The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-04


Dibble in the chair. and the following named
directors present: Pinchback Mccarthy, Gau-
def, Hartzell, Lynch, Tracy, Glaudin, Stamps
Boothby, Carey, Bourges and Ray.
The President reported that in accordance
with resolution adopted at last meeting, he
had contracted with Gaulier & Co. for four
thousand barrels of coal.
The Treasurer submitted his report, which
showed the following:
Balance tax 1871. $3.50 Sc
Balance tax 1878. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 590 76
Balance tax 1874. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2450 Sc
Balance tax 1875. Observation-Disclosures. 1913 "a
Balance Carrollton tax .............. 29S 80
Reports from the several district commit
tees we're called for, and it was noticeable
that the call was generally responded to- They
were received.
The Committee on Teachers submitted
their report, which was laid over for executive
session.
The Committee on Finance reported, rec
ommending the payment Of bills amounting
to S2132
Pinchback said that he was one of the Com
mit.ee of Finance, and he thought it rather a
strange proceeding that the Committee had
passed upon bills amounting to over $1,000
without the chairman of the committee mott
flying him of the meeting.
said that it was no fault of his that Pinchback
was not notified; that he had instructed the
secretary to notify the committee.
Dibble yielded the chair to Hartzell, and
took the floor. He said that he did not in
tend to critici'e, but he thought the commit
tee did not give sufficient time to the exami-
nation of bills, and he moved that the report
be recommitted.
Lynch insisted that be had done his full
duty. and that he did not care about being
chairman of the committee anyhow, and he
would ask the chair to remove him.
Dlbble said that he intended to criticise
only the method adopted by the committee.
He thought more attention to the bills was
needed /; they should examine them.
The report WAS recommitted. Dibble took
the chair.
Pinchback, as Chairman of the Committee
on Text Books, submitted report. The re-
port made no change in the present set, except
in 9rammars substituting Harper's Language
Series (Swiuton) for the present book.
A motion was made to postpone the report
until the next meeting.
Pinchback opposed it. He said that he
opposed it in the first place because he would
not be present at the next meeting, and, in
the ST cond place, because there was dispo-
si.ion to make changes in the books, and the
parents of the pupils can not afford to pur-
chase them. Ii there were objections, he
would be willing to strike out the new book
and continue the old one.
A protracted debate ensued, during which
Pinchback swung round and said that he was
opposed to striking out.
Motions and counter motions were made,
and finally the question was put on the
adoption of the report, and the board refused
to adopt by vote of seven nays to five yeas.
Stamps, who had voted with the majority,
moved to reconsider, and the motion pre-
vailed.
A motion to adopt the report, with the ex-
ception of that part which referred to gram
mars, was adopted.
The Committee on New Schools reported
resolution authorizing the leasing of build
ing at a rental not to exceed twelve dollars per
month for branch of the Jefferson School.
The Committee on Rules and Discipline re-
ported on the case of F. A. Golden, of the
Marshall School, and acquitted him of the
charges against him.
The comml'te on the report of Superintend-
ent Boothby in reference to the incompetency
of teachers, reported progress.
A number of petitions and communications
were received and appropriately referred.
By resolution, the Committee on Finance
was instructed to consider no bills that had
not been first presented to the board and by
the board referred to them.
By resolution, the Committee on Supplies
was authorized to purchase sixty cords of pine
wood for the schools.
G ,udet offered a resolution instructing the
Secretary to issue certificates to the unas-
signed teachers for pay as third assistants.
Dibble moved to amend by providing that
1t no time do they exceed the number in the
budget.
The amendment was lost and the original
motion was adopted.
The following Visiting Committees were
appointed by the chair
First District-Lynch, Mccarthy, Carey.
Second District-Bourges, Stamps, Rey.
Third Dstrict-Tracy, Dumont, Billings.
Fourth District Longstreet, Massicot.
Fifth Dis!rict-Gaudet.
Sixth District-Glaudain.
Seventh District-Hartzell.
Executive session was called.
During executive session the report of the |
Committee on Teachers making the following
transfers and assignments Of teachers was
considered:
Miss Lena Smith from unassigned to the |
Where Third District.
Miss s. Sherlock from the Where to the
Mari3ny.
Miss Jane Donnelly from the Fisk to RAM
part.
Mrs. Hareourt from the McDonogh to Clio,
Third As .istant.
Miss G. F. Forshey to the position of
second, McDonogh No. l, vice Mrs. Har.
court.
ASSIGNMENTS.
Miss Ada jerks, Fillmore School, Third |
Assistant.
Miss Ella Shaw, McDonogh No. l, Third
Assistant.
Miss Annie R. Mayer, Fisk School, Third
Assistant.
Mrs. NJ. L. j. nkins, Marshall School, Third |
Assistant.
Mrs. A. E. Jones, Hospital School, Second
Assistant.
Miss E. Permission, Robertson School, Sec !
md Assistant
Miss Clara Stewart, McDonogh No. 3,
second Assistant.
SUPERNUMERARIES.
Mrs Van Wagner to Webster School.
Miss E. Tobin. to Fillmore School,
Miss B. Richardson, to Magnolia (boys and |
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