The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
FIRST EDlIlON
,o.KD OF EDUCATION.

Financial Matters
asSaIsr n...I Features of the Proposed
he sssooI House-A Committee ON
SM SMsmy-Orders, sc.
rs' Roard of Education met in regu.
I@ .';on nH last evening, President
s,s.Is5ge .I in the chair, e,,o 90
heII hse.IssoI taxes amounting to S44O.O2
SessII' SosI and 81, ,150, for 1875, were or
ls,d y .i to be drawn from the City Trea'
asl. Committee on Heaters, on the
lns ,, THOMAS b. Beeson-$69. .37-for
W = u dome to heaters, reported that
.oli y Rseson S had consented to allow the
y y D p'b he settled by arbitration. The
ill.u l,.,u..stors--Wm. s G. Woods, VIM. f.
GS;"son i, and Thomas Hopkins-ex-
SolnSSt SiIaS the work done and awarded
o IalpsS pO.son s5465. Further, that Mr..
S,.Ou y D refused to award by this decis-
sf'.Sd .Od demanded $50. The report
ado adopted, and the bill as reduced
= ,ss ass srbitrators, was allowed.
rSs W. committee further reported that
i .shool heaters were generally in
,wd condition.
TSe committee on new School, No.
"a. i ,hs Eighth Ward) reported in fav-
WI having the general features of the
'.sool tbe same as those of No Is, with
IA following exceptions:
" vsse , the cellar 8 feet in the clear,
.,aSs I Ihylrsnts and basins in the main
ppaStihve, and haye no hydrants in the
I'D. have wash pave near the curb
it 20 N, Walnut street pavement; dis
w Ususs a. with the dressed stone at the
bs,s ps Of the building and place heavy
.n,biur around the cellar windows;
range the ventilating fiues more con
rsptIy; arrange the doors in the main
,p,tjbule to open both ways; place the
inlet over the front door; set the
hiding back 10 feet from the building
me-. nave 12 feet on each side of the
hiding, and 80 feet at the rear. The
Onnitlee asked leave to print specifi>
atcps and invite proposals for the
radon of the school.
Considerable discussion ensued in
rnrd to the division of the school
no rooms, and Superintendent Harlan
VA invited to give his views on the
ubsct. He faV cd having one large
room in the school, under the charge
ofsPrincipal and an assistant, so thai
F. The lstter can take charge of the enrir,
OOm during the temporary absence ol
AePrincipal.
The report was adopted.
The subject of representing the
ybools at the Centennial was referred
TO q committee of three-Messrs. Heis
er, Frock and Furry.
A motion to excuse teachers from
attendance at Teachers Institute, whel
they are prevented from attending b,
their school duties, wrs adopted.
The vacation of Schosl No. 10, wa
ordered.
Mr.. Eckel offered the following res
olutiOn:
Rsaosced, That committee of ten
one from each ward-be appointed t,
axe into consideration the entire mat
sf Of the expenditures of the Board
I'D report if any curtailment can b,
lade, and if so, in what particula
ases, and in what amount. Adopted
0ommittee-First Ward, VIM. H.
Pierce; I'd, John II. Moore; Sd, s. A
Price; 4th, d. T, Hawkins, 9Th, Dir. c
Z Buck; 9th, Henry Eckel; 7th. j. f
Sharp; Sth, Lewis Zebley; 9th, JohI
Palmer, 10th. Allen Ruth.
Nj. Baird presented a communicate
ron the Young Ladies' Relief Socie
y, sking the use of the meeting roor
othe Board, for The purpose of holdin
herein some entertainments for chari
able purposes. Granted.
Mr. Eckel offered an amendment I,
lle rules providing that between Nov
Ha and March 1st the afternoon ses
SONS Of the schools shall be from
tnill 4o'olock. without any interim.
lion.
Along discussion ensued after whic
amendment was lost.
a communication was read fror
nei. +. G. Northrop, who desires t
Eiange for delivering some lecture
sofe the Teachers Institute. N
S!lon was taken.
thsTreasurer's report for Novembt
showed balance of $21 .6z8. go.
=, NGuce was directed to be given t
n Tne Board of Trade that the Board G
Education weuld give up the preser
meeung room, after March 25th mex
Inc committee of School No. 8 wa
ulleeted to repair the cellar of tn
Nnool, which contains water. Nece'
ny repairs were also ordered in th
ueSsers OF Schools Nos. 2 and IA.
puring the evening orders were d
%'ed ~ eo TO be drawn, amounting te ST
Vn motion, the Board adjourned.
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