National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-15
SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Meeting of the Bosrd-Rspert Of the Super
in,sntsut-Nsv School Building.

inientent-Nev School building.
The Board Of School Trustees held regular
meeting last evening a. the FRANKLIN school
building. The president, W. W. Curtis, esq, 90
cupied the chair; Mr.. John H. Brooks, secretary.
Present, Trustees French, Brown, johnson, Fer.
guson, Hart, Dyer, Lloyd, Curtis, Brooks, Dst-
rick, Randolph, Motfatt, Champlin, Smith, Ryder
Packard and Mitchell.
The secretary read q Concentration from
Architect PloWman TO Lieutenant H. Il. Hoxie,
referred to the board, asking authority to erect
suitable furnaces in the Berret school building,
heating spparstus. Referred to the special
building committee in charge OF the Berret ouild-
ing.
torney for DR.. II. E. Augusta, enclosing af1davits
setting forth the indebtedness Of tho board to
sas sa ne 81 Ss Seventh District
Also, o communication, referred from the Com
missioners, from James McLane & Co., contain
ms tubular eSpPs rOd Re
to the committee on property.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
The secretary presented the petitions OF Messrs.
Bowen, Baltimore and others residents OF tne
Fourth district, for q higher grade Of schools In
that district and better school accommodations for
colored children. The Communication, with the
fnrDea from -. CommISsioners with the follow
ing Endorsement: "Respectfully returned 20 the
Board of Trustees Of Public Schools, who viii
buiIdipR required in this locality, and he viii
prepare and submit to said board plans for same,
which, when approved BY the Board Of School
missioneis. The plans will be based upon an ex:
penditure in no case TO exceed $40 900 for cost Of
building complete. No extra Will be allowed
upon any condition whatever
Trustee johnson presented the following:
Resolved, That the Recommendations Of the
honorable Commissioners, relative TO the pro-
posed erection of school building In the Fourth
school district for colored children be referred to
b sff SosrS 81 coOred and mem
bers Of the ubboard OF the Seventh district, with
authority for said special committee to act.
ing the Communication to the committee on
property.
mitted for the month OF November, 1875, showing
the whole number Of pupils enrolled TO be 1897;
white, II, GO; colored, 597; average number Of
teachers employed, SOC; in white schools, 200; in
colored schools, LOG; number of cases OF corporal
punishment, 20; number Of pupils dismissed, D.
There was then sharp discussion upon the
adoption Of the resolution presented by Trustee
johnson, and, on motion of Trustee Champlin, the
matter was laid over.
THE JOHN F. COOK BUILDING.
The secretary read q communication from Mr..
r. A NcMurray referring to petition referred
TO the board some time ago by the police COM
missioners. IN regard to cOnhning the children Of
the John F. Cook school building to the school
premises. The Communication renewed the petit
ton, and asked for the appointment OF compe-
tent committee to investigate the matter.
Trustee Brooks, from the sub-nOard Of the Sew
epth district, said that he had, on the occasion
when the petition was first brought up made
thorough investigation, but could mot hnd any
any instance where depredations had been made
by them.
nitely laid over, on motion Of Trustee Mitchell.
Trustee Dyer moved to reconsider the motion 70
indefinitely postpone, and, as his motion pre-
the petitioners, asking them TO state more speci
cally any cause for complaint since their former
petitions, stating the depredattons committed and
| PERSONS committing them. Carried.
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.
The resignation of Miss Alice OuIahan, Of
Secondary No. 8, Third district, was received
Tusiee French, from the sub-beard Of the
Thin district, reported the following changes in
thatdistrict, which were approved by the board;
"a pr x,s Gm
Alice OuIahan, resigned. Miss Martha. J. Nc.
Outcbe1 is transferred from Primary No. ! to
Primary No 2 to Primary No. ]. Miss Florence
Hinton q appointed assng teacher Of Primary
No. 2; alto take effect frtu December /.
ceiyed from Miss Lizzie Lsrler and Miss F. Graf.
ton, of Washington, and Mr.. lanes R. Freeman,
saa5sfs from Miss Lucy Hi;ssaa and n Mss
The sub board of the Fifth distSct submitted
the following statement Of the cost Olthe GEORGE
town school building: Cost Of SITE Sl3N0o cost Of
building, SS4299 90; cost Of heating sppsratus
$3.50; cost Of furniture, SO; total, ado s79 ts
Of the First district was read in reference to the
condition Of the senool:roomsin the basement Of
the Thirteenth-street Baptist church. Referred
to the committee on property.
The secretary read communication from the
District Commissioners, informing the board that
the teachers would receive their salaries for the
current month upon the 31st inst.
Trustee Chsmplin called the attention Of the
board to the proposition Of 2. b Church Co. to
erect building In the Fourth District, for school
purposes, which was at q previous meeting re-
ierred to the committee on property, and at the
last meeting, upon presentation rom the commit
munication was referred back to the board by the
District Commissioners, and was referred again
Trustee OhampliD, from the committee on sup
plies and accounts, submitted bills approved by
the committee, amounting in all to g, 2S9is. The
Trustee Chanplin also presented q resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the Commission
or: to allsw MI; John H. Brooks s2Se for compen.
that the office was created up to January l, 1879.
Trustee Champlin, from the committee on prop
erty, submitted recommendations, which we're
adopted, Viz: that new heating apparatus be
furnished for the school on Conduit road. near
Drovers Rest, in the First district, and for the
assistants room of school No. i, district No. 2;
that o new floor be laid in school No. 2 district
No. g. Also, the purchase Of additional furniture
for the use Of the colored division Of the Mount
Pleasant school, in the county.
Trustee johnson, from the sub-bosrd, colored
schools reported upon the vretched and filthy
condition OF the Randall school building, and
recommended the laying Of gravel and plank
walks about the building. The Recommendation
was approved by the board.
Trustee Packard, from the committee on prop
erty, TO whom was referred the matter of the con-
dition Of the water-closets Of the Jefferson,
Greenleaf and Potomac buildings, recommended
several necessary sanitary measures In the
schools named, and that the WRter-closets be
frequently inspected by the teachers. Adopted.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT coLoRED SCHOOL.
Trustee johnson called up the resolution
offered by him in reference TO the erection Of
school building in the Fourth district
Trustee Brown, who was in the chair, decided
that the matter could not be referred to special
committee without Q suspension Of the rules.
Trustee johnson appealed from the decision Of
the chair, but the latter was sustained BY vote
OIL to %.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chsmplin, Curtis, Dyer,
French, Hart, Hovey, Lloyd, Moffat, Packard,
Smith and Mitchell. Negative-Trustees Brooks,
FERGUSON, johnson, Ryder, DERRICK and Ran.
dolpb.
Trustee johnson then moved q suspension Of
the rules, The ayes and noes were called for, and
the motion was lost.
Affrmattve-Trustees Brooks, Ferguson, John
son, Ryder. Detrick, Randolph and Mitchell.
Negstive-Trustees ChamplIn, Curtis, Dyer,
French, Hart, Hoyey, Lloyd, Moffst, Packard,
Trustee Hovey urged that the question be taken
upon the referring the communication regularly
2 the COMMITTEES On property, as provided for in
Trustee Randolph moved that the consideration
ofthe matter be postponed until the next regular
meeting Of the board.
The ayes and noes were called for, and the mo-
tion was lost by vote Of to9.
Trustee johnson then moved that the subject
be laid upon the table.
The ayes and noes were called for, and the mo-
ton was lost. Af1fmative-Trustees Brooks,
Ferguson, johnson, AdofIat and Detrick. Mega
ttve-Trustees Brown, Ohsmplin, Curtis, Dyer,
French, Hart, Hoyey, Lloyd, Packard and Mitch.
The question was then taken upon Trustee
Chanplin's amendment, and the ayes and noes
being called for II was adopted by vote OF II to
Af1rmative-Trustees Brown, Champlin, Curtis
Dyer, French, Hart, Hovey, Lloyd, Packard, bet.
rick and Mitchell. Negstive-Trustees Brooks,
Ferguson, johnson and Ryder.
Trustee BIZ ooks presented his resignation as o
member of the committee on property.
Trustee Cnsmplin moved that Its consideration
be postponed.
A motion for adjournment was made at this
point, and upon the calling of the ayes and noes
It was carried BY vote Of s toe.
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