The daily gazette., 1876-05-09
FIRST EDITION
The Beard of Education.

tHc oOdTu VI EuuCdtlOH.
REGULAR MEETING ROUTINE Bus1-
NEss-sCHO0L REPAIRS s-.RE-ELECTIoN
OF SUPERINTENDENT HARLAN, &C.
The Beard OF Education met IN regu-
lar session last evening, President
Shortledge in the chair.
Mr.. Eckel, from the Finance CONT.
tee, reported that the amount of school
bonds sold by the city ($7,5O0) had
been turned over to the Board, but
that the premium on the bonds had
been retained by the city. OF ho
amount received by the Board, S150O
had been Immediately paid to the con.
tractor for the erection of new school
No. 5. Adopted.
TheCommittce on Accounts reported
teachers salaries, amounting to a.
086.64, janitors' salaries amounting to
S45O. 81 and bills amounting to 1854. 55;
total, $5,272 .0G. They were allowed.
MIR. Eckel moved as follows: That
the City Treasurer be drawn upon for
school taxes for 1875, amounting to
1915; that $15GS, paid out OF the gem
eral fund for the lot on which new
school No. 8 is being erected, be taken
from the building fund (amount re-
ceived from sale of bor +. } and re-
turned to the general fund; that the
Finance Committee be authorized to
have discounted note for $25C0 at 90
days. All adopted.
The Committee on repairs reported
that they had received bids fer school
repairs, as follows:
For whitewashing school No. 12-
Chas. Smith, $33; Lewis Wing, $50.
For calsomining the main hallway
Of No. school-Robt. Haddock, sos,
l.. Curlctt, $63; Robt. McCaulley, S56.
For repairing the (tin) roofs of Nos.
and Nv. Ii. Palmer $3.50; Il. Parry,
Jr., $308; Henry q. Webb, 8 cents per
foot, or $3.50 for a new roof; Isaac
| Dillon, paint the roofs with "patent
iron clad paint" for $10e, and warrant
them for three years,
The whitewashing was awarded to
| Wing; the calsomining was reported
inexpedicnt, as the walls can be kept
clean by the janitor wiping off the
dust; the repairing of the roofs was
left to the discretion of the committee
Mr.. Eckel, from the committee on
New School No. 8, moved that the
proper officers be authorized to draw,
on request of the Building Committee
the second installment due on the
building, amounting to $3.50.
| The committee on School District
No. 10, reported that the school taxes
in that district were being collected.
| The committee on new room was
discharged, with privilege of reporting
the balance Of the bills incurred in
fitting up the room at the next meet
ing.
| Mr. Moore moved that the Board
proceed to the nomination and election
Of Superintendent of Public Schools.
The motion prevailing, he nominated
ID, W. Harlan.
MIR. Ferris nominated Prof. W. A
Reynolds, and announced that in the
ballot he would vstea blank, as he had
paired off with Mr.. johnson, who was
unavoidably absent. Messrs. Ferri
and Moore were appointed tellers.
The ballot resulted: For Harlan II
votes; for Reynolds, II votes, enc
blank.
The chair declared Mr.. Harlan duly
elected for term Of three years.
MIR. Eckel, on behalf of the SupeIin
tendent-elect, returned his thanks Il
the Board, and invited the members
upon adjournment, to Robinssn's ice
cream saloon.
A communication from the German
Turner'S Association, asking permis
sion to rent the gymnasium in tn
Taylor Academy, was read and laid ol
the table; on motion of Mr.. Curry.
Mr.. J. +. Sharp rendered his resig
nation as member of the Csmmitte
on Repairs, as also did Mr.. Zebly. AC
cepted. w. J.. Morrow and Allie
Ruth were appointed to fill the vacan
cies. Adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening orders were d
. rected to be drawn as follows:
Adams " Bro, 1913; Boughman. Thomas
CO.. S23S 30; Geo. Buzine $685. p. Chandle
$43; Joseph Cox, S64O; James Davis. $40.
Ferris a. Garrett. S3l5 VIM. II. Foul
$,5. SO: Jam 8 France, S75 5S; William fris
So; r. U.. FAIRY. s.: J X. Gallagher. g
&. W. Jackson, S3'0'; G. p. johnson, 5000.
|, VIM. M. Kennard. & Co. Sl53 %; Julius
|. Krauspe 81. Is Jas. Lang. so cents: 7.
Lee. 81. ~, James Mccoy. ~. Go; McCartns
4 kenney. IS centsi Mayor and Council
city. g. %; Mills 4 COMBS Sc Il + Pieael saaa
5 5? 5ayd 5 sfniOsa e. s&ytb II 81 H. p Sses
SS Bros. o. 81. 10: II. 4. publishins Co.. ii.4I
Alfred Wison. $S0.