National Republican., 1875-11-10
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
THE KovBMBER:MoETHLY MEETING
CONCENTRATIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED
SECOND SCHOOL DISTRICT PETITION
APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES MADE
Supplies and dAccounts-white and Col
ored schooIs-School stafistics-Pu.
pills to Each Teacher-Ifens OF Gene.
raj Interest.

The Board Of School Trustees held its regular
monthly meeting last evening at the Franklin
school building. There were present, Trustees
Brown, Brooke, Brooks, Champlin, Curtis, Dyer,
Ferguson, French, Hart, Hovey, johnson, Lloyd,
Moffatt, Packard, Ryder, Smith, DetrIck, Ran
dolph and Mitchell. President Curtis occupied
the chair and Trustee John H. Brooks acted as
secretary.
The secretary read a communication from the
District Commissioners, asking the board to
furnish, on or before the 18th proximo, detailed
statement of the transactions of their department
since their last report, and also such recommends
tions as the board thought necessary for the In
creased efficiency of their department; also to
forward an estimate of the amount that will be
required for its support for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1877. Tho communication was filed.
A communication was also read from the Com
missioners, asking the board TO send to them the
bills approved by the board and the teachers pay
rolls for the month OF November. Referred to the
committee on supplies and accounts.
The secretary read @ communication from the
District auditors office, notifying the board that
the bill of II. L. Gettier, for work done for the
board, had been audited and referred to the comp
troller for settlement.
The auditor also sent communication, advising
the board OF q number -of bills, amounting to
s469.77, bearing the regular approved Endorsement
tificate OF the superintendent of property and re-
ftrred to the comptroller for settlement. The
communication was temporarily laid aside.
THE PERAMBULATINe JANIToR.
Inc secretary read communication from Ino
Commissioners, in answer to one from the board,
in reference TO the appointment of a-perambulat-
ing mechanical janit0r, and advising them OF the
appointment Of George H. Loveless to that POSI-
tion, at salary OF $l,2DO Mr. LOveless to furnish
shop, horse and all necessary equipments.
The secretary read petition signed by num-
Der of the residents of the Second school district
praying that the board set apart the Seaton
school building lat present used as boys
school) for the use of the female school OF said
district Immediately upon the completion OF the
new building at the of New York avenue
and L street, and that the latter be used for the
boys. =
trustee Hovey said that he had a resolution to
offer upon the subject, and asked that the matter
be LAID over temporarily. rHr
A Communication from resident OF George
town asking for a contract to recover the black
board Iubbers in that district was referred TO the
committee on supplies and accounts.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT coLoRED SCHOOLS.
The secretary read petition from the colored
citizens of the Fourth district referred to the
board by the District Commissioners, praying for
better school Recommendations and higher grade
of schools.
The subject was referred to the sub-board for
the colored schools.
Applications OF Miss Lizzie Trask and Mr..
Walter o. Hill for positions as teachers were filed.
The reports of Superintendents Wilson and
Cook were submitted, showing the whole num-
Der ofpupils at present enrolled in the District
to be i, ,6O6 Of which l. 0l0 are white, and 5,596
colored. The average number OF pupils In daily
attendance has been 16, ,S25. Number of teachers
employed, So4. Number OF pupils dismissed, 50.
APPOINTMENTS AND CHANCES