Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-01
CITY School Board.

The regular meeting OF the Board, for
April, was held last night, present Messrs.
J. S Beach. S. /. Beach, w. +. Curue,
HOPKINS, Kemper, Mckenzie, Wheat and
Wilmington, Trustees, and r. l.. Carne, Su
perluteudeot.
The Chairman being absent, S. Ferguson
Beach, esq. was, Oh motion OF Mr.. Mckenze,,
elected Chairman pro tem., and the minutes OF
the last meeting were read aud approved.
The Superintendent then administered the
oath OF Office as trustee, under an appoint
ment by the Board Of Educatiop,t to Mr. Beach,
and presented communication from 5. Z.
Neal, esq, to the Chairman, dated January
18th, In which be stated that Eaviag been elect
ed trustee Tor three years from October 29 h,
1874, by the City Courcll, while he still held
an appointment as such for three years from
October 29ih, 1872, he had qualified under
error of fact, and considered his qualification
void but that as there was doubt on the sub
icct, he expressly rcnouuccd any right he
might have acquired under such qualification,
and resigned the same.
Mr. Burke, from the Committee on Finance
and Accounts, presented the following ccllmlle
Of public school expenses for 1876, which
the clerk was Instructed to lay before the
City Council, and request AL appropriation
to the amount Of 1920, the remaining 81, 900
being provided BY the State ::
Salaries of Teachers, $500 90
<" Jan!tors, 700 %
Fuel, $50 W
Rent of school houses FIR colorcd
schools, $50 90
Office expenses and salary Of Clerk, l75 90
Taking census, l3O w
| Stationery, printing, and books Tor
INDECENT children, 100 W
| Rent of Peabody Building to ex'ln
guish debt thercoD,) 600 VI
| Repairs and contingencies, ly5 OL
| Total Sll 100 "
(Ihe amount Of the estimate is the same AZ
last year. though there is slight change IL
some of the items
Mr. Burke, from the same committee, also
reported the following bills, which were order
ed to be paid, with the exception Of that o.
Messrs. Jameson & Collius, Tor which The
Chairman was directed 10 give the note Of the
Board at ninety days, VIZ Wise 4 Co., lnSur
auce, S37 so; T. }. Collins, three month:
salary as clerk, $37 50 Thomas Hoy, stow,
and repairs to stove pipes, cutters, &C.. So "
Building, Sl30.
On motion of Mr.. Burke, the Clerk was au
thorlzed TO take Il note at thirty or sixty days
from John Y Gibson for amount due by him,
including interest," and pay the same to Z. Z.
Bradley, on interest accouut.
o. motion of the Superintendent, thu
Chairman of the Committee on FlDaucc aud
Accounts was authorized to pay over to The
Chairman of the Committee 90 School Houses
and Furniture, the small balance belonging tc
the building fund, TO be used for the cGntin
gent fund, and be, himself, was authorized tc
settle up the Peabody grant by luroDg over a
small balaoce remaining, to the contingent
fund, and submitting his vouchers Of disburse
ments to the Committee on Finance and Ac
counts for examination.
Mr. w. f. Carue offered the following reso
luton, which was unanimously adopted VIZ:
Resohed, That the subject Of the giving o.
presents 10y the teachers of the public school:
TO their pupils at the public distributions, bt
referred to the Com nlttec on Studies aud Dis
cipIlue, with instructions to report rule Il
govern such distributions.
The Superintendent offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
| Resolred, That the thanks Of the Board ar,
hereby rendered 10 JOS. L. Smith, esq, o
Washington, for the valuable documents, maps,
&C., he has presented IL the public schools o
our city, through the Superintendent.
The Board then adjourned.
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