Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-11-23
Hoard OF Education.

REGULAR d--1NsURhNCE--NIGHT SCHOOLS
--APPRAIsEMENT T-MIscEILANEoUs BUSINESS.
The Board of Education held regular meet
ing, last evening: President Shortlidgo in the
chair.
The Committee on Insurance reported that
the policies of insurance on the Taylor Academy
having become void by change of title, the fol-
lowing risks were taken out in the New Castle
County Fire Insurance Company $4,000 on
building, 5000 on furniture 800 on heating
apparatus in the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, $4,000 on building total, So
200.
The Committee on Night Schools reported one
organized in the basement of the Wilmington
Institute with 119 pupils enrolled, an attendance
OF l08, and an average attendance OF rs, collec-
tions $67 one in old No. ID school house, Sec
ond and Washington, with 81 names enrolled
an attendance of rs, and an average attendance
of G8 one in the Old Academy, Ninth Ward
with so pupils and an average attendance of A.
collections 81. The schools, in the opinion of
the committee, were doing much good and were
well worth the expenditure by the Board.
The Committee on New Schools reported the
agreement with j. X. Taylor for the purchase
of the Taylor Academy concluded according to
| order of last meeting also, that the Committee
had received the deed from j. r. Tatum for the
purchase of the lot on French, between 18th and
14th Streets The Committee was instructed to
have the deed recorded, and at the suggestion
| Of the Committee the proposed new school is
to be known as No. .. An order was drawn to
pay Mr.. Tatum for having the deed written.
The Committee on Appraisement of the proper
! ty of Board reported that duty performed.
| The real estate was valued at S211 500 90
| The personal property at 39670. 81
| $3.50, 100 50
Deduct. bonds issued by the Board 1000 90
| Total, S243, ITO. So
| The Committee had found the title deed TO
| No. II defective, and mortgage Of 80, 900. held
| by Building and Loan Association against it,
| would be lifted in due time by the German Re-
/ formed church. The proper books had been
| procured in which to keep the accounts of the
| Board under appropriate headings.
AT the suggestions of the Committee an addi-
| tion of 5000 was made to the Treasurer's salary
| for additional trouble in opening accounts under
| the new plan and resolution of thanks to
| Messrs. James Bradford, ]. T. Head and NJ M
Child, for assistance in making the appraise-
ment without any charge, was adopted.
Mr.. Eckel moved that the schools be closed
| on Wednesday evening for the remainder of the
week, which motion was vigorously opposed by
| Mr.. Roberts and the yeas and nays being called
| was defeated-yeas IL, nays H.
On motion of Mr. Roberts the schools were
ordered to be closed on Thanksgiving day.
Considerable discussion ensued on motion
of Mr.. Heisler to employ Mr.. Sanford, of Roch-
ester, N. Y, to repair the blackboards of No. 6,
which was finally adopted but the cost not to
exceed 40 cents per square yard.
| During the discussion Dr. Buck and others
recommended large states as being cheaper and
more enduring than the present backboards.
A communication from Superintendent Har-
Ian, recommending representation of the
Board in the Centennial of 1876, was laid over
until next meeting.
The Committe on school No. 10, over Elev-
enth Street Bridge, was empowered to renew