The daily gazette., 1876-03-14

itegular Meeting - The Contract for
Building the New school House Civ
en- TO james Mitchell, and the Heater
Contract TO Gawihrop a. BrO.-The
Taylor Academy Purchase-Ths Tax
es of school District No. I9-Sch ooI
Election Voting Places, &c.
The Board of Education met In regu.
lar session last evening, President Short
ledge in the chair.
Bills and salaries amounting to
$5,852.6G were reported by the Commit
tee on Account, and allowed.
On motion of Mr.. Eckel the Treasurer
was directed to draw on the City Trea-
surer for $102450, school taxes for 1874,
and S3,821.75, school taxes for 1875.
Mr.. Eckel also presented for safe keep
ing the ground deed for new school No.
), which had been recorded.
The committee on new school No. 5,
reported in favor of awarding the con-
tract for erecting said school to James
Mitchell, whose bid was Sll $50, (all the
bids have been published in these COL
umns.) The report was adopted, and
the committee authorized to complete
the contract.
Same committee reported the follow
ing bids for heating the new school by
steam: Ferris & Garrett, $l2GO; Gaw-
awarded to the latter bidders.
The committee on new meeting room
reported that the room would be ready
for occupancy by the next meeting night.
The opening OF O new primary school
in the Taylor Academy was reported,
and clock ordered to be procured for
said school.
The committee having the subject in
charge reported that the citizens OF
School District No. 19 were not assessed
for school purposes $, and presented copy
of the special act passed by the last
Legislature, authorizing the Board to
assess and collect school taxes from the
residents of this District.
Mr.. Zebley said in this case the Board
should simply take the place Of School
Commissioners in other Districts, assess
the District on the basis of the County
assessment and appoint person to col
lect the tax.
The report was accepted and the col.
lection of school tax in the District was
referred to the same committee.
The committee to select places for
holding the school election reported the
following:
First Ward-No place selected.
Second Ward-Felton House, S. f.
corner Second and Walnut.
Third Barnum Hotel, n f. corner
Fifth and Orange.
Fourth-City Hall.
Fifth--Lafayette Hotel, S. w. corner
Ninth and Shipley.
SIXTH. X. Gallagher's store, S. E.
corner Seventh and Walnut.
Seventh-Scheol No. 2, N. T.. corner
Eleventh and Washington.
Eighth Cooper shop at Fourteenth
and King.
Ninth-Old Academy.
Tenth-School No. 10, Elm street neal
Adams.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Eckel stated that during the day
the Taylor Academy had come into tn,
possession of the Board and moved that
the claim of Prof. ]. K. Taylor on tn,
property, amounting TO 50 ,006, including
interest and water tax, be paid. Adopted
Mr.. Woolley's amendment to the By
Laws, increasing the salary of the Trea-
1 surer and Secretary from $500 to 5000 pc
innum, was considered and adopted b,
| ayes, IL nays, 8, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baird, Buck, Chandler
| Eckel, Frock, Jenkins, Moore, Marrow
Price, Vernon, Woolley, President Short
| ledge-12.
Nays-Messrs. Ferris, Furry, Heisler
Palmer, Roberts, Sharp, Taylor, Zeb
ley-S.
Mr.. Frock voted nay, but changed hi
| vote before the result was announced.
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