The daily gazette., 1876-04-11
FIRST EDITION
The Board OF Education.

Regular MeetimO-StandinD Conn
Hittees-BiIIs and Insurance-
Cost Of the neW Meeting Room
The school tar Of District No. 10
committee on Repairs, d.c.
The Board of Education met in re-
gular session, last evening, President
Shortledge in the chair.
The President announced the follow
ing standing committees;
On Teachers-Wm. S. Hiles, Levi
G. Bird, John II. Meore, G. Elton
Buck, James Woolley, Il. G. Short
ledge.
On Transfers-John II. Moore, w.
II, Curry, l.. W. Palmer.
On Finance-Henry Eckcl, John
Palmer, VIM. H. Pierce.
On Books -Ziba Ferris, Thos. john
son, IL. Jenkins, Chas. Baird, X. G.
Fraim.
On Accounts-Jas. Woolley, b, X.
Heisler, 1. c. Pyle.
On Printing-Geo. II. Roberts, WINS
III. Curry, l.. w. Palmer.
On t'uel-.Allen Ruth, ]. G. Morrow
p. Chandler.
On Normal School-R. G. Fraim,
Jno, L, Frock, ]. A. Wilson.
On 1nsurance-W, J. Morrow, Chas.
Baird, S. A. Price.
Special Committee on sale of old
School No. 13-P. U. Furry, Allen
Ruth, p. Chandler.
On motion of MIR. Eckel the Finance
Committee was authorized to have
discounted note for $4,000 at GO
days.
School taxes for 1878 and 1874,
amounting to S7SS 70, were ordered to
be drawn from the City Treasurer.
Bills and pay rolls amounting to
50, 1868 70 were reported by the COM
mittee on accounts and allowed.
The Insurance committee reported
that the following insurance had been
effected on the Taylor Academy: Far
mer's Mutual, $4,000; New Castle
county Mutual, 82,50e; total 81, 500.
Adopted.
Mr.. Frock, from the committee on
new room, reported that the cost of
fitting up the present meeting room was
little over $1,000.
MIR. Roberts, from the committee to
assess the voters of school District No.
ID for school purposes, reported that
the amount of taxable property in the
district was ($96, ,039) ard the amount
of school tax to be raised, atthe pre-
sent rate, 8240 90.
The report. was adopted and the
committee authorized to collect the
tax according to law.
A communication was read from Jas.
Bradford, stating that the Board had
infringed on his contract for glazing
by giving portions of this work to 9TH
er parties. The subject was deferred
till next meeting.
Mr.. Eckel offered a resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of q stand
ing committee of five on repairs, to
superintend all necessary repairs,
alterations, improvements, &c, to
schools and other property of the
Board; the committee to report all
work done and the cost of the same tc
the Board, at the first meeting of eact
month; the visiting committee to re
port all needed work to the committe,
On repairs.
In the discussion which ensued, i
was stated that it was impracticable tt
appoint such committee, as the du
ties would be SO arduous that ont
committee could not attend to them.
On the other hand it ,yas asserted
that such committee would systema
tie the work of repairing the school
and save the Board considerabl,
money.
The discussion was continued a
seme length and finally the resolution
was lost by tie vote as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Eckel, Ferris, Frock
Furry, Heisler, ]. G, Morrow, Pierce
Roberts, Ru.I, Sharp, Woolley, Zeble
Shortledgc-13.
Nays-Messrs. Buck, Curry, Chand
Ter, Fralm, jenkins, johnson, Moore
w, J. Morrow, Palmer. Price, Pyle
Taylor, Wj'son-13.
Mr.. Ferris offered resolution re
turning the thanks of the Board to tn
Masonic Hall Co., for the free use 0
The old meeting room of the Boart
during the repairs to the present room
Adopted.
The usual election expenses, rent G
rooms and salaries of election officer
were ordered to be paid at the mex
meeting.
No. 8 committee was authorized t
have the platform of the school carpt
ted and the walls whi:ewashed.
On motion the Board adiourntd.
The Peruvian SyrtiD,