders were directed
VI be drawn, and
On motion tie Board adjourned.
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